Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Hi everyone, I thought I would share some photos of my fishroom that has been under construction for the last 14 months. Also thank you to aquarium coop and Cory and Dean for many inspirational ideas. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 This all started shortly after being quarantined. Had to pull up old floor tile and clean concrete then fill cracks bust out a section for a sump and then stain floor. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Also had to paint ceiling tiles so they looked appealing. Also used 2x6s for baseboard but had to mill them on a planer and stain and poly them. Then silicone the joint with the floor to create a watertight barrier in case of the eventual spillage or leak. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Also all stands and canopies are made of cedar fence pickets or larger cedar boards then finished with linseed oil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Also the staircase needed some attention so flagstone was tiled up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 And somewhere along the way I obtained a 180 gallon tank that required some engineering on how to get the 400+ pound tank down the stairs without killing anyone 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 180 setup and nearing completion just needs to be skirted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy's Fish Den Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Looking good. I would have been worried about the chain from the hoist smacking the side of the tank and cracking it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Wow absolutely amazing! Great work, I cannot wait to see more updates! Do you have any specific goals with this fish room? Breeding? Planted community aquariums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Wow that a lot of work getting the 180 in place Edited April 29, 2021 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 In response to the chain hoist, yes I was worried about the chain hitting the tank. So my eldest daughter was responsible for keeping the chain from hitting the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 A few photos of the tanks as setup now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 And the 180 with two oscars and l330 watermelon pleco. Sorry about the reflections. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 And here’s the work station. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 As to what is in the tanks, in the 55 I have a line of dumbo eared fancy guppies I’ve bred they’re in they’re third generation since I got them. Also a bushy nose pleco and a 5” yo-yo loach I’ve had forever (6 yrs). It’s a basic low tech planted tank with some duckweed Java fern, Anubias, and wisteria. Have some pond snails and red cherry shrimp in there now too. The yo-yo loach is like a lazy tomcat in that he’s too well fed to chase down the vermin. next is a 30 gallon cube with another strain of guppies and ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp a nerite snail. It’s planted with the Scarlet temple I purchased from Aquarium coop and pearl weed and kind of over grown with Westeros in the background. Again a low tech planted tank. The small ranch setup is 2 10 gallon tanks and 5 5 gallon tanks. The fives are currently housing red cherry shrimp culls, blue cherry shrimp, and yellow cherry shrimp. They are also used as quarantine tanks when new fish are obtained. One ten houses a blue betta and some mystery snails which are breeding and the other ten houses some adult guppies that I selected to breed along with some black mystery snails that have also laid eggs and hatched. The first 40 gallon is setup with white sail fin mollies and some red wag swordtails( that I’m thinking I’m not in love with). I also have a recently acquired school of corydora metae that I’m hoping to breed. The bottom 40 has lists of Anachris and a ton of red cherry shrimp and a school of 10 neon tetra and 10 ember tetras. Again low tech planted tank. the top 29 gallon with the jade looking stones houses my third group of guppies which are gold in color, along with red cherry shrimp wich need to be located as my yellow shrimp are going in there one their population blooms. The tank has some wisteria, and about 6 sword plants, and duckweed growing prolificly. The bottom 29 is a dark water tank with driftwood and a school of corydoras that I’ve managed to breed a couple times. The rack of 20 gallon tanks, thre in total are the newest addition and the top tank has 6 Bolivian rams, the middle tank has “Anton Basheer” my daughters Senegal bichir. The bottom is housing some guppies to keep it cycled for the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Wow! Thanks for the update, the fish room is looking great. I am jonesing for that work station haha also, I was trying but could not successfully read what that coffee mug said, I think I can put it together though 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Impressive! It’s really cool to see how far folks take their hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Oops I probably shouldn’t of had that mug in the picture lol. Thank you guys for the compliments. It’s been a lot of work but I’ve had lots of help from my girlfriend and kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Here’s a picture from a while back of the stand and canopy I built for the 55 gallon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SWilson Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I literally yelled "shut the front door!" when I saw the hoist/set up for moving the 800. That is wild, and I'm glad it worked well without any (tank or people) casualties! It's all very cool, especially that your family is involved and helping, and thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephro Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Here’s Zeke the Freak, my watermelon pleco getting his green beans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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