Recent content by telmnstr

Ah I was getting that impression from playing with glass thickness calculators, and it makes sense Still digging! The main thing is how thick does the glass need to be for 7' depth which a high safety factor. Well, and how thick does the concrete have to be :-)

Ah I don't know a terrible amount about salt water setups, but I'm assuming diatomacious earth pool filter / pool pumps would be usable for that amount of water -- assuming there aren't issues with metal parts. I would probably run towards computer automation for pH, salinity, temperature...

Hello, The other day I saw a very large aquarium at a local college. The front had to be no less than 16' wide by at least 7' high (I would guess it was actually 8'). I couldn't accurately judge the depth, but rough estimate would be 3' or 4' deep. A long time ago I had this curiosity about...