So your saying take the bottom loop off and put an upside down T going straight up and over back to the filter ? Or am I mis reading you
New Shark Pool
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I actually just contacted Red Ewald friday to get a quote on something big - I'll let you guys know how it goes. Weighing my options on how to do the big tank. I like my 1/2 concrete, 1/2 acrylic concept - but if fiberglass is so substantially cheaper (and easier to do), well... Capo - how big do you want to go eventually - I'll ask them monday.
As for Tenecor - those guys have been awesome. I'm literally counting the days til it arrives.
As for Tenecor - those guys have been awesome. I'm literally counting the days til it arrives.
2,500 to 4,000 gallons, it really depends on the foot print. And the price haha. I wonder if red ewald tanks are similar to Seba's tank. He has posts on this forum about his black tip reef and nurse sharks. Hes from italy. He has what i think is a 15x12 fiberglass tank. Its pretty cool, viewing windows cut out and welded. Jabba - let me know a rough price estimate, appreciate it.
Bio Balls, 10 dollars a gallon.
Fishing line, free at the bait and tackle shop.
Monster Shark Keeping, Priceless.
Pool has 390 pounds of sand and about 1000-1200 gallons in it currently. The stock 530 gph micron filter is running, trying to clear up some of the cloudy-ness. Waiting for some of the silicone that was used on the wet/dry system to fully cure and the first test run will be done around 6:00pm EST tonight. Hopefully theres no leaks, loose joints or total catastrophes. Wish me luck.
Fishing line, free at the bait and tackle shop.
Monster Shark Keeping, Priceless.
Pool has 390 pounds of sand and about 1000-1200 gallons in it currently. The stock 530 gph micron filter is running, trying to clear up some of the cloudy-ness. Waiting for some of the silicone that was used on the wet/dry system to fully cure and the first test run will be done around 6:00pm EST tonight. Hopefully theres no leaks, loose joints or total catastrophes. Wish me luck.
You should be fine with the saltwater since there are pools that use saline (salt) instead of chlorine/bromine.
Water changes are almost always necessary to replace trace elements in the water, even if you use a denitrator. But i have an electric water pump used for draining swimming pools, big floods. It attaches to a garden hose, so to drain water i'll use the pump, then to replace, ill mix saltwater in a 55 gallon garbage can, take the same pump and use it to pump the new mix from the garbage can back into the pool. Or i might just use a five gallon bucket to scoop it out. Whatevers easier/faster.
And as far as saline/saltwater swimming pools are concerned, the water is nowhere near as hard or high a ph, and the gravity is nowhere near 1.025 where i hope to keep it. For the sake of the liner i may have to keep it a few points lower.
For the T intake comment, I meant on the pipe leading out of the tank.... cut the 180 degree bend off, and have a T fitting facing downwards. It will be safer for the animals by preventing full suction from one side. The downward aim will also keep it lower in the water, so you never have to worry about it sucking in air and cavatating the pump.
Forgive my amazing MS Paint skills. Green for PVC inlet pipe feeding the pump, red for the T fitting.
Forgive my amazing MS Paint skills. Green for PVC inlet pipe feeding the pump, red for the T fitting.
