Who has small fish rooms for big tanks?

Lunchbucket · 01/19/2008, 02:28 PM

I'm still planning out my 4'x4'x20" cube and need to build a fish room. Not sure how much room I can spare in my basement. It is about 1000sq ft. My basement is set up for 2 bedrooms and a bath down there w/ all the other stuff (water heater, softner, furnace, etc). I have one room that I want to blow out a wall and open a room (a third room not one of the 2 bedrooms) up and make a family room where the tank will be. I have an opportunity to use two closet that are back to back so the room would be 32" x 11ft or so. That is a ver narrow room but I can fit 95% of the equipment under the stand.

Anyone have a very small room on a bid tank? Pics, specs, etc please

This is what my basement looks like now

This is what I am thinking of doing

This is the whole basement w/ the wall removed for the living room. There is a label where the tank room might go.

Just wondering if this will be enough room as I can fit all the equipment under my stand except the co2tank and the CL pump and plumbing that comes out the back of the tank

Lunchbucket

tank watch · 01/19/2008, 03:35 PM

I do. I am still working on the room, and the tank was brought in from the garage today. I have a total of 3 feet behind the tank and about 3 feet on one side. Tank is 4 x 8 approx. 600 gallon. Whatever water lines that need to run across this space will be routed into the back corner and then across to the tank side, to avoid blocking the walk. Sorry no pics yet.

MonkeeFish · 01/19/2008, 04:48 PM

your options seem rather endless in the way i look at it.

PJsStuff · 01/19/2008, 05:30 PM

I have one. its about 8x10 im quickly running out of room tho lol. Check the red house for some pics.

Elliott · 01/19/2008, 06:42 PM

I have a small fish room servicing my 300g display, 500g total volume, room is 6' x 8'

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Kenzy · 01/19/2008, 06:58 PM

Lots of options, heres what I would do:

Extend the closet in the storage room to the full width(9'4") and then split it in half, one half for the bedroom and the other for the storage room. Or does a storage room really need a closet? Reverse the doors so that it opens to the bedroom. Or If the bedroom is just for guests buy a stand up wardrobe big enough for a suitcase of clothes to go into.

Either way I would steal/beg/borrow the bedroom closet and add it to the fish rooms space. (Wheres the frag tank going to go?)

I'm facing the same decisions in about 8 months time.

Lunchbucket · 01/19/2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kenzy
Lots of options, heres what I would do:

Extend the closet in the storage room to the full width(9'4") and then split it in half, one half for the bedroom and the other for the storage room. Or does a storage room really need a closet? Reverse the doors so that it opens to the bedroom. Or If the bedroom is just for guests buy a stand up wardrobe big enough for a suitcase of clothes to go into.

Either way I would steal/beg/borrow the bedroom closet and add it to the fish rooms space. (Wheres the frag tank going to go?)

I'm facing the same decisions in about 8 months time.

Oh sorry I forgot to clarify. That storage room closet will be the bedroom closet. I will then use the two bedroom closets (remove the wall that is between them) so it is one long room about 3' deep and 11ft long.

That 2nd picture is what it would look like w/ the wall between the closets removed.

That make more sense now?

Lunchbucket

Untamed12 · 01/20/2008, 12:47 PM

My 6' x 4' tank and fishroom all occupy a space of exactly 10' x 10'. I suppose this means that the fish room is 4' x 6'.

It is difficult to get a complete photo of it, but here are a few:

The complete build thread is here:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436

monti1 · 01/20/2008, 01:16 PM

very nice untamed!

Lunchbucket · 01/20/2008, 01:20 PM

untamed that is NICE. I'll check out that thread. So I guess I'm not far off of what quite a few people have. I guess I"ll need to make very efficient use of the space I have. I won't be able to fit a wash sink in there though

Untamed - where did you get those sweet sumps

Please pose more pics of your set ups and your thread builds
Lunchbucket

Kenzy · 01/20/2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunchbucket
untamed that is NICE.

Untamed - where did you get those sweet sumps

Those tubs make for a very clean set up, where did they come from?

thor32766 · 01/20/2008, 06:38 PM

yeah untamed i am jealous. my tank room is under my stand and have a few feet behind the tank for me to walk behind.

Elliott · 01/20/2008, 10:07 PM

I HIGHLY recommend a sink!!!!!!!

PJsStuff · 01/21/2008, 08:55 AM

You dont need a sink. Just a long hose with a pump. Put the hose in the toilet or out the window. Thats what i do.

Untamed12 · 01/21/2008, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kenzy
Those tubs make for a very clean set up, where did they come from?

Thanks! The PE sumps (as well as the FW tank and the SW mix tank) were all purchased through Plastic-mart.com. They were manufactured by Ronco Plastics in California.

There are lots of places that one can purchase these type of tanks. In my case, the challenge was to find ONE place that I could order ALL the four sizes I needed.

Photos for no particular reason...

Untamed12 · 01/21/2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elliott
I HIGHLY recommend a sink!!!!!!!

