fish room in a shed outside?

kevNnic · #1 06-01-2010, 07:06 PM

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 · #2 06-01-2010, 09:18 PM

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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 · #3 06-01-2010, 10:05 PM

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 · #4 06-01-2010, 11:35 PM

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 · #5 06-01-2010, 11:47 PM

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

no_bs · #6 06-02-2010, 12:13 AM

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.

lockrookie · #7 06-02-2010, 01:16 AM

ok for me i could never put a fish room in a shed i live in the crotch of canada sask where in summer its 30 above and winter its 50 below.. i was just thinking from my perspective if you dont get the harsh weather changes i think an outdoor fish room would be great. all the noise and pumps out of the house who wouldnt love it. in my case id have to build too much weather resistance. maybe i need to moove west

kevNnic · #8 06-02-2010, 03:16 PM

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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 · #9 06-02-2010, 03:37 PM

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.

#10 06-02-2010, 03:57 PM

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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.

LOL try Winnipeg it gets really crisp there I have seen it at -54 without the windchill there (winter 2003first winter back there for 20 or so years we only stayed 3 years too cold.) growing up just outside Winnipeg there were some winters colder than that. Often the inter chill there is colder than Antarctica.

Bill