My Fantasy Tank, plausible or terrible terrible idea?

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Or you can actually scuba dive into those >10,000 gallon tanks some MFK members here have made. Their tanks are actually crystal clear and some are even planted. I'd say it's not impossible, you just need to shell out a lot of cash and planning. Hope you conquer this dream and be another ArapaimaG.
 
To save on costs for heating, during the day when you are not home you could keep it covered with a solar cover and throughout the night to keep the heat in. When you want to enjoy the fish on the weekends when you are off, you can unroll the solar cover and plug the heating system in. As far as filtration is concerned, I think a couple of high output sand filters would do the trick and you could vaccum the bottom the same way you would a normal pool. I don't see why it couldn't work, especially with the warmer average temperatures in So cal. I've personally thought about it as well but it wouldn't be feasible for me with the winter climate in new York. I hope you do it so I can experience it vicariously through you lol.
 
strollo22 said:
To save on costs for heating, during the day when you are not home you could keep it covered with a solar cover and throughout the night to keep the heat in. When you want to enjoy the fish on the weekends when you are off, you can unroll the solar cover and plug the heating system in. As far as filtration is concerned, I think a couple of high output sand filters would do the trick and you could vaccum the bottom the same way you would a normal pool. I don't see why it couldn't work, especially with the warmer average temperatures in So cal. I've personally thought about it as well but it wouldn't be feasible for me with the winter climate in new York. I hope you do it so I can experience it vicariously through you lol.
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Well we'll see in the next few months. A lot of pools out here in forclosed or unsold houses have gone totally green with neglect. One thing people have been doing is throwing fish like plecos in them to reduce the algae. Other fish like carp are added to keep the pools from becoming mosquito breeding grounds.

If just abandoning a pool can make it suitable for some fish then planning, filtering, plantscaping and upkeep should be able to get a much better result. This prospect is honestly sounding more and more feasible.. there are some big ugly old pools that could be made into awesome outdoor pool/ponds.
 
Naos1984 said:
Or you can actually scuba dive into those >10,000 gallon tanks some MFK members here have made. Their tanks are actually crystal clear and some are even planted. I'd say it's not impossible, you just need to shell out a lot of cash and planning. Hope you conquer this dream and be another ArapaimaG.
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Not worth the time to rent a tank or clean out scuba gear to swim in a pool.. heh.. but snorkelling on the other hand...
 
It wont be too costly to heat. ok so here in melbourne we have freezing cold winters so we dont heat the pool up, in summer it gets quite hot 25-30c at night and 30-40c during the day. We have those solar pool heating systems that sit on the roof water runs threw them the sun heats it up and back to the pool. It works very well for summer and or pool is massive compared to most other pools, its 5m deep in the deep end for an understanding lol. It stayed around 28-30+ in summer.

In winter a few years back we used to use a gas heater which kept it warm and did not cost too much then it broke so we stopped using it, We have been speaking about using the same type of device that runs on electricty and connecting it to solar panels. The pool people and solar company felt pretty confident that it would run for free with this setup by storing the sun in summer and using the power credited in winter. so you could use this method in your pool also.

as for filtration depending on the size u could get away with a sump, our 20x5x5 at work uses a 8x2 sump and works very well *freshwater* being sw all you really need is a lot of live rock and a skimmer. this would be the big cost factor imo. A commercial skimmer is cheaper then the aquarium skimmers but they do require a bit of power to run (could hook it up to solar also, I believe cal gets a lot of sun). the other issue would be getting a decent flow for the fish.

anyways I reckon if your keen on doing it go ahead. 8-10K you could have your dream =P (thats not inc fish ) if you do it make sure you get a black reef tip then your living my dream too lol.
 
I have often pondered this subject, I've always thought that a tank like that would be self sufficient like a pond and the filtration would keep the water polished. Also my i dear for it was to build a greenhouse like thing over the whole system which would help to keep it heated as well as shelter it from the elementary. I also tginl it would be pretty sweet to have your own little jungle pond, with birds, and reptiles as well as fish and plants. Just my thought

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