the story i have from predatory fish is - yes the tank was real but the humidity in the basement warped the floor joists above it and he had to take it down or risk losing the rest of the house.
look at this tank i dream about this
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Many people have said that the tank was in fact real(I'm pretty sure there have been witnesses over on RC). Yes it was made out of masonry with an acrylic viewing window. If you go through the website you can see the chronology of the tank construction.
Brian
Brian
LOL so i started all that eh?
The tank was real. It just wasent 4000 gallons. And it only existed for about two years. The tank has since been torn down and no longer exists.
The tank was real. It just wasent 4000 gallons. And it only existed for about two years. The tank has since been torn down and no longer exists.
For as much as I would love a 4000 gallon tank, I dunno about having to hop in to clean the glass. I think the wetsuit was a bit much. 80 degree water will cool you down but you definantly should have time to do regular maintenance. I guess I'd be more worried about inadvertantly knocking something over. Maybe just some base rock and two dozen spadefish. That'd be cool.
He would have overheated in about 10 minutes in 80 degree water with a wetsuit on. If I am diving in water that warm the only thing to wear is a lycra suit so you don't get stung by critters. Heck I start to overheat in my 7mm suit after diving in 65 degree water.
TKOS
If you are from canada, I would imagine that 65 deg. water is a hot bath to you...... lol
If the water is not above about 78 for me, I loose my berries.
I go dry in anything below 60
I gotta say I sweat better than I shake
If you are from canada, I would imagine that 65 deg. water is a hot bath to you...... lol
If the water is not above about 78 for me, I loose my berries.
I go dry in anything below 60
I gotta say I sweat better than I shake
yea, those are legit, you cant see any shadows because the lights are directly above him, and the bottom of the tank is about 2 ft down below the glass.
Id say the approximate size of the tank is 2000-2500 gallons.
From what I've heard on other boards, yes it is real. I remember he used to even have a video of him cleaning the tank in a wet suit posted to his website. Pretty hard to "fake" a picture when its' a video.
Brian
Brian
Well, sometimes you have to eat crow. I still have trouble believing that tank was for real, but I'll take your words for it. The tank having had to be broken down after a couple of years is very credible. I can see the evaporation out of a 2000 gallon tank becoming a real problem. I wonder what he did with all of that live rock?
