Anybody out there have a large fish aquarium? (Page 2/3)
sourmash DEC 03, 07:44 PM
A large fish aquarium is a good idea, but have you considered using one for small fish?

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randye DEC 03, 07:56 PM
I have one of the largest aquariums in the United States.

I call it "The Gulf of Mexico" (catchy name huh?)

Since I'm such a generous and sharing guy, I keep all of my fish on display there.

I also have the world's largest sea shell collection. I keep it on display on beaches all over the world.
Hudini DEC 03, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by Rickady88GT:

I have done a major home remodeling that included removing several walls for an open concept. But this has caused the "mancave" area to be a part of the living room space. I wanted to wall it off separately from the living space, but my wife said I should do something more creative than building a wall after just removing other walls. So my idea is to build two large aquarium stands that will hold large fish aquariums of about 120 gallons each. The stands will span a room of about 15 feet and a space between the two stands of about 4 feet. I want square columns at the gap between the tanks, so the stands and tanks will in effect be a wall with the columns going to the ceiling as the "door way" between the rooms.
I will see if I can post some pictures of this idea.
I want to see if anyone has experience with large tanks.
My plan is to have aquascape tanks and small but numerous fish rather than the large South American cichlids. I love the African cichlids but it appears than I am the only one in the house that does, so the small tetras and a variety of exotic small fish with lots of plants is the plan.
The tanks will be rimless and the lighting system will be suspended from the ceiling so I can't have any fish that are prone to jumping.



A glass wall for your man cave? Interesting. A man cave with windows to the inside of the house. Maybe if there is a divider in the tank blocking a straight view into your private domain.
Rickady88GT DEC 03, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by randye:

I have one of the largest aquariums in the United States.

I call it "The Gulf of Mexico" (catchy name huh?)

Since I'm such a generous and sharing guy, I keep all of my fish on display there.

I also have the world's largest sea shell collection. I keep it on display on beaches all over the world.



LOL, some day I will come see it
Rickady88GT DEC 03, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by sourmash:

A large fish aquarium is a good idea, but have you considered using one for small fish?






I really don't want salt water. I worked in a pet store for a few years as a kid and those dang things were a thorn in my side.
But I love the little fresh water fish and shrimp. SOOO many cool things can fit in these tanks.
Rickady88GT DEC 03, 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by Hudini:


A glass wall for your man cave? Interesting. A man cave with windows to the inside of the house. Maybe if there is a divider in the tank blocking a straight view into your private domain.



To be honest, my real mancave will be a 40x60 shop out back that has a 2 post lift, a cnc mill, cnc lathe and plenty of room for cars to work on.
sourmash DEC 03, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by randye:
I also have the world's largest sea shell collection. I keep it on display on beaches all over the world.




Stephen Wright used to say that. 4.04 mark.

I have a map of the United States, actual size.

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maryjane DEC 04, 02:47 AM

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Originally posted by Hudini:


A glass wall for your man cave? Interesting. A man cave with windows to the inside of the house. Maybe if there is a divider in the tank blocking a straight view into your private domain.


I was thinking perhaps a one way mirror on mancave side of the aquarium. He could see the fish and into the family portion of the home, and they could see the fish but not into the mancave. and it would appear to the outside world, that there were double the number of fish in the tank..
GT-X DEC 04, 05:40 AM
These appear to be separate but are actually all one volume of water totaling just over 400 US gallons. I did it this way instead of one large tank to still have the buffering effect of a large volume but be able to separate incompatible fish and coral species.



~Tyler
Rickady88GT DEC 04, 07:06 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

I was thinking perhaps a one way mirror on mancave side of the aquarium. He could see the fish and into the family portion of the home, and they could see the fish but not into the mancave. and it would appear to the outside world, that there were double the number of fish in the tank..



Never thought of that? Cool idea.