Building My 50,000 Gallon Monster Mega Tank

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Crana;472124; said:
Thanks for all the info so far, here are few more questions and I'm sure there will be more.
What's the flow rate, GPH, on your 3HP jaccuzzi pump?

What did your panes of glass weigh?

What type of silocone did you use? What is the size of the angle iron you used to conect the tubings? I am thinking of going with tubing all the way. Would it be possible for you to find out the thickness of the tubing you used?

I look forward to your update on the filtration system.

My tank will also be L shaped. The back dimensions will be 30ft. on the short section and 40ft. on the long section. The viewing width on the long section will be 28ft. and 16ft. on the short. The hight, water level, will be 11ft. and depth, front to back, will be 14ft. on the long side and 12ft. on the short section. I'm not sure when I'll start construction but I'll post it.

I am planning on putting in as many if not all the cichlids of Belize in here as well as Tarpon, and a few others. All wild caught local species.

Petenia splendida (both regular and orange phase)
Cichlasoma bocourti
Cichlasoma friedrichsthali
Cichlasoma godmani
Cichlasoma intermedium
Cichlasoma maculicauda
Cichlasoma meeki
Cichlasoma montaguense
Cichlasoma octofasciatum
Cichlasoma melanurum
Cichlasoma salvini
Cichlasoma robertsoni
Cichlasoma spilurum
Cichlasoma synspilum
Cichlasoma urophthalmus
Eugerres plumieri
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Rhamdia laticauda
Ariopsis assimilis
Brycon guatemalensis
Astyanax aeneus
Megalops atlanticus
Dermatemys mawii
With lots of bends and the 600 lbs in the sand filter I really don't know the flow rate. Try aquaticeco.com or jaccuzzi's website for that information.

I believe they were about 20lbs per square foot.

GE1200 silicone

3" angle iron

Still trying to get the Mike the welder to get the guage.

Good tank dimensions and selection of fish. It will be great to see your pictures.
 

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fernastabas;476133; said:
Hi arapaimag could you tell me the cientific name of the wallegos, i have been trying to find some info/pictures of them on the internet but no matches in google or yahoo :( Do you know any link where i can see them in order to khow how they look like?
Thank you in advance :)


I can't spell ................sorry


try Wallago leerii and Wallago attu

For catfish always go to Planet catfish http://www.planetcatfish.com

here is the W leerii but they are all babies and really don't show how scary this fish can be to tank mates. Notice the adult size 200cm 78"
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=698
 

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arapaimag;476378; said:
I can't spell ................sorry


try Wallago leerii and Wallago attu

For catfish always go to Planet catfish http://www.planetcatfish.com

here is the W leerii but they are all babies and really don't show how scary this fish can be to tank mates. Notice the adult size 200cm 78"
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=698
Wow, i must say they look impressive although they dont seem very beautiful on the photos :p, personaly i prefer the RT, they have more color on it or the pirarucu because of its body shape :). Anyway they certanly look like predators, it says on the profile "they will attempt to eat any tankmates" :) It also says they eat love food like fish and frogs... how do you feed them? Is there any tankmate safe from being eaten by the wallegos in your tank?
Thx for the info!
Bye bye o/
 

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fernastabas;477328; said:
Wow, i must say they look impressive although they dont seem very beautiful on the photos :p, personaly i prefer the RT, they have more color on it or the pirarucu because of its body shape :). Anyway they certanly look like predators, it says on the profile "they will attempt to eat any tankmates" :) It also says they eat love food like fish and frogs... how do you feed them? Is there any tankmate safe from being eaten by the wallegos in your tank?
Thx for the info!
Bye bye o/
In the larger tank the Wallagos, although still wicked predators have the problem of catching their prey. Here is a list of some of the fish in the tank and you can see that the size of the tank and the hiding spots allow for a lot of tank mates. (I know that many of the names have changed...................but wait a week and they will probably be changed again...........but it will still be the same fish!!!!!!!!)

number FISH Acquisitions
in tank description description

6 astato neon blue
1 Abramites solari(hypselontus) abramite
4+ Alunocara baenschi sunshine peacock
6 Ancistrus lineolatus bushy nosed pleco
1 Anostomus trimaculatus anostomus
15 Astatotilapia obliquidens (zebra) obliquiden
some Aulonocara jacobfreibergi jacobfreibergi
some Aulonocara korneliae regal peacock
12 Barbodes pinnauratus(barbus orphoides) orange gill barb
2 Cichlasoma argentea argentea
6 Cichlasoma nicaraguense nicaraguense
1 Clarotes laticeps blue nile catfish
4 Colossoma brachypomum colossoma
225 Cyphotilipia frontosa frontosa
3 Hampala macrolepidota hampala barbs
2 Haplochromis mloto mloto
1 Herichthys dovii dovii
1 Herichthys managuense jaguar cichlid
2 Herichthys nigrofasciatus convict cichlid
4 Herichthys octofasciatus jack dempsy
12 Hypostomus plecostomus pleco
lots Julidochromis regani julies
1 julidochromis transcriptus transcriptus juli
20 Labeo erythrurus (frenatus??) rainbow sharks
lots Labeotropheus fuelleborni fuelleborni
4 Leporinus arcus leporinus
10+ Melanchromis auratus auratus
10 Melanochromis johanni(chisumulu) electric blue johanni
1 Metynus barred silver dollars
3 Monoductulus sebae Monoductulus sebae
1 Mystus wyckii crystal eyed cat
1 Osteoglossum bicirrhosum silver arowana
1 Panagasius sanitswongi imperial or emperor shark
2 Perrunichthys perruno chocolate sailfin
3 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus red tail catfish
some Protomelas sp. spilonotus tanzania red empress
4 Pseudodoras niger niger
1 Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum tiger shovelnose
10 Pseudothropheus Sp. callianos
2 Psuedotropheus aurora
some Psuedotropheus zebra orange top zebras
some Psuedotropheus zebra zebra cichlids
1 Scatophagus argus red scat
1 Sorubimichthys planiceps planiceps
6 Species 14 lake victorian species 14
6 Species 44 lake victorian species 44
2 Theraps wesseli wesseli cichlid
3 Triportheus angulatus giant hatchetfish
1 Walago atu walago
1 Walago leerii walago
4 ?????? silver crest peacock
6 ???????? martini red
 

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Job well down job well down.

S2 to the tank really well done to it.
 

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Crana;478272; said:
How are the concrete walls holding up? Any leakage?
No leakage in either tank......................so far

I really had expected problems would occur by now. When I see problems in public aquariums with their huge budgets and many years of experience, I feel lucky with the limited problems I have had so far. But I also realize that I will have major problems in the future and will not be surprised when they do come.

I had a local distributor of Aquatic Eco systems inc products over today to give me advice on putting together the filteration system. So I am moving ahead in this area.

If you have not contacted Aquatic Eco systems inc (Florida) perhaps you might want to do so and request a free catalog. No body in the world carries more Fish filters/pumps etc.

www.aquaticeco.com 407-886-3939 or 877-347-4788
 

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Thanks. I haven't figured out what filter I'm going with yet and am also looking the selection at 123ponds.com
I think I remember reading that you only run your filter once a week, is this sufficent to keep your tank clean?

I was wondering if you had any leakage in the tank walls through holes from the ties for the form?
 
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