backyard salt pool aquarium 10K GAL

[wakebdrkev]

Im constructing my backyard in beautiful Huntington Beach CA and want coral and fish in the pool. My landscape architect is not famliar with saltwater so I need to handle this. Pool is aprox. 10,000 gal. Are there any prof that can tell me how to go about this
Thanks

 

[J.russell]

haha wow.

 

[caorca]

What kind of budget do you have for this project? I know someone who could possible help you, but you're taking about a pretty ambitious undertaking.

 

[wakebdrkev]

no budget what it takes to get it done.

check out what this guy did inside his house $50K
its pretty wicked

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8952

 

[seafansar]

OMG. That's what my dad wants to do! We keep telling him he's crazy! lol. I have seen a picture of someone who had some corals, a few large tangs, and a bunch of liverock in a pool, so it can be done. I don't know anything else about the system though. Sorry.

My dad wants to section off the shallow end of the pool, and make it where you can look in to see the reef and swim at the same time. If that gives you any ideas. lol.

 

[CHASDB]

I would consult with an aquarist at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Aquarium of the Pacific or Birch Aquarium to get an idea of operating costs and maintenance required for a system of that size. You could check out this thread about a :

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1038647

or her site

http://www.exoticcoral.com/about.htm

There are several huge systems in the archives. If it was my dime I would travel much much more. I wish you success!

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

It can be done but whatever you think it will cost triple it

Worth every dollar though!

 

[Aj Flip]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13228558#post13228558 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wakebdrkev
no budget what it takes to get it done.

check out what this guy did inside his house $50K
its pretty wicked

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8952

but thats fresh water, about 1/6 of the maintenance you'll have to do with the salt water

imagine how much top off you would have to do, you would also have to worry about acid rain, and impurities in the air that could get in your water

if u do decide to do it, good luck, im sure we'd all love to see u try and have success

and welcome to RC

 

[amehel0]

i think your best bet is to allow no rain water in. so water runoof as well as rain needs to be stopped but how. the only feasable option is either green hose or a sort of acrylic or glass roof on top of it so tere are no walls just a roof. you would need to raise the walls of the pool to isd ay 2' over the ground to stop runoff. also depending on your location you need to keep in mind of natrual diasters and if your close to the coast also need to keep stocking relative to your area so as to prvent macro algae , fish and other htings from getting in to the sea.it is possible you just need alot of $$$

 

[ricks]

I see 10% weekly water changes around 300.00.

Basic reef look at .25- .50 cents gallon per month..

Low side 2,500.00 month operating cost, keep us posted...

Happy Reefing

 

[vsuboy]

this sounds pretty impressive. im goin to stick around to watch this.

 

[reef_only]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13228761#post13228761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seafansar
OMG. That's what my dad wants to do! We keep telling him he's crazy! lol. I have seen a picture of someone who had some corals, a few large tangs, and a bunch of liverock in a pool, so it can be done. I don't know anything else about the system though. Sorry.

My dad wants to section off the shallow end of the pool, and make it where you can look in to see the reef and swim at the same time. If that gives you any ideas. lol.

I like the idea of having a reef portion(a tank) in a pool so that you can swim snorkel and watch the fish

 

[SALT WATER CRAZ]

Yeah and maby I should just dump salt in to my hot tub... :lol:

 

[nauticac4]

Well the rain issue can be stopped with a clear roof similar to a greenhouse with clear poly carbonate panels (think HUGE Gazebo). Make sure your above ground level to prevent runoff into the pool. The filtration would be done with commercial sized skimmers and pumps similar to those of aquariums. Most aquariums do behind the scenes tours if your a member so you may want to join one so you can look around and ask questions. A system this large probably wouldn't require weekly waterchanges but that would be something to work into the upkeep cost. Never say never.

 

[CoralKingdom]

sounds great i wanna subscribe

 

[CoralKingdom]

how do you subscribe?

 

[ransomed4ever]

click the subscribe to this thread line towards the bottom of the page

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

[Yeah and maby I should just dump salt in to my hot tub..]

You could make a hottub into a reef pretty easy!
Oh the ideas .

 

[Diablo]

I know this is a tedious question, but what do you plan to keep?

The reality is that the required outcomes in terms of environmental parameters do not change based on aquarium size... they just become more difficult to achieve.

If you want to do an inshore patch reef with mostly softies, Euphillia, etc, you can probably get away with natural lighting, x10 flow, no surge and maybe $20 per gallon.

If you want the whole thing to be reef crest acropora, you will need suplimental lighting (I would guess 50 x 1000W) and 20x flow with surge... I don't think that this is a practical option, but if you want to take this path, allow $50 per gallon ($500K project).

Probably the best option for this setup would be an 8 foot diameter patch reef over a sand environment. You could spot-light the patch reef with supplemental lighting and provide localised surge, while keeping the over-all flow modest. This would create a unique environment most of us have trouble duplicating... rays and garden eels would be very cool. You could bring in this project at $150k - $250k.

 

[wakebdrkev]

I want to swim in my pool with the fish. Like if we want to go snorkeling.