Supersized tank! The coolest idea - Aquarium Advice

liquidreamer · 01-23-2005, 12:21 PM

Wow, I just woke up and was outside looking at our unbearably cold swimmingpool at our apartment complex... Around here (the outskirts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - somewhat, "the sticks") some people fill in their swimmingpools with dirt when they no longer want them. I was thinking - what if you converted your swimmingpool into a reeftank!!! I am sure this has been discussed or even accomplished before somewhere but wouldnt that just be awesome!! You wouldn't have to go offshore to dive - you could just snorkel in your pool! There are probably some "well-off" enthusiasts here that could accomplish this. (no, not the ones that have so much money that they have some pro [acronym:15038d4502="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:15038d4502] owner come in and drop a 2k gallon sharktank in their wall and never get their hands dirty - probably not too many of those people on here

BUT, someone who loves [acronym:15038d4502="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:15038d4502] and has enough money to spend on this. What do you guys think?

rubysoho · 01-23-2005, 12:28 PM

that does sound cool, just keep it warm in the winter

liquidreamer · 01-23-2005, 12:51 PM

Yeah, true that

Maybe have one of those vinyl removeable car-ports over it and plastic the sides and have the water heated and have a heater running for the internal air.

quarryshark · 01-23-2005, 12:54 PM

It would be expensive. Imagine the water movement needed for a 20,000 (or so) gallon pool. Not to mention water changes.
Cool thought though.

RMPD109 · 01-23-2005, 12:55 PM

If you spend all that money on the [acronym:1566e45fe0="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:1566e45fe0], fish etc. you should probably get a glass pool enclosure or a greenhouse setup to put over the pool, I mean tank. Why go cheap with vinyle tent. Its only money anyways right.

liquidreamer · 01-23-2005, 02:18 PM

Yeah, a greenhouse type of enclosure would be cool.... didnt think of that. As far as movement - think waterpark wavepools

and for water changes - you could probably simulate the oceans natural water changes by running hole-drilled [acronym:e3c6c46ebe="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:e3c6c46ebe] all above to simulate freshwater rain... you would have plenty of condensation/evaporation trapped in the greenhouse to recycle the system

All this of course - going off the assumption that you have a few 100k on your hands

**QTOFFER** · 01-23-2005, 07:51 PM

Liquidreamer, your handle fits you perfectly!

As for filtration, you'd probably need a sophisticated system like the ones used by public aquariums.

oscarbreeder · 01-24-2005, 10:46 AM

That would be SWEET!!

Clown Monarch · 01-24-2005, 10:55 AM

Or you could just buy annual memberships to the local public aquarium for about $70 per year...

BillyZ · 01-24-2005, 02:33 PM

the biggest issue with an "outdoor" [acronym:700453d728="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:700453d728] system, is rain. The rain will dilute your [acronym:700453d728="Specific gravity"]SG[/acronym:700453d728] and wreak havoc in the system. It would HAVE to be enclosed simply for the fact of rain water. But then you lose all the glorious sunlight so you would almost be forced to do the green house thing.

but I think I like the Monarch's idea, just get an aquarium mebership

01-23-2005, 12:21 PM	#1
liquidreamer Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 121 Images: 5	Supersized tank! The coolest idea Wow, I just woke up and was outside looking at our unbearably cold swimmingpool at our apartment complex... Around here (the outskirts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - somewhat, "the sticks") some people fill in their swimmingpools with dirt when they no longer want them. I was thinking - what if you converted your swimmingpool into a reeftank!!! I am sure this has been discussed or even accomplished before somewhere but wouldnt that just be awesome!! You wouldn't have to go offshore to dive - you could just snorkel in your pool! There are probably some "well-off" enthusiasts here that could accomplish this. (no, not the ones that have so much money that they have some pro [acronym:15038d4502="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:15038d4502] owner come in and drop a 2k gallon sharktank in their wall and never get their hands dirty - probably not too many of those people on here BUT, someone who loves [acronym:15038d4502="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:15038d4502] and has enough money to spend on this. What do you guys think?

01-23-2005, 12:55 PM	#5
RMPD109 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount VA Posts: 923	If you spend all that money on the [acronym:1566e45fe0="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:1566e45fe0], fish etc. you should probably get a glass pool enclosure or a greenhouse setup to put over the pool, I mean tank. Why go cheap with vinyle tent. Its only money anyways right. __________________ Vote for AquariumAdvice 28gal bowfront 40lbs livesand(bag from [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym]), 30lbs live rock([acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym].com) 2 O. Clowns 1 peppermint shrimp, 5 red leg hermit crabs, 4 mexican turbo snails, 15 nassarius snails ricordea mushroom, candy cane coral, super color polyps, hairy mushrooms bubble coral, hawiian feather duster coralife lunar 2x65, HOT magnum canister 10 Gal refugium(chaeto) & seaclone skimmer

01-24-2005, 10:46 AM	#8
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01-24-2005, 02:33 PM	#10
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	the biggest issue with an "outdoor" [acronym:700453d728="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:700453d728] system, is rain. The rain will dilute your [acronym:700453d728="Specific gravity"]SG[/acronym:700453d728] and wreak havoc in the system. It would HAVE to be enclosed simply for the fact of rain water. But then you lose all the glorious sunlight so you would almost be forced to do the green house thing. but I think I like the Monarch's idea, just get an aquarium mebership __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

01-23-2005, 12:28 PM	#2
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	that does sound cool, just keep it warm in the winter

01-23-2005, 12:51 PM	#3
liquidreamer Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 121 Images: 5	Yeah, true that Maybe have one of those vinyl removeable car-ports over it and plastic the sides and have the water heated and have a heater running for the internal air.

01-23-2005, 12:54 PM	#4
quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,377 Images: 53	It would be expensive. Imagine the water movement needed for a 20,000 (or so) gallon pool. Not to mention water changes. Cool thought though.

01-23-2005, 02:18 PM	#6
liquidreamer Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 121 Images: 5	Yeah, a greenhouse type of enclosure would be cool.... didnt think of that. As far as movement - think waterpark wavepools and for water changes - you could probably simulate the oceans natural water changes by running hole-drilled [acronym:e3c6c46ebe="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:e3c6c46ebe] all above to simulate freshwater rain... you would have plenty of condensation/evaporation trapped in the greenhouse to recycle the system All this of course - going off the assumption that you have a few 100k on your hands

01-23-2005, 07:51 PM	#7
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,697 Images: 30	Liquidreamer, your handle fits you perfectly! As for filtration, you'd probably need a sophisticated system like the ones used by public aquariums.

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