Watch this before building a Fish Room! What would I change with my Fish Room?

[@ciclidamente2800]

Jason to my eyes your fishroom is a great piece of equipment. I wouldn't call them errors but possibilities of improvements, so thank you for having shared your view of a better room.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Thank you very much for that mate. I am glad you like it. And yes I guess you are correct, a lot of these can be improvements. Thanks again ✌

[@luisg1653]

I was waiting for bigger fish room. We all want a bigger fish room.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Ahh yes, I guess that was a little bit predictable huh haha

[@ronthomas9414]

I certainly agree with the fry tanks i have the same issue. Hindsight is wonderful fish room looks Great.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yeah Ron, it sure is! Cheers mate

[@TheLink2Hell]

Nice job Jason Remember that you need different sided fry tanks as the idea for growth is they don’t expend energy searching for food hence for Altos and shell dwellers start them in a smaller tank then stage up as they growth It is the footprint that should rule fry tank dimensions always look at wide and low For plumbing in restricted space for a sump or water change system consider pipes in the front of the tank for a breeding room Look at routing the pipe joints and use o rings rather than a sealed joint Sounds like a good group talk for a meeting night 😁😉

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for that Chris. The smaller tanks for fry not expending energy is a point I should have added to this video. So thanks for pointing that out. I did consider having the plumbing at the front, but I really didn't want to see it at all. Plus I was concerned about me or someone else accidentally bumping into all that plumbing. But certainly having the plumbing at the front would have been much easier for maintenance. Haha hmmm umm we'll see mate, I really don't have the experience or knowledge for a proper presentation or talk just yet. If only you could see the 54,000 takes I have to go through to get a good intro/outro 🤣🤣

[@TheLink2Hell]

Maybe do some auctioning to get used to stand in front of the room 🤔😉😄

[@JasonsCichlids]

Haha maybe! 😂 I'll probably end up selling 6 of Adam's long fin albino bristlenose for $3.

[@FloridaFishRescue]

Thanks for all those tips they've validated everything we're doing

[@JasonsCichlids]

Not a problem, glad they have given you some confidence in moving forward

[@paulhunt2888]

We learn from our experiences and become wiser for it 👍

[@JasonsCichlids]

Very true Paul. Hope this helps others!

[@BenAfricanCichlids]

I'm building a rack/fishroom right now so did video was great. Thank you for sharing. I think I will do your idea of putting the pipes on the side rather than the back of the tanks

[@JasonsCichlids]

Great to hear Ben, glad you found this helpful mate. Good luck with your build

[@pelhamsaquatics]

You have one hell of a fishroom mate! Sooo jealouse👍🏻🙂 on a side note, my shell dweller tank#1 is cycling for a couple more weeks, then I’ll get me some multis. We will see how it Goes!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers mate, glad you like it! Nice one on getting your shelly tank up and running. You're going to love watching those guys interact and do their thing! Good luck with it mate!

[@pelhamsaquatics]

Jason's Cichlids thank Jason! It’s gonna be fun, got caribsea rift lake cichlid mix substrate. Using a sponge filter, got the heater, just got the lid and light to go. I have 2 small convict cichlids doing the cycle.I will def update!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice one mate. Yeah they are fun to watch them dig and move their shells around. Amazing little fish!

[@joshyc1840]

Ive nearly finished my new fish room build. Having a drain that runs all the way around the room is great to drop water changes nice and quick. Great room you got there looks awsome !!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Congratulations on almost getting your Fish Room completed! That is one thing I think I will eventually do one day. Just makes life a little easier for doing water changes. Thank you very much, glad you like the room!

[@joshyc1840]

@@JasonsCichlids ive got 37 tanks going in the new room up to the fun part of cycling them. New sub to your channel great work 👍

[@JasonsCichlids]

@@joshyc1840 That's great, lots of tanks for lots of fish! Ahh yes, waiting for the cycling to finish is a hard part to get through! Hopefully you don't have much longer to wait!

[@anthonyrae7612]

Great info legend. Keep up the great work!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Thanks for that, cheers!

