fish room in a shed outside?

[lockrookie]

you would have to insulate as well as add a heater to the shed and run it all winter to keep from freezing up not only the lines but your tank inside not to mention if it drops your tank temp too much if a heater fails... i personally like the idea but think there is too much room for mishap not to mention if a neighbour kid breaks into the shed and pees in the sump or worse.. lol

[Mrfish55]

I have plumbing that goes outside into a small shed that houses the chiller, never had a problem in the winter but I am starting to have overheating issues now that summer is here, the shed traps and transfers too much heat (even when left open to vent the chiller), kind of defeats the point behind the chiller, I am dealing with close to 1000 gals on the system, I think a smaller system would see even greater temperature swings. I know Lance has the sump for his corner tank outside in an insulated box and has not had a problem but it is well insulated and right against the house.

[kevNnic]

he is in north van, you dont really even get winter there, a nice space heater and some insulation and you should be good to go!

[Milad]

Originally Posted by kevNnic

he is in north van, you dont really even get winter there, a nice space heater and some insulation and you should be good to go!

just because we had no snow for the Olympics doesn't mean we dont get winter!! ive seen almost 1 inch of snow before!!!

[kevNnic]

lol i have seen alot of snow on the island before but it never sticks around long. and its more of a slushly snow than real snow. haha

[mike31154]

Snow doesn't always mean extended periods of cold temperatures. I think Regina typically gets weeks of -25 C on a regular basis thru Jan & Feb, whereas the coast will rarely see anything colder than -10 C and that might only last a day or two. I spent many years in Cold Lake Alberta and it was crisp, let me tell you.

[freezetyle]

oceanics prop tanks are in a barn/shed type thing. their corals and fish seem to handle it just fine

[no_bs]

I'm in the process of building a fish room under our deck, which i have walled and insulated. Even in hot days it is cool down there. So done right, it should not be an issue.

[kevNnic]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Snow doesn't always mean extended periods of cold temperatures. I think Regina typically gets weeks of -25 C on a regular basis thru Jan & Feb, whereas the coast will rarely see anything colder than -10 C and that might only last a day or two. I spent many years in Cold Lake Alberta and it was crisp, let me tell you.

i have a bunch of family in cold lake, so i know all about it! haha they dont call if cold lake for no reason!

[Milad]

What about using one of those plastic sheds from home depot and throwing a bunch of insulation in? I think they are only couple hundred bucks.