WOW!!! I have been watching you for some time now, and decided to share this video with my wife, and "oh boy", was i happy to hear her say that the "SHED FISH ROOM", is something that i can absolutely have!!!! I almost passed out hearing her say those words.(just kidding,but I was very surprised and happy) Thank you so much for sharing your own fish rooms and more importantly, the FISH.... Good Day.
Thank you for your great video sir.. I've built my shed following your instructions and with a oil heater 800W I can keep the shed warm and my 10 tanks tanks at 26/28 degrees easily.. you the best 👍
Great vid as usual Andy , one of my favourite fish channels honest and cares about the fish and there welfare. As well as educating us in all things central great job bud 👍
I get my shed delivered next week can’t wait, and this video has been the best I have seen for explaining a shed set up from insulation to heater. Good job keep it up 👍🏻
Great. I'm sure you'll enjoy building your fishroom, and when it's finished have many hrs pleasure in it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Hands down your best video. And at a perfect time for me as I’m setting up a fish room myself and have been looking at ways on how to filter them all, now I can have 2 extra tanks with the air pump filtration instead of running sumps.
Probably the best vid you have made and there have been a lot of good ones. Not everyone keeps large cichlids but we would all love a fish room and have the info on how to build one. Happy New year to you and your good lady. Stay safe bud.
Excellent advice! Exactly what I was thinking of doing and some great tips for someone who has never done it. It's great to see what I was thinking already done and working
What great advice mate. You could even get an electronic thermometer that sends a text to your phone if you get a heater failure. You could even use a Hunters trail cam that would show you video and temperature. You would know if temp drops or air pump fails. Great fish room loved it.
Heya, I am originally from the east midlands now living in the north east. Love your video....love your fish room. I wish I could make something like this for my UA-cam channel. Nice work mate
Hello Andy I’ve just watched your video and how you have set your fishroom up which is a credit to you and just goes to prove we don’t need a large garage or basement to enjoy our fish or it cost us a fortune to run especially in these difficult times with energy cost being what they are !! I’m just in the process of having some much needed building work done and once finished I will be coming into the hobby I want my fishroom to be around the same size as your own , fully insulated including the floor and I do like the heating the room idea so something I shall be certainly trying 👍. I’ve now subscribed and liked your channel and look forward to watching and learning from your other videos Regards. Paul from Lancashire
Great video. Im currently looking at converting a brick outbuilding of ours to a fishroom. It measures around 3.5m x 4.5 m so should fit some nice tanks. Shame in your later videos, youve cut back but drastic times and that 😢 Good luck
I’m guessing Andy is from the West Midlands. The very coldest you’d ever get is probably around -5c or 23f but that will be at the extreme end and only for very short stints. Most of the coldest bits of winter will be a few degrees above freezing with a few odd snow days. A lot warmer than most places at our latitude.
Im guessing so to. But it deffo going to make the difference in cost of electric. Im in birmingham and spending nearly 230 a month on electric alone. Lol.
This is a great video, I have been looking for something like this for a while. I'm starting to plan for this type of project for my catfish obsession and it was useful to see how you have filtered the room.
Andy best video I have ever seen on youtube about any subject and I have seen a lot! I have a 239 gallon tank and I use 2xFX6 plus 2x300w heaters then lighting and it costs more to run than your setup!! I am going to do it for sure and get a shed set up DO NOT tell my wife. Thank you so much. Any guess how much the insulation cost you? Best wishes Steven.
Can't quite remember exactly, but I'm estermating £100 maybe slightly more. But we'll worth it long and term. Thanks for taking the time to watch, happy fishkeeping to fishkeeping to you sir
My fishroom has over 100 taps and I used the same method when I redid my loop a few months ago. Works great I did it once and had a ton of small leaks so I ended up going back through and put tape on all of them. Man were my fingers sore lol.
Thanks for the sub, and good luck with your fishroom build. I'm sure you'll have many years enjoyment from it when it's finished. Happy fishkeeping to you sir from England.
