Fishroom build Jan-Feb-May 2017

This hopefully will be the progress of my fish room build.  I have taken the extra room in the basement (was a dark room when we moved in) and am converting it into a fish and dog care room.
The plan is to put in a sink and some Aquariums.  This will consolidate the tanks in one room and get some them off the rugs.

The project began in Jan 2017 and completed to full operation on May 1, 2017.

November 2017 JRAS meeting:

My presentation at the meeting and the handout can be found at the link below: 

JRAS presentation and Handout location

Below are some pictures of the process:

Had to move the shelves out of the room before construction began.

Running electrical for outlets

The Drain from the darkroom sink

Installed the sink -- this was BIG - fish rooms need water.

Central air pressure system seen in many fishrooms.

Dual 125 stand framed with plywood

Plywood added to all Racks

From 21-FEB-17

Racks are painted

48" Rack on the left with 33 Gal tanks --
on the right is the 30" rack  with 2x 29 gal and a 20 long on top.

Future home of the 125 gallon tanks

Door reversed - thanks to Kurt Lehnert!

Door

Countertop and Cabinets installed 2/26/17 (Thanks to Joe Silver's help)

Weekend work 4-5 March 2017

emptied the 15 gal tanks to about this level to move

Temporary location for the fish

55 Gal Tanks are empty

Rack installed in the fish room now

Pano of the fish room -- all racks, cabinets and sink installed.

Hawaii Pictures hung in the bathroom - just thru this in here.

Photos from the Weekend of 3/18/2017

Dog grooming too!

New 125 gal -- put Oracal vinyl on back.

New 

Electrical work on 125 gal stand completed.

Finishing touches

Contacted Marineland about a small gap under the tank

New NuTek Flooring

30-APR-2017  I finally got the light mounted and started putting in the substrate to the lower 125 gal tank.

The bottom 125 Gal

The 125 Rack

The 33 Gal Rack

On the left the 30" Rack

The 48" rack - moved from the other room.

All tanks are in place, filtering and cycle and setup is completed.  More work on the bottom 125 gal moving the rest of the fish and adding the Gravel I bought at Aquariumplants.com.  I have about 7 gallons of substrate and it will end up looking like the middle 33 gal tank. 

This 125 gallon on the bottom rack was the final aquarium for the fish room.  Angela made me some vinyl labels for all of the aquariums and the door.  This will conclude the fish room build.  I am adjusting to the water changes now and normal maintenance.  

Thanks to everyone that helped me with this project.


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