Fish Story Aquarium and Rescue, Naples, FL; two 4500 gal 13'x13'x4.5'
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Duuuuuuude that is AMAZING... i dont know half the catfish you speak of but it looks great.
I really love the lungfish as well i would love to have one but i only have a 75gal and cant set up a pond or quickie pool and heat it
good luck with your stuff man
I really love the lungfish as well i would love to have one but i only have a 75gal and cant set up a pond or quickie pool and heat it
good luck with your stuff man
So, I've never really wanted to travel to the USA, nothing over there really took my fancy - until now. Wow this is amazing. I'ma comin' to visit when you're done... 
Friends are always welcome. Appreciate your heartfelt support and wishes!
June 10 2016, a small update on the "peaceful" community / grow out 4500 gal, tank #21
Sorry about inconsistent quality. I'm still experimenting with cameras. This is SJCAM 5000X.
June 10 2016, a small update on the "peaceful" community / grow out 4500 gal, tank #21
Sorry about inconsistent quality. I'm still experimenting with cameras. This is SJCAM 5000X.
Great vid! Some cracking fish in there and some great sized ones like those silver sharks and dollars.
My hat's off to you guys. Many thank you's for your kind comments and well wishes. Now I need a good bashing and whooping to get my overfertilized ego back in check.
Spot pangasius / Black ear catfish / Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
FishBase 130 cm (4'-4.5' TL); 4.6 kg.
Fishing World Records 83-130+ cm; 12-30 kg.
F/w; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Tropical 20°N-10°N
Mekong, Chao Phraya.
Biology. Deep pools of med.-large rivers; rapids, riffle. Aquaculture fry: 3.5, 8.4, 9, 23 mm at 12 h, 4, 8, 18 d. Diet: shrimp, small fish, gastropods, plants. Migrates to floodplanes, spawn at start of rains. Fisheries: commercial.; aquaculture: commercial. Least Concern.
Kittiee Katt
That is probably the most blindingly-dazzling and undeserving compliment I've ever received in my 44 years on earth!! You coming from Down Under just for my wretch of a project? 
A marvel that eclipses all USA has to offer, like Great Canyon and Georgia Aquarium hahaha But in the name of not hurting your feelings I'll take it, M'am. Appreciate it!
Spot pangasius / Black ear catfish / Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
FishBase 130 cm (4'-4.5' TL); 4.6 kg.
Fishing World Records 83-130+ cm; 12-30 kg.
F/w; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Tropical 20°N-10°N
Mekong, Chao Phraya.
Biology. Deep pools of med.-large rivers; rapids, riffle. Aquaculture fry: 3.5, 8.4, 9, 23 mm at 12 h, 4, 8, 18 d. Diet: shrimp, small fish, gastropods, plants. Migrates to floodplanes, spawn at start of rains. Fisheries: commercial.; aquaculture: commercial. Least Concern.
So, I've never really wanted to travel to the USA, nothing over there really took my fancy - until now. Wow this is amazing. I'ma comin' to visit when you're done...
Kittiee Katt
That is probably the most blindingly-dazzling and undeserving compliment I've ever received in my 44 years on earth!! You coming from Down Under just for my wretch of a project? A marvel that eclipses all USA has to offer, like Great Canyon and Georgia Aquarium hahaha But in the name of not hurting your feelings I'll take it, M'am. Appreciate it!
if i am ever going to the US again i am going to visit you, this project is awesome in so many ways, housing these fish well and being so big!
How much water changing do you do though? it seems like a load of fish in there
well good luck
How much water changing do you do though? it seems like a load of fish in there
well good luck
Everything's set up to be done largely without my involvement. Drip, or rather run system changes 100% water roughly every 2 weeks . A hose in the sump and a sump overflow, is all.
Four filtration systems:
- 1000 gal = two 240 gal + sump
- 1500 gal = two 240 gal + sump
- 2000 gal = six 240 gal + sump
- 20,000 gal = two 4500 gal + sump
Total ~25,000 gal so far.
The koi pond will add ~15,000 gal but I plan to have the overflow from the four systems directed into the koi pond and then that will overflow to ground.
I'd use a higher turnover but the bottleneck is my RO water production. I'm set up to produce 10,000 GPD of RO water with 6 low pressure membranes when the membranes are fresh. Mine are getting old and clogged up with calcium deposits. Current production is only ~2000 GDP.
Every membrane runs ~$250 self-installed and ~$850 installed by a professional. Not that affordable to change often even DIY.
My nitrates are 5 ppm or less. Hence, so far we are coping.
To adjust the hardness, buffer, pH in my tank water, I add about 1/5 of raw well water to the RO output. My well water is extremely hard and low end brackish at 1400 ppm TDS of which 500 ppm is hardness (Ca and Mg). It has sulfur (taken out by a charcoal filter); tannin - slight yellowish hue; and 0.5 ppm ammonia so needs to go into the sump.
Four filtration systems:
- 1000 gal = two 240 gal + sump
- 1500 gal = two 240 gal + sump
- 2000 gal = six 240 gal + sump
- 20,000 gal = two 4500 gal + sump
Total ~25,000 gal so far.
The koi pond will add ~15,000 gal but I plan to have the overflow from the four systems directed into the koi pond and then that will overflow to ground.
I'd use a higher turnover but the bottleneck is my RO water production. I'm set up to produce 10,000 GPD of RO water with 6 low pressure membranes when the membranes are fresh. Mine are getting old and clogged up with calcium deposits. Current production is only ~2000 GDP.
Every membrane runs ~$250 self-installed and ~$850 installed by a professional. Not that affordable to change often even DIY.
My nitrates are 5 ppm or less. Hence, so far we are coping.
To adjust the hardness, buffer, pH in my tank water, I add about 1/5 of raw well water to the RO output. My well water is extremely hard and low end brackish at 1400 ppm TDS of which 500 ppm is hardness (Ca and Mg). It has sulfur (taken out by a charcoal filter); tannin - slight yellowish hue; and 0.5 ppm ammonia so needs to go into the sump.
