4000 Gallons tank

krusk

Member
I just happen to pump into him at the lfs,
and the LFS owner told me this is the Mr4000 guy
I was like wow,
:p
 

saltylake

Member
wow that is awesome!!! I want to have a tank that size when i am finished and established. that is incredible.
 

drummerboy

Member
Hey krusk, just curious, what lfs do you usually go to? I live in Grand Rapids too and I only know of two of them, one of which is apparently closing in less than a month.
 

ofalegend

Member
I heard an interview this guy done. From what I remember, the tank is 20'x7'x7'! He said he spends between $300-$500 a month to maintain it, but said he's had electric bills in the thousands. :D
~M
 

taku

Member
Well I just got done reading his entire website.. interesting stuff!
Dimensions of this 4000 gal tank are 12x7x7, it has 2 200 gal ecosystem filtration (w/calupera) systems ONLY.. nothing else! He filters about 10,000 gal per hour. He just installed 1000watt MH bulbs! <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> but hasn't uploaded pics yet. He has over 75 fish and NO BLUE HERMITS BECAUSE THEY KILL STUFF! w00t :D Oh and his monthly power for the tank is $300. It's built into his basement and always stays between 78-80.
Anyways it's really interesting.
 

oneflysi

Member
3000+ lbs of LR!!! <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" />
whew! that's some major cash to build and upkeep that small tank :rolleyes: it would be a blast though if you had the time and money.
you know you got it rough when your using 2-200 gallon tanks for your sump/refugium ;)
-One
 

krusk

Member
drummerboy,
I have visit most of the LFS that I know
including: VI Pets (68 the & Division) , Pet Shop(29th & Breton), Marine System(28th & Clyde park), Coral Reef (Plain field), Aquatic Kingdom( newlly open store 44th & Eastern) this is my most favorite store, close to home, price is good compare to other and the owner is knowlege able to answer your question. well this store kinda small.
Let me know if there is other store that I should visit :)
 

krusk

Member
Saltylake
sorry,
I'm from Grand Rapids MI
just start this hoppy not too long ago but I read and research alot I mean alot
I do nothing else beside work and reading/researching for this hoppy at the moment untill the Green start to show up then I hit the Golf Course
 

drummerboy

Member
I think I'm going to go check out the one on 44 and eastern today. I usually go to VI pets, the owner there (I'm pretty sure he's the owner), has been very helpful to me, and so far hasn't tried to sell me a whole bunch of stuff I don't necessarily need. But they have a limited selection on some things.
I was in the coral reef the other day, and the owner said that he's leaving in april, and closing down for good.
Thanks for telling me about the other stores though, I don't know of any that you don't, so sorry.
 

krusk

Member
drummerboy
Coral Reef close down for good
really?
haha, is there any thing on sale? I never like that store :-(
I have DIY VHO lighting for sale because I'm looking to upgrade my light if you interestd let me know
Ballast 2x110w, reflector, frame, on/off switch, NO bulbs
plug in the bulbs and turn on
 

drummerboy

Member
Nope, nothing on sale (suprise <img src="graemlins//confused2.gif" border="0" alt="[confused2]" /> ?), I never liked that store either, the guy was always a jerk to me. He attemped to charge me $5 for entering the store and not buying anything. He was serious too. They did have some nice corals, I just have been in there before for 45 minutes, and no one will help me even when it's obvious I want to buy something.
Anyway, I'm not to sad thier closing. And I just got a very nice pc fixture on my 29 tank. I would like to add some more light honestly (I have 2/55), but the fixture takes up all but three inches on the back of my tank. So I don't have any room for any other lights. Sorry, thanks for the offer though.
 

chris r.

Member
Jhueb12, you have a 805 gallon tank!!! <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> Wow, or is this a mistake?
 
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