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Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 07:04 PM
So as I was going to sleep last night I was "day" dreaming about a "relaxation" room... Basically have a huge built in the wall (on the ground!) Central American Cichlid tank, or some other... and a couple others like a long rainbow fish tank... things like that. With a couch and light, and painted dark with no windows.... It would be strictly for viewing the tanks. :) Anyway so that was my daydream. :11:

My question came up... How do you filter those large tanks? Do you have to use a pool filter? I'm thinking this tank would be like 500G. What is involved with filtering a tank of this size?
Oscar_freak12321
02-06-2010, 07:05 PM
Wet/dry, pool filter, maybe a big@$$ canister filter...:hmm3grin2orange: I wouldn't be too surprised to see something like a sump on there either.
Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 07:10 PM
I was looking around the internet about it and found this photo... He kinda creeps me out.
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Oscar_freak12321
02-06-2010, 07:12 PM
Lol there's your run of the mill redtail cat. :22:
Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 07:23 PM
Shame people buy these for their tanks... nice to have one in a well filtered clean pond to watch.
rhonin
02-06-2010, 07:41 PM
Just down the street from me I have the Aquarium Outlet and they have several LARGE setups including a massive shark tank.

They have several solutions but use a modified pool filter system for the freshwater display tanks.

Whoa!! thumbs2:
Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 07:46 PM
IwTznx75P5w <-- 600 Gallon CA/SA
Rue
02-06-2010, 07:50 PM
I dunno...as nice as they are...all I see is the maintenance involved...:hmm3grin2orange:
Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 07:52 PM
Lol... I can only imagine the water bill after water changes LOL
MCHRKiller
02-06-2010, 08:22 PM
Multiple large canister filters and/or a very large sump. Im paranoid about a sump leaking so Id get 4-5 Eheim 2260s on the job as well as some hidden powerhead quick filters to prevent dead spots.
VoidParadigm
02-06-2010, 08:24 PM
Psht, Rue, if you have enough money for those monsters, and a custom "relaxation room" with built-in tanks and special filters, I'm sure you can afford to hire someone to come clean your tanks once a week. :lol:
Owlbehere
02-06-2010, 08:26 PM
Mmmmm that'd be awesome!
Rue
02-06-2010, 08:31 PM
Psht, Rue, if you have enough money for those monsters, and a custom "relaxation room" with built-in tanks and special filters, I'm sure you can afford to hire someone to come clean your tanks once a week. :lol:

Yes...but I do have my priorities...if I ever have enought money to hird outside help...I'm getting:

A chef - in a kilt...

I want someone with nice legs to make me my calorie-wise meals...
VoidParadigm
02-06-2010, 08:32 PM
Yes...but I do have my priorities...if I ever have enought money to hird outside help...I'm getting:

A chef - in a kilt...

I want someone with nice legs to make me my calorie-wise meals...

Why are our dream help the same? :lol: This is gonna start a bidding war!
Rue
02-06-2010, 08:36 PM
Maybe we can find twins...
VoidParadigm
02-06-2010, 08:37 PM
Psht. We find twins, I am definitely stealing them! One can be my chef, the other will clean my tanks. In a speedo. :lol:
Rue
02-06-2010, 08:52 PM
No, no, no! We find another set of twins to do that!

I'm not wasting a good Scottish kilt-wearing Chef on the tank...

For that? I'm thinking Spanish...
VoidParadigm
02-06-2010, 09:13 PM
I could go for that. thumbs2:
Rue
02-06-2010, 09:31 PM
Excellent! Another win-win situation! thumbs2:
Oskar
02-08-2010, 10:57 PM
Multiple large canister filters and/or a very large sump. Im paranoid about a sump leaking so Id get 4-5 Eheim 2260s on the job as well as some hidden powerhead quick filters to prevent dead spots.
^^^ ^^^
Agree

Eheim 2262's would be even better,or some Fluval FX5's would work too.
Sumps are what people usually do on the very large tanks.You can build a sump for a fraction of what you would spend on canisters.