fullmonti
now is the time
Yes we live in a barn. My wife & I have three horses. About four years ago we bought & moved into a horse barn with a 700 square foot caretaker apt in what was the hayloft.
Not a cool post-and-beam & stone northern type barn, just a metal pole barn. We converted the stalls downstairs into my wood shop, tack room, wash stall & some storage. After about a year I started to finish out a new room in the hayloft to be our living room, which would house my new tank. The tank is a 180 peninsula style between the new living room & kitchen.
This is what the hayloft looked like when I started. The door went from the kitchen into hayloft.
Had to reinforce the floor where the tank would be.
A little farther into project.
The tank being delivered.
Got the walls in, starting to paint.
Room done, tank in & starting to epoxy the rock work together. The pipes inside the tank are for two closed loop systems.
This is what the rock work looked like before water went in. The main closed loops intake is the the 1 1/2" pipe on the left, the return is the pipes overhead. The second closed loop intake is in the overflow area, it returns inside the rock column in the center, & under the large rock on the right.
The first day with water & fish.
This is what the new living room looked like soon after. Just on the other side of the wall to the left is a five foot wide fish room that houses the sump, skimmer, water mixing/change etc.
I have been wanting to start this thread for two years now. Glad I am finally do'n it. Have to stop right now, will post more today.
Not a cool post-and-beam & stone northern type barn, just a metal pole barn. We converted the stalls downstairs into my wood shop, tack room, wash stall & some storage. After about a year I started to finish out a new room in the hayloft to be our living room, which would house my new tank. The tank is a 180 peninsula style between the new living room & kitchen.
This is what the hayloft looked like when I started. The door went from the kitchen into hayloft.
Had to reinforce the floor where the tank would be.
A little farther into project.
The tank being delivered.
Got the walls in, starting to paint.
Room done, tank in & starting to epoxy the rock work together. The pipes inside the tank are for two closed loop systems.
This is what the rock work looked like before water went in. The main closed loops intake is the the 1 1/2" pipe on the left, the return is the pipes overhead. The second closed loop intake is in the overflow area, it returns inside the rock column in the center, & under the large rock on the right.
The first day with water & fish.
This is what the new living room looked like soon after. Just on the other side of the wall to the left is a five foot wide fish room that houses the sump, skimmer, water mixing/change etc.
I have been wanting to start this thread for two years now. Glad I am finally do'n it. Have to stop right now, will post more today.
