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Re: Fish room design
My opinion is to stair step. You can place the tanks on top
of each other or have minimal space between rows and fit
more tanks in.
Michelle Sykes
> Hello All,
>
> I am trying to design my fishroom to take maximum use of
> the available space and least amount of work. I would like
> to hear some comments about what
> others opinions are. My available space is 10.5'x20'. I
> am going to set up racks (approx. 4' wide) above large
> tanks/sumps and have each rack on
> its own flow thru setup. I plan on using one rack each
> for breeders, growout (10 gal.) tanks and fry. This will
> allow me to do water changes on
> just the sumps and give each group their own water
> requirements.
>
> I currently am working with mostly Aphyosemions and
> Fundulopanchax, but will probably branch out over time
> starting with rainbows (heresy, I know).
>
> I have several sheets of plexiglas to make my breeder and
> fry tanks with, so I can make them virtually any size
> desired. What dimensions would be
> appropriate for the tanks?
>
> Should I "stairstep" the tanks as illustrated or place
> them one above the other?
> |
> | Tank
> |________
> |
> | Tank
> |________
>
> Sump
>
> Should I do the plumbing for fresh water and air be at the
> front or the rear of the tanks?
>
> Sorry about the long post, but I would rather not have to
> redo the fishroom 3-4 times to get it right.
>
> Any and all comments suggestions are welcome.
>
> Tom Cook
> AKA #6697
>
>
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