True raceway display tanks?

[scubadan206]

Who on RC has pics/info they can share on true raceway display tanks? I have an idea in my head for a tank that is big enough to walk/crawl under into the middle.
I would like to see how many people share this idea, and if any have made it happen on a larger scale. I really like the idea of true linear flow as well as a 360 degree view from both inside and outside of the tank.

Daniel. :wildone:

 

[scubadan206]

Sometimes when I zone out at work or something I go to a happy place where I can design any size fishtank I want. This one is a recurring dream. It would basically line the wall of an entire inner room of a house. 15-20 feet long on two sides and 10-15 feet long on two sides. A big rectangle that you could walk around on the inside part. Maybe put the fishroom inside?
Might end up like this.:headwalls:

 

[brob22]

that is a sweet idea

i can also picture an opening that u walk through and its circular with a 360 view

 

[insane]

I am thinking about building a single glass sump/fuge that goes between two stands.

I am trying to talk myself into not doing it because it is a crazy idea.

 

[scubadan206]

I've built a 375 gallon sump out of plywood and glass. I spent more money on tools to build it than materials. I am envisioning a plywood canyon with glass panels staggered inside and outside the tank. A true circular path for the water flow.
So nobody has any tanks at all similar to a raceway.
Please share.
Daniel.

 

[AZRippster]

That would be a BIG tank. I would love to see it if you make it to fruition. My wife and I have a 450G racetrack style tank. One thing I can warn you about, water flow can be difficult to manage/design. The rounded ends create an amplification effect to include dispersion in ways that can be frustrating.

 

[scubadan206]

How so?