BrokenReefer’s 150G build thread

[BrokenReefer]

This is my work room/carpentry room/furnace room/storage. Is there any reason why I would NOT want to put a fish room/work station table with sump under it below the HVAC ducting?

Aside from the obvious rusting issue - I’ll also end up building a wall to segregate the furnace from the rest of the room so I’m not sucking in all that salty air.

 

[Calmwaters]

I would think saw dust could be an issue for an aquarium if you do wood cutting in there.

 

[BrokenReefer]

I would think saw dust could be an issue for an aquarium if you do wood cutting in there.

Yep, that’s been working in my head as well. No was going to build a curtain wall, if you will, so that I can cover any exposed equipment.

I just dislike working under a cramped cabinet these days. :)

That is the EXTREME example I had “help” with. I wouldn’t leave the workbench and tool chest where AI put them and the sump/equipment would be on the wall with the sink.

 

[Calmwaters]

Yep, that’s been working in my head as well. No was going to build a curtain wall, if you will, so that I can cover any exposed equipment.

I just dislike working under a cramped cabinet these days. :)

That is the EXTREME example I had “help” with. I wouldn’t leave the workbench and tool chest where AI put them and the sump/equipment would be on the wall with the sink.

The dust was my biggest concern but you have a fix for that. Do you use any chemicals that have a strong odor or that you spray?

 

[BrokenReefer]

Yep, that’s been working in my head as well. No was going to build a curtain wall, if you will, so that I can cover any exposed equipment.

I just dislike working under a cramped cabinet these days. :)

That is the EXTREME example I had “help” with. I wouldn’t leave the workbench and tool chest where AI put them and the sump/equipment would be on the wall with the sink.

The dust was my biggest concern but you have a fix for that. Do you use any chemicals that have a strong odor or that you spray?

Nope, learned the hard way - staining or applying any paint/finish in that room makes the whole house smell because we pull “fresh” air from the room instead of outside.

 

[BrokenReefer]

I have nothing new to update other than I’m still alive.

Oh and current tank upgrades are paused for the time being. The new tank would require a much bigger basement remodel and my faulty wiring (in my brain) says that if I’m gonna do that might as well just rip out all the drywall and ceilings, sound dampen the floor joists, insulate and seal the basement trunk lines, you know …. Not normal things for just upgrading a tank.

So, I self-edited and put a full pause on it for now.

Tanks doing good, fish are happy, corals aren’t dead, return pump did die on me though. Thankfully I had a COR-15 on hand to swap in. I went and bought a Jebao pump but the whole pump is larger than the COR footprint and I did NOT want to be dealing with that.