A umbee called Woods 😂, you take good care of him, I'm sure you'll have many years enjoyment from him. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 no problem brother, I had dovii, umbee, red terror and black nasty just 3 years ago but I decided to go another route, checkout my videos on my channel brother.
Very good. I agree. Your work is exemplary. Of course, in the house it's a bit different Andy. Your larger tanks are very well kept. The fish are healthy. Beautiful. By the way, I was wondering about a 'Wolfie' fan club ! What do you think ?
This is an awesome video! One day I would like a fish room and I'm totally going to take some tips from this video! By the way Barrel is my favorite fish you own! He is just so cool!
I have no idea where your video came from on my list but it is truly amazing and inspiring. Im also a brummy and i have the garage as my fish room as you can see on my channel. I think you are deffo onto something here mukka. Awesome. New sub from me.
Hi Andy, great vid im thinking of converting my shed into a fish room, its about the same size as yours, i can understand when its cold you can keep the heater on, im i the uk and very rare we get hot weather like it is at moment, how do you keep yor fish room cool so temps in the tanks dont raise to high. cheers. Keep up the good work
Hi Andy, I have the same question. The shed I am planning to use went up to high 30's, 40 degrees this last weekend. Does your insulation keep it cool as well?
Great video Andy. Been looking for weeks for a video like this. Love all your videos and this was like you read my mind on what I've been looking for. Can I also ask what size shed is yours please. Thanks for all your amazing videos
The shed is only 10ftx 6ft but cramed with tanks. The more you can squeeze in the easier it is to heat. Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi Andy. Lovely video, mate. You didn't explain how you ran the electric. Please can you let us know. And the pumps pipe that goes into the plastic pipe, is it just make a hole in the plastic pipe and just put the pupm pipe in and then all the tank water just flows back and fourth from the sponges to the pump. Please can you let me know. Thank you.
Hey Andy, Great video as always. Do you have any condensations issues in your shed? I'm in the process of insulating my shed and wondering if you have any advices?
Excellent video Woods! I have thought about outfitting a garden shed as a fish room as well. However, the summers in Philadelphia are hot and humid with the temperature regularly exceeding 90 degree Fahrenheit. I don't know how I would keep it cool. What do you do, as I assume there are hot stretches in the summer in the U.K. as well?
Hi Andy. I’m busy building my own fish room in my garage. Came across this video. Brilliant advice and very informative. Quick Q. How did you stop the racks from pressing through the floor insulation.
great video andy im thinking of doing something similar in the future for shed outside but does all the insulation have the adverse effect during the summer
Sure dose. In winter time it can take 2 days or more for all tanks to reach good temperature. After that I do get good spawnings from multiple species. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
A great informative video, how do you deal with condensation? Do you get any rot or moisture building up behind the polystyrene? Does it become a woodlouse (slater) haven
The room is warmer than tank. There for very minimal condensation. Now if you heat tanks aboth room temp your going to get evaporation abd conditions. To me not rocket science.
Hello andy im loving this video this year im looking to build a fish shed room it would be amazing when i start if possible have your help if possible. Loving your work
Australia watching.Do you know of the idea of running off back pressure? I noticed you didn’t mention it. It may safe you burning out air pumps every 6 months? I subscribe to King and Queen cichlids. It will do your channel no harm to get a bit more exposure. Good luck mate.
I've not a clue. I keep my eye on water temp not room temperature. I'll turn my heater up after a water change, then right back down again once all tanks have stabilised. Once stabilised the heater is set just high enough to keep everything good trial and error. I just keep checking water temp. Smaller the air space the more economical it is. So the more tanks you cram in the better.
Very little condensation. The shed is mostly warner than the tanks, so no condensation. Also all the tanks are well covered with glass sliders. Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi Andy, how do you deal with condensation and mould building up in your fish room?? Also would a small fan improve air movement around your shed, improving your heating bill??
