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Last week I put my new mini fish room / fish rack on-line called the Fish Nook. I'm located in the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona just 30 minutes from the Mexican Border. Sometimes I'm in the state of Sonora, Mexico as well. Hence the name pays tribute.
This build has been in the planning stages for a few years with allot of prep work (tank stripping/drilling , controller hardware/software, etc...) happening over time. I'll document random things from home construction, running utilities, glass drilling, etc.. Done some clever things, done some dumb things, some things I'll change, some things I'll live with. However, the Fish Nook is in operation, so this isn't a build thread showcasing something that doesn't get built. (that has happend to all of us, time and unforeseen occurence can nix allot of plans....been there).
This was my inspiration:
This was how I planned it:
Reality and Humility played a part and it was scaled back (but filtration stayed large for future expansion):
This is where it is right now, version 1.0. Missed the mark on the Aquarium Zen (lfs in Seattle) inspired look, but content with the comprimises and happy with the results:
It's a work in progress, and it will change. However, I'll start taking this thread back in time to share how the build progressed.
Disclaimer: I did a series of threads on Simply Discus detailing facets of the build. However, my setup is geared towards plants, tetras, dwarf cichlids, therefore, allot of what I've done doesn't quite jive with the bare bottom, massive water changes, and large multi-tank syndrome that is so common over there. I like and respect many of the members, enjoyed sharing the trials and tribulations of the build with them, and of course received good advice. But now it's up and running.... and I feel like I will benefit from you folks tremendously as I tackle water change regimens, fertilizing regimens, aquascaping, modifications, etc... things more in line with plant keeping, in lieu of discus keeping.
This build has been in the planning stages for a few years with allot of prep work (tank stripping/drilling , controller hardware/software, etc...) happening over time. I'll document random things from home construction, running utilities, glass drilling, etc.. Done some clever things, done some dumb things, some things I'll change, some things I'll live with. However, the Fish Nook is in operation, so this isn't a build thread showcasing something that doesn't get built. (that has happend to all of us, time and unforeseen occurence can nix allot of plans....been there).
This was my inspiration:
This was how I planned it:
Reality and Humility played a part and it was scaled back (but filtration stayed large for future expansion):
This is where it is right now, version 1.0. Missed the mark on the Aquarium Zen (lfs in Seattle) inspired look, but content with the comprimises and happy with the results:
It's a work in progress, and it will change. However, I'll start taking this thread back in time to share how the build progressed.
Disclaimer: I did a series of threads on Simply Discus detailing facets of the build. However, my setup is geared towards plants, tetras, dwarf cichlids, therefore, allot of what I've done doesn't quite jive with the bare bottom, massive water changes, and large multi-tank syndrome that is so common over there. I like and respect many of the members, enjoyed sharing the trials and tribulations of the build with them, and of course received good advice. But now it's up and running.... and I feel like I will benefit from you folks tremendously as I tackle water change regimens, fertilizing regimens, aquascaping, modifications, etc... things more in line with plant keeping, in lieu of discus keeping.