Indoor Shark/Ray Intex Pool?

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SickNazty

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Hi guys,
Have any of you ever done anything like this with sharks or rays: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261810&highlight=ghetto+indoor+pond ? I'm thinking about setting up a pool like either of these: http://www.amazon.com/10-30-Easy-Se...=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1261447562&sr=8-15 or http://www.amazon.com/Intex-Metal-F...e=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1261447669&sr=8-9 and I want to know what you guys think about this for saltwater sharks and rays. There are a bunch of different sizes for the pools but I'm looking at something like 10' diameter. The volume for the 10' ones is around 1,000 gallons. It would be in my basement. If I did set up one of these for sharks and/or rays, what could I put in there? I would at least like to get some of the small cat sharks, and I already have a Cali. round ray who is currently like 5" in diameter. Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Don't use a swimming pool liner at all !!! They have an algeacide and fungicide built into them and will leach out and kill your fish in time. Probably faster out in the sun but they are not really fish safe. One person on here did the swimming pool thing and his fish starting diying off and he said it was most likely that reason. Its not all that hard to build something yourself or if you can get a large 8 or 9' stock tank in the basement that would work. I built a 9' inside diameter pool in my basement. Its over in sharkandraycentral.com under 800 gallon ray pond build I think
 
I was going to use multiple layers of tarp and pond liner, with a pond liner on top so that I would not have to worry about a leak. Do you think that would work? The bottomline for me is the price, and these pools are very cheap.
 
With the pond liner you will be safe just not sure how long those pools will last but i guess if kids can jump in and out of them all day they must be pretty strong. You can use bulkheads thru the sides for your plumming so you dont have to go over the top. By the way I would put some type of padding on the floor like 1/2" foam or really good carpet padding to help protect to bottom.
 
Well I think I'm going to stick by the pool for now, and if any problems arise I'll go back to something like those pools, Zoodiver. Thanks for the help
 
Intex pools work ok, and not all have a fungicide in the liner. If you're worried about that you can toss the pool liner and order a 100% virgin vinyl liner from a pool supply w/o fungicide. The real problem with those liners is that they become brittle after a year or two and fall apart in saltwater. I would surely use a pond liner. A good pond liner will probably outlive you :)
 
I should have said in light of sharkdealer that a good brand of pool liners have those chemicals in them and can last 15- 20 years if cared for. I bought a 30 mil blue fish safe liner and it's pure vinyl. Came from a pond liner place online. The swimming pool liners are 20 and 25, so 30 mill is pretty tough.
 
Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but I didn't want to make a new one about the same thing. I'm planning out this intex pool and I can't decide whether to go with the temperate or tropical temperatures for my sharks and rays. Which should I choose? Does this seem large enough for a full-grown Gray Smoothound? If it is that would probably make me lean towards the colder temps.
 
Tropical sharks are easier to get, and require less life support (no need for massive chillers and back up power if one goes down).
 
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