I put joists running across the opposite direction to the originals. Only were the feet of the racking are. Your OK as long as you don't put racking feet directly onto the floor boards. Make sure the feet are on joists only. Hope that makes sense 🤔🤔 to you.
Soo are you able to only run sponge filters on your tanks as filtration because you perform weekly water changes? I’m trying to lower my electric bill taking care of roughly 600 gallons total
Hi Andy Would it be possible to tell me what racking you use for the 4ft tanks? I am looking to do what you have done but I am concerned about load so wanted to get your advice. Many thanks
Hi mate great vid doing a fish room in my basement in the uk and was going to use kingspan but it’s really pricey and after watching you video do you think it’s necessary, should I just go for polystyrene like yourself what temp does your fish room sit at?
None in the fishroon shown in this video. But i do have some up in the house. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you to you sir.
Absolutely loved it mate very informative and fun to listen to you with that accent 😎.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
WOW!!! I have been watching you for some time now, and decided to share this video with my wife, and "oh boy", was i happy to hear her say that the "SHED FISH ROOM", is something that i can absolutely have!!!! I almost passed out hearing her say those words.(just kidding,but I was very surprised and happy) Thank you so much for sharing your own fish rooms and more importantly, the FISH.... Good Day.
Have you managed to build one?
Well done. Straightforward and good to see.
What a good Video well explained keep going
Thank you for your great video sir.. I've built my shed following your instructions and with a oil heater 800W I can keep the shed warm and my 10 tanks tanks at 26/28 degrees easily.. you the best 👍
Great vid as usual Andy , one of my favourite fish channels honest and cares about the fish and there welfare. As well as educating us in all things central great job bud 👍
Great episode in Andy's D.I.Y fish room. HAPPY New year's governor 😁👌🤜🤛👊👍🇦🇺🎉🎊
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 any time mate 👍
I get my shed delivered next week can’t wait, and this video has been the best I have seen for explaining a shed set up from insulation to heater. Good job keep it up 👍🏻
Great. I'm sure you'll enjoy building your fishroom, and when it's finished have many hrs pleasure in it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Great video Andy. Thanks I am already looking forward to the next one best show on you tube
This is exactly what I want to do after we move in a couple years! Very well thought out and economical setup!
Yeps...fishroom like this or greenhouse type
Brilliant advice (again), Andy, always look forward to your videos - informative and entertaining lol
Very interesting, thanks for sharing Andy!
Another great video, love your fish and enthusiasm 👍🏻
Hands down your best video.
And at a perfect time for me as I’m setting up a fish room myself and have been looking at ways on how to filter them all, now I can have 2 extra tanks with the air pump filtration instead of running sumps.
Thanks for watching and the complete. Good luck with your fishroom. I'm sure you'll have many years enjoyment from it. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Excellent info! Thanks for your time.
Probably the best vid you have made and there have been a lot of good ones. Not everyone keeps large cichlids but we would all love a fish room and have the info on how to build one. Happy New year to you and your good lady. Stay safe bud.
Thank you for the kind compliment. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, happy new year to you sir.
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Super fish room setup. The attention to detail definitely pays off in the end.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Thank you for sharing Andy, very inspiring
Your welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Appreciate the video. Young fish keeper looking to set up a fish room when I have the space. Nice to hear a fellow Brit :)
Love your video I'm trying heat my room I like the idea of oil filled radiator
Nice information
You're one diligent fishkeeper and your videos always feel short.
Appreciate the tips and advice mate. Great vid
Nice fish room, Andy!
Just a well done video
Excellent advice! Exactly what I was thinking of doing and some great tips for someone who has never done it. It's great to see what I was thinking already done and working
What great advice mate. You could even get an electronic thermometer that sends a text to your phone if you get a heater failure. You could even use a Hunters trail cam that would show you video and temperature. You would know if temp drops or air pump fails. Great fish room loved it.
Great video Andy when I eventually move out I wanted a fish room this is perfect.
thanks for showingb how to do the air system that will help me out alot
One of the best vids I have watched tons of info and best of all down to earth keep them coming Andy Let's get on it !
