Hi all,
Over the next 4 6 months we will try our hand at building our monster tank in a retail environment.
Specific details are a little sketchy at the moment but we envisage that the external walls will be approximately 3mt long * 2.2mts wide * up to 2.5mts high (though we don't have to fill it to the top as ideally we don't want to use lids and don't want the fish jumping) early estimates being between 11-12k litres, though this is likely to vary.
Immediate obstacles / issues that we will need to overcome are as follow:
1. Whether to construct from concrete blocks or concrete.
2. How to manage to huge viewing glass that we would like at the front and various smaller viewing glasses on 2 other sides.
3. How to adequately manage the air exchange to control humidity, especially if we go with no lid.
4. Filtration. Although we have an understanding of what will be required, because space is limited we need to think about where to hide it. A gravity fed unit with a bottom drain would be ideal though very difficult to pull off because of waters levels and huge sump size, unless we go with a sealed unit.
5. Lighting. There will be plenty of natural light during the day but additional lighting will be required for night.
We have started playing with google sketchup and hope to post some draft drawings soon.
This thread will most likely start off slowly but hopefully will pick up momentum as we move past the design stage and start production.
Would love to hear any thoughts you may have along the way.
Over the next 4 6 months we will try our hand at building our monster tank in a retail environment.
Specific details are a little sketchy at the moment but we envisage that the external walls will be approximately 3mt long * 2.2mts wide * up to 2.5mts high (though we don't have to fill it to the top as ideally we don't want to use lids and don't want the fish jumping) early estimates being between 11-12k litres, though this is likely to vary.
Immediate obstacles / issues that we will need to overcome are as follow:
1. Whether to construct from concrete blocks or concrete.
2. How to manage to huge viewing glass that we would like at the front and various smaller viewing glasses on 2 other sides.
3. How to adequately manage the air exchange to control humidity, especially if we go with no lid.
4. Filtration. Although we have an understanding of what will be required, because space is limited we need to think about where to hide it. A gravity fed unit with a bottom drain would be ideal though very difficult to pull off because of waters levels and huge sump size, unless we go with a sealed unit.
5. Lighting. There will be plenty of natural light during the day but additional lighting will be required for night.
We have started playing with google sketchup and hope to post some draft drawings soon.
This thread will most likely start off slowly but hopefully will pick up momentum as we move past the design stage and start production.
Would love to hear any thoughts you may have along the way.
