Fish room

[jbdreefs]

I would do some sort of lap joint, where you notch out part of the vertical support and replace that notch with the end of your horizontal 2x4. What are your plans to prevent racking? I dont think screwing it to the wall studs is the best answer but it would be an easy fix. You could skin the sides in thin plywood and add diagonal braces in the rear: this would leave the rear open for plumbing.

 

[superclown]

JBDreefs;908198 wrote: I would do some sort of lap joint, where you notch out part of the vertical support and replace that notch with the end of your horizontal 2x4. What are your plans to prevent racking? I dont think screwing it to the wall studs is the best answer but it would be an easy fix. You could skin the sides in thin plywood and add diagonal braces in the rear: this would leave the rear open for plumbing.

90% of this just flew over my head. Im novice at tank building maybe if you had some examples?

With racking do you mean to keep it from falling forward from the weight?

 

[superclown]

Hey guys been thinking about it. Ive decided to go another direction with the rack. I was crunching some numbers and decided on steel shelving instead.

For the price it would cost me in materials to cut , hammer, nail together a rack I could just get one of the esdal commercial coated steel racks and be done with it.

I also like the idea that I can adjust the height of the shelving or add to it and its more portable and takes up less space than a wood rack so that's a bonus.

 

[superclown]

Set the rack up last night not a fan of the thin sharp edges and I for see replacing the particle board with waterproof painted plywood later but for now it will do.

Unfortunately one of my breeder tanks had a leak in the over flow section and I woke up to this

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[jdw]

Bummer man, hate to see that


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[superclown]

Its alright the leak isn't bad I just need to get some Weldon and i can seal it right up. For now I installed a bulkhead and a 90 elbow and just let the overflow have some water in it. Its temporary until I get the floor done and that looks like it will be pushed out to 3 weeks at least


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[superclown]

After the tank leak something I've realized is euro braced tanks are a pain to reach into. Trying to decide if these tanks should be used for my brood stock or future juvis. I feel like these tanks should be utilized for the ones that will require less maintenance. I did finally manage to get a digital copy of Joyce wilkersons book last night on amazon for a awesome price. I'm about halfway through the book and have already learned a lot of interesting facts I didn't know.

Still waiting impatiently on the floor to be finished.

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[bcavalli]

Check craigs list. Someone was advertising the whole setup with tanks and the rack all in one unit. Sorry Im too busy right now to find the ad for you right now. Ill check later.

 

[superclown]

Pretty busy myself so I know hwp that goes but I will look later as well thanks

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[bobz]

SuperClown;910099 wrote: After the tank leak something I've realized is euro braced tanks are a pain to reach into. Trying to decide if these tanks should be used for my brood stock or future juvis. I feel like these tanks should be utilized for the ones that will require less maintenance.

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I'd probably tend to use them for the juv/growout. At some point you are going to start feeding the broodstock heavily which can create a bit of a potential problem with keeping the tanks clean and also depending on whether you plan to collect larva using a collection system or by removing the eggs to hatch out separately, you'll need easy access in to the tanks. In my old system, the juv tanks did not require nearly as much effort as the stock tanks. A lot depends on how your going to handle the egg collection and what kind of pairs you are going to try to breed.

BZ

 

[superclown]

bobz;910374 wrote: I'd probably tend to use them for the juv/growout. At some point you are going to start feeding the broodstock heavily which can create a bit of a potential problem with keeping the tanks clean and also depending on whether you plan to collect larva using a collection system or by removing the eggs to hatch out separately, you'll need easy access in to the tanks. In my old system, the juv tanks did not require nearly as much effort as the stock tanks. A lot depends on how your going to handle the egg collection and what kind of pairs you are going to try to breed.

BZ

Initially I was planning to have 2 systems one for brood stock and one for growout. I don't think my schedule / finances would allow me to work with rearing more than 2 at a time. I think 6 pairs is going to be adequate for me primarily I will be working with osc, and percs if I have enough success I may later attempt some of the more difficult ones.

Im thinking I may use these for grow out like you suggested. From what I've been reading in the book I will be going into the brood stock tanks more than the grow out tanks.

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