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245G Build/Breeding Room Update and Revised Plans

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mhowe9
, 10-08-2010 at 07:39 PM (2359 Views)
Here is the latest progress on my 245G Build/Breeding room. You can find the prior blogs post at these links:

http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...-my-245G-build

http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...om-Build-Plans

http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...-with-2-people

Progress on the fish room is moving along nicely. I have been able to completely finish the back and right side walls including adding a moisture barrier, insulation, a particle board backing, and white fiberglass wall board. I apologize for not taking too many pics during this part of the process but I do have a couple.

Adding the white fiberglass wallboard



The 2 completed walls

Right wall



Back wall



I still have to finish the wall on the left hand side. As I was starting to construct the fish room, I had to make the fish room smaller. Some of the duct work for house was in the path of where I wanted to put the left side wall, I thought that I had a spot to attach the wall but I turned out that I didn't. In the end, the 11x13 fishroom ended up being about 10 x11. This change forced my to readjust some of my plans. Here are the revised fish room plans.

Master Plan


Tank Bank #1



Tank Bank #2

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  1. melev's Avatar
    Don't you hate it when you have to change your plans because something is in the way? I feel for ya, after all I just rerouted copper pipe in concrete to stick to my desired plan.

    FYI, to see previous blog entries by a person, check the righthand column for this widget:


    Note the little arrow I added: If you click there, you can see every blog entry by that person/author.

    How are you going to cover up all the screw holes in that white board?
  2. mhowe9's Avatar
    Yeah I hear you Marc. It drove me nuts trying to repackage everything. Thanks for the info on the prior poss. Most of the screw holes will honestly be covered up be either sumps or breeding systems. I am going to try and either paint or if that doesn't work caulk them. The screw holes came as an emergency for the first board when the liquid nails didn't hold.
  3. melev's Avatar
    I believe you are supposed to buy interlocking plastic strips that bind the two to the wall. Liquid Nails should have held it, but perhaps the climate conditions weren't ideal.
  4. mhowe9's Avatar
    I took a look for the plastic strips and didnt' see them. One thing I forgot to mention was that I put most of the screws on the seams, which I can also cover with some moulding.
  5. clstreak's Avatar
    I really like your ideas and i have a part of my basement all set up with properly wired with 3 differnt circt breakers and i even wired one wall with 10 gage wire (omg what a pain) when i get it all sorted out i would like to start setting up a staging area for sumting smaller like what you have planned at first Mhowe9 ill get some pictures.. I have a small bar on one side with a sink and fridge.. but i have probbly a 15x14 room to work with.. Id like to get into breeding some clowns in the future..
  6. mhowe9's Avatar
    Thanks clstreak. Looking forward to the pics
  7. mhowe9's Avatar
    Managed to finish the left side wall this weekend.

    Framing


    Installation of particle board and white board



    White board installation complete



    Excess board cut off of left wall and glass block window

  8. melev's Avatar
    Making progress. Why are you staggering those horizontal firewall blocks? Just curious.
  9. clstreak's Avatar
    It might be building code.. I know it is here in my town.. sumthing to fire code here.. cant remember the exact name..
  10. mhowe9's Avatar
    I believe it code here. When I tore some of plaster out of the bathroom I remember it being staggered also. That was 1940 when the house was built