Amanos Monster Tank [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com

redtailfool

08-24-2005, 10:18 PM

if i had my way with that it'd be cichla,crenicichla,gars,aros,n polypterids

Yep .. but he wont because he is the planted tank Master!!

But i know deep inside, he wants monster fish as well. :grinyes:

Just1nK4ng

08-26-2005, 5:08 PM

I have to share this with our members again. Its kick as.

http://www.mongabay.org/fish/images/big_tank.jpg

holy crap your :screwy: in a good way :ROFL: i give you claps :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

wism_chan

08-28-2005, 10:19 AM

incredible......amazing

Dargath78

08-28-2005, 5:08 PM

I think the tank is awesome also, but don't you think a planted tank like that would be a big pain in the ass to keep? Could you imaging how long it tanks to trim?

Just1nK4ng

08-28-2005, 5:43 PM

I think the tank is awesome also, but don't you think a planted tank like that would be a big pain in the ass to keep? Could you imaging how long it tanks to trim?

lol seriously :drool:

redtailfool

08-28-2005, 6:09 PM

Amano probably has a harness and hangs from the ceiling like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible to trim the hard to reach areas. :D

Dargath78

08-28-2005, 6:13 PM

I'm not a plant expert but maybe he has everything so perfect that growth isn't a problem. Just trim dead matter away.

sandtiger

08-28-2005, 7:13 PM

LOL...that tanks it awsome. I was just looking at one of his books yesterday...a picture book. WOW, so many awsome tanks.

wism_chan

08-30-2005, 11:17 AM

Please post those awesome tanks to share with other Brother here....thanks....wondering how it would look like....
should be great.....hahahah

FlammingWoodChuck

08-30-2005, 6:35 PM

I love his planted tanks the are SOOOOOOOOO B....E....A....UTIFUL

mon

08-31-2005, 7:51 AM

awesome awesome... makes me drool

sgland

08-31-2005, 8:17 AM

I have to share this with our members again. Its kick as.

http://www.mongabay.org/fish/images/big_tank.jpg
:eek: I would use it to hold 2 adult giant sh.....but then i think my flooring would crash 1st

Steve_89

08-31-2005, 8:23 AM

This pic never gets old!!

Thanks for bringing it back :drool:

sohfatfish

08-31-2005, 9:38 AM

Oo.. so gigantic... too bad only can dream..

Sescil

08-31-2005, 9:45 AM

I have trouble keeping my 90 gallon planted in good condition ... Holy Mackeral !!! He truly is the master ....

rallysb1tch

09-01-2005, 2:07 AM

Very, very cool

PhullTank57

09-01-2005, 5:14 AM

I would use it to hold 2 adult giant sh.....but then i think my flooring would crash 1st
Ditto! :thumbsup:

sandtiger

09-01-2005, 10:38 AM

http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/01.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/02.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/03.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/07.jpg

mon

09-01-2005, 11:03 AM

thats so cool.... making me drool...

Thomas_Hung

09-01-2005, 12:11 PM

http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/01.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/02.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/03.jpg
http://www.naturacquario.net/amano/all05/07.jpg

Unbelievable!! So the top to that tank is completely open? wow, wouldn't the water evaporate like nobody's business?

Stella

09-01-2005, 2:16 PM

How did he get in the tank? Is the front glass on? I see no ladder, lol. Maybe there are stairs built into the back . . .

Laura

Thomas_Hung

09-01-2005, 3:13 PM

How did he get in the tank? Is the front glass on? I see no ladder, lol. Maybe there are stairs built into the back . . .

Laura

Check out the right side of the first picture :grinno:

Stella

09-01-2005, 4:23 PM

Check out the right side of the first picture :grinno:

I'm talking about the one where he's IN the tank! I don't see any ladder in there :grinyes: .

