Lolo8234 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hi everyone my name is Logan I’m 16 and I just started a YouTube channel and for Christmas my parents are letting me build a fish room and was just wondering if anyone had any tips to make the room better have a good day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric W-Farmhouse Fish Room Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Sounds great! I'm about to embark on the process myself. I'm enjoying checking out other builds on youtube and learning all I can from Corey and others. I'm a planner so I'm trying to think everything through in advance. I have a husky rack with plenty of room for expansion. have some air supplies and air driven filters ready to go. Linear piston pump is next up. I know some of the fish I want to start breeding in the new tanks. I'm just taking it a little at a time, and am prepared to be flexible along the way. So figure out what you like, think about what kind of equipment you want to run and start gathering supplies. Do a sketch of the room and start playing around with shelf/rack/tank placement. Consider the fish you want to keep and the environments they need. Bounce some of those ideas off folks here or in the live chats. I'm not a YouTuber (yet) but I plan to document the build along the way and prep several videos in advance. Will start releasing when I have a few and see where it goes. Mostly just think it would be a fun way to interact with others in the hobby and learn a lot by doing something new. Best of luck to you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo8234 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Thank you hope yours turns out good as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean’s Fishroom Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Plan everything twice, think about it for a while, then plan everything twice again. be sure there is enough electrical outlets and circuits that can handle any power requirements. things to aspire for; central air system heating the whole room, which includes ventilation or dehumidifiing too. sink and drain in the room auto water changing thats a little bit for a start 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Figure out what kind of fishroom and fish you want to keep. Are you going to have mainly display aquariums, or are you wanting to do a lot of breeding? If you are wanting to breed a lot of fish, you'll want tanks for growing the out to sellable size, if mainly a display tank room, pick what size tanks you'll need based upon what fish you want to keep. Plan out the layout, figuring out how best to lay the racks and tanks out. The items that @Dean’s Fishroom listed above are all things you'll want to consider for the room., I have all but the auto water change in my room and want to add that one day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrofisk Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Watch lots of youtube videos about other people's fish rooms. The early Aquarium Coop videos by Cory of his first fish room build are gold for first time fish room builders. Dean's Fishroom, which you can mostly see on Aquarium Coop but other channels as well, is the gold standard. Other's I like include Steve Poland, TM Aquatics and Jarden Aquatics just to name a few. Once you start developing your plans post them here for feedback. That's what I am doing for my own build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo8234 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Thank you everyone I will keep you all posted and really appreciate the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I think @Tazawa Tanks has at least one video on his fish room rebuild. I’m not caught up on @Guppy Guru, but I think he is working on version 2.0 of his Guppy Garage. I think you will get the best advice from anyone who has done it twice or more, which obviously includes Cory and Dean too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Guru Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Yes I am working on 2.0 right now! I am going to be filming over the next few days the new setup and what I learned from 1.0 garage build. Thanks @Streetwise for the mention! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 One piece of advice that I think could really benefit you specifically, I’d have a plan for college. Being 16, I’m sure you’re doing all sorts of college tours and such. Start thinking about what’s gonna happen to the Fishroom once you graduate high school. If you’re gonna live at home and commute that’s gonna give you much more wiggle room for how much and what you could breed of that’s your goal. If you’re going somewhere out of state (like me) have a plan. Will you regime most? Will your parents be taking care of everything? One thing I’ve learned with college fish keeping is that moving just a 20 gallon tank can be a whole day in itself. I’m sure that all this feels far off, but keep it in mind as it can deeply affect what you should be doing now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostiesFishes Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Go slow and take your time, so you can learn from mistakes. And air system would be my first recommendation for a starting point and unless you really wanna grow a lot of plants you can save a lot of money by not lighting all the tanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay D Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Like everyone has said take your time, think everything over twice if not three times, and decide what kind of fish room you want to have. I've also saved money buying used 4ft lights and covered multiple tanks. Best of luck look forward to seeing your progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo8234 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Ok guys it’s official I’m getting a fish room we cleaned out the space today I have a 10 foot wall I’m going to do 3 rows of 20 Highs and then strait across another 8 foot rack system along with on 48 in rack system on the wall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetra Guy Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) wow that’s a lot of tanks!!! What are you going to stock? Are you going to breed fish? Any updates? Edited February 6, 2021 by Tetra Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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