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[OrangeBemba]

Over the last 6 months I have been designing and building my very own fish shed.

Due to space restrictions I need to design a shed of the right size and hight, unfortunately I wasn’t able the find this as a pre build unit.

The whole shed has been insulated using gold batts with the addition of reflective material under the roof sheds.

I also used plaster board to flash the side of the walls including ceiling, painting the walls with mould resistance paint and using paving paint for the floor.

The pumps can be switched of using a single switch at the entry door and a reticulation timer has been setup for once all tanks have been installed.

At the moment I’ve got 5 x 2 foot tanks for my peppermints and two corries. I hope to fill the other 3 tanks with some bristlenose which I’m currently looking for.
I have enough room for another 12 x 4 foot tanks using three tier stands or 8 x 4 tanks using 2 tier stands.

I hope everyone enjoys the photos.

[dazzabozza]

Awesome! Looks more like a room than a shed, quality indeed

How does the reticulation timer work?


Dazza

[OrangeBemba]

Awesome! Looks more like a room than a shed, quality indeed

How does the reticulation timer work?


Dazza

Hi Dazza

The reticulation timer will be used as an automatic water changer.

One solenoid for the fresh water and another to stop the pond pump that will be connected to the sump.

When the fresh water flows into the tanks the tank water will rise and flow down to the sump, the sump will then be connected to an overflow drain to remove the old water. This should work as your placing new water into the tanks with the old flushing way. I guess your diluting the water.

The timer can be placed to turn on for ex: 10min every sunday.

The only thing I haven't figured out how to do is add buffers after the change. However using an automatic fish pond unit may solve that.

This hasn't been connected as yet as I need the other tanks to be installed.

[4x4xfar]

Very nice, cant wait to see it all finished

[dazzabozza]

Nice! With your plumbing setup from wot I can tell it will be easy enough to isolate a tank/s if need be?

[DR14GoNF14SH]

Man...gotta admire that kind of workman-ship & dedication...very nice sir!!

[OrangeBemba]

Man...gotta admire that kind of workman-ship & dedication...very nice sir!!

Thanks for the comments.

At 29 I've never been called sir before

[Cicolid]

Very impressive OB,

You obviously put a lot of thought into the project.

Have you thought about water "spillages" etc, considering you have Gyproc on the walls. Please don't say they won't happen, because they will sooner or later. Have you thought about a row of tiles around the base of the walls ? If you want some 15cm tiles just let me know.

After a few "spillages" we bought a Wet & Dry Vacuum, which has turned out to be a very good investment.
We went over the top and installed a Mistral air-con unit, big mistake.Waste of time & money.
Have you also thought about a "sky-light" of some description as this can save you heaps on lighting.

Hope you can learn from our experiences & hope it can save you some time, money and hassle.

If you want more details on any of the above feel free to PM me.

Col

[Clay]

that is quality, how big is the shed? and how many tanks will you be putting in? I hope you put plenty of insulation in those walls.

what fish will you keep?

[effan07]

any updates on this fish shed.
Looks good so far.

Cheers Evan