ok before i go any further this is not a pipe dream it's a long term plan. the goonch aint going anywhere unless the fish god have other ideas.
my goonch is currently in a 50G, it will move into either an empty 150G i already have or straight into the empty 260G i have (6ft wide, 2ft high, 3ft long) how ever this will only do until an absolute max of 24" then it's going to need bigger.
the current two options are,
1/ outdoor pond 8'x8'x4' insulated then i'll build a shed/green house type building around it, issues with this is water temp dropping to low in winter (could use heater to keep it up) also trying to get the flow right and viewing. but cost would be lower. would have to build this as a koi/ sturgeon set up in regards to filtration.
2/ a lot more complicated and expensive but use a steel stand to support a 8'x8'x3' acrylic tank, the tank would be viewable from two sides, again in a shed/ green house set up outside but would be able to control the air temp in the building and therefore control the winter drop better. for this i would look at a 4'x8'x2 sump type system, so the flow would be similar to a river effect in large scale. cost on this would be mental but i could build institute and buy it all a sheet at a time.
so what do you guys think to these two idea, which would you go with??
or is there another option i'm not seeing
my goonch is currently in a 50G, it will move into either an empty 150G i already have or straight into the empty 260G i have (6ft wide, 2ft high, 3ft long) how ever this will only do until an absolute max of 24" then it's going to need bigger.
the current two options are,
1/ outdoor pond 8'x8'x4' insulated then i'll build a shed/green house type building around it, issues with this is water temp dropping to low in winter (could use heater to keep it up) also trying to get the flow right and viewing. but cost would be lower. would have to build this as a koi/ sturgeon set up in regards to filtration.
2/ a lot more complicated and expensive but use a steel stand to support a 8'x8'x3' acrylic tank, the tank would be viewable from two sides, again in a shed/ green house set up outside but would be able to control the air temp in the building and therefore control the winter drop better. for this i would look at a 4'x8'x2 sump type system, so the flow would be similar to a river effect in large scale. cost on this would be mental but i could build institute and buy it all a sheet at a time.
so what do you guys think to these two idea, which would you go with??
or is there another option i'm not seeing
