Building a fish room in my (crawl space ) basement

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I'm doing something similar. My basement is under 6ft tall, luckily I'm only 5'7" so.i can stand up... im moving my sump and all equipment down there. And setting up a frag and holding tank as well.
 

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What part of the country are you in? Any concerns with radon gas? Here in the north east most all basements and or crawl spaces at least have to consider it.
 

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What part of the country are you in? Any concerns with radon gas? Here in the north east most all basements and or crawl spaces at least have to consider it.
Ah, a little radon gas never hurt anyone hahaha
 

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dang the OP @me & my baby really needs to update this post! i have done basically the exact same thing and i am mid-build. i would love some updates or "wish i would have done"'s.
 
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Sorry for the long time not updating . I got seriously sick the last year and was down for almost 8 months . My crawspace is closed . I did have a dehumidifier and it worked like a charm . But unfortunately do to my sickness I am leaving the hobby once again sorry for the delayed response
 

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Sorry for the long time not updating . I got seriously sick the last year and was down for almost 8 months . My crawspace is closed . I did have a dehumidifier and it worked like a charm . But unfortunately do to my sickness I am leaving the hobby once again sorry for the delayed response
I am so sorry to hear that.
 
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Thank you guys
But the crawlspace setup worked great and good luck with your build
 

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I too have my fish room in my crawl space. Although not as nice as yours haha. I have about 48” and also wheel around on an office chair!
 

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Ah man sorry to hear about you getting sick, get well! And hopefully you'll be back in no time.
 

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