Dear Sir: You have a wonderful fish-room. Personally, I’m not a DIY type of aquarist. I prefer hang-on-the-back aquariums and I was very impressed with the air-driven ones that you made. I’ve over-done it with my hobby and filled my house with aquariums, only to get over burdened (feeling it was a chore) and giving tanks away. I’ve done this, repeatedly. Purchasing fish and equipment can be addictive. It’s easy to become “spend-thrift” with this hobby. I believe that I now have a nice compromise with only five tanks. I enjoy caring for the fish and aquatic plants and culturing the live foods that I offer. Thank you for a very interesting video. I’m super-jealous of you, sir. Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
Thanks so much for your kind words and continued support. I'm as lazy as the next guy and that's the reason I centrally filter my tanks. I'm planning to build a rack in the new year in the style that I find on TH-cam so I can do side by side comparisons for people who are planning fish rooms. When I build it, it is going to be plumbed so I can easily convert it to central filtration for when my laziness wins out. Have a Merry Christmas.
thank you, I really enjoy your channel i think it is really cool, I like how you machine your parts, your work is neat too, I would like to offer a suggestion if i might something that ive seen on another channel, you can add a shut off valve at the intake of each tank, if you had sick fish in one of the tanks or if you wanted to isolate one tank from the system for some reason you could cut the water flow and just add a sponge filter temporarily thereby eliminating cross contamination, i hope this helps.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like what I do here. One difference with this system that eliminates the need for valves is that none of the water mixes from tank to tank. They are always isolated from each other.
Awesome build! Very well produced video..we are going to setup a central air system for our room. I have all of the components already I just need the time to tap the pvc
@@FishmanEricRussell Thanks for letting me know. Lately I have this crazy idea stuck in my mind of building a fishroom for breeding and incorporate it to an aquaponics or iAVS system :)
U have a lots of tank ..why u not upload regular basis video ...and u everywhere searching me on all channel 😂 ..it's so hilarious. But I like ..thanks fishman upload this video 👍
I am currently trying to design/build a fish rack for breeding Apistogramma mainly. I was wondering, did you ever make that second video of the "new" rack you spoke about at the beginning? I couldn't find it on your channel? Second question - How do you do water changes? Do you just change the direction of your outflow to a drain and then pump in new fresh water? I am wanting to setup a centralized filtration just like you have here but I would also like to make it so I can do a weekly water change on all of my tanks with ease. I would appreciate any feedback you could give me of course. Thanks!
You're right. When I do water changes on this rack, all I do is turn down the outflow elbows and then refill after they have drained the amount I want. I have run both this style and centralized filter systems. I prefer this system. The extra time to do water changes is minimal and I get to control the water quality to individual tanks. With the centralized system they all have the same water and I ended up with fry everywhere. If you go into the fish room playlist there are a number of videos that go into this in more detail. Hope that helps
I've built 4 racks in my fish room this way and to date I have had no issues. I use the 1/2" overflows for water changes only and they are fast enough. Thanks for watching!
Awesome job, greatest commentary in regards to your frustration with the bar code stickers hahaha. I bloody hate those little stickers too. keep up the great work.
I've tried all of the various ways of preventing babies of different species from ending up where they don't belong. The only one that doesn't result in water on the floor at some point is the one I'm currently using. So I just put up with having to keep an eye out for babies. Thanks for watching
Great Video, I find it very hard to make time to do such in depth videos, I really appreciate the work and thought that went into this, Thanks Fishman!!!
Have a day off from fishing so I'm able to watch right away. Very helpful!! Couldn't see what you used on the inside of the tank that you screwed onto the outflow pvc? Is it screened?
The inside piece is a 1/2" threaded female adapter. The screen for it is a piece of drilled 1/2' pipe as with the upper row at the beginning of the video. I plan on doing a complete build for a fish rack in the near future and you will be able to see the whole process.
Fishman very frustrating indeed. I've been catching enough to keep clients happy but not what I'm used to. For the first time ever, walleye have been easier to catch then smallmouth. Lost 20 days due to wind and thunderstorms...that hurt but hopefully the fall will be better and I can make up some lost ground. Even thought that hurt it's nothing compared wot what's going in Houston. Heading down in 2 weeks to help out those poor souls who've lost everything.
Was sch 80 your first choice?, did you already do the air one you spoke of?, and mentioned some of the glass might be to old to drill, never heard of that. Here’s one,years ago made tanks out of various 50s and 60s care windows, still have some, that plastic sandwhich was a life saver on more than one occasion!
