Swimming in my new Shark Tank!!
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quiet storm
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lol nice
steamboat1569
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You have to promise to take a pic with you AND the sharks in there!
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!
novice150
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Thanks everyone for the kind words on my tank
The tank is 1600-1700 gallons, depending on how high I decide to fill it. An inch or two makes a big difference.
I plan to keep a bamboo, smoothhound, leopard, and a black tip.
(I know its not big enough for life, please see my thread in DIY)
I will definitely take pics of me with the sharks!! I think that'll be the best part! Living in Colorado, you don't get all too many chances to say you swam with sharks.
The tank is 1600-1700 gallons, depending on how high I decide to fill it. An inch or two makes a big difference.
I plan to keep a bamboo, smoothhound, leopard, and a black tip.
(I know its not big enough for life, please see my thread in DIY)
I will definitely take pics of me with the sharks!!
I think that'll be the best part! Living in Colorado, you don't get all too many chances to say you swam with sharks.
splash1914
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I dont get jealous of other peoples tanks, but I must say I am with yours! where did you put it? what type of filtration are using? how is it made?
novice150
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Well I'll take that as a compliment then
I plan to post detailed pics of the construction, and write how I did it in the DIY section. Dont want any mods getting upset I'll basically post as much as people wanna hear, I could talk about it forever just ask my wife.
The tank is essentially a thick plywood tank, with a double 4x4 frame on the outside. It has several coats of fiberglass, and 3 coats of 2 part epoxy.
The tank is in my basement on concrete. For filtration, I will be using a 300 gal sump, a 6' x 12" life guard skimmer, and a sand filter designed for small pools. I am still tossing around ideas for decor, sand, and other means of filtration, so I am open to suggestions.
I plan to post detailed pics of the construction, and write how I did it in the DIY section. Dont want any mods getting upset
I'll basically post as much as people wanna hear, I could talk about it forever just ask my wife.The tank is essentially a thick plywood tank, with a double 4x4 frame on the outside. It has several coats of fiberglass, and 3 coats of 2 part epoxy.
The tank is in my basement on concrete. For filtration, I will be using a 300 gal sump, a 6' x 12" life guard skimmer, and a sand filter designed for small pools. I am still tossing around ideas for decor, sand, and other means of filtration, so I am open to suggestions.
splash1914
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Where does the sump go? How are you getting the water to the sump? I thought I was crafty by building my stand and cutting the hole in the wall..... you gotta get more pics up... just the one is teasing us...
novice150
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The sump and all equip goes behind the tank. There's a good amount of space back there. I will be cutting holes in the back side of the tank for overflows (3.5") and returns (2" I think). I'll be installing quite a few plastic bulkheads. Lots of plumbing thats for sure.
Jim27: Thanks
Pics are up now on msn. Here's the link. When you get to the main page, click on "pictures". There are to pages of pics. I don't have all of the pics labeled with descriptions yet, but I will.
Jim27: Thanks
Pics are up now on msn. Here's the link. When you get to the main page, click on "pictures". There are to pages of pics. I don't have all of the pics labeled with descriptions yet, but I will.
leopardshark
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whats the dimensions? by the way that's a great tank. im building a big pool in my basement but nothing like that.
novice150
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clowntrigger2k
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thats is awesome you should get people to come and swim with your sharks and charge them ? just kidding congrats on the new tank very nice can,t wait to see the pets , good job
