now thats an aquarium!

[RACER X]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8952

:whatwhat:

[Particle Man]

ping Booger :lol:

[Trip]

holy crap, thats a lake not a fish tank

[Kaneman]

Meh, I've seen bigger.

[ericr]

IF I had one that size I'd stock it with bass and fish indoors :lol:

[AquaPython]

not bad, i have seen bigger, and i have seen much better. why spend all that and set up a fresh tank. looks like shit IMO

[RACER X]

Meh, I've seen bigger.

WOW next to a house?

pics?

[Trip]

WOW next to a house?

pics?

yeah a small house at that, the guy did it on a budget and is not filled with money, he said he saved for 9 years to do it. He did a pretty decent job for not contracting it out to a pro to build it. Work with what ya got.

I am sure in some silly rich ass celebs/random rich dude's house there is bigger that was built by an aquarium company that the celeb/rich dude takes no pride in cleaning or probably even feeding, but other than that, this is pretty good for the circumstances.

[Kaneman]

WOW next to a house?

pics?

lol, I was being a smartass. I've never seen anything even close to that next to a house.

[JARVIS518]

i had a basement like that before, but it wasnt as nice and smelled really bad

thats pretty bad ass im sure it cost a fortune

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Meh, I've seen bigger.

yea we've all been to the ocean...

"i think im gonna turn my basement into a reservoir today"

[BobTheBiker]

I wonder how much that cost him to build, and what maintaining the thing costs..

[Dave]

beats the piss out of my 125

[unknownroad]

That is certainly impressive. Can't imagine what people will think if/when he ends up selling the house!

I was surprised to see what looks like a slightly oversized pool filter running the show, tho... There's a guy in our area who has an in-ground pool converted into a habitat for gorgeous, literally world-class koi fish... his filtration system is approximately the size of a shipping container.

Found a small webpage, but the picture doesn't do it justice... when we saw it the water was absolutely, perfectly clear-
http://www.charlestonshowakoiclub.org/Grant.htm

[RACER X]

people show fish? i did not know that..........lol

[njchopper87]

I always wanted something like that when I was younger.. it's cool to see someone that actually went through with it.

[derf]

That is cool, but i would be totally satisfied with one of these

http://www.touchfamily.com/reachhouston/images/goldfish%20in%20bowl.jpg


And he changes 10k gallons a week? What happens if there is a drought?

[Dave]

That is cool, but i would be totally satisfied with one of these

http://www.touchfamily.com/reachhouston/images/goldfish%20in%20bowl.jpg


And he changes 10k gallons a week? What happens if there is a drought?

at that size i would have assumed that he wouldnt have too, wonder what his nitrite levels are like.

[psychochild28]

Holy crap that's a big aquarium!!!

[tommymac]

at that size i would have assumed that he wouldnt have too, wonder what his nitrite levels are like.


screw the nitrite levels I want to see his water and electric bills :lol:

And people think I am nuts for wanting to make a room an enclosure for a large python (20ft plus)

Tom

[Captain Morgan]

Insane, simply insane. Hope he can charge for tours to pay his 40,000 gallon a month water bill. He says he changes out 10k gallons a week. Just insane.

[Rangerscott]

"I do about 10,000 gallon water changes every week."


What a waste of water.

[Dave]

"I do about 10,000 gallon water changes every week."


What a waste of water.

yes cause thats clearly all gone never to be seen again

[Rangerscott]

Yes, when it goes down the pit.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/This.Is.Sparta_GN.to.film.jpg

[Flexin]

He said he uses the water that he removes from his tanks to keep his ponds going. So its not a total waste. He is also on well water.

But that is a lot of water and and a big ass tank. I always wanted a tank that covered most of a wall.

He also said his electric bill is about $1200 a month. I believe his food cost were about $1400 a month. He has some fish that breed enough to keeps the predators going and lowers his food bills.

I guess one of the few that reads after looking at the pretty pictures.

James

[Flexin]

"The cost isn't the water its the electricity to pump it and the oil to heat it.
I live in the country.

The most I've paid is $1,200 a month for hydro and $1,200 for oil. "

Damn!!! And I believe it was $1400 for the food.

James

[Captain Morgan]

He said he uses the water that he removes from his tanks to keep his ponds going. So its not a total waste. He is also on well water.

But that is a lot of water and and a big ass tank. I always wanted a tank that covered most of a wall.

He also said his electric bill is about $1200 a month. I believe his food cost were about $1400 a month. He has some fish that breed enough to keeps the predators going and lowers his food bills.

I guess one of the few that reads after looking at the pretty pictures.

James

I read part of the responses, but wasn't scrolling through pages and pages to read all that crap.

[Flexin]

I read part of the responses, but wasn't scrolling through pages and pages to read all that crap.

I noticed how long the thread was and just scrolled to I found is av then I would read the post of the person he was replying to and then his reply. I made it as far as May of 07 like that last night.

James

[AquaPython]

it may be 40,000 gallons in WC's but he also has to have a water for top off to replenish water that evaporates. the more current and the heat and light energy in the water, the faster it evaporates. i have a 180 gal system and i go through about 5 gallons of water in less than 48 hours.

[Trip]

it may be 40,000 gallons in WC's but he also has to have a water for top off to replenish water that evaporates. the more current and the heat and light energy in the water, the faster it evaporates. i have a 180 gal system and i go through about 5 gallons of water in less than 48 hours.

holy crap, pics of your setup plz

[AquaPython]

holy crap, pics of your setup plz

gladly

this is from the last time i took pics back in feb. it has changed quite a bit.

its a saltwater reef tank. everything you see is coral or fish, all animal , no plants.

http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f243/mikeg31781/Tank%20Upgrades%20Feb09/

feel free to poke around in older folders going back

[Trip]

gladly

this is from the last time i took pics back in feb. it has changed quite a bit.

its a saltwater reef tank. everything you see is coral or fish, all animal , no plants.

http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f243/mikeg31781/Tank%20Upgrades%20Feb09/

feel free to poke around in older folders going back

very nice, I have always wanted a salt water tank, but I cant even keep a fresh water going, so I gave up. :lol:

[AquaPython]

tx, just another expensive hobby!