Starting a 5000 gal aquarium

[zacdl]

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[Brenden]

I have a 20,000 gallon inground pool but stupid me went and bought a aquarium.
WHO KNEW?

 

[Salttanker]

I have a 20,000 gallon inground pool but stupid me went and bought a aquarium.
WHO KNEW?

Hey Brenden - You can always use your 525g as a sump or refugium when you convert your pool to SW.

Mike

 

[Brenden]

Good idea.. Any suggestions for a skimmer?

 

[RLG2182]

30 Euro Reef skimmers. The industrial ones. Maybe you could have one specially made?

 

[Salttanker]

For the 20,000 SW pool, or your 525g tank? 8O

I would look at one of these. You know what they say..don't skimp on the skimmer. It is one of the best investments you can make for a healthier tank.

http://www.superskimmer.com/Large ETSS.htm

Mike

 

[Brenden]

I already bought a AquaC EV1000 for the 525 gal. Now I need a deal on 100,000 watts of MH lights to finish the pool.

 

[formanbob]

How about the sun will that do?

 

[Salttanker]

You would need your own independent transformer! 8O I would hate to pay that electric bill when it comes in.

Mike

 

[Andos99]

You can always dig an underground viewing area and charge an entrance fee for your masterpiece. Or you could just spend the money on a yacht and live on the ocean.

 

[Phyl]

Oooopsie. I think we scared him away!

 

[zacdl]

Bottom line...

Its doable, but EXPENSIVE.


If you cant get SW from the ocean I wouldnt do it. It would take you all day just to do a waterchange anyways (Waiting for it to drain a little while, and then mixing tons of salt)

 

[Brenden]

I got scared too.

 

[Brenden]

This post reminds me of a friend who kept trying to take pictures of large whitetail buck deer. He spent lots of money on corn, apples, etc trying to lure them to where his camera was. One day he was complaining about all the money he had spent but with not very good results do to the deer being to far away to get high quality pics. My suggestion was to get a skin from someone who had recently shot one and spray doe in heat scent all over him and drape the hid over him for some really good CLOSE-UPS of some large bucks in action. Moral of this story is:
instead of wasting all that money on a pool conversion go buy a nice scuba suit and jump in the ocean because if you spend all that money on that pool you are just going to end up with a sore a$$.

 

[msamsonz28]

yep, i would just buy a house in the carribean and dive if i wanted to spend that kind of money! speaking of diving or snorkeling...anyone done much of it? I went snorkeling in Guam a few times and saw some amazing creatures. probably one of my most memorable experiences!

 

[zacdl]

Perhaps you make a new thread about snorkling, dont hijack this thread.

 

[Andos99]

I think this thread was hijacked days ago.....

 

[msamsonz28]

sorry to hijack the thread, but the person that started it isn't even responding to everyone's fantasy suggestions.

 

[Brenden]

I will have to agree with msamsonz28
Not much to hijack here.
PS I snorkeled in Aruba, Bahamas, and Hawaii. Hawaii was by far the best. Had local friends went to all the best spots not known about for over 3 weeks

 

[msamsonz28]

thought i should add that the "fantasy suggestions" are interesting and i've had fun reading them! didn't mean to sound like i was flaming anyone