Heya, I am originally from the east midlands now living in the north east. Love your video....love your fish room. I wish I could make something like this for my UA-cam channel. Nice work mate
Hello Andy I’ve just watched your video and how you have set your fishroom up which is a credit to you and just goes to prove we don’t need a large garage or basement to enjoy our fish or it cost us a fortune to run especially in these difficult times with energy cost being what they are !!
I’m just in the process of having some much needed building work done and once finished I will be coming into the hobby I want my fishroom to be around the same size as your own , fully insulated including the floor and I do like the heating the room idea so something I shall be certainly trying 👍. I’ve now subscribed and liked your channel and look forward to watching and learning from your other videos
Regards. Paul from Lancashire
Great video. Im currently looking at converting a brick outbuilding of ours to a fishroom.
It measures around 3.5m x 4.5 m so should fit some nice tanks.
Shame in your later videos, youve cut back but drastic times and that 😢
Good luck
Brilliant informative video Andy and when I move you can come up here and help me build one mate lol 😉
Thank you.
I might just take you up on that one. A good collaboration video. 😁👍
@@andywoodscichlids2942 omg I would love that lol got to say though Andy absolute top job on that fish room i can see you are a perfectionist
I hope the word "move" means up to the proper north 🤣
that was great andy ,, happy new year !
Brilliant video!
Broke everything down really well making it an option for everyone!
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
THIS WAS A VERY GOOD VIDEO, THANK YOU AND KEEP IT UP
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Really enjoyed, thanks for sharing and bringing fishkeeping home to the UK :)
I’m guessing Andy is from the West Midlands. The very coldest you’d ever get is probably around -5c or 23f but that will be at the extreme end and only for very short stints. Most of the coldest bits of winter will be a few degrees above freezing with a few odd snow days. A lot warmer than most places at our latitude.
Im guessing so to. But it deffo going to make the difference in cost of electric. Im in birmingham and spending nearly 230 a month on electric alone. Lol.
This is a great video, I have been looking for something like this for a while. I'm starting to plan for this type of project for my catfish obsession and it was useful to see how you have filtered the room.
Fantastic! I’ve often wondered about how you kept the shed warm in your extremely cold winters. Thanks for the very helpful information!
Interesting Andy. Great fish room you’ve made there ! Love the carpintis by the way. He’s gorgeous. 👍
England is not that cold...
@@Zozo806 it can be in the winter. Definitely too cold for American cichlids.
@@Zozo806 I live in Florida. England is cold, esp. for fish. 🐟
Try having a predator pond in the uk see how cold your bills are lol
Thats the way to do it Andy... Well done mate , thats a smashin set upp
Andy best video I have ever seen on youtube about any subject and I have seen a lot! I have a 239 gallon tank and I use 2xFX6 plus 2x300w heaters then lighting and it costs more to run than your setup!! I am going to do it for sure and get a shed set up DO NOT tell my wife. Thank you so much. Any guess how much the insulation cost you? Best wishes Steven.
Can't quite remember exactly, but I'm estermating £100 maybe slightly more. But we'll worth it long and term. Thanks for taking the time to watch, happy fishkeeping to fishkeeping to you sir
My fishroom has over 100 taps and I used the same method when I redid my loop a few months ago. Works great I did it once and had a ton of small leaks so I ended up going back through and put tape on all of them. Man were my fingers sore lol.
Thanks for the info!! Really helpful and subscribed!
Thanks for taking the time to watch, comment and subscribe, Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Great content of video
Andy
It’s good to no if you insulate it well enough
You don’t need heaters for tanks
Looking to do this beginning of year
What a guy. Great video mate
Thank you, and thanks for taking the time to watch and, happy fishkeeping fishkeeping to you sir
Amazing setup brotha!! I love the monster fish in there too!!
Just subscribed down-to-earth for the facts well done thanks starting to build a small fish room myself love the air pipe
Thanks for the sub, and good luck with your fishroom build. I'm sure you'll have many years enjoyment from it when it's finished.
