Anybody who has built a shed in their garden will know that its not as easy as it looks. Imagine needing to install water, electricity and heating to that shed and then fill it with a load of tanks. Thats exactly what Derek Tweedie and his Dad Bob have done and below are the step by step photos to show us how they done it.
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| The perfect spot for a fish shed |
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| best to raise the floor to allow space for insulation |
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Adding Kingspan to the floor would
give added heat |
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| plastic sheeting used to protect the insulation |
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| Plywood is used to cap the floor and give a solid surface. |
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| Next up is the walls |
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| Adding kingspan to the walls is essential |
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| Time to build the walls |
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| With the walls up, the shed was starting to take shape |
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| The back wall installed, now time to insulate some more |
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| Roof on and insulation complete |
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| All walls now capped and complete |
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| A small extension is added to house garden tools |
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| Plumbing's installed to provide running water |
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| Sink to give easy access to running water |
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Racking needed to look good but also provide stable housing
for all the tanks. |
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| Each rack is built the same |
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White piping is installed round the shed to allow
for easy drainage during water changes. |
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The moment of truth, all tanks filled and the racking
and floor held perfectly. what a relief. |
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Filtration comes from two large air pumps running
HMF filters and 46 uplifts |
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| Stocking the tanks was the best part |
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Fitting flaps to the racks was more practical and
helped keep dampness away |
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| With everything complete we were good to go |
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On the outside we have a normal shed but step inside and you
will find some beautiful shrimps
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Derek and his dad have been running
DT Tropicals from this shed for over 1 year now. Derek always wanted to work in the aquatics trade and after trying to work in the local fish stores with no luck, he decided the route for him was DT Tropicals. After one year some adjustments have been made to the shed. the biggest change was the upgrade to the racking.
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The new racking will be wrapped round the shed to provide
more tanks |
Thank you Derek for allowing me to share your shed build and I hope everybody enjoyed looking through the photos. If you would like to find out more about what it takes to build a fish shed like this, you can contact
Derek anytime on Facebook.
Bye for now
