DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 04:39 PM

ok i put this on my chronical but thought i would post the DIY start of my fish closet for those of you like me who don't have a house with a fish room and are living in an apartment with extra closet space.....this is to get rid of the clutter and make room for three big trash cans so my gf doesn't say r u going to do something with those things instead of being out in the open... heres the before with one of the smaller trash cans in this pic

here are the parts

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 04:41 PM

now this is an extremely cheap upgrade about $12 for 4 shelfs for those of you who are like me and already have some tools it takes almost no knowledge. the brackets u can pick up 2 for about a dollar if you have drywall walls(which u probably do) then you will want to get hollow wall anchors(about $4 for 18) these just hammer right in i chose a 2x6 peice of lumber(make sure the wood is nice n straight before you buy it this was about $3) for the two shelves i used 21" long slats...make sure you have a level with you because nothing sucks more then having shelves uneven....

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 04:44 PM

make sure you hold the brackets on the wood up against the wall to make sure that they fit nice and flush make your marks for the brackets on the shelf screw in the brackets to your shelf than make your marks on the wall for the holes making sure the shelf is level before you make your marks. Then just drill out the holes making it easier to hammer in the anchors unscrew the screw in the anchor install and magically you have your selfs.

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 04:45 PM

ill be updating this thread with the third and fourth shelf or just the third im not sure if im going to do one big one along the back wall or just two on the otherside....but i now have room to hide the trashcans and everything my gf is going to be so happy lol brownie points for me!!!

vdituri · 05-15-2008, 04:51 PM

Nice chronicle!
This will definitely keep some guys from sleeping on the couch.

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 04:54 PM

i know i get yelled at every day hahaha

BEELZEBOB · 05-15-2008, 05:02 PM

whoa, do i like need all that chemical non-sense too?

i have sat, kalsawasser and Dkh buffer.... thats it..
ummm yea.

t ight idea too

CMG · 05-15-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vdituri

Nice chronicle!
This will definitely keep some guys from sleeping on the couch.

haha, I slept on the couch last night! Actually it was nice ebcause these last two days we had a 100 F heat wave and the slider is right there wide open with a fan full of cool air unlike the bedroom!

Nice job on the shelves. I did that, but on a mini scale inside of my stand.

nikkipigtails · 05-15-2008, 05:08 PM

Great idea! Wish we had an extra closet for a fish closet. Might just have to figure something out.

funkpolice · 05-15-2008, 07:32 PM

Do you put all that stuff in your tank? That closet is a good idea. If only I had closet space. I just cleaned out the "baby room" so now all my stuff(dvds, cds, posters) are all over the house. I think you've inspired me to do some shelving in the garage.
bill

kathywithbirds · 05-15-2008, 07:51 PM

"extra" and "closet space" are mutually exclusive in my house.

Great idea!!

Dentoid · 05-15-2008, 08:02 PM

Nice job!

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nikkipigtails

Great idea! Wish we had an extra closet for a fish closet. Might just have to figure something out.

yeah thankfully me and my gf have a two bedroom apartment so the second room is my fish closet and the computer haha n all my other crap

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by funkpolice

Do you put all that stuff in your tank? That closet is a good idea.

kinda yeah not on a super regular basis but i use iodine and stron every once and a while and mag i use quite often as well as the calc of course...i used to work at a lfs so i have some "xtra" stuff that was just lyn' around that i use everyonce and a while if my alk gets low i dose a little bit of nano-reef a and b and it boosts it right up while keeping everything else nicely up there as well.

Tru2nr · 05-15-2008, 11:15 PM

oh i almost forgot here is the finished closet minus one trash can which has my newly made saltwater in there for the waterchange that im going to plan on doing tmr

05-15-2008, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment ok i put this on my chronical but thought i would post the DIY start of my fish closet for those of you like me who don't have a house with a fish room and are living in an apartment with extra closet space.....this is to get rid of the clutter and make room for three big trash cans so my gf doesn't say r u going to do something with those things instead of being out in the open... heres the before with one of the smaller trash cans in this pic here are the parts __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-15-2008, 04:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment now this is an extremely cheap upgrade about $12 for 4 shelfs for those of you who are like me and already have some tools it takes almost no knowledge. the brackets u can pick up 2 for about a dollar if you have drywall walls(which u probably do) then you will want to get hollow wall anchors(about $4 for 18) these just hammer right in i chose a 2x6 peice of lumber(make sure the wood is nice n straight before you buy it this was about $3) for the two shelves i used 21" long slats...make sure you have a level with you because nothing sucks more then having shelves uneven.... __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-15-2008, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment make sure you hold the brackets on the wood up against the wall to make sure that they fit nice and flush make your marks for the brackets on the shelf screw in the brackets to your shelf than make your marks on the wall for the holes making sure the shelf is level before you make your marks. Then just drill out the holes making it easier to hammer in the anchors unscrew the screw in the anchor install and magically you have your selfs. __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-15-2008, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment ill be updating this thread with the third and fourth shelf or just the third im not sure if im going to do one big one along the back wall or just two on the otherside....but i now have room to hide the trashcans and everything my gf is going to be so happy lol brownie points for me!!! __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-15-2008, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,730 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment Nice chronicle! This will definitely keep some guys from sleeping on the couch. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-15-2008, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment i know i get yelled at every day hahaha __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

05-15-2008, 05:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,604 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment Great idea! Wish we had an extra closet for a fish closet. Might just have to figure something out. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

05-15-2008, 07:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
funkpolice Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 593 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment Do you put all that stuff in your tank? That closet is a good idea. If only I had closet space. I just cleaned out the "baby room" so now all my stuff(dvds, cds, posters) are all over the house. I think you've inspired me to do some shelving in the garage. bill

05-15-2008, 07:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment "extra" and "closet space" are mutually exclusive in my house. Great idea!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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05-15-2008, 11:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY:Fish Closet in an Apartment oh i almost forgot here is the finished closet minus one trash can which has my newly made saltwater in there for the waterchange that im going to plan on doing tmr __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

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