Who wants to help me chose the inhabitants of my shark tank???
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ophiura
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Originally Posted by Drewsta
I am not sure if you were serious about this part in which case you should reconsider there mixing tanks. If you have 2 2,000 gallong tanks for water changes in a 200,000 Gallon system that would be a 1% water change. IMO you will need a few (3) industrial vats for water changes close to the 10,000 (15%) Gallon mark. I would love to see this tank in action but would hate to have to pay for it.. lol you are a brave man
Good luck and best wishes
I definitely agree on that! Also, check into waste water discharge. Sometimes there are regulations on the discharge of huge volumes of saltwater.
I am not sure if you were serious about this part in which case you should reconsider there mixing tanks. If you have 2 2,000 gallong tanks for water changes in a 200,000 Gallon system that would be a 1% water change. IMO you will need a few (3) industrial vats for water changes close to the 10,000 (15%) Gallon mark. I would love to see this tank in action but would hate to have to pay for it.. lol you are a brave man
sharkboy13
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ya u should get a great white. heck it may cost like as much as the tank and die but heck u could name it jaws!
or get a great white whale! name it moby ---- or get a giant squid! or a whale shark
drewsta
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Originally Posted by Sharkboy13
ya u should get a great white. heck it may cost like as much as the tank and die but heck u could name it jaws!
or get a great white whale! name it moby ---- or get a giant squid! or a whale shark
Unfortunatly none of those fish would fit in that tank but hey if they could that would be awesome! You could do a tiger shark :notsure:
ya u should get a great white. heck it may cost like as much as the tank and die but heck u could name it jaws!
Unfortunatly none of those fish would fit in that tank but hey if they could that would be awesome! You could do a tiger shark :notsure:
sharkboy13
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aw man, that would be cool, wait, what about a manta ray! or a manatee! or like a dolphin, name it flipper! or like one of those huge deep sea crabs! or go on an expedition and get a mermaid. or u could try and get the loch ness monster or champy!! get champy!!
madman33
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lol that would be cool if i could get a great white but they arer super hard to keep...the motaray bay aquarium cant evn keep them for over a few months or at least they hadnt been able to when i went they had one that they had had for 2 months..dunno if its still alive or not cause that was a few years ago...also i thought about tiger sharks but decided they were too big and agressive.
ophiura
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I think they kept it quite successfully, except that it started eating other things.
All in all, this is a huge private tank and a nice size, but in keeping things like large sharks, it is pretty small in the scope of things. A Sand Tiger shark is a nice shark for this size tank.
BTW, what are you setting up as a Quarantine facility, if anything? Would be customary for acclimating sharks that have been shipped quite a distance.
BTW, what are you setting up as a Quarantine facility, if anything? Would be customary for acclimating sharks that have been shipped quite a distance.
ophiura
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Crates are highly specialized for transport of sharks, and for aquariums getting sharks from the Pacific that are on flights, obviously, they need to be crated. They are often accompanied on the flight by an aquarist, or in transport, on specialized tractor trailors, with aquarists. The delivery of sharks for aquaria results in a very high price tag per individual, and rarely are they immediately put on display. I highly suggest you consider a QT system, of at least several thousand gallons, depending on the size shark you intent to import. But it needs to be a totally separate system.