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I thought I'd share a photo tour of the current state of my fish room.
Like many hobbyists, my fishroom is located in the basement of my home, so it doubles as my work area and mancave.
Currenty, the only source of water I have in the basement is this hose hooked up to the main water line. I really need to invest in a shop sink/washtub. Especially since my wife gets angry when I dump BBS down the kitchen sink.
Here is a view of the basement with the stairs to my right. Notice the chest freezer on the right and my workbench on the left in the distance. That is where I drill tanks and assemble PVC etc.
Here is a shot of the tanks I currently have setup. There are 7.
1 x 10G reef
3 x 10G livebearer and dwarf shrimp tanks
1 x 20G discus breeding tank
1 x 75G Community Tank
1 x 55G discus grow out tank
I have an old desk I built that I currently use for bagging fish and BBS hatching. I have a mini fridge down here also to keep fish food and more importantly, beer.
Here a shot behind a row of tanks. The cords need to be labeled and organized yet, I'll get to that someday. I also have a drain plumbed to my sump hole for easier water changes.
Finally got arounf to counting this batch of fry, I think there are about 65 +- 3. I need to split off my 30 contest fish this week. The problem I have is space. I'll probably end up dividing the tank into thirds until I can find homes for the others. (or get another tank)
I make up water in this 35Gallon trash can every day for my daily water changes on the 55G tank. I use a pump and heater for circulation overnight, and dose with Prime before adding to the tank.
This is the 75G, I guess it is a community display tank. This is where the Discus where before they paired off. The tankmates are bushynose plecos and cory cats. This is the view from my chair.
The next two shots are of my 10 gallon system. They are all drilled with overflows, so I can just pump in water for changes. I just use a central air pump and sponge filters. These 3 have hamburg mattenfilters though.
In the far corner is the sump hole where my drain is plumbed. I also have a slow 25GPD 3 stage RO unit that I use to soften my water for breeding. This unit gives me a TDS reading of 10, which is good enough for what I need at the moment. I also store water for the smaller tanks in 18G Plastic totes. Hopefully someday I can pony up and install a laundry tub/sink so I can jusy refill from the faucet.
That's my fish room. Thanks for looking.
Like many hobbyists, my fishroom is located in the basement of my home, so it doubles as my work area and mancave.
Currenty, the only source of water I have in the basement is this hose hooked up to the main water line. I really need to invest in a shop sink/washtub. Especially since my wife gets angry when I dump BBS down the kitchen sink.
Here is a view of the basement with the stairs to my right. Notice the chest freezer on the right and my workbench on the left in the distance. That is where I drill tanks and assemble PVC etc.
Here is a shot of the tanks I currently have setup. There are 7.
1 x 10G reef
3 x 10G livebearer and dwarf shrimp tanks
1 x 20G discus breeding tank
1 x 75G Community Tank
1 x 55G discus grow out tank
I have an old desk I built that I currently use for bagging fish and BBS hatching. I have a mini fridge down here also to keep fish food and more importantly, beer.
Here a shot behind a row of tanks. The cords need to be labeled and organized yet, I'll get to that someday. I also have a drain plumbed to my sump hole for easier water changes.
Finally got arounf to counting this batch of fry, I think there are about 65 +- 3. I need to split off my 30 contest fish this week. The problem I have is space. I'll probably end up dividing the tank into thirds until I can find homes for the others. (or get another tank)
I make up water in this 35Gallon trash can every day for my daily water changes on the 55G tank. I use a pump and heater for circulation overnight, and dose with Prime before adding to the tank.
This is the 75G, I guess it is a community display tank. This is where the Discus where before they paired off. The tankmates are bushynose plecos and cory cats. This is the view from my chair.
The next two shots are of my 10 gallon system. They are all drilled with overflows, so I can just pump in water for changes. I just use a central air pump and sponge filters. These 3 have hamburg mattenfilters though.
In the far corner is the sump hole where my drain is plumbed. I also have a slow 25GPD 3 stage RO unit that I use to soften my water for breeding. This unit gives me a TDS reading of 10, which is good enough for what I need at the moment. I also store water for the smaller tanks in 18G Plastic totes. Hopefully someday I can pony up and install a laundry tub/sink so I can jusy refill from the faucet.
That's my fish room. Thanks for looking.
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