Vertical 1000(2) gallon tanks DYI

[PAULGrebol]

I am building my new house and doing 2 vertical 1000 gallon tanks on each side of the fireplace. Here are the details. I am designing and building myself so any input would be appreciated. I will be doing mostly cichlid but community tank with other fish

• 18" footing with #5 rebar also #5bar 8" o.c. through footing into walls
• 10' tall by 48"x48" interior
• using 48"x96" 2" thick acrylic
• walls are 8x8x166 block with #5 (5/8") rebar every 8" horizontal and vertical
• walls filled solid with 3000 psi concrete
• header solid concrete with 4 #5 bars horizontal
• has it own room in between for pumps and access with ladder and walkway, behind 7' fireplace

ideas on the rest

• was going to use hydrostatic concrete inside with reinforced mesh then black pond armor
• angle iron to hold acrylic on outside with 1/2" redheads into solid block
• was going to have auto fillers with own reverse osmosis
• water chiller of 200' pipe in refrig
• access room has own HVAC system, mini split
• 2 above ground ground sand pool filters each 3000 GPH
• 2 backup fine filters 500 GPH
• underwater LED lights
• I have 2 2" pipes to exterior

 

[Lepisosteus]

Can’t help you here. Out of my league but looks amazing so far!

 

[Mitchell The Monster]

Looking pretty cool but what kind of fish you thinking about?

 

[RemainVayne]

What are you planning on to ensure adequate flow throughout the tank? Drains on the bottom and returns up top? Or MASSIVE powerheads?

 

[Cornkeeper]

Wow!.....cant wait to see the house finished.......I have tank envy!

 

[Ulu]

Well it's gonna look lovely!
My only suggestion is maybe too late. I would never build a fireplace.

World's most efficient way to heat the sky.
Ben Franklin made them obsolete back in colonial times.

I haven't lit mine in nearly 25 years.
I'm converting it to an aquarium.

Cheers!

 

[fishhead0103666]

Well it's gonna look lovely!
My only suggestion is maybe too late. I would never build a fireplace.

World's most efficient way to heat the sky.
Ben Franklin made them obsolete back in colonial times.

I haven't lit mine in nearly 25 years.
I'm converting it to an aquarium.

Cheers!

Please make a thread about it if you can, that sounds rather interesting.

 

[LBDave]

Wow! Outstanding. What are your plans for filtration? How will you access the inside of the tanks for cleaning/ aquascape? This is gonna look great.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Cant wait to follow progress. Excited to see what you do for lighting.

 

[Backfromthedead]

What are you planning on to ensure adequate flow throughout the tank? Drains on the bottom and returns up top? Or MASSIVE powerheads?

Yeah if not powerheads the pumps will have to be massive as well to conquer that water volume and 10' overhead.