Biggen
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Hey guys,
I am looking at purchasing a Seaclear 40 gallon tall acrylic tank and putting an Eclilpse 3 hood on it. I am wanting to put it in my retail store here in Panama City Beach FL. If I set it up the way I am dreaming it can be set up, it should give the customers that "WOW!" sense when they see it in the store. I have read a lot of articles that say tropical fish tanks should not be put in high traffic areas, but there is no such thing as a "non-high traffic" area in a retail/gift store. In our season, we may have hundreds of customers come through the store on one day.
My question is, is what I am trying to do feasible for my situation? I know that a lot of people use SW tanks for this purpose. I guess SW fish aren't as timid as tropical fish. However, I don't want to spend the money setting up a reef tank. Also, because I have been playing around with freshwater a little bit, I think I would be more capable of running a freshwater tank in my store than I would a SW tank as well. What kinds of fish could I put in my tank that wouldn't go crazy every time a customer went by? Also, is it possible for fish to be "conditioned"? In other words, would they eventually get use to having people walk by the tank? If they could, they would be great...
Another concern I have is it accidently getting knocked over by some prick kid whose parents have left him alone in the store. Although the tank itself will weigh around 400lbs with water and gravel inside of it so I doubt it would get knocked over easily. I would guess that as long as I get a REALLY good stand, it shouldn't be much of a problem. Bigalsonline.com had some good looking stands that looked pretty sturdy.
I just want to get some opinions before I try something like this. There are A LOT of people here who know way more about this than me.
I am looking at purchasing a Seaclear 40 gallon tall acrylic tank and putting an Eclilpse 3 hood on it. I am wanting to put it in my retail store here in Panama City Beach FL. If I set it up the way I am dreaming it can be set up, it should give the customers that "WOW!" sense when they see it in the store. I have read a lot of articles that say tropical fish tanks should not be put in high traffic areas, but there is no such thing as a "non-high traffic" area in a retail/gift store. In our season, we may have hundreds of customers come through the store on one day.
My question is, is what I am trying to do feasible for my situation? I know that a lot of people use SW tanks for this purpose. I guess SW fish aren't as timid as tropical fish. However, I don't want to spend the money setting up a reef tank. Also, because I have been playing around with freshwater a little bit, I think I would be more capable of running a freshwater tank in my store than I would a SW tank as well. What kinds of fish could I put in my tank that wouldn't go crazy every time a customer went by? Also, is it possible for fish to be "conditioned"? In other words, would they eventually get use to having people walk by the tank? If they could, they would be great...
Another concern I have is it accidently getting knocked over by some prick kid whose parents have left him alone in the store. Although the tank itself will weigh around 400lbs with water and gravel inside of it so I doubt it would get knocked over easily. I would guess that as long as I get a REALLY good stand, it shouldn't be much of a problem. Bigalsonline.com had some good looking stands that looked pretty sturdy.
I just want to get some opinions before I try something like this. There are A LOT of people here who know way more about this than me.