A tour!

[Matt V]

This might be a stupid idea, but I thought I'd start a thread about where we keep out tanks around the house - like a little tour of where the tanks are and/or fishrooms (for all you lucky people who have them).

So, I'll start. This is from the back of the apartment toward the front. I didn't include the empty 40g and 55g sitting on the back porch. the back porch is a disaster area.

First there's the guest bedroom with the 10g Multi tank.

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-09/97012-001.jpg

Then there's the dining room. This is the 29g domaine of the helianthus death brigade with the 75g mbuna tank off to the right. (sorry, dining room is a mess... we don't eat in it, just dump crap in it and walk through it...)

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-09/97012-002.jpg

... and the aforementioned 75g mbuna tank

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-09/97012-003.jpg

and in the living room, we have on top the Victorian tank and below the maternity/hospital tank. currently it houses a recovering female fuelleborni that another female fuelleborni beat the living crap out of... (you'll also note the ThinkPad that I am currently typing on sitting on the couch...)

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-09/97012-004.jpg

[Solace]

Hey cool idea to post a thread like this. Nice to see how others have tanks tossed around, glad I am not the only one. Mind if I add some pics to this thread?

[Matt V]

Originally posted by Solace
Mind if I add some pics to this thread?

'twould be the point!

Please do! I want to see other people's tanks in context!

[Solace]

The tanks in this room aren't for show they just a mess for fishy's to have some lovin space...

Ok to the left of my monitor (you can see this thread open on the screen actually)

Fry holding tank with Copadichromis azureus/Sciaenochromis fryeri currently stuck up in there among the algae/duckweed.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-001.jpg

This shot Mbuna in the top right. Baby Haps/Paracyps/Labs/Shellies in top left. Bottom tank black acara, severum, syno's various other fish I can't seem to give away. Oh and a 6 Stage RO/DI, did I mention ignore the junk....
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-002.jpg

Tank on the right has Sallie Boggs Koi angels, F0 Chocolates, Dicrossus Filamentosa/Maculada, Laetacara and others. Tank on the left has Multi's and Petricola.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-003.jpg

On far left tank has endlers, apisto panduro's, thread fins, bn pleco's and some other junk.

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-004.jpg



A 90 Gallon in the LR full of Haps and some Juli/Leleupi.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-005.jpg

Kitchen... yes in the kitchen because I didn't get the building finished this past week. Fryeri with abino genes. Man my wife is understanding.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-006.jpg

Bedroom with baby tang growouts. Oh and wife too.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-007.jpg

Off the back deck, nevermind the tall weeds/grass. Dry 220's and 100. Just to the right of these tanks under the shed are 15-20 more 25's - 40 breeders. Will add shots of the other 220 and pair of 360's later.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-10/97054-008.jpg

[punkypuffer]

these are great guys!

[Solace]

Updated pic of the dry tanks.

Now there are three 220 gallon tanks. Two 6 footers by two feet by 30 inches and one 7 footer by two feet by two feet and a few inches and the 100 gallon long. OH and let's not forget about that 20 gallon long on top of the one 220. :razz:

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-15/97546-001.jpg

Will toss some pics of the two 360 gallon tanks when I go around the other side of the building. Hey if I panned to the left a little you could see the wife riding the John Deer cutting some grass like a good little wifey...... :rofl:

She kill me if she read that. :eek:

[Matt V]

Originally posted by Solace
Will toss some pics of the two 360 gallon tanks

2 360 gallon tanks? 2?

I am so jealous I can't find the right words.

I definitely want to see a pic of those bad boys!

[cich1]

nice setups guys.

Solace, i will forever be jealous of your tanks,damn you.:D

[Solace]

Now I just have to get off my duff and put something in them....

[Solace]

Just setup a 55 in the LR 'temporarily' so my wife will get off my back about those two in the kitchen.

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-26/98807-001.jpg

[fish speaker]

It's tough to follow Solace's monster tanks, but here goes. I took these while doing water changes a couple of nights ago.

