A <i>must</i> for the serious hobbyist

[TJ]

I've long spent less time with the tanks on the lower shelves -- until now that is...

It's surprisingly comfortable. And the chair swivels. Hats off to the inventor!

(Message edited by TJ on March 23, 2006)

 

[ali]

Haha. Tim I could have long ago recommended one of those rolling garden stools. It doesn't swivel though.

...*shakes head*

 

[ian]

Wow.... so I see there is lot of changes made to the Newtopia Tim has. Tim, may you post some picture of your new newtorium? Just that little corner of the lower selve is getting me excited.

 

[TJ]

Hi Ali, would have been nice to have been alerted to these garden stools earlier, but then again I might have gone out and got one that doesn't swivel. And it's just gotta swivel!

Ian, it's premature to unveil anything yet as lot of changes are indeed taking place, as indicated by those shelf supports on the floor under my wife's goldfish tank. Those are to be used to accommodate larvae and morphs and for my ever-expanding amphibian library. Soon, the entire floor will be waterproofed. It already has 7 drains -- one in the center and rest along the wall under the tank stands. I'll also be drilling holes through the stands to install air and eventually water pipes for more efficient tank maintenance. The room already has it's own water supply and industrial-size sink with dual faucets, as well as reinforced floor support and extra insulation in the ceiling and walls. And there are plans to build a small outdoor extension to the room that will overhang a small, escape-proof (and child-proof!) Cynops pyrrhogaster pond. It's a costly endeavor for one of modest means, but I figure the more I invest in it, the less likely my wife is to lay claim to the room at some later date for use by our infant son when he's old enough to want to sleep separately. Sure, he'll get a room -- just not my room

(Message edited by tj on March 27, 2006)