Fish Room Build #3. Awesome Water Change System.
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2023
- In this episode we will drill holes in the aquariums, install the plumbing, drains and a DIY water change system.
Watch the full build playlist - • Fish Room Build - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
the most underrated fish room build video!! i've watched so many over the past 4 years and this is soo great. so many amazing tips for people who don't have any idea what to do and the filming of the plumping installation is impeccable! I love the editing too. I can't wait for an update!
Thanks mate, be sure to tell your friends! I have changed things around a little, and have finished the air system and battery back up. I will be posting an update soon.
A minute in and I'm already laughing, I can tell this is going to be good!
Thanks mate, I hope you like the rest.
What a build. Absolutely beautiful. I only wish I was that dedicated to detail. Love the added humour as well.
Thanks for that mate. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 😁
Agreed!
Incredible build. Im glad you finally got to have your sandwich and coffee 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks. Yeah, I was pretty hungry after all of that drilling.
22:13, that was hilarious. I did not know Australian fish keepers where this straight faced funny. I am hooked to what Australian Aquarist is doing and you also have earned a new sub!
Thanks mate. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. I try to make them as interesting ad I can.
This was such a great video! I’ve taking notes as I prepare for a fish room build of my own. Lots of great tips and some laughs in this video. Much appreciated, cheers
Thanks mate. Good luck with your fish room.
I was waiting for something weird to come out from under there but not a baby 😂.Love all the work Gil.
Thanks mate. You need all sorts of things to do the job properly.
Drilling holes would scare the 💩 out of me.
Good thinking on cutting the bulkheads .
You really put a lot of planning into this Gil.
Awful cold at 10... Lol.
👶 hahaha
That temp gauge is amazing
Loving the plumbing system
Nice Aussie dash across the road .. now that is a long way to get fish ...
I was calm on the outside Chris, but crapping myself on the inside. I'm still getting over that run...
Nice setup, I'm in WA around 4 hours out of Perth and 5 hours away from my favourite aquarium shop. My tanks are a bit more spread out as the place we bought has a 6m x 6m games room, that's mine and the wife has the rest of the house lol. For filling my tanks I mix the water in a 120L plastic drum with the top removed and when it's up to temperature and de-chlorinated and de-chloramined, I use a submersible drum pump to re-fill the tank(s). I have a toilet cistern filler valve on the other end of a garden hose from the pump, I just hang that on the side of the tank and it cuts off the flow if (when) I get distracted. To partially empty the tank I use a 600lph submersible that utilises the filler hose to drain to the veggie garden. The pump has a 600ml bottle minus the bottom on the intake side with a fish net over the cut end to prevent fish getting sucked in, I set the height of the cut end of the bottle to prevent me over emptying, I leave this on when re-filling without the cistern valve as it spreads the outflow and doesn't disturb the plants or gravel, I just have to be very careful of distractions.
I have been using "washing machine" drain hose sink hangers for a long time, and for other uses around the garden as well, the ones off dishwashers are usually a touch smaller and a better fit if you can get hold of them, the rubbish tip in my country town is a good source of supply for those and quite a few other bits and pieces, the price is spot-on too.
Sounds like you are on top of it! I have a small float valve usually used for things like stock troughs that I intended to do the same thing, but just haven't got there yet. Did you make some sort of bracket to hold it in place on top of the tank?
And there's some space left in that room 😃
Hopefully not for too much longer. Now on to some scaping!
I'm making a video on my first serious attempt at a planted tank. Could I use some of your footage as an example of how to do it properly?
@@Gilsfishroom uploaded footage? Sure! 😳😃
I love this video. I have been using one of those plastic little doohickey’s for a couple of years now to fill my tanks from the laundry tap, awesome.
I hate to say but I have 4 fish shops within 25 minutes in Brisbane so I am so impressed you do what you where you do. Legend.
So what you are trying to say is that you stole my idea a couple of years before I even thought of it? Not cool Rob, not cool. Either is bragging about how many shops you have close by while I have to do more miles than the Leyland brothers just to get to one. Glad you enjoyed the video mate. 😁
@@Gilsfishroom what can I say, I’m a bad man. Seriously I am loving seeing your fishroom come together. I was only allowed my 5x2 foot until I accidentally set up a little 4 foot. I would be pushing my to go further but one day….maybe…you never know. Cheers.
