Building My 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank
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Part of me is jealous beyond belief. The other part of me is trying to learn the virtue of "moderation.."
Extremely impressed!
Quick questions: What is the turnover rate for all that water?
Are you using UV or ionization? Where in the thread is that described?
Can you estimate the total weight of the fish in this tank?
If people swam in the tank would there be any risk to people or fish due to possible pathogens in the water?
Quick questions: What is the turnover rate for all that water?
Are you using UV or ionization? Where in the thread is that described?
Can you estimate the total weight of the fish in this tank?
If people swam in the tank would there be any risk to people or fish due to possible pathogens in the water?
Everything is OK. I have been very busy in other hobbies. Not a lot new in this tank. No additions except finally deciding to put the young Wallago attu into it a few months ago. It was only 63cm long but threatening to break the glass top in the 680 lire tank it was in. It would not have done well in the 15k so I put it in this one.
I have not seen it since that day. I did see the largest Phractochephalus hemioliopterus trying to eat when it was introduced.
I hope its just hiding in on of the caves in the tank.
At present I do continuous 7/24 water changes of about 2,000 gallons a day in this tank.
I have used ionization in the past but not since 2010 around the time I switched to the bead filters. No UV on any of my tanks.
Have no idea as to the fishes total weight.
When people swim in the tank are normally eaten so fast that pathogens don't appear to have time to bother them.
Ok mate, well it's good to know your ok. 😊
There's a Wallago Attu of around 10inches for sale in my LFS. Too aggressive for my set up I would imagine. I'm desperately after a small Dovii 4"-5". My LFS got a dozen 1", which is too small and very frustrating!
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunate fate for those swimmers. By turnover rate I meant how often does your 50k volume get pumped through your filtration system?
The two pumps are pushing about 12,500 gallons an hour (About 300,000 gallons a day)
The wallago attu I have or had since I still have not seen it since I put it into the 52kG/196kL was incredibly nasty and ranked with my zungaro as perhaps the most destructive fish I have ever kept in small tanks under 850 litres.
I still have that 43cm Dovii in the big tank. I don't think he will ever get as big as the 56cm plus boy I used to have in the 15kG/56kL. I was in the big tank viewing room minutes ago and the Dovii followed me around panel by panel. First time I can remember him ever doing that before.
The Scleropages aureus does that all the time when my daughter visits the tank.
You asked me before if I still had Sperata aor and at the time I did not but I acquired one in the fall of 2011 at 35cm and released it into the 15kG/56kL a couple of months ago. It is just over 50cm now.
It had been in a 283 litre tank with another aor, several red tail catfish (15cm to 30 cm) and several datnoids for about 2 years according to the previous pet shop owner. When I got it I placed it in a 680 litre tank by itself and got it in great shape over the 12 month period before putting it into the 15kG/56kL.
Do you still have your Wels?
