FISH HOUSE

good job, looks very well and a decent size fish house .... do you need windows? will there be lighting over the tanks? you may only need vents and a drain pipe...

as john sugested i was gonna say the roof but would you have a problem with too much light? i have put corrigated sheets on a raised rooflight before and it was water tight... you haven't got the pitch for a velux areanything of the sort

Gosh Gedas; you sure are one good worker! This is coming along faster than i thought! Good job!

p.s. how many crates of beer consumed so far?

Andrewo-too much i spendig on the beer-i should be better spend money on fish house .
davey_c-yep i need light in to fish house.velex by best job,but water tight is the bigest problem.

Haha; but then if you cut down on it; you might not work as fast; then waste more of your valuable time; electricity and etc; so back to square one no? so; better not cut down on your 'red bull'!

Gedas ur going well there nice looking job keep up the good work

Great work there, Gedas. Have a look at the cheap polycarbonate take-away greenhouse packages in B&Q. You can get the glazing pack for about €100, which should be sufficient to glaze your roof, or half-glaze it with a twin layer for extra insulation. A layer of reflective Mylar or similar would be useful on the inside of it, to minimise heat loss.

Excellent job so far.
I would suggest you try home brewing,it would be nice and warm in the shed,great for fermentation,you could be out there doing pint changes while doing water changes

Yeah velux windows need a minimum pitch of 15 degree's. What is the roof made from? is it just going to be ply wood and felt, or some kind of sheeting? if ply wood and felt then you could just raise the back of the window up slightly to get the 15 deg's and work the felt to seal it properly shouldn't be too much hastle.

Stuart.

Maybe put a window in the Door ?

You could always make a raised roof box for a window and sealing would be easy enough as Wylam said.

Gedas you give me hope of finally building my own shed.
I also have a Lithuanian friend who is a carpenter.

Is few option all right,but i need put radiator somewhere and by no fish tank above so i can put window above radiator .I gona build porch next year so is no point to put window in the door.Roof will be metal sheets.
JustinK you buildig shed or it will by fish house?
Acara-would be very nice to have one thems-it by alot of visitors fish keepers .

Gedas

Acara wrote:

I would suggest you try home brewing,it would be nice and warm in the shed,great for fermentation,you could be out there doing pint changes while doing water changes

don't do it gedas, or you'll never be shut of him. i believe he goes up to poor arabu on the pretext of helping and just sits there hypnotised by the diszzzcus .
i would ban all the beer drinkers, as fermentation/flatulence is lethal in the confines of a warm fish house.

Hmm,I don't think it's the discus(find them attractive looking,but very boring)that mesmerises me,I think it's the monotonous drone that goes on and on
If I ever got an invite to this shed,I'd be happy to bring my own.

There's a corrugated type roofing sheet you can get wnich os transparent. It comes plastic or pvc, its not too expensive so you could do the whole roof in it, plenty of light then. Might be worth checking out

Looking great , good work mate very quick.

christyg wrote:

There's a corrugated type roofing sheet you can get wnich os transparent. It comes plastic or pvc, its not too expensive so you could do the whole roof in it, plenty of light then. Might be worth checking out

If that's the same stuff as what's on my conservatory roof,I seriously advise avoiding it. Horrifically hot in Summer(tested an empty 125ltr tank with only water,temps in the mid 40s),and no thermal value in Winter.

are u going to put lights in the fish house its self?

sean

Acara wrote:

christyg wrote:

There's a corrugated type roofing sheet you can get wnich os transparent. It comes plastic or pvc, its not too expensive so you could do the whole roof in it, plenty of light then. Might be worth checking out

If that's the same stuff as what's on my conservatory roof,I seriously advise avoiding it. Horrifically hot in Summer(tested an empty 125ltr tank with only water,temps in the mid 40s),and no thermal value in Winter.

That solves that...Just a thought

I think have spots for the window.Just must make that window now .Yep i gona put lights in fish house,because it will be too dark without.Outside is nearly finished,waiting for door now.Roof covering maybe tomorrow.And then inside work .


Gedas

fair play mate

yeah if u are going to put lights in it then prob wouldnt need that much light from outside would ya?

sean

No need much light,need only bit light.In day time not by very dark.

christyg wrote:

Acara wrote:

christyg wrote:

There's a corrugated type roofing sheet you can get wnich os transparent. It comes plastic or pvc, its not too expensive so you could do the whole roof in it, plenty of light then. Might be worth checking out

If that's the same stuff as what's on my conservatory roof,I seriously advise avoiding it. Horrifically hot in Summer(tested an empty 125ltr tank with only water,temps in the mid 40s),and no thermal value in Winter.

That solves that...Just a thought

No harm in throwing ideas about,that's how we learn. Didn't mean my post to sound harsh.

Gedas wrote:

.....but i need put radiator somewhere and by no fish tank above so i can put window above radiator .I gona build porch next year so is no point to put window in the door.Roof will be metal sheets.
JustinK you buildig shed or it will by fish house?....

Gedas

I was hoping to build a shed initially, but I think now it will be part fish house too.
So I'm looking at different building options while I try to get my funds together.
Did you run in pipes for the heating aswell as water.
Its amazing how some people don't think of a floor gulley for a fish house.

Oil burner is very close so i will run pipes from burner,but main heatig will by electrik radiator ,witch a heats at night and will by hot all day.

wow very impressive cant wait to see when its all done what size tanks and racks are you putting in ?
Any specfic fish in mind you are going to breed ? i would love a fish house some day

Acara wrote:

christyg wrote:

Acara wrote:

christyg wrote:

There's a corrugated type roofing sheet you can get wnich os transparent. It comes plastic or pvc, its not too expensive so you could do the whole roof in it, plenty of light then. Might be worth checking out

If that's the same stuff as what's on my conservatory roof,I seriously advise avoiding it. Horrifically hot in Summer(tested an empty 125ltr tank with only water,temps in the mid 40s),and no thermal value in Winter.

That solves that...Just a thought

No harm in throwing ideas about,that's how we learn. Didn't mean my post to sound harsh.

Didn't sound harsh to me

Hi all.Just the quick update



Outside needs a couple of coats of paint and ouside is finish,
Then inside-insulatio and FISH TANKS .
I think i go most on 6 foot tanks for tropheus and some 4 fot tanks for other fish.

Gedas

Thats a great job Gedas some fish house what size is it

Inside is 4 meters by 2.5 meters.

thats a fair size worth all the hard work Gedas well done

Looks great mate! You sure are one fast worker! The opening ceremony isnt far away im sure