Sometimes it is better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.
Tip4 is 100% what I would do as well without it marking haha
Believe me mate, I learned the importance of this the hard way.
Filling the pipe with Salt if you dont have compressed air works aswell
Just dont use sand because you could end up with small pieces in the plastic were salt can be washed out
Great video and good Aussie humour
I have not tried salt, although I have tried sand. I found the compressed air worked really well, because if you get a kink or other imperfection, just heat that area and the air will push the kink out.
I'm happy to see that Washing Machine Hose Bracket (available for 10 easy payments of .50) made an appearance 😉. Really ingenious how you bent the pvc pipe, and I hope that hot/cold water manifold with the shower temp gauge does hold up over time because it's really brilliant. Loved the butterfly and the baby doll, I thoroughly enjoyed all of this! Beautiful betta and cute little black neon, too 😊. Really looking forward to seeing more and hope you're having a nice weekend! 🙂👍👍
The WMHB has been worth every one of those payments Tara. I'm glad you liked the video and I hope that you have a great weekend yourself.
Hey Tara, I am going to make a video on my first attempt at a proper planted tank. Could I use some of your footage to show how a good tank looks?
@@Gilsfishroom I'd be super honored if you did, of course you can! ☺️
Let me know if you want anything specific or additional, I could upload it to an unlisted for you.
@@TarasTankFriends thanks mate, I will.
Loads more excellent tip in this one. Anyone asking me about building a fish room I'll just send them right to this series i reckon.
That is some trek for fish right enough. Glad you didn't get perished or stuck in the mud.
Don't know where the rumour about me playing the bagpipes came from but it is totally untrue by the way. Reckon I'd annoy myself if i started playing them. 😆 Thanks for the mention and the giggle but.
Nice Betta mate. I go for Jimmy Don't Play The Pipes as a name haha..
Thanks mate
I reckon that you should just own the whole bagpipes thing and pick up a set and start practising!
@@Gilsfishroom because I'd be better at learning the bagpipes than naming fish you mean? 😂
Thanks for giving me the confidence to drill my tanks
Just remember to go slow, don't push on the drill, and keep it cool. Good luck mate, let me know how you get on.
Awesome video mate!! I’m doing the same exact thing right now! Super pumped
Thanks mate. Good luck with your build!
@@Gilsfishroom I appreciate you man!!
Very nice setup! Chris from Stubbs Aquatics mentioned your channel so I came to check it out and your sense of humor is awesome! I’ve subbed 👍 and will enjoy going back to watch your other videos! 👍
Thanks, glad to have you here. Chris is a great guy, that's why he is Australia's favourite Canadian.
Like the set up. Very clean. May want to isolate electricity and water.😅😅😅
Thanks mate. Yeah, that power point under the sink is a pain, and I had to change the plumbing to get away from it. It's all connected to a safety switch in case the worst should happen.
Great job.
Thanks Wayne. 😁
A bit of a comedian eh? You are EXTREMELY talented, i have yet to see this much detail go into a fish room. GREAT job.
Thanks mate. I tried being a comedian once, but everyone laughed at me so I gave it up.
Great video Gil, absolute skills you have mate could do with you coming to my fish room lol, the hack of the washing machine clamp is 100% top class. There must be some Geos in there and lastly i promise not to moan about my drives for fish again 😩😂
Thanks Paul. There will definitely be Geos. The majority of the trip is driving in a straight line, so 5 hours for me is probably easier than half an hour for you.
Well done Gill, luv your work mate
Thanks mate. Don't be a stranger. 😄
I love the installation. Nice job! :)
Thanks mate. 😀
Great video.
Thank you.
Thanks mate, I'm glad you liked the video.
Super nice fish room 🔥
Thanks mate. 😄
This is great! Thanks for a different experience on fish keeping! Keep it up, liked and subscribed 👍🏼
I'm glad that you liked the video mate. 😊
Great videos
Thanks mate. 😀
I’ve seen the pvc heat bend where they use salt inside the pvc it worked well also.
I've never tried salt, although I have bent pvc using sand. I found the compressed air worked better, because if the pipe kinks you heat that part and the air pushes the kink out. Make for a smoother bend.
Haha I love the proper Oozy humour
It’s definitely a northern England laugh at everything attitude
Thanks Mal. Now you can go ahead and build your water changer.
