The Age of Aquarium

[~MS~]

Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I thought my 55 gal tank was big!

Man Builds 50,000 gallon fish tank in his house

There are pictures, too.

He be crazy, y'all.

OK now tell us your crazy fishtank project that you were going to use to this as proof to Ralphie that it isn't that crazy

[GusGus]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Was toying with a betta, but not at home, Tango would have that for snack an have water all over the place, too.

When I was a kid, we had a tank built into the wall (very cool), and every once in a while my parents would clean the tank. All the fish were put in a pot on the kitchen sink (dad has a wicked sense of humor) to await the clean tank. I once wandered into the kitchen to find my cat sitting on the counter, staring into the pot. I immediately picked him up and got a wet paw smack to the cheek. It seemed a couple of the fish were misssing. Hmmm......

[Motorboat Cruiser]

My dad went through a hardcore fish phase. We had at least 5 tanks going, including two 175 gallon tanks.

I'm sure if he could have gotten his hands on a 55,000 gallon tank, he would have. And I would have been lucky enough to clean it.

[Gemini Cricket]

So, I did a leak test this morning by placing the tank on some dry newspapers. I let it sit for a couple of hours and no leaks! Yeehaw!


Close up of test.


Installing the tank inside the house. These two pics are before Ralphie secured the tank and stand to the wall. You know, just in case...




Tank installed with water added... I started the cycling process by introducing some ornaments and fake-o plants to the tank. The gravel is also from a matured tank that will help the process. After a couple of weeks, the tank should be ready to house some fish...




Frodo as I was working outside. This is his favorite mud spot to sit in. I have no idea why he likes it, but he does... He just got a bath, too...

[Not Afraid]

That's one mightty funny looking dog-fish.

[CoasterMatt]

The leak test you did for your tank is much like what I did for my computer's cooling system, my new flow meter/level indicator looks like it belongs in an aquarium setup

[Gemini Cricket]

Grrr.

Cycling a tank is the most annoying experience ever. A lot of sit and wait... then test the water...then sit and wait for a couple of days... test the water.... etc. I haven't even been able to put fishies in yet.

Once the ammonia and nitrite levels are at 0.00 and an acceptable level of nitrates are present in the water, then I can put fish in.

Until then, I am like an unbaptized child. I'm in limbo.

[Gemini Cricket]

Okay, how pissed am I?
Very.
My tank just sprung a leak and flooded our apt.
Back to sqaure one, kids.
Fu Ck!


Brad smash!!!!!

[CoasterMatt]

OH NO!