Laura

Loubard

09-01-2005, 5:26 PM

Here's some more, enjoy:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/412amano03m.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/412amano04m.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/412amano13m.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/412amano09m.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/412amano12m.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/amano2.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/wildvangbak_2.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/how2.jpg

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=501/medium/how.jpg

for more check this site: aquahobby.com (http://www.aquahobby.com/tanks/e_tank0412a.php) :woot:

Vitaliy

09-01-2005, 5:31 PM

HA! I already posted this thing weeks ago. :)

Loubard

09-01-2005, 5:34 PM

Yeah the big tank: right here (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4029&highlight=amano)

AmazonPredator

09-01-2005, 10:50 PM

God Almighty...I would do a total Amazon set up with that tank...Cichla, Catfish, Arowana, Dorado, you name it...I wonder if that system is self sustaining. Anyone know how many gallons that tank is?

redtailfool

09-01-2005, 10:53 PM

Thanks for sharing Sandtiger/ Ludwig... Awesome pics... i love awesome planted tank setups.. i promise myself i will give it a shot one day.

Jack - wow.. that sh tank is craazy. P45 would faint if he saw that.

Steve_89

09-02-2005, 4:58 AM

Woah thanks for those progress shots!

sandtiger

09-02-2005, 10:20 PM

God Almighty...I would do a total Amazon set up with that tank...Cichla, Catfish, Arowana, Dorado, you name it...I wonder if that system is self sustaining. Anyone know how many gallons that tank is?

I think...THINK the tank is 12 feet long and close to 2000g. Not 100% on that though.

mikestack

09-07-2005, 10:00 PM

need a huge school of red bellies

mon

09-07-2005, 10:29 PM

cool !!

ShadowVengance

09-10-2005, 5:43 PM

****ing ridiculous

he must be such a rich bastard.

im in love

mon

09-10-2005, 10:51 PM

lol

apollyon

09-12-2005, 11:00 AM

awesome!!!!!

mon

09-12-2005, 10:11 PM

everytime i view this , im so jealous....

elevatethis

10-04-2005, 12:03 PM

Thats flippin awesome

Plantguy

10-04-2005, 3:40 PM

You should see the tank now. :) the plants on the left are growing about 24" out of the tank. Gotta love a tank that requires a crane for install!

Jonathan...

AmazonPredator

10-04-2005, 9:53 PM

When I see giant tanks like that I wonder how they're even brought in. Was his house built around the tank?

Plantguy

10-05-2005, 2:04 AM

I think it was craned into place after the walls were cast. Don't know if they brought it in from the top or through the opening leading to the pond. Those pics were'nt in the aquajournal. It's a work of art. More stainless than a Delorean. Full of Altum angels. :)

Jonathan...

poshpol

10-06-2005, 1:37 AM

can you provide a link to more pictures or more info? thanks.

Plantguy

10-06-2005, 5:27 PM

Heres some recent shots from Ben and Ricky of the DFWAPC. They went a few weeks back for the ADA party. Lots of nice shops, and some really nice pics of Amanos home (Big tank) and the ADA gallery.

http://www.aquatic-plants.org/articles/japan/ben/pages/

Please respect the copyrights. :)

Jonathan...

T1KARMANN

10-07-2005, 9:03 AM

what makes you think the tank wasnt made in its location as that how most big tanks are made (it could also be made out of acylic ) then 4 men could have lifted it anyway

get all the flowers out and put a few rays and a shoal of arowana and the tank would look sweet

also were is the filteration

Aquaman

10-07-2005, 9:32 AM

That is an awsome tank! Where did the pics come frome?
Does he have a book out?

Plantguy

10-08-2005, 2:56 PM

what makes you think the tank wasnt made in its location

Because I saw the pictures of it being craned in. :)

You can see the filtration in some of the pics Ricky and Ben took at the link above, there is also a large sump behind the tank under the tile that you can't see.

Jonathan...

Plantguy

10-08-2005, 3:16 PM

That is an awsome tank! Where did the pics come frome?
Does he have a book out?

