300 gallon stock tank?

[reapertheoscar]

I just bought a small silver arowana and he might be small now but not for long, I was thinking about bigger aquariums and I was thinking affordable and alot of surface area considering arowana just swim at the top and the the idea of a stock tank popped into my head, 300 gallons, alot of surface, can be covered with netting (ones used to stop birds and raccoons from eating fish at a hatchery) and 2 fluval fx6's with a big heater and shop light hanging over the top, Im not sure if it's possible or if anyone has done it just a thought

 

[Chub_by]

Quite a few people have done it on here. I say go for it but be really careful of jumping. Also the high surface area means a ton of evaporation so take that into mind.

 

[reapertheoscar]

I was thinking a plexiglass lid instead of the screen to help keep evaporation down and to help with the heating of the tank

 

[duanes]

Be sure you check all dimensions before buying, if its going in a basement. I picked one up, it easily fit thru the outside door, but it would not fit thru the space where the basement floor and stairs and its doorway entered the basement. I ended up keeping it outside for cool water fish.

 

[reapertheoscar]

Good idea, I'll have to take the measurements of the bilco door to the basement if that doesn't work the threw mthe kitchen down the steps