[@michaelsdiscusandatticaqua9155]

I’m slowly organising and preparing my room to become a fish room for real rather than a room with some tanks in it. All your videos related to this are really helpful. Love your enthusiasm for Tangs as well. They were once a passion for me and are really starting to grow in interest for me in part thanks to your videos. So thanks loads for the channel Mick

[@JasonsCichlids]

Really pleases me to hear that Michael. Knowing people are gaining an interest in Tanganyikan Cichlids really motivates me to continue to produce videos. Really glad you also find the videos helpful. I appreicate your support mate so thank you.

[@andrewmarkwell]

Thank you for sharing the tips. They were very interesting, specially mounting the pipes on the sides of the tanks, which I can see makes sense. Instead of building a fishroom I decided to build outdoor above ground ponds, with the idea of using them for grow out between October to April and shutting them down for autumn and winter. My first trial is currently only 2 home made ponds with a heap of juvenile cichlids (haps, peacocks), which was very unsettling when I first started the trial. There are downsides of this through, because you have to be careful how you mix fish species when they are juveniles, so you can tell them apart as they start growing. Also heating is more expensive, so I have to redesign the ponds over winter to cater for the elements, wildlife, and my dog.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Not a problem, I am glad you found them helpful. The alternative which I considered was to just have the plumbing on the fronts of the tanks. But I really didn't want to see it at all. That is an interesting alternative to a fish room. I would love to do that here and have outside ponds but it gets too cold where I live. An alternative for your winter problem could be to build a green house over them. You can get thick white/opaque plastic sheets that could be held up with long flexible PVC pipes over the ponds. And just cover them during winter to hold the heat in. You could give that a try. But hmm yes mixing all haps and peacocks together sounds like a very risky move! I would not be able to identify all the different species, especially while they are young. But good luck with your project! I really hope it is a success for you mate!

[@alans4281]

Thanks for sharing

[@JasonsCichlids]

Thanks for watching Alan 👍

[@mateomurray4648]

Hey Jason, thanks for the advice, great stuff! I was wondering if you could maybe do a video on how you scape your cichlid tanks for breeding. Specifically your rockwork and caves. Your tanks all look so natural, definitely my favorite tanganyikan aquascapes I have seen. I would really love to recreate that in my aquarium (and future aquariums). I try and make caves and stuff but it never looks as natural as yours do. I especially like cave in your white calvus breeding pair tank.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Not a problem Mateo. I will look at doing a video on that soon, maybe even this week. I am by no means a pro when it comes to aquascaping but I'll give it my best shot.

[@mateomurray4648]

@@JasonsCichlids Thanks Jason, i really appreciate it!

[@adamgatt719]

I'm having the same dilemma picking sizes of tanks for my new room! Not the insulation problem though. 😎

[@JasonsCichlids]

Ahh yeah mate, I think you'll be fine for insulation in your new room!

[@Tgiles13]

Different tank sizes have their advantages, 2fts for target feeding new fry and breeding smaller species, 4fts for grow outs and pairing off fish, custom tanks for breeding taller fish that need more height than a 4ft but dont need the floor space & bottom dwellers that need the floor space of a 4ft but dont need the height.

[@JasonsCichlids]

They do have their advantages. I wish I just purchased lots of larger tanks and used dividers as I need. Gives you the flexibility to change things as you need.

[@hookdonfish1880]

I have 30 4x2x1.5

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice one mate, definitely would have preferred to have gone that route myself!

[@hookdonfish1880]

@@JasonsCichlids i still fine i would hace done things differently even after looking at so many setups and it cpompletely depends on what suits the individul and how they want the room to function

[@hookdonfish1880]

@@JasonsCichlids one of the biggeest changes ill make is actually centralise the racks and leave the wall outisde bare, purely cause youll find when black mould develops youll wanna be able to get to it to clean

[@NateK-MN]

Get a destratification fan to fix #3. ;P

[@JasonsCichlids]

I was going to put in a ceiling fan however that's using even more power. At the moment I have a small fan that circulates air directly from the aircon unit. That really has made a difference. Eventually I will do the lower ceiling, just challenging doing that with the tanks in place.

[@BenAfricanCichlids]

Jason, what size pvc pipes did you use in your fishroom?

[@JasonsCichlids]

I use a range of sizes mate. I'll have to get back to you on the exact diameters as I can't remember them on the top of my head. Which particular pipes would you like to know about? As in the return lines or drains?

[@Sentrygunmancolab]

What do you use for light?

[@JasonsCichlids]

They are just cheap led units off ebay. I did a video on them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enW3gHScq7x1q5o