please don't hate me

[anubis]

well come late spring I will be moving into a house and want to setup a monster tank in the basement. The thing is I want it to be salt water(the don't hate me), who better to help me than people who build monster tanks. looking around I see 3 choices. wood, concrete and concrete filled blocks.

what is good for a 2-3000 gallon tank?
is it possible to have one large viewing area over multiple ones at this size?

 

[fishyz]

If your going to have that as a saltwater tank I have to warn you it will cost you a few pretty pennys more than if it was freshwater. I heard about this one guy that built a 1,100-gallon reef tank and it was over $40,000! You also might want to look at some of the stuff here.

 

[soggysandwich]

yeah it is possible, go to saltwaterfish.com a guy there built a big shark tanks with some windows. but he had to put like 700lbs of salt in it, just to get it started, not to mention water changes. so i hope you got a lot of $$$. ill look for the thread and post it if i find it

Add: here is the link to the thread......http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=161118&page=1&pp=50&highlight=2700

 

[Dr Joe]

and I applaud your enthusiasm. If you have the financial backing to not only build, but to support this venture, it would be a wonderful undertaking. The guys have giving you some great references. Do your homework in great detail...Done wrong a S/W tank can eat you alive, multiply that by 100 and you would soon be trying to grow mushrooms in it instead of fish.

Keep us posted and good luck..

Dr Joe

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[anubis]

40,000 for a 1,100 gallon tank, I new it was going to be high but not that high for that size of tank.

I have also been doing some thinking as well, although a 2-3000 gallon tank would be great maby I should limit my self. I am currently thinking about a 300 gallon saltwater tank that I can take with me when/if I move out of the house.

I can also use the left over money to set up a killer home theater system ang still get the cool affect for both the salt water tank and home theater.

 

[USMCtanker]

40,000 for a 1,100 gallon tank, I new it was going to be high but not that high for that size of tank.

I have also been doing some thinking as well, although a 2-3000 gallon tank would be great maby I should limit my self. I am currently thinking about a 300 gallon saltwater tank that I can take with me when/if I move out of the house.

I can also use the left over money to set up a killer home theater system ang still get the cool affect for both the salt water tank and home theater.

good thinking the best thing that i have done and loyts of others do is start of slow and with small tanks and just get bigger and bigger, also its cool bc if u get fish that get big u kinda haft to get a bigger tank so its a good excuse. lol so good luck and start with the 300 and then go from there good luck and welcome to mfk