My new tank (first real MONSTER)

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If you have ever been to Aquarium Adventure in columbus ohio you have seen my new tank. I am buying a 585gal. GLASS tank! It was used as a salt tank But I will be changing it to fresh. It has odd dimensions. it is like a 150 degree angle. 6' on one side and 5' on the other. with 30" deep and something like 36" wide. I am getting EVERYTHING for this tank. the tank stand and filters. (and yes this is a drilled tank). I will have some pics of it soon I hope but with my computer not working and me using my PS3 to sure the web idk if I will be able to post the pics.

I do not know what I what to stock this thing with yet all I know is that I will be needing to update the filtration system. I hope to have this thing up and running by september.

I know its glass and I was allready told that it weighs about 800lbs. but i don't care I prefer glass. and it has to go in my basement b/c it has the only door bigenough to fit it through.

If anyone has any good stocking ideas let me know. It will be a empty tank no decor no sub. And for those who just want to say aros and rays. I allready thought of that. lol
 

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Nice score!!! Waiting to see the pics when your computer is up.
 

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wow sounds great,cant wait for the pics
 

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Awesome man!! Sounds like that will be wicked fun for you!! Where you going to put it though?! Thats a lot of water! Go SA community!! That would be tight!
 

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Peanut_Power;1989713; said:
Awesome man!! Sounds like that will be wicked fun for you!! Where you going to put it though?! Thats a lot of water! Go SA community!! That would be tight!
B/c it is soo damn big I acctually have to put in in the basement (half my basement is a garage so I have a garage door to put it in.) So thats no big deal. Idk if I want to go cichilds b/c sooner or later my parents are going to set up a 150 for them and I am the one whos going to have to at leats put it together for them so I will end up with cichlids indirectly. I was going to do at least one lung fish but after doing some homework. I found that that's not going to work out. Then trying to cohad some rhoms was an idea but I don't want to "waste" that much water on Ps when I allready got a 125 full of RBPs. I do however have a lfs that currently has a albino clown knife. So maybe that would be a good start i'm not sure yet. I want to go with something odd or at least something that you don't allways see. that's why the lung was a good idea at the time. I could get a hystirix (sp) pleco and try to beat oddballs record of the 3' pleco. lol


Or I could just go with a million little fish like neons lol NOT.

I think the big thing right now is to get the filters up to par so I think ill be in the market for a CHEEP bigger tank to convert into a sump. The nice thing is though that I can set this thing up as soon as I get it but the sump is only like 30 gal. or something really really to small for a tank this large. that's why I am going to need to be setting up a new sump. And thats why it is going to take so long to get set up.


I guess i'm still up for suggestions on the stocking but I got some time to decide. the only thing that is set in stone is that I am not going to grow whatever goes in this tank out all the way I plan on buying sub adults. SO I can get the water space used up .
 

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koop171;1989735; said:
Or I could just go with a million little fish like neons lol NOT.
lol if u did that you would have to take MONSTER out of your name lol...
damn i was saving up for 100 Gal. and i thought that was big, probably looks like a lil guppy tank compared to this thing.
Don't know if youre into this kinda thing but you should get a huge school of piranhas:headbang2
 

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Seriously man, do a SA/CA cichlid community. In a tank that large, you could have all sorts of fish in there, tetras, plecos, headstanders, arowana, it could be super active.

In a tank that size too, it might just work. I've seen some pretty tight setups where there are predators and prey together, and it just looks awesome!!!!!

A HUGE pack of clown loaches would be cool. Giant Gourami, Dorado, you gotta try some of the larger cats. You've got tons of options!!
 

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Go for a rubbermade stock tub for a DIY filter:)
 

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Peanut_Power;1989762; said:
Seriously man, do a SA/CA cichlid community. In a tank that large, you could have all sorts of fish in there, tetras, plecos, headstanders, arowana, it could be super active.

In a tank that size too, it might just work. I've seen some pretty tight setups where there are predators and prey together, and it just looks awesome!!!!!

A HUGE pack of clown loaches would be cool. Giant Gourami, Dorado, you gotta try some of the larger cats. You've got tons of options!!

You got a good idea. I ll deffinitly put thought into it. but I relly really would like to stay with a clean bottom. (ease of cleaning and cost of sub.)
And rally Ill have to take that stock tank into consideration it would be much cheeper and depending on the size I could allways leave it out in the pen and have tons of room in the stand for stuff.
 
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