High5's Posted August 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 My breathing bellow cork walls would have been really cool, maybe one day. For now it's a clean dust free area for shrimp the paint finish I chose hold's up well in humid environments and has anti mildew additives. It's looking like three 15's along the back wall then six to eight 5 gallon drilled on a 10 gallon sump on one sidewall, I may use critter keeper's to pay homage to your modular shrimp system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Got some drift wood and some plant's in the mail today, it's been raining all day so I haven't got much done. And helper cat, his name is Kumo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Got the second coat of paint on and some cork flooring. I might leave for floor painted concrete under the 15 gallon tank's they will be max 6 inches off the floor I'm thinking it will help keep things cool. Few more day's work and it should be ready for a few tank's to start cycling. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Looking good man! Sweet little area for sure! High5's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Got the second coat of paint on and some cork flooring. I might leave for floor painted concrete under the 15 gallon tank's they will be max 6 inches off the floor I'm thinking it will help keep things cool. Few more day's work and it should be ready for a few tank's to start cycling.Awesome! It's very satisfying when you have a space that is all your own. Especially when you did all the work. I will be relieved the day thay mine is done, I am almost there but not quite. Right now still trying to manage the mess I made moving. It'll get there soon I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Looking good man! Sweet little area for sure! Thanks Han, there will be a little piece of your efforts in every tank. Awesome! It's very satisfying when you have a space that is all your own. Especially when you did all the work. I will be relieved the day thay mine is done, I am almost there but not quite. Right now still trying to manage the mess I made moving. It'll get there soon I'm sure.It is satisfying, I could only imagine all the hard work you have put into your basement. To see you doing it motivated me to start my project so what your seeing me do you had a hand in it. Thank you for taking time to share information, ideas ,methods and services to the hobby. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Still have to screw everything together, polyurethane the wood , lay the floor and put in a new junction box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Looking good, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evodrgn Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Lookin' good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Found these led puck lights at home depot they look like the might fit the bill. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-3-Light-LED-White-Puck-Light-Kit-21353KIT-WH/203737528?N=5yc1vZc7phZ1z115g2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Those are only 3000k, not sure if they are enough to grow microalgae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 http://m.homedepot.com/p/Westek-LED-Dimmable-Nickel-Accent-Light-3-Pack/203844624/?MERCH=REC-_-mobileweb_pip_rr-2-_-203737528-_-203844624-_-N Wonder how these would work if bright enough. Nice they are drimmable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 What is that black divider? I seen people with salt tanks use something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 What is that black divider? I seen people with salt tanks use something like that.Abs plastic. http://m.homedepot.com/p/Westek-LED-Dimmable-Nickel-Accent-Light-3-Pack/203844624/?MERCH=REC-_-mobileweb_pip_rr-2-_-203737528-_-203844624-_-N Wonder how these would work if bright enough. Nice they are drimmable Was looking at those to Chris. All the reviews said they where super bright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I started to lay the cork floor and stopped, I have decided not to do cork floors and go with a brown paper floor. Here an example of what it looks like finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Abs plastic. Was looking at those to Chris. All the reviews said they where super bright Yea,my link didn't work right. Wonder if these would complement my,stand lighting. Might do these above to don't have much room for a light. Furnace trunkline is pretty close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Got the first step of the floor done. I think it kind of look's like the rock in bee shrimp habitat. evodrgn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Looking good bro. Your gettin there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Floor with 3 coats of sealer. countryboy12484 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Coming along nicely bro... how much long till ya get some water in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Might be a few more week's still trying to figure out the best configuration to fully utilize the space. I wanted to put 3 15 gallons on the back wall and 6 5 gallons on a rack on the side wall connected to a sump. Now I am thinking fill the room up with 12 5 gallon's on a sump, thing is if something goes wrong in the system could be very bad. It would be around 70 gallons of water volume with the sump, I should be able to catch any problems before they get out of hand with that much water volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Set up a quarantine tank and link it to the system, once you have new shrimp or plants to add, just disconnect it from the system and let the new comers to settle and get used to the water parameters while you are watching for any bad symptoms. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Ideally quarantine should not be done in the same room. Too much chance to cross contaminate, some things can travel in aerosol droplets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Ideally quarantine should not be done in the same room. Too much chance to cross contaminate, some things can travel in aerosol droplets. That is true, That is not always possible though, it helps to keep the tank covered also and to only use the same equipment on the quarantine tank. Even the hose for a water change should be on its own. I keep several hoses just for this purpose, I cant do a seperate hose for each tank as that would just be crazy lol, I have different hoses for different species of fish, shrimp or etc. This keeps it somewhat contained to the different breeds. Some will do find with one thing but will destroy another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Got the first tank in the space cycling. I used old sea mud and lowkey's speed sand as additives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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