Hello Phoenix

Sisterlimonpot

Sisterlimonpot

Premium Member
Just learned Photobucket is no longer accepted here... lets try this again

oZJbx2eh.jpg
 
Thanks Guys,My concern is after the construction phase is complete, I don't have a clear path forward as far as layout. I want to plan it so that I have in wall connections for all the EB8's and DC8's for the apex, have 110v outlets where I need them, all my lights are ecotech so they will be wireless... Do I want to run flex conduit through the walls so that I can push top off/dosing tubes through them to make a cleaner look??? Do I want to plum it for a sink? Kicking around the Idea of an automated water change station... Lots of things I still need to plan.... I should start a build thread and seek advice and opinions while i'm at this stage.

On another note, how active is the reefing community? do you guys have monthly meetings? I would like to get reconnected to the latest and greatest techniques and equipment.

Thanks again for the warm welcome.
 
I'm am definitely excited to see this one unfold. I'm pretty jealous. I'll be following this one along for sure. Good luck and happy reefing!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
1. sink is a must.
you don't want to wash anything in the kitchen sink.

2. water proof the floor.
I did this with the industrial flooring that youbsee at hospital and even fish store
ibhave it up 3 inches with a floor drain and if anything spills over floods I save a flood.



Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
 
Looks like it will be fun to build this. If you are going to have a large water mixing or storage container in that area make sure it fits before you hang the drywall. Good luck with the build & welcome to the group.
 
Cool set up! It will be nice to have that room behind the tank to work on stuff, do a utility sink back there for sure if you can!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
reefstew said:
Looks like it will be fun to build this. If you are going to have a large water mixing or storage container in that area make sure it fits before you hang the drywall. Good luck with the build & welcome to the group.
Click to expand...

That sounds like the voice of experience talking...
 
Looking good. Yes for sure add a sink to the fish room. That way you can have a place to clean equpiment, dump waste water, have your RODI in the fish room and a water change/mixing station. I would also have a QT tank for fish and one for corals and a small frag tank hooked up the the main system. IMO for a tank that large a QT system is a must have.
 
Hello Phoenix

Nice setup! We have a fish room - without a doubt add a sink. My husband and I both agree it's the best thing we did with our setup.

Someone else has already mentioned it, but waterproof the floor!! We didn't spend much on our flooring, cost wise or planning to be honest. Threw down some "˜nice' looking linoleum and called it a day. Now 2.5 years later, about 6-8 water incidents later, I really really really wish we waterproofed a bit more. Even if we would've cut the linoleum up the walls maybe 6 inches, creating a "œbathtub" effect, would've been a life changer when incidents occur. You say they won't - but they WILL, it's just a matter of when.

The method I mention may not be the prettiest, but the reality is, in our fish room (pretty large) we only see about 8-10 inches of our wall. The rest is covered with equipment, sump, cabinets, etc.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
winterpeg said:
1. sink is a must.
you don't want to wash anything in the kitchen sink.

2. water proof the floor.
I did this with the industrial flooring that youbsee at hospital and even fish store
ibhave it up 3 inches with a floor drain and if anything spills over floods I save a flood.



Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

The waterproofing the floor was something I didn't really give much thought to, I'm going to tile it there, so adding a waterproof membrane up the walls before tiling might be in order...

reefstew said:
Looks like it will be fun to build this. If you are going to have a large water mixing or storage container in that area make sure it fits before you hang the drywall. Good luck with the build & welcome to the group.
Click to expand...

Yeah good point, I have 55 gallon plastic containers that are going to easily fit through the door. Non-the-less, I took my tape measure and double checked... Hehe

DesertReefT4r said:
Looking good. Yes for sure add a sink to the fish room. That way you can have a place to clean equpiment, dump waste water, have your RODI in the fish room and a water change/mixing station. I would also have a QT tank for fish and one for corals and a small frag tank hooked up the the main system. IMO for a tank that large a QT system is a must have.
Click to expand...

