A ~19,000 Gallon Aquarium

[maroun.c]

Looking forward to see pictures of the tank with lights on.

 

[reeferbro0622]

This is a great build nahham I am following along!

JT

 

[s.erel]

Nice tank, good work...

 

[nahham]

Looking forward to see pictures of the tank with lights on.

Thanks. The controller turned on the lights a bit before sunset and at night the fish were swimming like we see them in daylight. My kids decided they also want to swim in the tank. I had a total of 4 people in the tank today . If the lights stayed on for a bit longer, I would of had 8 .

This is a great build nahham I am following along!

JT

Thanks JT. Welcome abroad. I hope you find something interesting to see here.

Nice tank, good work...

Thanks s.erel. It is taking longer than I hoped, but it is inching its way.

 

[nahham]

Updates 2010.08.30

Updates 2010.08.30

Some pictures while outside and inside the tank. All the photos are untouched; just resized. The lamps are just what the MHs came with, planning to change these to 20,000K soon.

While snorkelling in the tank:

Some unidentified objects:

Next project: DIY Skimmer..

 

[uhuru]

WOW! Its really come together nicely. Can't wait to see more.

 

[palmer373]

im curious as to the quality of the water, i know in like humongo public aquariums its naturally hard to see the farther back you look but normally its blue. i would think you wouldnt have that bad of a problem (like a little bit of blurriness on the backwall) but the waters green and i can only see clearly halfway-ish through the tank. would a skimmer or massive turf scrubber help this or is it just a problem you would have to deal with? im starting to get used to the 2' deep tanks where you can see clearly but in reality its mroe like your tank lol.

 

[LamboAM]

Is that some type of bristle worm in the last photo. How big is that thing. Hard to tell with nothing to reference it against.

Great work. The lights make a huge difference.

 

[lastlight]

Always look forward to updates to this thread. I'm addicted to unique builds and it doesn't get much more different than this one. I'd love to see a night/mh video!

 

[nahham]

WOW! Its really come together nicely. Can't wait to see more.

I'm glad you enjoy the updates.

im curious as to the quality of the water, i know in like humongo public aquariums its naturally hard to see the farther back you look but normally its blue. i would think you wouldnt have that bad of a problem (like a little bit of blurriness on the backwall) but the waters green and i can only see clearly halfway-ish through the tank. would a skimmer or massive turf scrubber help this or is it just a problem you would have to deal with? im starting to get used to the 2' deep tanks where you can see clearly but in reality its mroe like your tank lol.

I agree with the water being green. We are having discussions regarding this. The glass isn't the problem because the water is green even when I'm snorkelling. I am planning on a DIY skimmer that hopefully will help with the clarity. I am also planning on a turf scrubber. I don't think anything of these will happen until October though; I'll be travelling all of next month.

Is that some type of bristle worm in the last photo. How big is that thing. Hard to tell with nothing to reference it against.

Great work. The lights make a huge difference.

It is a huge worm stretching from one side of the tank to another. It is a beneficial worm though, it provides electricity to the props on the other side of the tank.

Just in case my sense of humour is too weird, it is the electrical cable of the props and even though I tried to hide it it still shows.

Always look forward to updates to this thread. I'm addicted to unique builds and it doesn't get much more different than this one. I'd love to see a night/mh video!

I have my first addict?

I already shot a video and will be posting it soon.

 

[JonnyD91]

Is there any way to run a carbon filter through that monster?

 

[Aconrad]

What about an ozone reactor. I know when I worked at a public aquarium (many years ago), they relied heavily on ozone for water clarity. You could tell then the reactors were down...the water got cloudy.

 

[sltloser]

Nahham what's the reason you're going to switch your bulbs to 20k?

 

[arshad98]

Need to make a trip to see you soon.

 

[reelfishy]

How many of us can say "while snorkelling in the tank". GJ and rock on!

 

[nahham]

Is there any way to run a carbon filter through that monster?

I have a bit of carbon (~40KG: 88 LBS) between the 1st and 2nd chamber in the refugium in bags. It helped a bit but I think it needs to be changed. I am currently in the process of changing it.

What about an ozone reactor. I know when I worked at a public aquarium (many years ago), they relied heavily on ozone for water clarity. You could tell then the reactors were down...the water got cloudy.

I don't want to add something I don't know much about. I've read about ozone reactor but it seems that doing my DIY skimmer is a simpler solutions right now (go figure). I am keeping UV and ozone in my mind though.

Nahham what's the reason you're going to switch your bulbs to 20k?

1. Numerous recommendations from so many people
2. Helping with the 'deep-sea' feel
3. Allowing for bluer light
4. K.Sweeney mentioned that white light confuses the fish.

Any more I should consider?

Need to make a trip to see you soon.

You are welcome to pass by any time. The lights go off at 11ish pm though.

How many of us can say "while snorkelling in the tank". GJ and rock on!

Thanks. I consider myself to be very lucky to be able to say that

 

[nahham]

A short video while snorkelling:

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[ShellsSD]

Very Cool! Getting to snorkel in your tank.

 

[LamboAM]

It is a huge worm stretching from one side of the tank to another. It is a beneficial worm though, it provides electricity to the props on the other side of the tank.

Just in case my sense of humour is too weird, it is the electrical cable of the props and even though I tried to hide it it still shows.

Of course!!!! Now that you mention it, of course that's what it is. :thumbsup:

 

[mgpro]

Feeding

Feeding

How / What are you feeding the fish?
mgpro

ps awesome build. First time I've considered my 3,000l display small!