building a 1000 gal concrete block monster tank

[-Asianguy-]

My one buddy who helped lift it is part owner in a landscape firm. He says: "you didn't buy a pump yet did you?" and I said, "no, why?". He's got about 20 of them in stock and he's giving me an adjustable 3000gph pond pump with a 2 year warrenty FREE!!!

thats bloody awsome!!! you should name a fish after him for sure.


oh and speaking of fish. just cause you got a big tank. are you going to put already grown fish? or are you goin to start off with smaller baby size fish and grow them your self?

I think growing fish would be real cool. plus it will save on feeding expense while u recooperate what you spent already.

 

[wizzin]

thats bloody awsome!!! you should name a fish after him for sure.


oh and speaking of fish. just cause you got a big tank. are you going to put already grown fish? or are you goin to start off with smaller baby size fish and grow them your self?

I think growing fish would be real cool. plus it will save on feeding expense while u recooperate what you spent already.

I was going to post a thread a while ago about this subject. I'm putting small arowanas in and small oscars. I always wondered why people would pay high prices for large fish, since raising them from babies is half the fun of it! I've never bought a big fish before, and don't intend to now. I have one 8" arowana, one 10" CK and a 6" oscar to start. Once I'm sure everything is running good, I'll grow out 4 more new little arowanas to about 8". Not 100% on the rest of the stocking list. It'll look pretty funny with all that water and 10 or so little fish, but that'll change in a year. Yeah, what I spent already, umm. I lost track. it's in the $3k range, and I think getting closer to 4. I'm sure after fish etc. I'll be at 6k or so.

Whatever, It's what I love...

 

[Zeppelin3k]

wow, that is awesome!! do you got pics of the background that you are making? and you said you were planning on putting water in on april 3rd... correct?

 

[Cleod99]

Hey How Are you coming with this tank you were building?
we are currently building 2000 gallon one, how'd you do your filtration?
we were thinking of putting a drain and grates in the floor to keep the caca out

 

[Razman]

lol, put in a few bichirs and knifefish, stingrays, and gars.

 

[Zeppelin3k]

lol, put in a few bichirs and knifefish, stingrays, and gars.

-gars
+widebars

 

[wizzin]

lol, put in a few bichirs and knifefish, stingrays, and gars.

I was going for amazon, but the CK kills that I know. No rays (wife hates them ) bichirs... dunno... Maybe a tropical gar.

-gars
+widebars

widebars would def destroy the amazon theme, but, I really wanted a lei too. I don't know. Still have time to decide. Thanks for the input!

 

[mother]

A group of severum (not w/gar) would be cool (green and/or gold), some white cichlids (vieja argentea), sunshine and scarlet plecos!

 

[Razman]

-gars
+widebars

i agree, that would be better, but he said that he wanted to grow out all his fish from babies and dats take to long to grow. it would get eaten in like a few months. and as for an amizon theme i cant help to much, sorry.

 

[Razman]

I was going for amazon, but the CK kills that I know. No rays (wife hates them ) bichirs... dunno... Maybe a tropical gar.

you could try a BGK, i think they are from amazon, or at least S/A.