I have to 2nd the sink suggestion. I couldn't live without that sink in the fish room. I use it constantly.

teena · 01/21/2008, 06:50 PM

mine will soon be in my walkin closet,it will be a 210 with a 75g sump,iron stand, maybe 3 to 4 ft of walking room,it will show in the living room,kitchen & bedroom on each end, and backs up to a bathroom,so i can run my drain into the bathroom & i can hook my RO unit up from the kitchen with the ice maker,my big problem im running into is whats the best way to vent such a small closet,

01/19/2008, 02:28 PM	#1
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 14,180	Who has small fish rooms for big tanks? I'm still planning out my 4'x4'x20" cube and need to build a fish room. Not sure how much room I can spare in my basement. It is about 1000sq ft. My basement is set up for 2 bedrooms and a bath down there w/ all the other stuff (water heater, softner, furnace, etc). I have one room that I want to blow out a wall and open a room (a third room not one of the 2 bedrooms) up and make a family room where the tank will be. I have an opportunity to use two closet that are back to back so the room would be 32" x 11ft or so. That is a ver narrow room but I can fit 95% of the equipment under the stand. Anyone have a very small room on a bid tank? Pics, specs, etc please This is what my basement looks like now This is what I am thinking of doing This is the whole basement w/ the wall removed for the living room. There is a label where the tank room might go. Just wondering if this will be enough room as I can fit all the equipment under my stand except the co2tank and the CL pump and plumbing that comes out the back of the tank Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

01/19/2008, 06:42 PM	#5
Elliott Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,148	I have a small fish room servicing my 300g display, 500g total volume, room is 6' x 8' [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." my tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oIRZsjAkZI Current Tank Info: 900g in wall mixed reef, another 400g sumps, 12 AI blue LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze wavebox's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE skimmers, Emperor Aquatic UV, ozone, Apex control, 180g coral qt, 150g fish qt

01/20/2008, 01:20 PM	#10
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 14,180	untamed that is NICE. I'll check out that thread. So I guess I'm not far off of what quite a few people have. I guess I"ll need to make very efficient use of the space I have. I won't be able to fit a wash sink in there though Untamed - where did you get those sweet sumps Please pose more pics of your set ups and your thread builds Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

01/20/2008, 06:38 PM	#12
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,047	yeah untamed i am jealous. my tank room is under my stand and have a few feet behind the tank for me to walk behind. __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

01/20/2008, 10:07 PM	#13
Elliott Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,148	I HIGHLY recommend a sink!!!!!!! __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." my tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oIRZsjAkZI Current Tank Info: 900g in wall mixed reef, another 400g sumps, 12 AI blue LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze wavebox's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE skimmers, Emperor Aquatic UV, ozone, Apex control, 180g coral qt, 150g fish qt

01/19/2008, 03:35 PM	#2
tank watch Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 144	I do. I am still working on the room, and the tank was brought in from the garage today. I have a total of 3 feet behind the tank and about 3 feet on one side. Tank is 4 x 8 approx. 600 gallon. Whatever water lines that need to run across this space will be routed into the back corner and then across to the tank side, to avoid blocking the walk. Sorry no pics yet.

01/19/2008, 04:48 PM	#3
MonkeeFish Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 1,407	your options seem rather endless in the way i look at it.

01/19/2008, 05:30 PM	#4
PJsStuff Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reelsville IN Posts: 415	I have one. its about 8x10 im quickly running out of room tho lol. Check the red house for some pics.

01/19/2008, 06:58 PM	#6
Kenzy Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Gananoque,ON Posts: 844	Lots of options, heres what I would do: Extend the closet in the storage room to the full width(9'4") and then split it in half, one half for the bedroom and the other for the storage room. Or does a storage room really need a closet? Reverse the doors so that it opens to the bedroom. Or If the bedroom is just for guests buy a stand up wardrobe big enough for a suitcase of clothes to go into. Either way I would steal/beg/borrow the bedroom closet and add it to the fish rooms space. (Wheres the frag tank going to go?) I'm facing the same decisions in about 8 months time.

01/20/2008, 12:47 PM	#8
Untamed12 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,798	My 6' x 4' tank and fishroom all occupy a space of exactly 10' x 10'. I suppose this means that the fish room is 4' x 6'. It is difficult to get a complete photo of it, but here are a few: The complete build thread is here: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436

01/20/2008, 01:16 PM	#9
monti1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 274	very nice untamed!

01/21/2008, 08:55 AM	#14
PJsStuff Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reelsville IN Posts: 415	You dont need a sink. Just a long hose with a pump. Put the hose in the toilet or out the window. Thats what i do.

01/21/2008, 06:50 PM	#17
teena Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: memphis tn collierville Posts: 1,215	mine will soon be in my walkin closet,it will be a 210 with a 75g sump,iron stand, maybe 3 to 4 ft of walking room,it will show in the living room,kitchen & bedroom on each end, and backs up to a bathroom,so i can run my drain into the bathroom & i can hook my RO unit up from the kitchen with the ice maker,my big problem im running into is whats the best way to vent such a small closet, __________________ im pouring all my rainey day money in my reef tank, Current Tank Info: 210 inwall w/soft corls