shark ?

[SWANK]

I am interested in setting up a tank for a shark.. Ive had a reef tank for about 4 or 5 years and had great sucess with it. Now i would like to do a shark.. I would like to know what i would need for equipment such as filters and such.. I am thinking of 300 gallon tank the longest and widest for that size.. Thanks

 

[paveking1]

It all depends what kind of sharks you are looking to get .most sharks average around 36" in long so you want a tank at least that wide.I have a 500 gal which is 8x3x3.You will need live rock for the tank & a great skimmer because sharks produce alot of ammonia .I would have at least a 100 gal sump that you can partition for refuge to soak up some nutrients .The rock work should be left as open as you can for swimming room & a cove of some sort for them to rest.pick up the Scott W Michael sharks & rays book lots of info in there.

 

[SWANK]

thanks for the info

 

[FishyMel]

Yeah, what Paveking said.

Keys to sharks:
Clean water (nitrate under 10)
One cave to hide in (No more or you don't ever see them and not enough swimming space)
Big Tank
Food