sianeds
Fish Addict
Ok so I may be getting a big (5'x2'x2') tank at the end of the week. Even if I don't get that tank I have decided it is time to make a move on my bigger tank and fish room plans.
So today I started. The fish room will be in my parents garage. No fancy conversions here, we are going to partition the back off as my fish room and leave the front for storage (to avoid planning issues and major cost etc).
The first part of this plan was to clear out the garage which was piled to the ceiling with junk. We have been working at this for the past 2 weeks and today I decided to make a real effort to get moving. I spent 4 hrs clearing out the junk, 3 coffees and 15 bin bags later it looked like this...
The next stage was a good clean to remove as much dust as possible. I spent another hour brushing and vacuuming while softlad broke up all the furniture we had taken out. We had decided to paint the walls to reduce dust and increase the light. Once the dust was dealt with out came the paint and brushes. This is our progress when Mum called us for lunch...
So with filled bellies we started painting again. Another hour passed and I was ready for a cig break. Softlad was trying to look busy although I wasn't fooled. See if you can spot the beer bottle
Another couple of hours later and the painting is finally finished.
So that's it for today. Next stage is building the supports for the tank which will go on the back wall. We are building it from breeze blocks with a big wooden top (idea stolen from Navarre). It will stretch the entire width of the garage which means if I don't get the tank I'm looking at currently I will have one built to fit the space which will likely be closer to 7ft long.
Next installment next week when I have money to buy stuff
So today I started. The fish room will be in my parents garage. No fancy conversions here, we are going to partition the back off as my fish room and leave the front for storage (to avoid planning issues and major cost etc).
The first part of this plan was to clear out the garage which was piled to the ceiling with junk. We have been working at this for the past 2 weeks and today I decided to make a real effort to get moving. I spent 4 hrs clearing out the junk, 3 coffees and 15 bin bags later it looked like this...
The next stage was a good clean to remove as much dust as possible. I spent another hour brushing and vacuuming while softlad broke up all the furniture we had taken out. We had decided to paint the walls to reduce dust and increase the light. Once the dust was dealt with out came the paint and brushes. This is our progress when Mum called us for lunch...
So with filled bellies we started painting again. Another hour passed and I was ready for a cig break. Softlad was trying to look busy although I wasn't fooled. See if you can spot the beer bottle
Another couple of hours later and the painting is finally finished.
So that's it for today. Next stage is building the supports for the tank which will go on the back wall. We are building it from breeze blocks with a big wooden top (idea stolen from Navarre). It will stretch the entire width of the garage which means if I don't get the tank I'm looking at currently I will have one built to fit the space which will likely be closer to 7ft long.
Next installment next week when I have money to buy stuff
Yes I am that sad 
Very nice fish, are you keeping him?
