I have been working on a fish room build. (Picture heavy) The current aquarium set up is a "U shape with 4x 55 gallons on the left. 9x20 gallon longs in the center and 2x 55 gallons that sit above my 100 gallon sump on the right side.
Well I started cycling the aquariums about 2 months ago and last week we had some drywall repairs done to the house and the workers blew a braker that the aquarium pump and heaters are currently running on. So when the pump stoped working the reruns on the aquarium started to back syphen into the sump, by my emergency water flow control that feeds into the sump. I fixed the plumbing issue that I had and removed my braker panel from my shed along with the power outlets that I had wired. But I need to wire the braker panel up but I am no way an electrion. Lol In the next couple of days I will hopefully be able to get the power going and won't have this happen again.
While I was driving around today I came across a guy today that had some ponds in his yard that he was not useing, long story short Thursday I'm going to be getting a three part pond and pond pump. I'm thinking about removing 4 of my 55 gallons to place the pond. I'm not sure how many gallons the ponds will fully hold. I think it will be cool to hold sharks and rays in them.
If any of you guys are an electrion that might have any pointers or tips on supplying power to the outlets.
Current aquarium setup list: 6x55 gallons 9x 20 gallons 100 gallon sump 3hp chiller 2X300 watt hear Apex gold system 100 gallon holding tank 100 G/PD RODI system 4x kessil A160 for growing plants. 3X 48" 20k led strip lights for over the 20 gallon longs 72" 3X 250watt MH fixture (thinking about going over the pond build or the 2 55 gallon that I have over my sump)
Fish room ?
Is this a separate shed away from the house or just another room in the house ?
Either way it should be done on its own breakers with dedicated circuits. I am not an electrician by now means so I would suggest having a "pro" come out and figure out your electrical usage based on the equipment you plan on using.
The 3 hp chiller alone is a big unit and most likely 220v
I had a room added onto my house a few years ago and did have it professionally wired. Each wall is on it's own circuit and all of the outlets are fitted with GFCI's (absolutely essential). It is best to use outdoor electrical outlets so you can cover them when not in use. I also found you can never have too many outlets. You might also want to consider a dehumidifier otherwise the humidity will be at least 80%, depending on the time of year. Commercial fans will also help keep things cooler and require additional outlets.
Does this shed have HVAC? Most of the larger window units require 220v.
Just some thoughts. Best of luck with this project.
fish room and reef pond build
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