maddog10
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Many of you may remember my old fishroom, I believe the thread is still buried on this forum somewhere. I have downsized a bit from that room and have abandoned quantity for quality. I always wanted a man cave and a built in tank so decided to pull the trigger a short time ago and build them both. Construction took a long time as we were mainly working on it a few hours a night. The tank was originally built to be a marine reef tank, but I have already gotten tired of constantly making water and converted it to freshwater. It will be a Tang tank.
I took one of my basement rooms and built a stone wall, creating about a 6' deep fishroom behind. The wall has green board backing to help with any potential moisture problems. The stone work took a long time.
This is the business side of the wall. The stand is integrated into the framing of the wall. We covered the walls with FRP, which is the material you see in commercial kitchens and bathrooms. I do not need to worry about spills and splashed. Cleanup is a breeze, just wipe them down with a damp cloth. The flooring is a laminate that is tongue and grooved and goes together like hardwood floors would. It is supposed to be waterproof when installed properly. I also put down some scrap vinyl flooring to help keep from marking the new floor.
This is on the man cave side of the wall. I wanted a rough country look. Couldn't find any wainscot that I liked, but happened to see this when leaving one of the big box stores. It is rough cut T1-11 siding, similar to what you would put up on a shed. we stained it and added a contrasting trim and shelf. The opposite wall is rough cut Red Oak that I left outside to weather for about a year. Once it got to the color I wanted, I brought it inside and stacked it.
I took one of my basement rooms and built a stone wall, creating about a 6' deep fishroom behind. The wall has green board backing to help with any potential moisture problems. The stone work took a long time.
This is the business side of the wall. The stand is integrated into the framing of the wall. We covered the walls with FRP, which is the material you see in commercial kitchens and bathrooms. I do not need to worry about spills and splashed. Cleanup is a breeze, just wipe them down with a damp cloth. The flooring is a laminate that is tongue and grooved and goes together like hardwood floors would. It is supposed to be waterproof when installed properly. I also put down some scrap vinyl flooring to help keep from marking the new floor.
This is on the man cave side of the wall. I wanted a rough country look. Couldn't find any wainscot that I liked, but happened to see this when leaving one of the big box stores. It is rough cut T1-11 siding, similar to what you would put up on a shed. we stained it and added a contrasting trim and shelf. The opposite wall is rough cut Red Oak that I left outside to weather for about a year. Once it got to the color I wanted, I brought it inside and stacked it.