When I had the dedicated electrical box brought in, I also stubbed out a cold water line at the same time they were trenching, My house, like almost all houses in AZ is slab on grade I will have to chisel out (Thankfully it's not a post tension slab) and provide a way to tap into the existing plumbing, my house has it's own septic so, I just need to run PVC directly to the proper clean out.

As for fish QT and coral QT, they will are going to be separate stand alone systems, that way I don't introduce anything into the main tank.. they wont be too elaborate nor will the fish QT be running constantly.

MrsReefK said:
Nice setup! We have a fish room - without a doubt add a sink. My husband and I both agree it's the best thing we did with our setup.

Someone else has already mentioned it, but waterproof the floor!! We didn't spend much on our flooring, cost wise or planning to be honest. Threw down some "˜nice' looking linoleum and called it a day. Now 2.5 years later, about 6-8 water incidents later, I really really really wish we waterproofed a bit more. Even if we would've cut the linoleum up the walls maybe 6 inches, creating a "œbathtub" effect, would've been a life changer when incidents occur. You say they won't - but they WILL, it's just a matter of when.

The method I mention may not be the prettiest, but the reality is, in our fish room (pretty large) we only see about 8-10 inches of our wall. The rest is covered with equipment, sump, cabinets, etc.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

Hehe, I fear that will be my problem as well, I have to provide good space saving ideas now in order to mitigate room clutter later.


Progress on the outside is pretty much complete, minus the tank and the trim around it.
zhRUBTlh.jpg


Now I have to turn my attention to the inside. Here's a question posed to those with a closed off fish room in AZ. how concerned should I be with humidity? I have plans to install an exhaust fan which will be tied into a humidity sensor to keep the room dry (don't need mold growing nor do I want the musky smell when I walk in there.

H4l2enOh.jpg
 
Awesome build. I really like the way you blended the tank into the living space. Looks like it was always there. Welcome. JP
 
Sisterlimonpot said:
Now I have to turn my attention to the inside. Here's a question posed to those with a closed off fish room in AZ. how concerned should I be with humidity? I have plans to install an exhaust fan which will be tied into a humidity sensor to keep the room dry (don't need mold growing nor do I want the musky smell when I walk in there.
Click to expand...

When I had my "fish room" in the garage (plumbed to the main display inside the house), I added a ceiling exhaust fan and had a 12"x12" cutout into a shared wall (house to the fish room). The cutout was near the floor which help pull cool into the room when the exhaust was turned on. The room was smaller, about 10'x8', so you might want to get a stronger exhaust for your room.
Never had a problem with humility even when its 120+ degrees in the garage with fans over the sumps. Never needed a chiller, max temp was hover around 80-81 degrees.
 
jporter said:
Awesome build. I really like the way you blended the tank into the living space. Looks like it was always there. Welcome. JP
Click to expand...

This is the only way I'd be able to do this sort of project, I'm trying to make it so that if we end up selling the house I can easily fill in the hole in the wall and convert it to a large closet space.

dream54ing said:
When I had my "fish room" in the garage (plumbed to the main display inside the house), I added a ceiling exhaust fan and had a 12"x12" cutout into a shared wall (house to the fish room). The cutout was near the floor which help pull cool into the room when the exhaust was turned on. The room was smaller, about 10'x8', so you might want to get a stronger exhaust for your room.
Never had a problem with humility even when its 120+ degrees in the garage with fans over the sumps. Never needed a chiller, max temp was hover around 80-81 degrees.
Click to expand...

Thank you, that's the kind of experience I am looking for. Was the exhaust fan set on a schedule? or did you turn it on as needed?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

herozero
SoCal 75g shallow reef build 48x24x15
2 3
Replies
45
Views
3K
herozero
herozero
joekidwell
JBJ Nanocube MP10
Replies
4
Views
3K
jeremy007
J
joekidwell
How do I stop light from flooding the room
Replies
6
Views
2K
Sk8r
Sk8r
W
Hello! Lots of expertise here
Replies
4
Views
570
kharmaguru
kharmaguru
Reefers4U
Citron Goby Death
Replies
2
Views
591
Reefers4U
Reefers4U
Back
Top