Great video Gil brilliant tips
That was brilliant maté extremely funny from start to finish
Awesome build
Thanks mate, it has taken far too long, but it's getting there. 😀
Call him Tony, ha ha
Awesome. Great job, good laugh. Your timber jigs are an awesome idea for cutting glass.
Thanks mate. It worked well for shaky old hands like mine.
Epic setup. love it! New subscriber to your informative and very funny content
Thanks mate. Glad to have you here.
Dear Gil:
It is gratifying, to see an expert builder set up a fish room, properly. Many “fish rooms” I’ve seen look like laboratories; no attention, whatsoever, to detail or aesthetics.
I do hope I’ll be able to breed black neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi), in future. At the moment, mine are in a community tank, where all the eggs released, during mating, are immediately devoured.
Thank you for sharing this, entertaining and fascinating build. It was definitely worth the wait and your Betta splendens is simply gorgeous. I’m sure this upload will come in useful, for those, with the expertise, equipment, and patience.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
Thanks E.J,
I wanted this room to be a calming place to be, therefore it needs to be orderly. I didn't set out to breed the black neons, although after seeing them spawn I intentionally left one end of that tank untouched and overgrown in the hope that I might be lucky and have some fry survive. Thanks again for your comment mate.
@@Gilsfishroom dear Brinegar is referring to my fishroom. Thanks EJ🙂👍🏻
@@pelhamsaquatics The beauty of me holding the camera is that you can't see my lounge room. It looks like a fish tank shanty town with small grow out and quarantine tanks stuck anywhere I could find space.
You have mad skills mate, cannot find my socks.. definitely knocked them away!😂 I’m so not handy with tools, seeing this is quite awe inspiring to put it simply. Such a wonderful fishroom you have created! P.s the water temperature mixing is next level 😮
Thanks Jeff. Hopefully the water mixing thing will last. 😁
Really enjoyed this water change build...plenty in there to think about and work into my future plans. Just curious why you went with the u-bend PVC and bilge pump for the draining side of things, rather than another hole 50% down and a valve? Most people who go with PVC and a syphon do so cause they're nervous about drilling a tank (which you're obviously not haha).
I went that way because
1. I can drain other tanks that aren't on the rack.
2. Having a second bulkhead would add something else man made that would be visible.
3. The tap would be a bitch to reach, and I'm not as young and flexible as I once was.
4. It would limit what I could put in the tank. eg. The top left tank on the rack would have the drain amongst the rotala.
5. With the u bend I can see if any fry is getting sucked in.
6. I can easily swap the u bend for a gravel vac if I was so inclined.
Also probably a few reasons that I have forgotten. Don't let that stop you from going that way if you want... 😊
That's a great system to control the water intake temp for places with a huge climate variation, not a thing for me in northern Brazil, temps always the same, but great idea. If I may, whats the purpose of the brace away from the edges of the tank ? Feels like it would be less structurally safe, and removes the "safety corners" where fish usually try to jump from, following the edges of the tanks
I would love to live somewhere with a climate like yours! I didn't make the tanks, but that is a pretty common design here. I've had tanks like these for years with no problems. You are correct about fish jumping out at the corners, so I use lids.
So just some weird local practice then, here some tank builders have a mania of doing the bottom of big tanks out of two (or more, I've seen up to 5 or 6) pieces of glass siliconed edge to edge, some claim it makes a more flexible bottom, but since it's a continuous seam on every other panel I don't really get how it's supposed to protect the tank from flexing, but oh well, it works still as well. I really just think the first guy did it to save on buying new glass and using spares, and all others just imitated it after some time
haha, nice! your setup is amazing! 3 hours away from your local fish store? 😦 My name suggestion for your Betta is Steve 😅 can't wait to see what you will put in those tanks!
Thanks. I plan on trying to do some planted tanks, emphasis on the trying part.
@@Gilsfishroom That'd be really nice to watch! "Emphasis on the trying part" 🤣🤣
I am going to make a video on my first attemp. Would it be ok for me to use some of your footage as an example?
21:28 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks mate. 😊 😊😊😊😊
Can fill pipe with sand if you can't fill with air
I tried sand, and the air works a lot better.
'Promosm' 👉
Right back at ya.
Call him Tony, ha ha
Call him Tony, ha ha
Too late, he has been named. You will have to get in quicker next time!