Swimming with your fish?

[MiniReef10]

OK I am still very confused on the size if this thing

its 40 foot Circumference Oval shaped ..
Its 25 foot across... Is this from end Diameter of the longest point.??

That would make the tank

25x 6.5 foot there about. ?????
HOW DEEP IS IT ??

I am trying to picture this in my head ...

It's a big oval 40 feet long 25 feet across and four feet deep. All the equipment is the garage next to it. I made three big tanks out of old aquarium glass 5'x2'x2' and about 150 gallons so the filtration is three giant sumps with refugiums. I made the protein skimmers myself to handle a large water volume. It was a lot of work but hoping it works to save a lot of money on filtration. Each one cleans about 5,000 gallons per hour. Not sure if it'll work but i'll have to see.

 

[75mixedreef]

We need pictures, or at least a diagram, and total volume. It sounds like this will be sweet. Is this outdoors? Where are you located? Do you have any viewing windows into the sides. You could make something with a glass bottom for viewing, like a raft or a platform, that would really be sweet.


Just be careful of any territorial fish like tangs. If they get big enough, their barbs could really hurt. I would definitely stay away from lion fish as well because of their barbs as well. Always wear a wetsuit for protection.

 

[ali1]

no pics... there is no such setup.

 

[sde1500]

no pics... there is no such setup.

I know the volume and size seem crazy, but why do you claim this?

 

[JamesHolt]

I would agree with the others . With that amount of water i cant see how you could contaminate it enough to hurt.Sounds like fun.. i have stood inside our pond and the cleaner wrasse pick at my skin. Now i have a long grabbie stick to reach the center...

You have pics of your pond ericarenee??

 

[ericarenee]

You have pics of your pond ericarenee??

I do they are in my Google plus community

These are kinda old and before it was complete but you can see it exist..

https://plus.google.com/communities/104428704352763333430

I hope this link is ok to post here it does not compete in any way with this forum......

 

[saf1]

Personally I'd recommend a warm water rinse / shower before you enter once it has life in it. This is what Disney and other aquariums that let the public dive in them. Monterey, Disney Florida, etc. Basic common sense - no lotion, gel in hair, perfume, etc. That is why I mentioned rinse before and of course after.

Also I would recommend a skin or 3 mm shortie suite, prefer full body though and always use it. You can disinfect / clean it like you would normal dive gear. Will also help remove body funk. Basically this is done at a lot of high traffic or environmentally protected areas that let people dive. Other than that be safe and have fun.

 

[slief]

I did it in one of my tanks back in 1992. It was a "drunken" impulse move on my birthday celebration. Thankfully I had pictures to scan and immortalize the moment. I don't think the sharks let alone the 5' moray eel were too enamored by my stand though. I had ponds at the time in my garage but never swam in those.

 

[Reefable]

Pics pics pics man tht sounds awesome ya don't need to go anywhere for a vaca [emoji6]


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