Where to get a monster tank?

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trace said:
I came in under $2500 for everything on my concrete 12'x4x4. Way cheaper than I could buy it, even if I could get it in my house. Just have to have some patience, a little guidance, and sweat. But I agree with the others, for tanks under 600 gallons Craigslist and the mfk market place are the places to watch and really a DIY won't save you much money unless you go BIG.


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Is that a pond or does it have a viewing window?
 
Chicxulub said:
Is that a pond or does it have a viewing window?
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110"x29.5" 3/4" acrylic window. Most expensive part of the build at $1050 shipped to my door from glasscages.com. I will upload a video of it soon, it has been up and running for two weeks and when I test filled it it took so long to fill I ( stupidly) didn't want to drain it all again to add my sand. Needless to say, hundreds of pounds of sand going through 4' of water made one heck of a cloud and it still isn't crystal clear like I would like.ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1379731992.346800.jpg here is a teaser pic though so people can somewhat picture what it's like.;)


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trace said:
110"x29.5" 3/4" acrylic window. Most expensive part of the build at $1050 shipped to my door from glasscages.com. I will upload a video of it soon, it has been up and running for two weeks and when I test filled it it took so long to fill I ( stupidly) didn't want to drain it all again to add my sand. Needless to say, hundreds of pounds of sand going through 4' of water made one heck of a cloud and it still isn't crystal clear like I would like.View attachment 950102 here is a teaser pic though so people can somewhat picture what it's like.;)


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Outstanding work!

Do you have a build thread or are you going to do a build thread?
 
Adamrhh said:
Is the concrete fish safe or do you have to resin it

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From what I've researched concrete can be harmful to fish but that is easily countered by using pond armor which I did. Concrete isn't 100% water tight so it has to be sealed. Pond armor is a little spendy, but worth the piece of mind.


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Chicxulub said:
Outstanding work!

Do you have a build thread or are you going to do a build thread?
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Thank you i love it and wished i built it years ago. As for the build thread, I will soon. I didnt take a lot of detailed build pics but I will post up what I have and how I built it. IMO there is no easier way to build a monster tank. And I could have gone a lot bigger than I did for not much more money but I already had the window and didn't want too much dead space.


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trace said:
Thank you i love it and wished i built it years ago. As for the build thread, I will soon. I didnt take a lot of detailed build pics but I will post up what I have and how I built it. IMO there is no easier way to build a monster tank. And I could have gone a lot bigger than I did for not much more money but I already had the window and didn't want too much dead space.


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I'll be looking forward to it. :)
 
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