View Full Version : whos tank is deepest?
i want to build or buy a tank that is about 5 feet deep, not tall, so that there would be a center pile of rocks that makes an island with mabey a turtle that lives on it, and then have fish in the water, with a 360 degree viewing angle, it would be in my living room im quite sure
dethjam316
03-02-2004, 3:16 PM
i'm never sure if you're kidding or serious, hans, but since such a tank would be incredibly cool i'll respond. i've seen show tanks that are basically shallow pools, and i've seen people make indoor ponds from those tough plastic frames. either could work for you. for glass tanks, i've seen a few squarish designs, but for the size you want, it'd need to be custom made, so that'd be WAY more expensive that the earlier suggestions. a turtle will eventually eat all your fish though, mine are relentless in chasing guppies, and they're only 2 inches in size each.
hey, another suggestion, build a couch INTO the tank, so you can sit there and watch stuff swim around!:)
snakeskinner
03-02-2004, 3:28 PM
My parents had a small red-ear turtle (I think they're called sliders or something) in their goldfish pond and it grew to around 6" before disappearing. It never went after the fish although it definitely competed for the floating food when given. I have seen a shallow tank such as you talk of in a LFS that was basically a saltwater tidepool. They kept their anemone's, starfish, crabs, etc. in this tank. I've seen many of these "coffee table" tanks and such but none are very large. good luck, Kyle
chefkeith
03-02-2004, 4:55 PM
I've seen a tank just like what your're talking about. It usually houses a turtle or an alligator.
Now to your question, who's tank is the deepest? My tank is 24" wide, 72" long, and only 1 foot High. Since it is against a wall, I think if it was any wider It would be really hard to keep clean.
Now building a tank thats 5 feet deep, I think the only problem I would have with it is that a tank this size should be open-top. Building a roof for a tank that size would be impractical because you'll have to get inside the tank to clean it.
dethjam316
03-02-2004, 5:24 PM
YES! this is what you need, hans! imagine the glory of this scene, recreated in your living room! you MUST do this.
http://www.empireoftheturtle.com/Florida/Pseudemys_f._peninsularis_Alligator_mississippiens isSeaWorld.jpg
haha have to get inside the tank to clean it lol snorkel!
cdawson
03-02-2004, 10:50 PM
that turtle has no idea how much trouble he's in =)
turtle is one of the american alligator's main staples =)
dethjam316
03-02-2004, 11:13 PM
he's hiding in the place the gator would least suspect!! well...actually, i guess hiding in the gator's mouth would be the least suspicious area...
somefinnfishy
03-02-2004, 11:33 PM
dont build over 36" deep as you allways need to reach the botom for something I own a 48"x36"12" its a nightmare! but cool I once owned a 5' deep 45gallon corner tank the only way to get the gravel out was to invert it broom handles on my nets 6' pvc gravel vac.
blitzen25bm
03-02-2004, 11:59 PM
i have a 4 foot python tube makes cleaning the pond easier too. ive seen a tank kinda like what your talking about hans it was a huge deep cylinder it was a reef though and the middle was all liverock with tons of corals and stuff.
Dragon_Lord_Tia
03-03-2004, 1:43 AM
when i was in to reef fish i have a 4.5' tank"tall" but it was a nightmare to clean with all the live rock etc and with that much preasure at the base it was very brittle and one day during a cleaning bea i taped the glass only to see my lion fish go flying past my legs:mad: i loved that fish:sad but it would have to be big to keep aligators lol