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25-06-2007 21:15 by Terry Carman	Hi. I am going to build a new 10ft x 12ft fish room, to replace my old one. What are your thoughts reguarding polycarbonate sheets. Lighting or to much of is no prob because I breed a lot of catfish inc. Sturisomas which need lots of algy. What about heating though esp. over heating in Summer and not enough in winter. I will be space heating the fish room. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
25-06-2007 22:26 by Phill Austen	I have found a double layer of polycarbonate with a six inch gap twixt them works well. The problem seems to be sealing to stop condensation forming on the outer sheet. you can rig blinds to reduce the solar gain in strong sun
26-06-2007 09:20 by CichlidRouse	hi have just finished building mine and a mates fish house (20x8 ft) (i wish we had gone a couple of feet wider) we used an old conservertory roof which was triple wall polycarb(nearly new) have found that alge was a big problem and have now covered the inside with 2mm poly sheet(its the stuff you get from b&q to go behind wallpaper about £3 for a 30 meter roll) have now found this lets enough light through it for alge to grow but not to much so it becomes a problem,also it is helping keep the shed warmer. we were using a little 1kw fan heater,but found condensation a big problem so we managed to find an old dehumidifier(from free cycle)this has stopped the condensation problem and with it running this gives off enough heat to keep the shed at around 26/27 deg's at night(and its cheaper than the heater to run) if you want any pics please email me and i can send you some(xwackywoox@ntlworld.com) the walls of the shed are 4 inches thick(poly sheet)the floor is about 3 inches thick(cosy flooring) roof is triple wall poly carb. mark
26-06-2007 16:00 by Woz	have u put any pics of the finished shed up yet mark, id be interested to see ?
26-06-2007 16:50 by CichlidRouse	hi have not finished it fully yet am still building small tanks will take a few pics and post them later (if i get a chance) have got: discus to lay eggs angel fish to lay eggs thread fins " " panchax " " various others as well can't remember them all (lol) got lots of babies to look after am spending about 4hrs a day in there at the min (out of all the tanks i have built so far only had 2 leak)

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