Behemoth planted tank

[plantbrain]

Here's a big old planted tank.

1600 gallon total water.
60 bags of ADA soil
4ft deep
Took 22 hours to plant it.

I'll be doing another 3 a bit larger in the coming months. :dive:
Fish stocking list is already being quarantined and is just as impressive.


Regards,
Tom Barr

 

[Ms.Bubbles]

Any pics of the planted version? I'd love to see how this tank progresses...

 

[twig]

water changes must be a lot of fun.

 

[Quartermain]

You would have to have an internal pump plumbed to a drain. You couldn't do manual water changes on a tank this large, could you?

 

[LunchBox]

sweet zombie jesus!

that's an awesome tank and it doesn't even have anything in it besides wood and substrate! can't wait to see more!

:bowing: :bowing: :bowing:

 

[sly2kusa]

What a monstrosity! Exactly what are you putting in the tank as far as fish go?

 

[paku]

1200 neons!

 

[aardvark1]

1200 neons!

Using the "Good Olde Inch per Gallon" rule (or was that "Furlong to Jeroboam"?), you could fit 1600 Neons in there!

Now THAT'S a school!

:bowing: :bowing:

 

[plantbrain]

water changes must be a lot of fun.

Yep, easy as pie, I turn one valve, drains the tank, I turn another, an automatic 1000gpd RO unit and a 700 Gallon reservior kicks in ansd fills it, takes about 1.5 hours to do that, while that is going on, you trim the weeds at low water.

Regards,
Tom Barr

 

[plantbrain]

What a monstrosity! Exactly what are you putting in the tank as far as fish go?

36 gaint Discus 9-10" dinner plates
60 Rose line barbs
64 Altum angels
350 Guppies
200 spotted rare hatchets
1000 cardinals
100 Apistos
Rare plecos and others
1000 amano Shrimp
24 Botia striata
200 Pencils

Etc.

I've never seen 64 Altums ever, the fish are in quarantine.
This tank has about everything and then some.

Regards,
Tom Barr