New Shark Pool

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
as for what i what put in it if it was mine (thinking of doing 1 myself to)
Port jackson some rays and some lionfish but had a port jackson and lionfish before looked awesome sold the shark cause the tank was to small i thought maybe some (white spotted) catfish sharks or bamboo sharks as these are smaller then the normal ones so u can have a few to look at
wish i had a room empty so i could put a pool like that in it :D or maybe in a shed :D
 
As per the flood question:

Changing the water depth shouldn't have done anything, unless the suction line for the pump wasn't fully submerged and became submerged - allowing it to draw in more water. But I don't think that's the case, since in all your pics, you have that suction line underwater like it should be.
You could always open the valves coming off the biomedia all the way. As long as the bioballs are wet, they are working, they don't need to be submerged.
 
ExpertBreeder;3287437; said:
I wasn't trying to offend anyone. It was my understanding most of the larger aquariums used Tropic Marin for salt. Its just my personal opinion that you get what you pay for. I used Red Sea and then switched to Tropic Marin after my older brother enlightened me. Instant Ocean is as cheap as it gets. An investment like a shark tank to me would be a good reason to use the more expensive salt.

Tropic Marin mixes the clearest of all the salts as well and has more trace elements. Just an all together better way to go. But then again I like my fish to be taken care of the best I can as a responsible hobbyist.

It is a nice setup and personally i've never heard of nor seen a nurse shark bigger than 8 feet.
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I'm all for brand loyalty, but until today, I'd never even heard of Tropic Marin. I did some reading up on it. Doesn't sound bad on paper. However, Instant Ocean isn't a crap mix by any means. It also contains all the needed trace elements needed for a shark tank, and is by no means a second rate mix. Using expensive products isn't always the way to go. Using the RIGHT products is. I've seen three methods of saltwater production at major shark facilities (research and display): Making their own mix, using Instant Ocean, and using an open line straight from the ocean. At least one of them who started with their own mix has even switched to IO due to cost savings and it having everything they need. We use open lines right now, and I'm wishing we mixed our own due to high amounts of parasites making it into the main line past our filtration.

If you've never seen a nurse bigger than 8 feet, look around a bit. We have an 11' female on display here currently, and I've kept several over 10' in the past.
 
Prior to adding the water, a small whirlpool used to create about the intake, every 5-10 minutes or so. I think this meant that the surface wasnt high enough above the intake. Now, there is no such whirlpool/cyclone. Something defintely happened because it went from draining as fast if not faster than it filled, to overflowing almost immediately.
Wish i could do somethhing so i didnt have to have that ball valve closed partially. That one was only installed for maintenance and emergency issues. Now its going to be permanently in-use. Sucks.

So it seems everyone is into the port jacksons. I dont see the attraction. Theyre pretty cool looking, attractive. How is their activity level? Bamboo-like? I built the pool with swimming sharks in mind. That was my goal. I need more suggestions.
 
one of my round rays.

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By getting in the water, and covering up the spots you could still see liner on the bottom, i stirred it up again. But here are some clearer pictures. The bucket with the big Live Rock in it is for the Miniata Grouper. The other pictures are the Grunt and Snapper.

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Still needsome suggestions
 
Thanks for the info zoodiver. I just was going by my brother. If Instant Ocean is that good makes me feel better when I do my big tank build.

Can't wait to see some pics with it stocked. It's looking good.
 
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