I am still a bit new to the hobby with plenty to learn. I've mostly been reading as much as I can here on reef central. But now it is time I finally starting posting what I've been up to (not too much I'll admit). This will be a slow thread as I am starting school right now but I will be doing my best to get as much done as well as post along the way for those interested.
This is currently where my tanks are at the moment; its extremely messy in this picture due to some of the stuff I have moved out of the area I want to build the fishroom
The following three images are of the area of our basement I will/am "cleaning" out. It goes to show just how much stuff can be packed into such a small area....
Then after much tiresome work most of it is cleaned and work can begin on building some insulting walls. The idea I had/wanted is to seal the room off from the rest of the house as much as possible. I really don't want to risk moisture damage to the house. Therefore I chose the pink foam boards for their moisture resistance and relatively cheap price. Then with some simple studs the 4'x8' sheets can be held in place and sealed with caulk at every seam.
The room itself is 22 feet long and about 10 feet 4 inches wide. The ceiling is already insulted with R-19 fiberglass insulation.
After finally getting some time off from work and the house to myself I got a little more accomplished:
Notice I took out the ceiling light; this is because it was an obstacle for the ceiling panels, and I felt it was too much of a fire hazard to have the incoming wire being sandwiched between the foam board and fiberglass.
So far 99.999 % of this has been done by me alone. Things that have yet to be done:
-finish off ceiling and side wall
-seal off room and construct a double door
-caulk every seam (besides keeping moisture in, its to keep bugs out!)
-paint the walls and ceiling
-install electrical (two 30 amp lines)
-construct new stands for tanks of which I will be having a 125 salt (still debating between fowlr or reef), a 33long reef, a 125 freshwater, and some quarantine racks.
Lots to be done still and with school on going progress will be slow but hopefully steady.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
This is currently where my tanks are at the moment; its extremely messy in this picture due to some of the stuff I have moved out of the area I want to build the fishroom
The following three images are of the area of our basement I will/am "cleaning" out. It goes to show just how much stuff can be packed into such a small area....
Then after much tiresome work most of it is cleaned and work can begin on building some insulting walls. The idea I had/wanted is to seal the room off from the rest of the house as much as possible. I really don't want to risk moisture damage to the house. Therefore I chose the pink foam boards for their moisture resistance and relatively cheap price. Then with some simple studs the 4'x8' sheets can be held in place and sealed with caulk at every seam.
The room itself is 22 feet long and about 10 feet 4 inches wide. The ceiling is already insulted with R-19 fiberglass insulation.
After finally getting some time off from work and the house to myself I got a little more accomplished:
Notice I took out the ceiling light; this is because it was an obstacle for the ceiling panels, and I felt it was too much of a fire hazard to have the incoming wire being sandwiched between the foam board and fiberglass.
So far 99.999 % of this has been done by me alone. Things that have yet to be done:
-finish off ceiling and side wall
-seal off room and construct a double door
-caulk every seam (besides keeping moisture in, its to keep bugs out!)
-paint the walls and ceiling
-install electrical (two 30 amp lines)
-construct new stands for tanks of which I will be having a 125 salt (still debating between fowlr or reef), a 33long reef, a 125 freshwater, and some quarantine racks.
Lots to be done still and with school on going progress will be slow but hopefully steady.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
since is not my house. Il do my dream set up when I get my crib 
