Tropical Pacu Aquarium inside base.

[ChickenMadness]

Anyone managed to build one of these inside their base and stop heat leaking out? (with window tiles for the decor bonus)

Would Ceramic temp shift plates surrounding the wall of the aquarium on both sides be enough?

The easiest way I can think of is using a 1 tile large vacuum around the whole thing. But the problem with that is the amount of space it takes up. The tropical pacus have a 7 tile decor range and using 3 tiles to build the vacuum around it would cut that in half.

Example of where the aquarium would be, above the bedrooms.
But I'm going to build a second base soon where my astronauts are going to live so I'll be building a new water tank from scratch.

[0xFADE]

Unless you need a heat source that seems like a bad idea. 

But a tile of vacuum is the way to be super sure.

[ChickenMadness]

3 hours ago, 0xFADE said:

Unless you need a heat source that seems like a bad idea. 

But a tile of vacuum is the way to be super sure.

Thats part of the challenge lol.

[tzionut]

Yes is possible this is my base I set the temp of water at 20 degrees to have all type of fish available. And before close i had all type of fish tropical included.

[ChickenMadness]

8 minutes ago, tzionut said:

Yes is possible this is my base I set the temp of water at 20 degrees to have all type of fish available. And before close i had all type of fish tropical included.

it needs to be 35 degrees or higher permanently to have tropical pacus though. otherwise they will just start laying normal pacu eggs and eventually die off. That tank isn't insulated so the entire base would end up being heated up to 35 degrees to have tropical pacus permanently in the tank with that design.

You did just give me an idea by posting that screenshot though.

[PhailRaptor]

Also note that this is not a truly permanent setup, due to the fact that Tropical Pacu still have that pesky 2% chance of laying Gulp Fish eggs instead.  When that happens, the Gulp Fish Fry will end up dying from the high temperature, long before it could ever grow to an adult Gulp Fish.  You will, slowly, see population loss requiring external replacement.

[ChickenMadness]

16 minutes ago, PhailRaptor said:

Also note that this is not a truly permanent setup, due to the fact that Tropical Pacu still have that pesky 2% chance of laying Gulp Fish eggs instead.  When that happens, the Gulp Fish Fry will end up dying from the high temperature, long before it could ever grow to an adult Gulp Fish.  You will, slowly, see population loss requiring external replacement.

Will probably be able to get around that with a conveyor rail and sweeper arm bringing in eggs from a seperate aquarium. Can still keep it closed off without dupe interaction.

[tzionut]

As i say my goal was aquarium view for all the dupes inside the base, and i lower the water temp for all fish survive even if lay pacu tropical or gulp fish. Also here is an alternative cooling for the base...Pump cold water inside and pump out the hot water

[Olimar]

@tzionut  I personally don't like dealing with critters at all in this game.  But your pictures are pretty neat.  For fun, I need to plan out a wicked aquarium in sandbox.

Not yet though,  I'm waiting for the next few patches before really getting back into the game.  Hoping for more polish and optimisations.  And no longer having to rebuild my favourite bases!       

[SackMaggie]

@tzionut You may need algae terrarium for bubble inside the tank! (or vent and liquid in front) for purely cosmetic.

[Iriswaters]

You could create bubbles by putting a very hot heater in the bottom of it, like an aquatuner, and then putting cooling pipes in your base.  Carefully balanced and with judicious use of diamond or thermium heat transfer tiles and radiant pipes, it might be possible to keep the temperature zones separate.

[tzionut]

Thank you for your suggestions. What is in the printscreen is what i had in mind. I will add an automated food storage and production, and some storage area for other creatures.

It was a little challenge because i need to build this for cooling the water and only whit a coal generator ... I rush for steel production for cover the top area. In the spoilers you have all the details included the automation.

It's a little dismantled but you can figure what i do. So water come from the top reservoir, pumped for the dismantled water supply of the electrolyzers ant to the liquid shut then to the aquatuner. The exit thermosensor  let pass only under 20 degrees water to the tank. If is over whit the bridge goes back to the aquatuner. The not gate prevent input of more water.

The second part is command for the oil reservoir. Termosensor and minim level command the start of the pump and the not gate shut off the aquatuner at above 250 degrees (it can be 270, but i want to be safe). The oil goes to the refinery and from there to the plastic pres. The last liquid sensor open the oil input valve and the power shut off for starting the bottom oil pump.

It's nothing exceptional but maybe is useful for somebody.

Spoiler

 

[Coolthulhu]

16 hours ago, 0xFADE said:

Unless you need a heat source that seems like a bad idea.

Oxygen from electrolyzer is 70C. If your main base isn't 50C by cycle 100, you're probably doing something wrong.

[Iriswaters]

8 hours ago, PhailRaptor said:

Also note that this is not a truly permanent setup, due to the fact that Tropical Pacu still have that pesky 2% chance of laying Gulp Fish eggs instead.  When that happens, the Gulp Fish Fry will end up dying from the high temperature, long before it could ever grow to an adult Gulp Fish.  You will, slowly, see population loss requiring external replacement.

Given this fact, and that they can survive fine in cold temperatures, it might be best to just have a breeding tank and sweepers/conveyors that steadily drop tropical pacu eggs into the tank.   As soon as there are enough in the tank to be overcrowded, they won't make any eggs.   Plus you can just pack it with fish, each one giving a decor bonus.  Tbh, this is the only way it would really compete with paintings and statues.   Set up a sweeper at the bottom to collect meat and egg shell and you might have something there.

1 hour ago, Coolthulhu said:

Oxygen from electrolyzer is 70C. If your main base isn't 50C by cycle 100, you're probably doing something wrong.

I like to keep mine at a toasty 150C.   My dupes get chilly at night.  I know the added heating bills are a pain, but I like to spoil them.

[0xFADE]

5 hours ago, Coolthulhu said:

Oxygen from electrolyzer is 70C. If your main base isn't 50C by cycle 100, you're probably doing something wrong.

Yes, that doesn’t mean you need MORE sources of heat. 

[Angpaur]

On 16.11.2018 at 9:09 PM, ChickenMadness said:

Anyone managed to build one of these inside their base and stop heat leaking out? (with window tiles for the decor bonus)

Yeah, I have 4 aquariums in my base:

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To avoid heat problems I'm breeding pacus in external tank and deliver eggs to the aquariums.

Each of the aquarium is using same automation build to deliver the eggs. Autosweeper is set to try to pick up egg every 60s. It is deactivated after 2.5 seconds so it is enough to pick up egg from recectaple, but not enough to put it in that storage container. Egg is dropped and can incubate.

Here is a closer look:

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[Nxf7]

I thought Dupe's "ideal" temp is 37c. Check thermal overlay and mouse over gas that's around this temp, body temp loss or gain will be close to zero.

Should be no issue if your livable base is around that temp in order to accommodate tropical Pacu.

[CantBreathe]

Will do dupes lose Kcal faster outside of their comfort range?