770 Gallon Monster Setup

[Addikted2Cichlids]

I hope it all works out and doesn't break your bank.

 

[thechief]

yeah hope those heaters work out for ya! keep us posted!

 

[LOPAKA]

Alex, by the time your done experimenting buying products to heat this monster not to mention electricity you would of been able to do the heat exchanger and the main parts are close by

hey maybe now we can even incorporate a trade for some of those new heaters thats if this guy doesn't hit me back to buy them. GL man

 

[akfish]

Don't know how much room you have left in that house, but a used monitor or toyo stove could be set up to heat that tank and the building. You wouldn't have to break any concrete or dig any grass, just drill one hole in your wall for an exhaust. You could probably heat everything for under 20 dollars a month on a cold month. Anyway nice tank and wicked cool comets.

 

[littlewangzfan]

Love this thread. Its like watching a good movie with a nice twist in the end. I've never seen goldfish in a tank that big, looks really nice. Would like to see a vid of how you clean the tank. Thinking of getting a tall tank someday. Congrats, awesome project.

 

[dogofwar]

Sorry if this has been covered already, but why don't you heat the room?

I run a 50+ tank fishroom and maintain the house (via thermostat) at 72 degrees in the winter. I keep the fishroom (which is in the basement) doors closed and heat the big tanks (180g and 2X150g) with a 300W heater each. The room stays ~74F (lower for the tanks closer to the floor), higher for the top rack of tanks in the winter.

This is plenty warm for most Central American cichlids and a lot of other "tropical fish"...

My total electrical bill for the house is ~$200/month in the winter (add another $120 or so for Natural Gas)...

Also, you could try Uruguayan fish - Gymnogeophagus, Chanchitos, Pikes, etc. - they're neo-tropical and actually enjoy temps in the 50s in the winter...

Matt

 

[plecostic]

The old place I was living at, I didn't use any heaters and the temp was always perfect. I think heating the room is key, why bother with heaters when you can heat the room. One less thing to worry about.

 

[corpjet]

awesome set up, jealous!

 

[bmesser619]

very impressive awesome job

 

[aaronb]

Hopefully the heater works out. I'm sure you already figured it, but I thought I'd point out 1800 watts is 16.36 amps on 110 volts. I'm not sure what kind of outlet you have that plugged into or if anything else is on the circuit.