Update
Soooo.... its been a while, so here is whats been happening
Excuses for not working on the fish room:
Summer arrived for a few days, so I had no choice but to do work outside rather than in the fish room. Sorry!
We bought chickens eggs and hatched them. We now have 6 chickens to add to our zoo of animals. Needless to say they took up time
With the fish room:
I got my perfectly sized water storage tank in place eventually (should have gone in first but didn’t arrive until late in the proceedings), so I could test my water system.
I used solvent weld pipes and pipe cement to make my network of pipes for filling the tanks. I knew there would be high pressure water flowing through, so I put plenty of cement glue in the connections and did it all properly. However, first run with water showed leaks at just about every connection! And I mean LEAKS! So I had to dry the system for a few days, re-glue and retest. More leaks. I then watered down the cement with a chemical so it would theoretically run into all the gaps. As the tanks were in place this was tricky to do. Wait a few days for it to dry, then try again. Most leaks sorted, one or two tiny leaks left. AGAIN, leave for a few days to dry, add more glue, leave a couple days and test. FINALLY we are there!
Needless to say these pipes created a lot of problems! But they are sorted now.
All my tanks have been leak-tested and have passed. WOOP!
My drain is now sorted.
Discus tank number 1 is not in place. I think I cracked one of my 18” cubes when moving it which is really annoying, so that will get checked prior to going near the fish room haha.
My air tubing is now in place and I have installed metal screw in valves for the air lines.
My water butt is now in place (yet again, PERFECT fit! I even impressed myself with that one!).
Next step: put lights in place. I am still not sure what way is best so I need to play about with this for a bit.
Photos soon for those who are still watching this.
I am having a nightmare with something though. A friend had 12 of my aquariums and smashed the lot. Then had £60 of custom made glass lids for my tanks which have now vanished off the face of the earth! Needless to say this results in cash-flow problems and also delays in getting my room finished! Highly annoying!