Inventory of Fish in 15,000 gallon tank the Mini Mega and new Pictures (Update)

[arapaimag]

WOW they look nice. How do you feed them?????????????????

They eat just about anything. They get dog food, 5 types of fish pellets, flakes, shrimp, mackeral, herring, salmon, smelts etc.

 

[bane-uk]

Hi Arapaimag,

Firstly wow o wow to you for your commitment to your fish, secondly I am in need of some advice if you dont mind.

I am constructing a 6ft x 6ft x 6ft tank and I was wondering what material are your vertical beams between each pane of glass & also what thickness is your glass.

Many thanks

Dan

 

[arapaimag]

Hi Arapaimag,

Firstly wow o wow to you for your commitment to your fish, secondly I am in need of some advice if you dont mind.

I am constructing a 6ft x 6ft x 6ft tank and I was wondering what material are your vertical beams between each pane of glass & also what thickness is your glass.

Many thanks

Dan

I used 3 1/2" by 3 1/2" steel beams but I would suggest using stainless steel to anyone building today. Arapaima John uses the ss. The big tank 52k has 36" spacing and 1" thick glass and 5 feet high. The small tank 15k which is the one you are looking at now has 36" spacing most of the way around but the glass is only 4" high and I was able to have only 3/4" glass because of the reduced pressure.

Best wishes for your new 1620 gallon tank. Please make an article and pics as it progresses we all will enjoy seeing it.

 

[bane-uk]

Hmmm thats great info thank you. so at 20" spacing 6ft high 12mm should be ok, do just seal the glass to the beams or is there any special process you down for that. sorry for all the questions.

Oh and most definately pics will go up.

D & V

 

[arapaimag]

Hmmm thats great info thank you. so at 20" spacing 6ft high 12mm should be ok, do just seal the glass to the beams or is there any special process you down for that. sorry for all the questions.

Oh and most definately pics will go up.

D & V

John Petersen did the actual work with his son. They used GE1200 silicone and it has held up very well. No leaks in either tank since they were built. You can see John installing the glass in the 50k article. He did clamp them after installing the panels. I left the clamps on for a few days and then filled the tank to apply the required pressure.

 

[SSLee]

I can't believe that you have that size a tank at your house. I would pay to come visit! Amazing! It must be extremely expensive to maintain and feed your tank of fish.

 

[bane-uk]

Well thanks for the advice it'l prob be near the end of the year when it goes up. that'l be when some of mine are a bit too big.

D & V

 

[arapaimag]

What monsters do you keep?

 

[bubblereef]

unbelievable.... that size arrowanas and oscars, plus all those other, slower looking fish, must be fed something different... theres got to be competition for the best food stuffs for sure.

 

[bubblereef]

this guy has got exodus status, he \han'st been on in nearly 7 months...