Crawlspace/ Fish room

[Hyperlitexr50]

Here is a short video of my 40g fuge and 80g sump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzScxVOHrKw

 

[Smitty]

That's pretty cool Dave... is it difficult to do maintenance down there?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Very interesting use of space! How low is it in there? Are you a short person?

 

[tomek77pl]

What if it rains a lot, can it flood down there?

 

[Hyperlitexr50]

Maintenance is a very easy because I can be as messy as I want. I do 40g water changes right on to the ground lol. It is a 4 ft crawl and I am only 5' 9" so it isn't to bad for me. I very rarely get water down there but when I do it just gets the gravel wet not like feet or even inches. The main reason I did this is I could of never fit all the filtration and tanks under the stand that I wanted. My next house will have a fish room not a dungeon.

 

[Herbie]

that's awesome. That's probably a great way to cut down on heat too. You know, if you extended those drain pipes into the water it would probably save you a ton of evap and salt creep. Just sayin. . .

 

[Hyperlitexr50]

thanks herbie I cut them to run filter socks a year ago and realized I didn't like any thing about socks. I am going to get some couplers and extend them back down.

 

[Herbie]

thanks herbie I cut them to run filter socks a year ago and realized I didn't like any thing about socks. I am going to get some couplers and extend them back down.

You probably don't even need to cement them if you rough up the inside of the couplers. Then they're removable later too. Have you considered Thompson's or another sealer for your joists? I'm going to spray everything with sealer before I put up my drywall in my new house.

 

[William Lutman]

nice Dave

 

[EricTheRed]

Great place for everything. Noise isn't an issue and who cares about making a mess!