Happy birthday to me,happy birthday to me

[ste12000]

Yep as you guessed 30 TODAY…sad sad sad i got my mum to pay for four tanks from ebay and i found a corydoras mug that my sister has bought me. :oops: :lol:

[Crazedpuffer]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[katkin]

A very Happy Birthday!
K

[ste12000]

Cheers guys and girls.. iv had a nice afternoon with the family, this morning was spent in my work clothes as im expanding the fishroom..iv been upto my neck in polystyrene and plywood sheets. Should be worth it when its done though. Ill eventually have 35 tanks and can keep tons more species. :lol:

[chr15_8]

@ste12000 wrote:

Cheers guys and girls.. iv had a nice afternoon with the family, this morning was spent in my work clothes as im expanding the fishroom..iv been upto my neck in polystyrene and plywood sheets. Should be worth it when its done though. Ill eventually have 35 tanks and can keep tons more species. :lol:

:lol: :roll:

happy bday mate

ive been looking at sheds this morning aswell

chris

[celestialdude]

Happy birthday dude!!! And welcome to the Thirties’ Club of which I’m part (that’s not a bad thing). Wishing you a blessed day and many more happy fishroom days to come.

[atlantis_child]

Yah! for you.

What size fish tanks did you get?

– Atlantis

[ste12000]

Thanks a lot guys/girls and chris….Only kiddin mate. :wink: Thanks
I bought 4 secondhand 18x18x12 tanks for use as growing on tanks,I got them CHEAP,CHEAP,CHEAP, the girl who was selling was local to me and advertised on ebay, she was going to uni and needed to shut down the majority of her 18 tank fishroom. iv told her to contact me if she sells anymore tanks this size. I had the tanks for a week or two but there was no point in putting them into the shed side which was uninsulated and had no flooring. So my fishroom now measures 11ft x 6ft it is completly insulated with 2inch polystyrene sheets and will have a laminate floor all the way through.The walls are painted white with a smooth waterproof masionary paint,and the tank racks are made with 2 1/2 inch planed redwood.
It will eventually contain upto 35 smallish tanks with a total water volume of 1000litres or 264 gallons…I also have two display tanks inside the house….

What shed were you looking at chris?? Let me know what sort of size and your price range and ill help you scan the net see how cheap we can get one for, im lucky as i work in a builders merchant and get a good discount on building materials, plus my company have just taken over a garden center and i took full advantage and bought a big water butt for half price
It can be done fairly cheaply if you do it in bits, also try and breed some expensive fish and it should pay for itself..Mine has upto now.

[chr15_8]

cheers

ive been looking at a 7ft long x 5ft wide (with door on the 5 ft) and a 6ft long by 4ft wide (door on the 4ft bit).

im likly to go for the 7ftx5ft (convinced my mum just my dad to convice that all the stuff behind the other shed is rubbish)

7ftx5ft – £205 – gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk
6ft x 4ft – £165.96 – argos

hope you had a good day today

chris

[ste12000]

7×5 for £200 doesnt seem to bad, along with the insulation and timber needed you might be looking at around £300-£350 all in.. Well worth it i say..
Yeah iv had a nice day with the family, im now just chillin on the Xbox 360 and trying to work the new tele.. ours broke and i have bought a new one today.

[chr15_8]

@ste12000 wrote:

7×5 for £200 doesnt seem to bad, along with the insulation and timber needed you might be looking at around £300-£350 all in.. Well worth it i say..
Yeah iv had a nice day with the family, im now just chillin on the Xbox 360 and trying to work the new tele.. ours broke and i have bought a new one today.

:shock: at this time? should be going bed.

yep ive worked it out at about £350 ish

do you how much a 8x4ft sheet of 0.95(ish)mm ply and a 8×4 slap of polystryene?(sp.) would cost at regular cost?

pm me if you prefer.

chris

[Aquaseafoam]

Happy birthday!
Good luck on the fishroom too

[chr15_8]

@ste12000 wrote:

Thanks a lot guys/girls and chris….Only kiddin mate. :wink: Thanks
I bought 4 secondhand 18x18x12 tanks for use as growing on tanks,I got them CHEAP,CHEAP,CHEAP, the girl who was selling was local to me and advertised on ebay, she was going to uni and needed to shut down the majority of her 18 tank fishroom. iv told her to contact me if she sells anymore tanks this size.

same tanks as these? (its the same seller :wink: )

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-18-x-18-square-breeding-fish-tank-aquarium-fish-room_W0QQitemZ300153215835QQihZ020QQcategoryZ20755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

chris

[ste12000]

Thats the one chris, iv got my eye on these and will be bidding..I got the other 4 for £31 which work out roughly £7.50 each.. BARGAIN :wink:
Im back in work tomorrow and ill get you a price on poly and ply to give you an idea, its not expensive though, iv used 9mm ply (£8.00 sheet)
and 2inch thick polystyrene (£3.80 8x4sheet) for the large side of my shed 6×6 iv used 4 poly and 5 ply and will need a offcut from work to complete the roof.
All in with paint and wooden flooring the larger side has cost £150, but the fish iv sold in the last month has covered this so im not out off pocket at all. Ill carry on raising fish and they will pay for new tanks late this year or early next year…

[chr15_8]

cheers

i think im using chipboard now, might not be as good but will be thicker and about half the price.

chris

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