Rubbermaid stock tank

Do you guys have these put into the ground? Cause they're not see through are they? So do you have to stand next to it to see the fish?
 
You could bury it outside I guess but my just sits on the basement floor.

Suprisingly spacious and yes you have to stand over the tank to see the fish.

Doesn't bother me.

I use it to house my biggest fish and it's much cheaper than a glass tank.
 
I had my heart set on one of the rubbermaid 300 gallons since they have such a big foot print (I think it's 69"x63"), but maybe another kind will have to do. Not sure if I want to go through the cost of heating it, it would be nice though. I could put an oscar and a big pleco in it, maybe some clown loaches. Keeping it unheated would be fun too though. Maybe have a nice big oranda, a whole bunch of white clouds, some rosy barbs, and some weather loaches.
 
I just did the same thing for my TSN. I got a galvanized metal horse trough from a tractor supply company (Googled tractor supply and my city) and I got mine for 86 bucks, its 6' x 2.5' x 3' tall....roughly 280g. They also had one that was 8' x 3.5 x 3.5 for 120 bucks. Then the big daddy one they had was their 15 foot round one, that was around 800-1000g for 200 bucks.


Ehhh I dont need to see my fish from the side, as long as I can save some money, I'll look at them from above!!
 
Holly9937 said:
Do you guys have these put into the ground? Cause they're not see through are they? So do you have to stand next to it to see the fish?
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I have mine near the deck and there is a built in bench right next to the pond. It is all above ground ( I am NOT going to dig a hole!) . The goldfish are visible only if you stand or sit alongside it. No, it is not see through. If you want an aquarium, you need an aquairum.
 
I don't mind viewing from the top either. I was either going to save up and buy a 108 gallon aquarium (which is expensive around here), or buy a big stock tank, and I chose the stock tank. Sure the aquarium would be nice to view from the side, but the stock tank gives me a few hundred more gallons to play with. :)
 
fish vs goldfish

I will point out that most fish are designed by Mother Nature to be hard to see from the surface. Goldfish were designed by breeders to be visible from the surface. A stock tank may be great for having a lot of water cheaply and for breeding certain fish, but to visually select offspring, you'll probably need to transfer to an aquarium so you can see them.
 
could i use ne of those storage rubbermaid bins, like 2 feet tall as a mini aquarium? of fish i caught from the wild.(parents may not let me)
 
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