He has several books out, most of them realting to nature aquariums. He is a very skilled photographer, kinda like japans answer to Ansel Adams. :)

Jonathan...

redtailfool

10-08-2005, 7:33 PM

I am curious about this guy, " Amano" in some of the Amazon Indian languages means rainforest, is it his real name or just a happy coincidence?
he sure does set up a beautiful tank !.

David, he Takashi Amano is japanese and that last name is pretty common
over there. So its probably just a happy coincidence :D

paintboi101

10-08-2005, 8:09 PM

amazing

Onion

10-09-2005, 4:12 PM

Oh my god! You doesnt have any limits if you have that tank!
But why doesnt he have some funny fishes in there?

Steve_89

10-09-2005, 6:25 PM

Woah those updated shots are sweet!!

Culinaria

10-09-2005, 6:40 PM

Amano is the man. His tanks always make you say wow!

Plantguy

10-09-2005, 7:20 PM

Amano is the man. His tanks always make you say wow!

So does his ability to drink Jack Daniels... LOL My liver still hates me for that night...

Jonathan...

prm

10-17-2005, 2:37 AM

If his house is in Japan then thats crazy.

I have heard that a 4' tank can cost more than a new car there because in Japan the population density is so high that 4ft. of floor space is very expensive.
But think abt. his tank its huge. :WHOA:

cockroach

10-17-2005, 8:28 AM

the ultimate in aquascaping

HarleyK

10-17-2005, 6:48 PM

Howdy,

I have to agree that Amano's tanks are an impressive sight. And I got caught on his idea myself before. However, what he calls "Nature Aquarium" isn't nature. You have to prune plants more often than you have to mow your lawn (no kidding). That involves waaay too much work, and it's certainly not like that anywhere in nature. Put a few silver dollars in, and it'll be a great habitat, though!!!

HarleyK

FunkSkunk

11-21-2005, 2:16 PM

very amazing! I'd rather have more fish than plants, but thats just me....

MarlboroMan

11-26-2005, 2:40 AM

:thumbsup: awesome tank. I dont think trimming that plant is a chore to him, its his hobby. even if he had to trim it, he can easily have his workers or students do it. i would keep a school of african tigerfish and a large amount of small schooling fish that also glitter in the light

Hakon

11-26-2005, 3:17 AM

Updated pics of the tank:http://www.pbase.com/plantella/niigata2005amanoshome
:)

ballsmcgee1234

11-26-2005, 10:50 AM

looks cool, and huge...

sharkman09

11-29-2005, 8:11 PM

that tank is amazing

Zorro

11-29-2005, 8:23 PM

that tank is really amazing i like how the wood comes out of the top

yellow fahaka

12-02-2005, 7:42 PM

WOW !! my 110g planted USED to impress me.
is it wrong that his tank makes me excited, you know in THAT way?

redtailfool

12-02-2005, 8:29 PM

UN believable..

http://k41.pbase.com/v3/11/259611/1/49374806.Pic04.jpg

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/v3/11/259611/1/49374807.Pic05.jpg

redtailfool

12-02-2005, 8:31 PM

Another unreal aquascaping job by Amano

http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/v3/11/259611/1/49428691.pic23.jpg

Nelly

12-04-2005, 10:33 AM

Amano is the man.

lowell

12-08-2005, 3:59 AM

:WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA:

auqaboi

12-09-2005, 7:58 PM

holy ****! :WHOA: just ****!

joeytoe

12-09-2005, 8:31 PM

how many Gal is that beast?

Imagine the Aros, or SHs you could grow in that thing. :thumbsup:

ChickenTeeth

12-09-2005, 8:33 PM

He probably strips down to his birth day suit, and dives in to trim da plants

Nic

12-10-2005, 10:00 PM

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :jaw: :jaw: :jaw: :shocked: :shocked: i figure one day ill have nothing better to do with my money and ill have a tank that size and a few bigger ones :sigh: one day all i can do now is dream