Glass exposed to water does get more brittle with age and can crack. If you take care you can drill and cut it it but it is more of an effort. Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts on this
This rack and the recycled rack are both air driven. They appear in lots of videos. I will be doing a full fish room tour in the coming weeks as I finish the last rack reno and you will see them all then. Thanks for watching!
I've been looking up fish room ideas and this was very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching
Dear Sir:
You have a wonderful fish-room. Personally, I’m not a DIY type of aquarist. I prefer hang-on-the-back aquariums and I was very impressed with the air-driven ones that you made.
I’ve over-done it with my hobby and filled my house with aquariums, only to get over burdened (feeling it was a chore) and giving tanks away. I’ve done this, repeatedly. Purchasing fish and equipment can be addictive. It’s easy to become “spend-thrift” with this hobby. I believe that I now have a nice compromise with only five tanks. I enjoy caring for the fish and aquatic plants and culturing the live foods that I offer.
Thank you for a very interesting video. I’m super-jealous of you, sir.
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
Thanks so much for your kind words and continued support. I'm as lazy as the next guy and that's the reason I centrally filter my tanks. I'm planning to build a rack in the new year in the style that I find on TH-cam so I can do side by side comparisons for people who are planning fish rooms. When I build it, it is going to be plumbed so I can easily convert it to central filtration for when my laziness wins out. Have a Merry Christmas.
thank you, I really enjoy your channel i think it is really cool, I like how you machine your parts, your work is neat too, I would like to offer a suggestion if i might something that ive seen on another channel, you can add a shut off valve at the intake of each tank, if you had sick fish in one of the tanks or if you wanted to isolate one tank from the system for some reason you could cut the water flow and just add a sponge filter temporarily thereby eliminating cross contamination, i hope this helps.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like what I do here. One difference with this system that eliminates the need for valves is that none of the water mixes from tank to tank. They are always isolated from each other.
@@FishmanEricRussell ok, i thought that all of the water goes into a single sump
Awesome build! Very well produced video..we are going to setup a central air system for our room. I have all of the components already I just need the time to tap the pvc
Thanks allot. Glad you liked it. Time is always the thing in shortest supply
This is exactly what I needed to see right now. Just bought 6 tanks and forgot how much work water changes would be. Thanks.
So glad you like it!
Really enjoyed your informative video. Subscribed 🤗
Thank you
I was so surprised seeing this only had 300 views, I expected more like 100,000 views!!
Thanks for your kind words and for watching
Its getting there 😄
Thanks for the video! What tank sizes are you using?
So glad you liked it! These tanks are 15 gal. and 30 gal.
@@FishmanEricRussell Thanks for letting me know. Lately I have this crazy idea stuck in my mind of building a fishroom for breeding and incorporate it to an aquaponics or iAVS system :)
U have a lots of tank ..why u not upload regular basis video ...and u everywhere searching me on all channel 😂 ..it's so hilarious. But I like ..thanks fishman upload this video 👍
I have so many things on the go. It is hard to post regularly. We do seem to show up on the same channels. LOL
Love your channel, especially cool to see another Canadian sharing. Cheers
Thanks so much. Are you going to start up making videos again?
Wow Fish.. (Eric) you are one amazing handy and innovative guy!! ♥♥
Thanks Deb! Thanks for taking the time to watch
Are you having to run heaters in your sump or is it just room heated?
Hydro is really expensive here so I heat the room
I am currently trying to design/build a fish rack for breeding Apistogramma mainly. I was wondering, did you ever make that second video of the "new" rack you spoke about at the beginning? I couldn't find it on your channel?
Second question - How do you do water changes? Do you just change the direction of your outflow to a drain and then pump in new fresh water?
I am wanting to setup a centralized filtration just like you have here but I would also like to make it so I can do a weekly water change on all of my tanks with ease. I would appreciate any feedback you could give me of course. Thanks!
You're right. When I do water changes on this rack, all I do is turn down the outflow elbows and then refill after they have drained the amount I want. I have run both this style and centralized filter systems. I prefer this system. The extra time to do water changes is minimal and I get to control the water quality to individual tanks. With the centralized system they all have the same water and I ended up with fry everywhere. If you go into the fish room playlist there are a number of videos that go into this in more detail. Hope that helps
Please for the love of mercy dont bang on the glass. Or do you not care?
