Not going with brown tinted water, I was thinking concrete trees kinda like a zoo or public aquarium would have. Of course lots of live plants above the water and the roots would drop into the water.
Not sure about the whole pour thing? Todds 2500 build was one pour. That seems like the best way for the best water tight bond. Of course that would be handled by the experts. What ever they suggest is what I'm going with. Fortunately this wont be the first concrete tank built so I will go with what works.
Cost is a huge concern! Right now I hardly use a heater. I have 6 large tanks running at the moment and the heaters are set to come on at 74 on al but the grow out tanks. I have those at 80. My biggest concern is over heating. Hopefully I can keep the tank cooled with fans blowing over the surface.
Filtering I think I'm going to stick with a large Ultima bead type filter and a trickle system. I'm not sure about turn over yet. I will power the pump with 230v and most of the lighting will be from sky lights. I would love to get solar panels but If I cant afford the electric then I wont do this project. Solar is very expensive and the break even point is around 13 years. Not really an option.
Water is not cheap. I will zero scape and use this water to water my trees and bushes. Most likely add a couple fruit trees to the yard also. 100% of the water will be used in my yard.
