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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    How is that going to work in the winter time?

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    I've been using my sump pump since I moved to my current house, being on a septic tank, I'm not flushing down my waste water down the drain, but by the sump pump. It's been working great, I was wondering how it would be in a cold winter, but nothing froze solid. They key is to have everything drain out by itself.

    My property is sloppy so I guess it helps

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    There as been some slow progress i the room,

    The breeding rack is almost done, just two 30 gallons tank on a wet dry filter. The little system is currently undergoing water leak test. The filter will slide underneat.

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    Built myself a small desk and some storage to put some fish stuff away

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    and I wanted some bling so I got myself a few Artemio brine shrimp hatcheries... very nice and not worth the price, but I like them and I figured after some many years with cut down soda bottles I treat myself

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    Tomorrow the steel is coming in for my four 65 gallon stand... time to take out the old welder

    Cheers,

    Fred

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    Thanks for the updates on your fishroom Fred. Coming along nicely and know family time can take you away from projects.
    Keep us in the loop when possible. Your new Brine hatchery looks great...you got to treat yourself from time to time.

    ...Ralph
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    Looking good Fred.
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    Well the bulding my garage took more time than planned, but I've done some little work on the fishroom,

    I've mounted the artemio set on the wall.
    hatchery on the wall.jpg

    I've also built a double 110 gallon aquarium stand out of wood. I've built it to be able to have two 40 gallons breeder tank at the bottom to age some water.
    110 rack -1.jpg

    I've brought in the first 110 , I'm almost done the installation to put some of my breeding stock in it
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    Of course to put some pressure on me finishing the room and my metal stands for my four 65 gallons I had a a decent spawn last month
    red melon spawn 1.jpg

    Cheers,
    Fred

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    Hi Fred,
    Thanks for the post. Nice stand design.
    I'm still working on my stand design. I want to be able to put 75's on both the top and bottom levels, with the bottom shelf about 6 " off the ground for better siphon flow and access. I've been trying to make it as compact/narrow as possible, but yours makes me think of some variations. It looks like it's off the ground by an inch or so. Are those cross braces supporting that or is the whole think on blocks or something?

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    Hi Steve the stand is about 1 inch off the ground due to the adjustable feet I put under each leg. FB_IMG_1552860511167.jpg

    If your building for 75 with 2x4 its not so bad due to the 20 height. This is the rack I had for 30's which are 18 inches I had more than 12 inch of clearance at the bottom. You would get 6-8 inches no issues. The total height was 82 inches if I remember right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jawfish View Post
    Hi Steve the stand is about 1 inch off the ground due to the adjustable feet I put under each leg. FB_IMG_1552860511167.jpg

    If your building for 75 with 2x4 its not so bad due to the 20 height. This is the rack I had for 30's which are 18 inches I had more than 12 inch of clearance at the bottom. You would get 6-8 inches no issues. The total height was 82 inches if I remember right.
    That is genius.
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    So all the weight sits on several screws? I understand, but some may find it surprising.

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    Thanks Liz.

    Steve: Well not screws but 1/2-13 bolt and nuts... I using grade 5.
    Altought the total weight of the stand and aquariums is in excess of 3200lbs each leg supports about 400lbs. This is not even 10% what the bolt can support.

    In the end the limiting factor would be the floor. If you would be on a wood floor I would use a leveling feet with a 2 inch pad just not to dig in the floor.

    Fred

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    Oops, yes, bolts. Thanks Fred.

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    Fred,
    Looks great, are you going back to raising Heckels?

    Cliff

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    Default Re: Freds Discus Room

    Another thought would be to upgrade to stainless steel bolts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jawfish View Post
    Hi Steve the stand is about 1 inch off the ground due to the adjustable feet I put under each leg. FB_IMG_1552860511167.jpg

    If your building for 75 with 2x4 its not so bad due to the 20 height. This is the rack I had for 30's which are 18 inches I had more than 12 inch of clearance at the bottom. You would get 6-8 inches no issues. The total height was 82 inches if I remember right.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cove Beach View Post
    Another thought would be to upgrade to stainless steel bolts.

    Did you have the nut-plates made, or is that kind of thing available at Home Depot for instance?

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