Fish room remodel 4/29/11

Three bays complete. The last two bays will have top view troughs for the TVR and raising of fry.



Last bay installed and plumbing completed. I will need to upgrade my pump to something that does about 60 gpm of flow. This will allow me to plumb tanks along the top row as well as the 55 gallon rack on the end. Next up is the remodeling the east wall of the room.

Fish room remodel 4/27/11

Half way through the remodel. All of the 125s are in place. I have moved one four foot rack against the south wall. Lots of rubble!

SxK grow out 4/22/11

SxK 4/22/11.

These fish were just fed bloodworms that have sank to the bottom. In this video I try to capture sand sifting behavior. If you watch close a few of the fish demonstrate this behavior but I caught them after they had eaten a bunch and are in the act of chewing. There are times when all of the fish are intensively sifting. I think that providing a sand substrate is essential for goldfish health. It allows for the sifting behavior which in my opinion keeps stress low. More importantly, the sand acts as ruffage for good digestion.

AGA Goldfish standards

www.americangoldfish.org/Articles/GFSA%20Goldfish%20Standards.pdf

Drilling holes in tanks

All you need to drill holes in tanks: A drill, hole saw, and template. Hole saws can be purchased on ebay for very cheap. You will have to convert to metric to find the right size and wait a few weeks for delivery as they are coming from Asia.


The trick is to go slow and NOT apply too much pressure. Let the drill do the work. This is very important with thin walled tanks as any pressure will crack the glass. I like to add water to the glass as I'm drilling to reduce the temp and wash out the dust.

Fish room remodel 4/18/11

Second set of racks and tanks in place.


Last section is cleaned out and ready for painting. This will complete the first phase of the remodel.


Each 125 is drilled at the bottom of each end of the back wall. One outlet goes to sump ( the closest in this image) and the other goes to drain (the farthest). This allows me to dump the water from the whole tank to the street in a matter of minutes. This comes in very handy when doing water changes or when I need to isolate the tank.


A close-up of the plumbing. The plumbing on the left empties to the drain. The plumbing on the right goes to sump.


This is the image of the sump. 100 gallon rubbermaid. The stand pipe (2" pipe) when pulled dumps water to the street.

Lionchu Growout

Lionchu growout 4/10/11. Fish were placed in a 125 after this was taken.