Hello everybody, I'm back! 
Its been a long time since last I posted here, nearly three years, blimey. I started researching Redtail catfish back in 2012 and since then I started raising and caring for goldfish and studying the nitrogen cycle. I still have a long ways to go and I want to get plenty more experience with fish before tackling the big monster, but at the same time I still got to prepare for my very special fish's arrival. As far as tank size goes, I have designed a nearly 11,500 gallon pond for the mighty Redtail catfish, but as far as the setup goes, I was curious how some experts in the field of fish keeping like you guys would handle setting the pond up (what types of filter setups, and where you might place parts to those systems within the room I designed).
The pond itself is a half bowl shape, 25ft long, 15ft wide, 6ft deep (at deepest point), as to allow the RTC to get back into the water with ease if ever it should jump out. Oh...and this is an indoor pond, probably should have mentioned that. There is a viewing window on the flat side of the pond which is a part of the master bedroom (because why not have an awesome fish tank build beside your bedroom?), and a large empty space above the master bedroom itself which could easily be used for storage of filter and heating equipment (see picture). The pond floor is mainly concrete, as far as it goes so far (mainly because of strength and availability), but I might find a better material that could work just as well. There are probably plenty of ways to setup a filtration system, but for what I am reading online, most people suggest the SUMP filtration system setup. What are your guys (and gals) opinions on this?
I intend this pond to have the best filtration possible and to keep the water itself pretty much crystal clean as to make conditions for my Redtail as perfect as they can be. Note: This pond is designed for just one Redtail catfish, who I really do not intend to keep as "just" a fish, for if all I wanted were a normal fish I'd just stick with the goldfish I have currently, lol. You guys are awesome here at Monster Fish keepers, can't wait to see what you guys think
Its been a long time since last I posted here, nearly three years, blimey. I started researching Redtail catfish back in 2012 and since then I started raising and caring for goldfish and studying the nitrogen cycle. I still have a long ways to go and I want to get plenty more experience with fish before tackling the big monster, but at the same time I still got to prepare for my very special fish's arrival. As far as tank size goes, I have designed a nearly 11,500 gallon pond for the mighty Redtail catfish, but as far as the setup goes, I was curious how some experts in the field of fish keeping like you guys would handle setting the pond up (what types of filter setups, and where you might place parts to those systems within the room I designed).
The pond itself is a half bowl shape, 25ft long, 15ft wide, 6ft deep (at deepest point), as to allow the RTC to get back into the water with ease if ever it should jump out. Oh...and this is an indoor pond, probably should have mentioned that. There is a viewing window on the flat side of the pond which is a part of the master bedroom (because why not have an awesome fish tank build beside your bedroom?), and a large empty space above the master bedroom itself which could easily be used for storage of filter and heating equipment (see picture). The pond floor is mainly concrete, as far as it goes so far (mainly because of strength and availability), but I might find a better material that could work just as well. There are probably plenty of ways to setup a filtration system, but for what I am reading online, most people suggest the SUMP filtration system setup. What are your guys (and gals) opinions on this?
I intend this pond to have the best filtration possible and to keep the water itself pretty much crystal clean as to make conditions for my Redtail as perfect as they can be. Note: This pond is designed for just one Redtail catfish, who I really do not intend to keep as "just" a fish, for if all I wanted were a normal fish I'd just stick with the goldfish I have currently, lol. You guys are awesome here at Monster Fish keepers, can't wait to see what you guys think