Happy fishkeeping to you sir from England.
Hi Andy, Happy New Year to you! I have a small Umbee and Im calling him Woods! Keep up the excellent informative videos! You are an inspiration!
A umbee called Woods 😂, you take good care of him, I'm sure you'll have many years enjoyment from him. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Great video, and some helpful tips, really nice setup
Nice video as always brother👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks and thanks for your support.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 no problem brother, I had dovii, umbee, red terror and black nasty just 3 years ago but I decided to go another route, checkout my videos on my channel brother.
👍🏽🙏🏽 an excellent video! Thank you very much for creating it and sharing it.
Very good. I agree. Your work is exemplary. Of course, in the house it's a bit different Andy. Your larger tanks are very well kept. The fish are healthy. Beautiful.
By the way, I was wondering about a 'Wolfie' fan club ! What do you think ?
This is an awesome video! One day I would like a fish room and I'm totally going to take some tips from this video! By the way Barrel is my favorite fish you own! He is just so cool!
Thanks for watching. Hope you get your fishroom on day soon. Happy fishkeeping Ash.
Love the information
Thanks a lot you really got me thinking
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir
Just subscribed!!! Been thinking of doing a fish room for years you have just inspired me ! I also love American cichlids
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, and a special thanks for the sub. American cichlid rule. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Thank you for the information!
I have no idea where your video came from on my list but it is truly amazing and inspiring. Im also a brummy and i have the garage as my fish room as you can see on my channel. I think you are deffo onto something here mukka. Awesome. New sub from me.
nice one
Cheers Ben
Hi Andy, great vid im thinking of converting my shed into a fish room, its about the same size as yours, i can understand when its cold you can keep the heater on, im i the uk and very rare we get hot weather like it is at moment, how do you keep yor fish room cool so temps in the tanks dont raise to high. cheers. Keep up the good work
Hi Andy, I have the same question. The shed I am planning to use went up to high 30's, 40 degrees this last weekend. Does your insulation keep it cool as well?
Great video Andy. Been looking for weeks for a video like this. Love all your videos and this was like you read my mind on what I've been looking for. Can I also ask what size shed is yours please. Thanks for all your amazing videos
The shed is only 10ftx 6ft but cramed with tanks. The more you can squeeze in the easier it is to heat. Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi Andy. Lovely video, mate. You didn't explain how you ran the electric. Please can you let us know. And the pumps pipe that goes into the plastic pipe, is it just make a hole in the plastic pipe and just put the pupm pipe in and then all the tank water just flows back and fourth from the sponges to the pump. Please can you let me know. Thank you.
HI ANDY LOVE IT EVERYTHING YOU SAID MADE TOTAL SENCE THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Great inspiration! 👍
Happy New Year, Sir
brilliant very helpful what racks did you use
Hey Andy, Great video as always. Do you have any condensations issues in your shed? I'm in the process of insulating my shed and wondering if you have any advices?
16:03 that moment when Berryl realises that you're in front of the tank... Typical Jag reaction 😅
Great video Andy. I’m building a small fish room in my shed too so thanks for the tips. Could you tell me where you got your tanks from cheers.
Excellent video Woods! I have thought about outfitting a garden shed as a fish room as well. However, the summers in Philadelphia are hot and humid with the temperature regularly exceeding 90 degree Fahrenheit. I don't know how I would keep it cool. What do you do, as I assume there are hot stretches in the summer in the U.K. as well?
Hi Andy. I’m busy building my own fish room in my garage. Came across this video. Brilliant advice and very informative. Quick Q. How did you stop the racks from pressing through the floor insulation.
The racks go directly onto the timber joints. The insulation is cut around the timbers. Hope that makes sense to you.
great video andy im thinking of doing something similar in the future for shed outside but does all the insulation have the adverse effect during the summer
Wow, I love your set up. I need a fish room. No tank heaters 🤯, cold water changes! Do you think this helps to get them breeding? Like a rainy season?
