This what I had in mind

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Jack Dempsey
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This is what I had in mind for when we build our house next year. It just seemed like the expense was adding up. Biggest issue humidity control.

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Big green house vent and fan system?
 
The plan has changed as it will continue to do until I have it all figured out. Anyway here's the new plan:

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It's greenhouse inside the solarium. The "fishtank" now has a cover!
 
I have changed the plan to a 16'L x 6'W x 4'T (waterline is 36") concrete tank with 10' viewing window. Total size including the attached sump/filter is 20' x 6'W x 4'T (about 2500gal). The indoor pond project was cost prohibitive, just the solarium was going to cost $100,000! There was an issue with asthetics also. I'm not so sure that the indoor pond idea would have been as astheticly pleasing as a my current plan. The tank will be poured as a single container with a divider wall for the sump filter area. Electricity will be less than $200/month. The total cost for the tank, lighting, pump ect. will be about $20,000. I have the whole thing worked out fairly well right now. I'll try to post my plans within a few days (i'm at work right now).
 
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I was at work yesterday when I responded. Anyway as I was saying the indoor pond was going to cost over $160,000, my new plan will cost less than $75,000. I'm including the cost for the entire patio/solarium in both prices. A few people commented on the possibility that the indoor pond would need supplemental lighting too, if I wanted to grow plants; that's a large area to light. The project just kept growing in scope till I finally said "UNCLE". My new plan is just fine and I don't feel as If I've "sacrificed my dream", it's just a different plan. It's still a very large planted tank that should be breathtakingly beautiful when completed. Electricity will be less than $150/month not the $200 I stated yesterday. "It cost the same as anyone who has a pack a day habit" (that's what I told my wife).
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Here's how it fit into the house design:

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These are just well thought out rough plans. The house will not be constructed until fall of "08". I have plenty of time to work the kinks out.
 
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