I am fairly new to big tank keeping. My experience with tank keeping only extend as far as reptiles and a few aquatic frogs. I have two motives for keeping a big tank.
I never really got into keeping a big tank since I feel that the bigger the tank, the bigger the fish have to be. However, I hate how fish act unnaturally if they are not in their ideal space size.
One reason why I am asking is that I came to dispise television in the past few years and came about to playing music, listening to music and taking care of large mammals almost exclusively. Now, I want to get rid of my TV and associated electronics such as PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, 5 DVD players, 3 VCRs, a Beta Max and so on. If I really ant to watch TV, I will just hook up the TV/PC monitor that I have in my office. I am thinking that a large tank of 100, 200 or 300 gallons in place of it in the living room will be entertaining.
The second reason that is that I have been managing online businesses for awhile and want to run a business of my own. Right now, I am drawing up a proposal for a nightclub, with an old fashioned look such as an Irish or Newfoundland bar with enough modern decor that appeal to young adults, for investors. However, there will be a rather larger feature in the nightclub that will only open in the evening to about 2 or 3 in the morning. I plan to have a large fishtank that emcompass the entire room of 930 square meters or 10,000 square feet. The largest dimension of the room will be 35 feet by 35 feet or 11 meters by 11 meters. I still have not worked out the dimension of the tank yet as I have not discovered the right width or height. From what my partner tell me, I am looking at anything between 1,000 to 15,000 gallons depending on the dimension.
I know that this will be a rather large project, which bring me back to my first paragraph. I want to experiment with it on a smaller scale. If the fish community thrive on a smaller scale, I plan to put that on a larger scale with more species or more fish.
What kind of tank I am planning to keep? I rather have freshwater, although saltwater fish are beatiful, I like the look of freshwater fish -- not to mention it will lower the maintance cost. It is just business.
What kind of fish I woud like to keep? Native fish if possible. I lived in Alberta for my entire life and I love the appearance of our Canadian fish. However, if I need go for other species, I will.
What kind of look I am going for? A natural community that interact with each others with their natural behavior. If a fish species is meant to act as pair, I want them to act as a pair. If they are meant to act as a school, I want them to act as a school. Too many time I seen school fish in little 5 gallons and 10 gallons tank act as if they are individuals. A good fishkeeper friend of mine said I can artificially change their biological clock by making them think it is day during the evening and night during the day.
I know I am a bit crazy.
However, this something that I always wanted to do. I just need to know what I am looking at and what I need to do such as what to stock the tank with, what can I do to relieve the stress off the fish and how to protect the tank from being smashed in.
I never really got into keeping a big tank since I feel that the bigger the tank, the bigger the fish have to be. However, I hate how fish act unnaturally if they are not in their ideal space size.
One reason why I am asking is that I came to dispise television in the past few years and came about to playing music, listening to music and taking care of large mammals almost exclusively. Now, I want to get rid of my TV and associated electronics such as PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, 5 DVD players, 3 VCRs, a Beta Max and so on. If I really ant to watch TV, I will just hook up the TV/PC monitor that I have in my office. I am thinking that a large tank of 100, 200 or 300 gallons in place of it in the living room will be entertaining.
The second reason that is that I have been managing online businesses for awhile and want to run a business of my own. Right now, I am drawing up a proposal for a nightclub, with an old fashioned look such as an Irish or Newfoundland bar with enough modern decor that appeal to young adults, for investors. However, there will be a rather larger feature in the nightclub that will only open in the evening to about 2 or 3 in the morning. I plan to have a large fishtank that emcompass the entire room of 930 square meters or 10,000 square feet. The largest dimension of the room will be 35 feet by 35 feet or 11 meters by 11 meters. I still have not worked out the dimension of the tank yet as I have not discovered the right width or height. From what my partner tell me, I am looking at anything between 1,000 to 15,000 gallons depending on the dimension.
I know that this will be a rather large project, which bring me back to my first paragraph. I want to experiment with it on a smaller scale. If the fish community thrive on a smaller scale, I plan to put that on a larger scale with more species or more fish.
What kind of tank I am planning to keep? I rather have freshwater, although saltwater fish are beatiful, I like the look of freshwater fish -- not to mention it will lower the maintance cost. It is just business.
What kind of fish I woud like to keep? Native fish if possible. I lived in Alberta for my entire life and I love the appearance of our Canadian fish. However, if I need go for other species, I will.
What kind of look I am going for? A natural community that interact with each others with their natural behavior. If a fish species is meant to act as pair, I want them to act as a pair. If they are meant to act as a school, I want them to act as a school. Too many time I seen school fish in little 5 gallons and 10 gallons tank act as if they are individuals. A good fishkeeper friend of mine said I can artificially change their biological clock by making them think it is day during the evening and night during the day.
I know I am a bit crazy.
However, this something that I always wanted to do. I just need to know what I am looking at and what I need to do such as what to stock the tank with, what can I do to relieve the stress off the fish and how to protect the tank from being smashed in.
Most of the fish he listed most people probably don't even know about. Besides, I think he is talking about his at home tank.
NO WAI!