2,400 gallon Arapaima Gigas Tank by JohnPTC

[Fish_are_fishfood]

MONSTER TANK

 

[T1KARMANN]

I CANT BELIEVE HOW FAST THE TANK GOT SMALL !!!

TANK IS OUTSIDE UNDER A LARGE SHED ROOF ........

what is the tank getting to small for the gigs already how long have they been in their

 

[ballsmcgee1234]

That tank is great...what next?

 

[Arapaimaman]

Dear Johnptc;

This Is crazy.You tank dimensions were almost the same as mine.I built mine in 1985.My largest arapaima was 5ft. before I had a disaster and lost all my fish and I live here in Orange co. The dimensions were 12'x5'x41/2'.

I had a friend of mine at the time who mounted fish for a living. He did the Pima for just for the cost of materials. It came out awesome. I'm going to try to post the pitcher on Sunday if I can find the cd. I did a thread on what happend to the fish. I have spent the last 2o years going to South America and studing and talking to the people who hunt and spearfish them.

The timing that I read this thread is unbelievable is that on Friday I just signed a contract to have a 11,700gal.tank built by a company that builds tanks for public aquariums. They are located in Las Vagas,Nev. Their co. name is Acrylic Tank Manufacturing. I am building a house around the tank. I have the land in Florida.The dimensions for the new tank is 30 feet long,10 feet wide,and 6 feet tall.

Pat McGee

 

[T1KARMANN]

Dear Johnptc;

This Is crazy.You tank dimensions were almost the same as mine.I built mine in 1985.My largest arapaima was 5ft. before I had a disaster and lost all my fish and I live here in Orange co. The dimensions were 12'x5'x41/2'.

I had a friend of mine at the time who mounted fish for a living. He did the Pima for just for the cost of materials. It came out awesome. I'm going to try to post the pitcher on Sunday if I can find the cd. I did a thread on what happend to the fish. I have spent the last 2o years going to South America and studing and talking to the people who hunt and spearfish them.

The timing that I read this thread is unbelievable is that on Friday I just signed a contract to have a 11,700gal.tank built by a company that builds tanks for public aquariums. They are located in Las Vagas,Nev. Their co. name is Acrylic Tank Manufacturing. I am building a house around the tank. I have the land in Florida.The dimensions for the new tank is 30 feet long,10 feet wide,and 6 feet tall.

Pat McGee

we need pics of that tank badly

 

[hogan2000]

great

 

[ivan]

intense you and your son and those that helped need a love the tank

 

[RowingMunkeyCU]

so what sortof educational background do you have? i mean, if i were looking to build something similar, would i need some degree or whatnot in structural engineering, plumbing, etc?

 

[johnptc]

so what sortof educational background do you have? i mean, if i were looking to build something similar, would i need some degree or whatnot in structural engineering, plumbing, etc?

thanks is is a great ongoing project !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fishboy]

that is an amazing fish tank i wish i had the skills and money to do something like that!