Indoor shark pond?

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I am getting ready to move into a new house and I am looking into putting a shark pond in the basement. Maybe a ray or 2. Any ideas on this to be done cheaply?

Was thinking like a target above ground swimming pool like 10' or so not sure.

Also what type of filter would you run on something like I am thinking?


Also a side note the sharks I was thinking about having is sand sharks. I catch them all the time and I believe the max size is 6'. Still need to do more research on what to keep before I jump into this. Any sugestions on a type of shark that stays small like that would be good too.

thanks
 
i say go for it. but maybe use something tougher than the target pool.:)
 
Just a couple of things to think about....

Catching and keeping alive sharks is illegal. To do so, you need a permit. Even then, you can't keep anything under 36" in the US without a LOT of paperwork.
"Sand shark" is a very broad term that doesn't really put itself to one species.
You will want something hard sided so the animals don't puncture the sides... Saying "cheap" and "shark" in the same sentence will come back to bite you (no pun intended).
You will also be looking at a few grand in filter set up for a pool large enough to handle a multi-thousand gallon set up. Sharks create much more of a bio load than typical fish.

I would start with something like a bamboo shark. There are a few threads in the Shark/Ray section of the saltwater area that could give you some great info on set up and what species is good to start with.
 
Didn't know it was illegal to keep sharks. Like I said I have a bit a research to do. But with you saying that I will be looking into something else to put in a pond.

Thanks for the input on this.

What type of filtration would I use for something like that though?
 
What about for bio filtration?
 
Biological on larger scale set ups can be done in several ways - and usually a combination of more than one is the best bet.

-Sandfilter (media fitlers) will act as surface area for bacteria to grow.

-Substrate in the pool / pond itself can also provide surface area.

-Bio-towers work very well. Use of bioballs/biobarrels in a large container (50 gallon trash cans or premade fiberglass containers) work well. All you need to do is run water from the main filter to the top of the container, and make sure water travels over a majority of the media, then drains out the bottom into the pool/pond via gravity.
 
If you want to stay S/W think about sailcats etc, they look/move like a shark in a pond.

Cheap pond? Kiddie pool with an extra EDPM liner. A saltwater leak is nasty (and corrosive to an untreated concrete floor (seal the floor no matter what you do)).

Price out live rock and the initial salt water cost (10' x 2.5' = 1223g) plus maintenance water.

Aerate the bio-towers if possible as they can use up alot of oxygen.

S/W is cool, F/W is so much cheaper....and you can still have catfish.

Dr Joe

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