Making my 800 gal bigger.

[Fishhh]

How will you view the fish if the back part is 26" deeper than the rest they may just choose to hide down there and you will never see them especially if you have any catfish maybe all the crud will build up in there too as it is much deeper than the rest. It is an amazing tank though i wish i had room for one that big!

 

[Fishhh]

If you make the front deeper than the back you could have a nice little bit of aquscaping going on against the step from front to back if you get what i mean maybe even a natural filter bed from lava rock or something. Would look amazing

 

[MonsterFishResc]

I'm not going to get into tearing apart the main structure of the tank... way too much work... Ideally the drop down would be nice in the front, but I kind of want the fish to have some privacy if they so choose. They will be fed in the usual place so I'll see them eventually. It's about the fishes comfort, and two huge breaks in line of site for them will be great. I'll try and do a scale drawing of the tank and the addition so people will be able to see the viewing trajectory of the addition...

 

[247Plants]

Awesome!

Are you going to plumb a drain into the lowest part of the addition? Do you think it would create enough of a weak spot that it should be put in the side at the bottom?

 

[MonsterFishResc]

Yes, there's going to be a drain very close to the lowest point. When drained it'll probably leave about an inch or two of water in it. It will be in the side since the bottom will be the concrete floor of the basement.

 

[MonsterFishResc]

Hi everyone, here’s some video updates for you, mostly of demo:



Update 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p5pEq9LbVY

Update 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmM8Ws6QGkI

Update 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHTAmnGhmBA

As always if there’s any question feel free to ask and I’ll try to answer the best I can.

 

[OgreMkV]

Just two words.

Holy Crap.

It's awe inspiring. Just think how many neon tetras you could put in there

 

[MonsterFishResc]

I've actually thought of getting a school of like 200 to see how long they'd last....

 

[1oooop]

all I am going to say is NS(nice)!

I'm going to build acrylic someday... less that 800 gallons though... 200 gallons, just so it will fit into my house...

 

[MonsterFishResc]

all I am going to say is NS(nice)!

I'm going to build acrylic someday... less that 800 gallons though... 200 gallons, just so it will fit into my house...

LOL Yeah... I"m never leaving here... LOL