Hello all,
I am going to be building my first house within the next couple years. I want to have a large concrete wall tank for some peacock bass and rays (15'x4'x4'). I am trying to figure out as many of the details as possible so that I can budget properly and know how to continue. I have several questions that I was hoping you guys could help me with. I have drawn a basic diagram of what I have been thinking of doing. I want to able to access the tank from the front and back. I plan to have overflows on both sides of the tank and to put media inside of them. I also plan to use a drip system on this tank. The drip system will come from well water. I plan to have a holding compartment on one of the sides of the tank to heat the water from the drip system before it enters the tank. When too much water accumulates in the tank it will leave through a pipe in the large sump under the tank and run into the yard.
1) Is concrete the a good insulator? I am not sure how to heat such a large tank, and I want to make sure that I am not losing too much heat through the concrete. I am pretty sure that I want the tank to be concrete because I want it to last many years and be durable.
2) Where should I place the heaters to get the best results and use the least energy?
3) Would you guys recommend using UV sterilizers as another source for filtration?
Thank you for any advice.
I am going to be building my first house within the next couple years. I want to have a large concrete wall tank for some peacock bass and rays (15'x4'x4'). I am trying to figure out as many of the details as possible so that I can budget properly and know how to continue. I have several questions that I was hoping you guys could help me with. I have drawn a basic diagram of what I have been thinking of doing. I want to able to access the tank from the front and back. I plan to have overflows on both sides of the tank and to put media inside of them. I also plan to use a drip system on this tank. The drip system will come from well water. I plan to have a holding compartment on one of the sides of the tank to heat the water from the drip system before it enters the tank. When too much water accumulates in the tank it will leave through a pipe in the large sump under the tank and run into the yard.
1) Is concrete the a good insulator? I am not sure how to heat such a large tank, and I want to make sure that I am not losing too much heat through the concrete. I am pretty sure that I want the tank to be concrete because I want it to last many years and be durable.
2) Where should I place the heaters to get the best results and use the least energy?
3) Would you guys recommend using UV sterilizers as another source for filtration?
Thank you for any advice.
