new tank progect 3000+liter

[Brennos]

$11000 if you buy from animates down here. Or where ever I see them at $11

Hff has them for 5 for $35. I am going to get some more next week.

[Joe]

I think 1000 cardinals would look pretty cool

Or 2000 Ember Tetras...

[phoenix44]

$11000 if you buy from animates down here. Or where ever I see them at $11

don't lie :lol:

multibuys. and if you wanted that number they would be mental not to do you a deal.

[David R]

TBH I think you really need to do some more planning and serious thinking about what to stock it with. And remember that once a fish is in there its not going to be easy to get it out! It all just seems a bit random, eg 5 severums; do you have 5 sexed adults, or are you going to grow out a smaller group? What ratio of M to F? Do you really want fish breeding in there?

You've got an opportunity that most aquarists only dream of, I don't think there's a commonly available fish in NZ that won't be happy in that tank for life. But you have a lot to consider. The aro comm Henward suggested would be cool, but can you afford to [or will you want to] feed them when they're all 30"+? And what else will you keep with them?

Stocking aside;

What are you going to filter it with? I'm not really sure why you'd want to plumb it into the discus tank, risk introducing diseases, will increase the amount of things like ferts and CO2 needed if you use them for the plants, and the amount of turn over you'd need to make it worth while would turn your planted tank into a river rapids tank. A big DIY sump is probably the only cost-effective way to go.

Lighting? Its a deep tank, will need something strong to get to the bottom.

Power bill? Buying the tank was the cheap part, running pumps, lights and heaters for a tank of that size is going to cost you a small fortune.

Don't take this the wrong way, but it seems to me like a bit of an impulse buy, I just hope you've fully thought through what its going to require to set up and maintain this tank. Good luck and keep us updated!

[anthony law]

i know what im in for as i been fish keeping for 12years so i know a bargin and i got afair idear on what i got my self in for.

ive been in looking for a bigger tank to grow out my fish in the 900 liter and that will be come my planted tank. ive had planted never need to co2 or ferted as i dont seam to have a promble growing,plants

as for filter ive got a spare 1500x600x700 tank im going to turn into a sump too run all to keep cost down of running.

only time ive lost a fish is by power lost or frigthing with each other. in the time ive being fish keep ive ever had a sick fish in my care

ive pick up sick fish ive have 20+ hospital tanks 400l each to chouse from.so im pretty well covered.

what other big fish can i have that is available that is in nz with that list of fish.ill like some colour

the sevems ill get more but a diffrent colour.

[Jaxxnz]

u should stock some jags a few black belt they would look cool when they full grow, i got 4 waiting for my big tank.. hey the chocolate cichild i got off David still looking cool..

as with Aro...they can be hard to maintain..like David said the amount of food you have to feed them..that could cause a little hole in the pocket. good luck man, i will load my pics when i get my tank made.

[Fruju]

ive had planted never need to co2 or ferted as i dont seam to have a promble growing,plants

Ahh yes, a 'promble' had a few of those in my time :lol:

Geos would be nice for colour/cichlid activity

[henward]

if your gonna spend anything around 3000 to 5000 on fish

get a high grade arowana, a nice chilli or VIP red

Or a gold head!

[Navarre]

Chocolates are great fish I have several and they are some of my fav

but those black belts and festae look very nice as well...oh so tempting

you could get away with all sorts in a tank that size'

uaru nics chocs pacu heaps of options

[FishBen]

Man if I had a tank that size I'd fill it with a ton of smaller fish for an epic community tank, instead of the huge swim back and forward tanks most people seem to have

[Brennos]

Plecos, lots of plecos. And maybe some really epic discus. That's what I would do with a MASSIVE tank, Either that, or I would create a monster planted tank, and add tons of cardinals, (as said earlier)

[Joshlikesfish]

Can we get pics of the tank itself?

[anthony law]

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[anthony law]

that didnt work.

[anthony law]

[anthony law]

cool it work at the mo cleaning remove window for cleaning and resealing.going to remove didviders in tank to make one. :bounce: :bounce:

[smidey]

will it still be strong enough for that amount of water if you remove the dividers?

[hovmoller]

cool it work at the mo cleaning remove window for cleaning and resealing.going to remove didviders in tank to make one. :bounce: :bounce:

Just stating the obvious here but don't take too much out of those dividers.. Could be catastrophic!

[hovmoller]

What was this tank used for/designed for before?

[anthony law]

i believe a commercial eel tank.im going to cut the center of the divders out and leve 100ml circumference.

[reptilez]

once you have stocked it you should go swimming with your fish

that would be awesome!

[anthony law]

any large cat fish that will work with that shocking.

also if i get a high grade red avo will it be alrigth with the sliver.

[anthony law]

any thoughs also can you get tilapias or halfbeaks

[Dave+Amy]

I just saw your thread....LUCKY!

Good luck with the physics of it all :-? hope it's strong enough, substrate etc rocks/wood would also add to the weight and also the flooring haha.

An amazonian display would be epic! Has anyone on the forum got a huge amazonian biotope aquarium?

[douwe]

sounds interesting

Getting rid of mine to make place for a bigger one :lol: