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It was cheap, it was done by a retired qualified spark who is a family friend,he wanted to get out of the house and keep himself busy and earn enough to go for a pint when finished. He has done a great job and it is very safe.. That was my one demand at the beginning.. AS SAFE AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE..Let me know about the bulbs as i am not happy with these yellow ones. A humidifyer would be useful i have a corner of the ceiling that seems to collect condensation, although it is part that is not yet insulated and i think this is where hot and cold air collide and form moisture, i expect it to fix itself once insulated. I have a fan but need a smaller one as mine is to big and takes up to much room. Ill post a few more pics soon.
I got the electrican to install a 5ft flouresent in the larger side and i have a 4ft in the smaller side. The 4ft is above the top row on a timer and lights them up great, i used normal aquarium starter units and 5ft tubes from B&Q for the bottom and middle shelves. The bulbs from B&Q are very cheap compared to aquatic bulbs but they do nothing for fish colours, they give out a yellowy light and do not show the colours of at all. I am concidering changing these for a better colour bulb..
Thats another thing i forgot to mention, the bill for the electrician was another expense i overlooked, all in mine came to £150, which wasnt bad but still an added expense, i do all the building work myself but water and electric do not mix so i do not touch electrics at all, so i had to pay an expert. He did a great job and installed 8 sockets, fusebox,lights and timers. Without the electrics fitted in an expert manner the project would not of started…..Hi Atlantis check this out http://www.bettatalk.com/ i dont know if you have visited before but this lady surre knows her stuff on bettas. Maybe you could get in contact and run through your ideas with her, she sounds like the ideal sounding board.. Just a though..
I found the site as next year i want to try breeding a few anabatoids and siamese fighters are on the list. Good luck.Well done mate, im away at the weekend so im going to setup 3 tanks and put three pairs in to breed, im hoping that when i return i will have plenty of eggs!!! fingers crossed.
My females are nearly bursting they are that full of eggs.DONT FORGET THE ESSENTIALS….
POLY SHEET INBETWEEN BATTONS…
VIEW FROM DOORWAY INTO LARGER SIDE. NOW FINISHED
Iv just locked the shed up with my tape measure inside so cant check on the tape but from what you say then it looks ok, as you know i work in a builders merchant and sawmill, we make shiplap and it should do the job fine especially with good insulation.
I would be tempted to go a little bit longer than 2.1 meters as there is never enough room within a fishroom, room to turn around and manuver buckets ect is always nice. I got you a price from work and in my place you are looking at
£9.70 sheet of 9mm WBP ply (waterproof) for internal use covering insulation.
£3.80 sheet of 25mm polystyrene
£4.80 sheet of 50mm polystyreneObviously you cannot buy from my work but it will give you an idea, also budget for the following…Sealants, paint (i use B&Q smooth masonary), screws, felt for roof, some kind of flooring,wood or metal racking, shelving,various brackets, airlines…ECT…
I dont want to put you off but there are numerous things you will need to complete the job. Please dont rush to get tanks in when there are building jobs left to do, my mate put all his tanks into the racks straight onto a concrete floor without andding insulation, in the winter all the cold came through the floor and his heating bill was horrendous. I learnt from his mistake and used polystyrene tiles under a laminate floor, i can work barefoot if i like because the fishroom is nice and cosy without using tons of heat, my radiator is only on for half of the day now and keeps the room a steady 80-88f…
When you put your insulation into the wall cavitys make sure every inch is covered, push peices into the smallest gaps and it will work well, remember in our winter it can go down to minus 10 if not lower, we still need to keep a steady 75-80f in our tropical tanks.
As i said i dont want to put you off but please think about every stage of construction carefully and build a strong structure. Any questions dont hesitate to ask…Wooohooo Chris youve made my night, only problem is with them being that cheap ill be needing a bigger shed !!!!!
Thanks for pointing them out, but i have spent enough in the last fortnight and need to stop spending money on Fish, my wife and kids have forgotten what i look like and iv grown a beard iv been in the fishroom that often…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…Well done Atlantis, i think what your doing is correct and very Commendable, i would not like to be a shop manager keeping bettas in tiny enclosures when you walk in on the warpath…
Seriously you are doing a very important job, people think you can mistreat fish and it certainly annoys me.
A friend of mine in work bought two goldfish for his daughter, he started asking questions when one died and was shocked when i told him to spend £100 on a bigger glass tank, a filter and decent water conditioners (the basics)
His reply was ‘yeah but there only Goldfish’ My friend likes birds so i compared it to me trying to keep a Golden Eagle in a broom cupboard, he got my point but i think his goldfish will continue to suffer in its tiny unfiltered bowl.
If people mistreat dogs or cats in the Uk we have the RSPCA to intervene and protect the animals, fish do not seen to apply and they should be subject to the same rights as larger animals.I have just started posting my fish over here in the UK.
I use a cardboard box lined with polystyrene and in this i place the fishbag 7×16 inch.. I have started double bagging them now as one split in transit and the buyer lost the fish, I use tons of shredded paper to stop the bag moving and to conserve some of the heat. Finaly a heat pack is selotaped to the polystyrene lid and the box is sealed.
The box is wrapped in FRAGILE tape and posted by Royal mail special delivery. This is guarenteed to arive before 1pm next day, so if i post at 5pm before the final collection of the day the fish are in transit for less than 24 hours.
Upto now i have posted 12 packages and a total of 122 fish, i am proud to say i have only lost a total of 4 fish in transit.
Did you get a refund from the seller?? I offer a refund system if i receive a photo of the fish dead in the sealed bag no later than 2pm..UPDATE.
The eggs are fertile and are hatched, i checked the other fish today and a second pair have laid eggs on a piece of bogwood!!!
Second pair female with eggs.
Male with eggs (second pair)
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.
