mcsx Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 hahaha everytime i read this, the fish change , go with heaps of south americans like peacock bass!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I considered Tangs, which would still be my second choice. I have alot of big tankbusters that are in need of some more space. Just makes sense. Probably cost me less to stock it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 yeh, a tang tank would be beautiful, but nothing makes the avarage person wow more than a tank full of tank busters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnicky61 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Wow! 15x10x4 I would never believe that a tank that size would be in a private home! I am trying to picture it, having a problem though... as someone else said "4 feet deep - are you going to be able to see all the way through? Also - your "viewing area is 2 windows of 6' x 3'... So why make it ten feet high? wont you be wasting 7 feet of tank? Don't mind me... I'm relatively new to fish-keeping (2 years and still a learner) and I am sooooo jealous! Can't wait to see the W.I.P photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmfly Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Did anyone end up seeing the final picture? sounds totally awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I cant believe this is still going, i pm'd alex asking him to update this thread awhile back, good to see its still being built. Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonBayern Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Wow. thats big. I've just done the same. But on much smaller scale, my tank will be 9'x2.5'x2.5'. It will be in the wall seen from entry to games room. I've just finish building my steel frame. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Your in for alot of fun in the basment, my shed is concrete filled block with bondeck steel and 6" slab roof with grass on top only 4x3.2metres . From now onwards seeing the temp variation is greater between inside and the underside of the bondeck celling the condensation comes as rain inside. It runs down the walls and floor and down your back when cleaning the top tanks. Using lids reduces this but bear in mind this room only has 3500 litres .I have a exhaust fan mounted in the window but when you spend dollars to heat you are reluctant to suck the moisture and heat out the window. Maybe look into air conditioning. Do you have drainage in the floor outside in the vewing area big tanks = big spills ? Will the room get natural light it is cheapest and to catch the morning low angle light tangs glisten with the full spectrum ? ps a road trip sounds on the cards Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Man u have had a hard time with the building of house, council etc. Longest house build in years!!! Due for that photo Feb 06, over 3 years!!!!!! Must have something to post? Gone off the tank now ( Lg Cats mostly) bummer, Go for B tricoti, should breed in that tank. tiled inside??!!!! Would that mean only viewing from the front in the 6x3 area? how you going to see whats going on in other area's of tank or can you see from top? That would be hard as well at 10 ft wide & 4 ft deep? ( Dont like aged water,) so how you going to do your water changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Is this thread dead? Like everyone else on here, really want to see pic's of Alex's tank. Has anyone local to him paid a visit yet to see it in person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Sounds like he ran out of money , if it was finished there would be picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Maybe it was his dream tank...4 years is an awful long time to build a house+tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yeah reading through the thread he changed his mind a lot about fish stock, would be awesome if he did manage to pull it off, maybe not in the basement though, I'd be taking advantage of natural light. Maybe one day I'll incorporate a wall tank into my house design, maybe not on this scale though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_J Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 maybe he forgot to buy a hose , and is still bucketing the water into the tank...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfarrow Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 maybe he forgot to buy a hose , and is still bucketing the water into the tank...... very funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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