First up, after walking through the front door, to the right you'll find my 180-gallon mbuna/vic tank (python is refilling the tank as pic is taken):
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-001.jpg

Openning up the right side of the stand, you'll find a 20-gallon growout tank:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-002.jpg

Continuing down the hall to the family room, on the right are a couple of new tanks in a stack. The 55 on top will soon have a few Malawi eye biters; the 40-long on the bottom has a group of Cichlasoma istlanum:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-003.jpg

In the same room, the next stop is the 90-gallon CA/SA tank, and to the right, the 75-gallon home of my Herichthys carpintis family:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-004.jpg

In the stand of the 75 is the 10-gallon hospital tank:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-005.jpg

In the stand of the 90 is the 20-long quarantine tank, soon to be a growout tank:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-006.jpg

Continuing back to the master bedroom (my daughter doesn't want too many tanks out in the public areas of the house, because she thinks her friends will think I'm weird. Tough...they will have to deal with it), on the right is my 75-gallon midas habitat, on the left is another 20-gallon, currently home to about 30-40 Honduran Red Point fry growing out:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-007.jpg

Finally, on the other side of the master bedroom, on the right is another 20-gallon mbuna/vic growout tank, on the left, from the left, 37-gallon tank housing my Thorichthys aureus albinos, then two 29-gallon tanks, each housing a breeding pair of Honduran Red Points:
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-04-28/98989-008.jpg

[Solace]

Cool pic's FS. See I would have more tanks lined up on the walls like that, but I do have a wife to contend with. She is slowly being seduced into the hobby though. :razz:

[Matt V]

sweet pics, FS!

you give us all something to aspire toward - no wall space. :ok:

[fish speaker]

Originally posted by Matt V
sweet pics, FS!

you give us all something to aspire toward - no wall space. :ok:

:rofl: Actually, my goal is zero FLOOR space. No floor, no floor cleaning. :wink:

[Jeto]

Originally posted by fish speaker
:rofl: Actually, my goal is zero FLOOR space. No floor, no floor cleaning. :wink:

hahaha.
cool tanks.

Now, if only I could put the TV in the tank.
Sort of TV rack/tank.
:twisted:

[option5]

man, I got nothin' on some of you guys. I'm drooling over some of the tanks laying in your yard, Solace. Anything 75gal and up for sale?:wink:

[Solace]

Nahh all of it's being setup in a 'fish house' as we speak. Well not literally as we speak, but you know what I mean. :D

[Red Tail Thick Skin]

oO nice tanks i only have 1 cichlid tank and 2 betas lol i will post pics of them later tho..

[Glaive]

Wow guys,

Solace no wonder the fish house is a go, and FS I'm surprised your wife hasn't gone out and bought the lumber to make your own fish house lol.

[Solace]

That's why she has been out in the shop helping me build a three tier 12 foot long stand this evening. :D

Sheash I gotta get around to putting up some updated pics....

[fish speaker]

Originally posted by Glaive
...FS I'm surprised your wife hasn't gone out and bought the lumber to make your own fish house lol.

Now THAT I'd like to see. My wife, unfortunately, passed away in 1999, which is probably the only reason I've been able to keep this many tanks in the house:razz: . Seriously, though, plans are in the works for a smaller scale setup in the garage...assuming I can finish all my other "in progress" projects, and clean up all the clutter that's out there now!

[Glaive]

:oops:

I'm sorry FS.

[fish speaker]

Don't lose any sleep over it. :ok: Enough time has passed that I am just left with the good memories. No harm done, esp. since I haven't really made a point of informing everyone that I'm a widower (man, that really sounds TOO old).

[Glaive]

Fair enogh, and good to hear you have the good stuff.

[cdjunior24]

well since everybody's doin it...just went through a massive downsize of selling tanks and reorganizing so i'm down to my core 3 and the gf's in the living room...
view from my front door
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-12-24/123501-001.jpg
full frontal of the 37 tall planted/sa
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-12-24/123501-002.jpg
right turn into my room
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-12-24/123501-003.jpg
face shot of the 125
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2005-12-24/123501-004.jpg
and the dual 40's
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/cdjunior24/122440s.jpg

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

Guess i'll chime in, My fish room has been in a work-in progress for sometime but its to the point where I can't fit anymore tanks lol.
I've learned a lot building this room of 45 fish tanks and if ever move into another house I'll do it better .

