Plans for a Fish Room.

[Montdj]

Ok after being out of the hobby for allmost 2 years I am ready to get back in. I plan on converting a 3rd bedroom in my house. Now comes the tricky part. I own a doublewide mobile home. I plan on putting in a 220 and a 60gal frag tank. Plus sumps etc.

I am going to position the tanks right above the ibeam that holds my house up. I am also going to add a couple more cinder blocks under the beam to hold all the weight.

As for equipment I still havnt decided on all of it. I dont know if I should run one sump for both the DT and frag tank or each have there own sump. I still have a bunch of stuff. I now have to remember where to order filters for the ro/di.

Anyway here is a drawing of the fish room. I will start posting pics soon and am planing on starting constuction by the middle of nov.

 

[seth&angelle]

I have one sump for my 300 DT and my 150 frag tank.

 

[Montdj]

So do most run 1 sump for both the Dt and frag tank?

 

[Lightsluvr]

The advantage of having separate sumps for each system would be isolation in case you get some disease or parasite in one...

The advantage of having the entire system linked together obviously is the increased water volume is usually considered more stable...

Roll of the dice.

I have my systems plumbed together, but I use two sumps. Just another option.



LL

 

[Montdj]

Ok how many people run a sepperate sump for your frag system?

 

[CleveYank]

Look up Serpentman's 300 system and fish room build. He brought in alot of good things to make that happen.

 

[rgulrich]

Montdj,

I would highly recommend secondary floor supports with something like screw jacks underneath the doublewide for your aquarium to ensure it is supported at all corners and along the lengths (a link illustrating something like this is below). Likewise the 48X24X10. The I-beam itself is most probably strong enough to support its share, but I do like your idea of helping with a few more blocks (or again, a few blocks with screw jacks). This is called insurance, as the 220 will weigh in at nearly 2000 lbs when full, and the last thing you want is for it to rock when somebody walks by. I’ve walked by aquarium on raised floors in the past that did that, and it’s not a good feeling.

With that, my 180 has its own sump, and the frag tank likewise – each with their own skimmer, fuge, calcium reactor, etc.

Hope this helps,

Ray
Screw jack link -
http://www.ellisok.com/ellisok/resc...kt=910806729&gclid=COelgILbyZ0CFQRM5QodImP4yQ

 

[am3gross]

i would have to agree with the above post... my 210 is on a concrete slab and i still worry about it! but i am paronoid sooooo....... take it for what it is worth!

 

[Montdj]

Well I was under there and here is what it looks like.

I am going to have a local company come out and add a couple more footings where the tank is going to go.