Sure dose. In winter time it can take 2 days or more for all tanks to reach good temperature. After that I do get good spawnings from multiple species.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
A great informative video, how do you deal with condensation? Do you get any rot or moisture building up behind the polystyrene? Does it become a woodlouse (slater) haven
The room is warmer than tank. There for very minimal condensation.
Now if you heat tanks aboth room temp your going to get evaporation abd conditions.
To me not rocket science.
Where did you buy the sheds great video
Great vid gives me some ideas for my shed. What rack are you using for your 6foot tanks?
Don't know what it's called. It's just clip together steel racking. Like warehouse shelving.
Sorry I'm not much help.
Great video do you have problems with moisture build up? Doing this with my shed but not sure to put some sort of ventilation in
Thanks Andy, a real inspiration for me! What shed would you get if you were buying now?
Hello andy im loving this video this year im looking to build a fish shed room it would be amazing when i start if possible have your help if possible. Loving your work
No problem, any questions or advice don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Australia watching.Do you know of the idea of running off back pressure? I noticed you didn’t mention it. It may safe you burning out air pumps every 6 months? I subscribe to King and Queen cichlids. It will do your channel no harm to get a bit more exposure. Good luck mate.
Very clever 👏 👌 what temp do you heat the shed to? Cheers,
Joe
I've not a clue. I keep my eye on water temp not room temperature. I'll turn my heater up after a water change, then right back down again once all tanks have stabilised.
Once stabilised the heater is set just high enough to keep everything good trial and error. I just keep checking water temp.
Smaller the air space the more economical it is. So the more tanks you cram in the better.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 i think I'm going to need more tanks. Thanks for your time and help. I'll let you know how it goes
That was a great video....do you ever get condensation in fish room?I'm suffering in my shed on roof had to remove it.
Very little condensation. The shed is mostly warner than the tanks, so no condensation. Also all the tanks are well covered with glass sliders. Thanks for watching happy fishkeeping to you sir.
Hi andy just wondering how you attach the pipe from the air pump into the pvc thanks,
Always love you videos Andy can I ask how do you go about running electric to your fish shed mate many thanks
My mancave is about to see some changes
Hi Andy, how do you deal with condensation and mould building up in your fish room?? Also would a small fan improve air movement around your shed, improving your heating bill??
I know this is a 2 year old video , but what size pipe did you use , thanks for your answer .
Great video thanks ! Juat wondering did you have to reinforce the floor of the shed?
I put joists running across the opposite direction to the originals. Only were the feet of the racking are.
Your OK as long as you don't put racking feet directly onto the floor boards. Make sure the feet are on joists only.
Hope that makes sense 🤔🤔 to you.
@@andywoodscichlids2942 yes that makes sense thanks Andy 👍👍
Soo are you able to only run sponge filters on your tanks as filtration because you perform weekly water changes? I’m trying to lower my electric bill taking care of roughly 600 gallons total
you looked and sound like me neighbor
Hi bud currently in middle of doing my shed same just quick question what racking you using for bigger tanks
Just 2 sponge filters is enough to filter a tank?
Hi Andy
Would it be possible to tell me what racking you use for the 4ft tanks?
I am looking to do what you have done but I am concerned about load so wanted to get your advice.
Many thanks
Hi mate great vid doing a fish room in my basement in the uk and was going to use kingspan but it’s really pricey and after watching you video do you think it’s necessary, should I just go for polystyrene like yourself what temp does your fish room sit at?
Excellent video Andy. Question for you. Do you use any canister filters on any of your aquariums?
None in the fishroon shown in this video. But i do have some up in the house. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Happy fishkeeping to you to you sir.
Great video Andy just wondering I just bought a 700 litre fish tank but not sure that my floor will take the weight as any tips
I don't know what type of floor you have.
My tip is to spread the weight out eventually over load bearing points. Ie beams and floor joists.
Move I think 👍