Isn’t 1/2” too small? I’m currently building a 400 gallons rack and I’m not sure about the pipe diameter
I've built 4 racks in my fish room this way and to date I have had no issues. I use the 1/2" overflows for water changes only and they are fast enough. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! cpvc right?
@@MrCentrax No. A combination of PVC and ABS
Did you use regular pvc male & female adapters as the bulkheads for the drains? It’s cheaper than buying actual bulkheads.
I get them in bulk. They aren't expensive that way. Thanks for watching!
Are you using a separate pump for each row of tanks???
Awesome job, greatest commentary in regards to your frustration with the bar code stickers hahaha. I bloody hate those little stickers too. keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you lied it!
Love the setup of your fishrack! :)
Thank you very much!
Can I keep two breeding group together in the same tank with a divider not much room in my apartment
Definitely. Sorry this took so long. You got sent to the spam folder for some reason
Perhaps you could slip a foam pre-filter over the out take to stop guppy excursions...
I've tried all of the various ways of preventing babies of different species from ending up where they don't belong. The only one that doesn't result in water on the floor at some point is the one I'm currently using. So I just put up with having to keep an eye out for babies. Thanks for watching
What’s in the container you used to connect the pvc pipes?
PVC cement
great vid lots of info going to have to check out all your vids now sub you back see you in the vids
Thanks. Looking forwards to yours as well
Great Video, I find it very hard to make time to do such in depth videos, I really appreciate the work and thought that went into this, Thanks Fishman!!!
Thanks for watching. Finding time is the hardest part
That great idea thank you brother
Is the silicon not more trouble to remove than gasket and good video
It's actually very easy to remove. Thanks for taking the time to watch! Much appreciated
Great Video's Fishman. Subbed you.
Thanks allot! and thanks for the sub
Have a day off from fishing so I'm able to watch right away. Very helpful!! Couldn't see what you used on the inside of the tank that you screwed onto the outflow pvc? Is it screened?
The inside piece is a 1/2" threaded female adapter. The screen for it is a piece of drilled 1/2' pipe as with the upper row at the beginning of the video. I plan on doing a complete build for a fish rack in the near future and you will be able to see the whole process.
Fishman now I see it. Thanks
No problem. How's the fishing been this "sort of" summer?
Fishman very frustrating indeed. I've been catching enough to keep clients happy but not what I'm used to. For the first time ever, walleye have been easier to catch then smallmouth. Lost 20 days due to wind and thunderstorms...that hurt but hopefully the fall will be better and I can make up some lost ground. Even thought that hurt it's nothing compared wot what's going in Houston. Heading down in 2 weeks to help out those poor souls who've lost everything.
That's amazing! More power to you
Was sch 80 your first choice?, did you already do the air one you spoke of?, and mentioned some of the glass might be to old to drill, never heard of that. Here’s one,years ago made tanks out of various 50s and 60s care windows, still have some, that plastic sandwhich was a life saver on more than one occasion!
Glass exposed to water does get more brittle with age and can crack. If you take care you can drill and cut it it but it is more of an effort. Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts on this
Fishman I didn’t know that about the glass , thanks for answering
That was car windows
@@davidyovu7891 I always thought car windows were tempered and laminated. You know safety glass
Awesome setup.. great video can't wait to see Fish in these😄👍
Thanks Angelo! I am going to try and do regular fish room updates
Fishman oh nice that's awesome I can't wait to see them!!
Update on the air powered rack you menstioned ?
This rack and the recycled rack are both air driven. They appear in lots of videos. I will be doing a full fish room tour in the coming weeks as I finish the last rack reno and you will see them all then. Thanks for watching!
Another great vid. Really enjoy these, thanks
Thanks Sam
teach us how to drill the hole tanks just wondering the glass tanks won't break
I have a video coming up that covers all of the things involved in building small tanks. Thanks for watching
oh my god thank you sir, i really want make fish farm tap water is good for fish or water from ground and what the thickness the glass for tanks ?
Glass thickness depends on the size of the tank. Tap water or well water is fine for most fish
You offer some of the best DIY videos on TH-cam, thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to watch them!
I like em!
Hi Michael! Glad you liked it
That was great, I wish I had skills like that
Thanks so much.
I subbed because of this video👍👍
Thank you much appreciated!
That's pretty cool 👍
Thanks and thanks for watching
Makes me want a fish rack even more lol
Thanks for stopping by
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Sorry this took so long. Notifications seem to be getting worse
Wow nice fishroom!
Thank you and thanks for watching
where are you from ???
Canada
very nice !
Thanks David and thanks for watching