Kurt
RMC


Well I thought I had some pics on my website folder but there not there for some reason so here is just one pic 2 pics put together. R side are 75g with 20g long on top. Custom make 14 foot 3 level stand all one piece. Behind that view is a 3 level rack with 9 40's the big tanks have a 100g long on top and bottom and in the middle is whats called a 125g wide all from glasscages.com 100's are 96X18X18 the wide one is 96X24X18
directly across from that rack is another rack with same tanks.
I'll try and post pics tonite when i'm home and have those pics.
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2006-01-19/126385-001.jpg

[NEO_72]

Oh yeah!! <drooool>!!! More pics!!

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

As promised a few more, and one of my ugly mug lol

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2006-01-19/126438-001.jpg

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2006-01-19/126438-002.jpg

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2006-01-19/126438-003.jpg

Fyi the top big tank on that rack is 90in off the ground and i'm 5'5 can you say FUN when catching fish :)

[Jeto]

very nice fishroom

vroooommmmm

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

Thanks Jeto and NEO_72

[RustyNut]

Wow kurt, that is an awesome fishroom!

I think all us fish geeks would like to see more and hear about all the details... I know I would!

How do you change all that water? Heck, how do you keep track of all the maintainence needs?

Is that in your home?

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

HI Rusty, well where do I start lol.
I change all the fry tanks every 3-4 days 25% and my malawi breeders once a week 40% and all my tang breeders 30% every 2 weeks. I use a rio pump that is 800gph hooked up to a 100 foot python hose into the drain in the floor. I use a 400gph for my fry tanks. I clean the the sponge filters every 2 weeks and replace the box filters once a month. Yes it is in the basement of my house. Some people have different ideas for what they want in a house my main concern was a huge basement and a 3 car garage :) .I personally would have prefered a bigger fish room so i have more room to actually work in like it use to be when i first started with 25 fish tanks but i've squeezed in just about as many as I can lol (50 tanks)and it has made it a bit harder to work in but i've gotten use to it. I'd like to move in the next 5yrs and if and when I do I'll try and buy a lot with a huge yard so i can actually have a fish house versus a fish room. Feel free to ask me anything. I've learned a lot putting this fish room in and what I would do differently if I had the chance to start over.

[NEO_72]

Wow - is this just hobby based for you, or is it professional?

And thank you - everytime the gf says I'm not getting another tank, I'll link her to this and say "c'mon baby, RMC has WAY more tanks than I do!" :D

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

Neo_72 this is still just a hobby for me yes I do make a few $ here and there selling fish but I have a full time professional job. I do this mostly for fun and to keep me out of trouble LOL. It's all in finding the right woman. My last gf didnt support me at all with my fish but my new one is all for it.

Kurt
RMC

[NEO_72]

Well, glad to hear that! My gf (fiance actually, but that still sounds foolish to me) has a tank now and wants to get a bigger one, but she still isn't crazy about me having a) many tanks, or b) a tank bigger than a 180....so I have some work to do :D

Man, if I ever take that trip out west I'm stopping by!

[Rocky Mountain Cichlids]

Thats always the best way to do it, get them involved so its not just your hobby totally its both of yours hobby. I even have my gf's kid helping out. I pay him 5$ a week lol to help me feed fish clean tanks etc etc he's only 9 but I say start em out young. He already wants his own tank in his bed room and well that's gonna happen this wknd a nice 72g bowfront :) deducted from his 5$ a week salary ofcourse LOL just kiddin.

[Argent]

Great setups!

I know how it is about trying to get your significant other involved -- I just upgraded to a 25G tank from my 15 and I'm trying to convince my GF to stock the 15 (she doesn't have to clean it or anything -- just pick out some fish she likes) So far I've gotten a 'maybe'

[NEO_72]

Argent - good luck on that! :)

RMC - that's so cool he has an interest too. Yeah, he'll have kids of his own before he gets that tank at $5 week! ;)