Well I was getting ready to leave town this morning to visit my parents for the weekend, while waiting on the wife to get ready I checked the garage sale classifieds to see if any aquariums were for sale. Sure enough I found a 6 FOOT hex aquarium for sale for 10$. I figured it was a 6 GALLON and a typo in the ads. Well after calling it is a 6 FOOT aquarium that the fella used for a corner showpiece in one of his offices. However he was getting rid of it because it was just sitting in his garage. I bolted over just before leaving town to check it out in person, and decided to pick it up. Its acrlyic custom designed hex design. And it is 6 FEET tall :O. It doesn't have a lid, filter, or any type of light so I need some input on how or what would be powerful enough to push enough water to successfully circulate to filter? Not to mention some sort of fish that would actually take advantage of the depth of this tank.
I figure I can rig some sort of lid up with some light fixtures for some floursecent lights.
The fella said his daughter put goldfish in it and they survived but apparently something happened with the office and he needed to move stuff. I figure at the least if I can't find any use for it, I could fix it/clean it up and sell it on craigslist or a local auction for a decent price.
I was thinking clown loaches, as I have been eyeing them at the LFS however I heard that they get rather big. This tank has a width of about 12 inches and again, is 6 feet tall.
Any tips for gear/fish? Seems like a fun project to build a lid and filter situation.
I figure I can rig some sort of lid up with some light fixtures for some floursecent lights.
The fella said his daughter put goldfish in it and they survived but apparently something happened with the office and he needed to move stuff. I figure at the least if I can't find any use for it, I could fix it/clean it up and sell it on craigslist or a local auction for a decent price.
I was thinking clown loaches, as I have been eyeing them at the LFS however I heard that they get rather big. This tank has a width of about 12 inches and again, is 6 feet tall.
Any tips for gear/fish? Seems like a fun project to build a lid and filter situation.