Largest Private Tank!!!

[Bill Wann]

Iam in the process of laying out th ehouse right now , The tank will be 22 feet long , 15 wide and 6 feet high . I figured I would get it right this time ,I made th elast tank too small . It will be made of a steel frame covered in plywood and then lined in pvc sheets weled togther .
Iam starting on th econstruction of the tank in a few weeks . Iam waiting for the front acrylic panel to come from reynolds .
If anyone is interested in buying a 1500 gallon tank with a 600 gallon tank and a 340 gallon tank in the loft with a nice house to go around it let me know . Iam basicly giving the tanks away with the house minus th elive stock . I would hate to rip them out and sell the house to a none reef person .Oh yea , the house id like 4000 sq feet , 3 bedroom , 4 bath . 3 car finished gararge with heat , hot tub , 8 person movie theater , large kitchen with all top of the line appaliances on one acre with ingroungd sprinklers witha few fish tanks and a large room for them . Ianclueds most of th eequiptmet also . just need fish and corals .

 

[hahnmeister]

I suppose Energy's 1500g is decent size as well and worth mentioning...

Bill, I mean this in the nicest way possible...YOU ARE INSANE!!! :eek1: That system will be over 15,000 gallons. I cant wait to see it evolve. Good luck and if you ever need to have me scuba to clean the algae...let me know...lol. I would love a tank like that (but not the electric bill).

 

[lucubrator]

Where is the house? The three most important things in real estate: location, location, in-wall fish tanks.

 

[reefnewbie54321]

Cant wait to see the construction pictures, How thick is the viewing panel and how much was it? JustJoe's tank is about the same size except longer and is using 18k of MH's ... can't wait to hear about the electricity bill OUCH!

 

[Bill Wann]

Its near Chicago .

 

[Bill Wann]

The panel was 17k from reynolds . its 22 feet long and 3 inch thick .
Ive got the electric thing down pretty good . My whole system which is around 3k gallons only runs me 215 a month . Not bad .

 

[reefnewbie54321]

I brainstormed about a big tank like this, I thought about how the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium was built and they made it like a house foundation with dual viewing panels shoved into it. I thought that it could be built along with the rest of my house foundation and that section of the house would be a glass sun room or a green house. I'm not sure if the PAR would be high enough becuase alot of the greeenhouse frag tanks are super shallow but I'm sure it would help bring the electricity down alot. This also would make ventalation not such a big issue becuase although the tank would be part of the house the greenhouse would be closed of from the rest of the house and only accesable via a sliding glass door.

 

[White Tiger]

Someone in my area has a 10,000 gallon tank filled with sharks!

 

[pactrop]

lets see some pics

 

[reefnewbie54321]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7417980#post7417980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by White Tiger
Someone in my area has a 10,000 gallon tank filled with sharks!

http://www.seaquariums.com/images/withfish.jpg

This one is 4,000g I believe ... got any pictures? Also anyone who knows the height of the linked tank please post I am very interested.

 

[White Tiger]

I don't know the person that owns the 10,000 gallon tank. My LFS manager told me that during certain days, he had to leave his fish store to maintain the 10,000g tank. That's how I have knowledge of this tank.

 

[NCreefwannabe]

I couldnt have a tank that large and only have lookdowns and some sharks... just doesnt do it for me. I was really upset with our new renovated local aquarium, when I saw it had no coral whatsoever... Felt rather empty inside lol. One day ill own a huge tank, but not that huge. If I ever finish college, ill be going for at least 2k gallons though!! planning a puny 210 so far lol

 

[hahnmeister]

The most I can see myself WANTING to really own would be 1500g, maybe only 500 at that. Just having that much money wrapped up in a reef tank...I could afford a few dozen trips to SCUBA in the real reef for a system thats in the many thousands of gallons. Its nice to see, but for me, half the fun is in the tinkering and taking care of it...but too large and it wouldnt be fun any more.

 

[NCreefwannabe]

thats a good point lol. When I have a large tank like that, ill likely have someone come out to assist me with things monthly or so.

 

[reefnewbie54321]

I would go as large as I could if I had the money, haveing a 15kg tank would be awesome ... its like the size of a pool. You would never have a limit to what you could put in it and you could scuba with your fish whenever you want.

 

[massman]

I am starting something quite big too atm. 19'x7'x5.5'.
Third floor of my house, utilising sunlight.
Stay tuned.


Ps Bill empty your mailbox!

 

[Bill Wann]

mailbox empty

 

[reefnewbie54321]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7420671#post7420671 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by massman
I am starting something quite big too atm. 19'x7'x5.5'.
Third floor of my house, utilising sunlight.
Stay tuned.


Ps Bill empty your mailbox!

Wow 44200 pounds on a third floor? Is it even possible to beef up a wood floor that much or are you going to use steel beams?

I think utilizing sun is the cheapest way to go but if the tank is so big that to support it on a third floor might cost around the same *** all the lights and elecetricty. I wonder what the par level are at third story hight versus ground level ... I always thought it would be awesome to build a saltwater pond enclosed in a green house but I'm not sure if the par would be enough to get coral growth, people who use greenhouses for prop tanks go pretty shallow and i'm sure theres a reason.

 

[massman]

All concrete floors here mate. All walls are brick. top floor is steell reinforced mesh and beam. Concrete is about 16" thick. Also fully supported by concrete and steel columns.
It was fully engineered and designed prior to the building commencing.

Par is not an issue.
Its the same sun that penetrates the ocean! Greenhouses use shallow tanks for economical and practical reasons.

 

[reefnewbie54321]

Do you think the sun's intensity would be different on lets say marshall island then in your backyard? I would be pretty interested in what people got far PAR reading above the surface of a real coral reef vs. the par rating above the surface of my dads kio pond. Also how do you plan on getting the light to your tank? I think it would be hard to get the sun directed in your tank vs. a real reef where it can be spread out becuase of its surafce area.

I'm not trying to question your tank I just am interested in how you plan on doing it.