henward Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ok, 'planning' a monstrous tank. 3000 litres to 3500 max. i want a width of 120cm front ot back. do you think i should go longer or higher? looking really more for the most cost effective in term sof glass thickness. Or would plywood be best to use in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Go Longer. It is the height of the tank that affects the pressure on the sides, which requires thicker glass the higher you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 3600mm long x 1200mm wide x 810mm high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 3600mm long x 1200mm wide x 810mm high? mmmm interesting. that will be a very nice panoramic tank! how thick deo you think is required for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 how thick deo you think is required for that? http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?p=1732 There are links at the bottom of the page to thickness calculators. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?p=1732 There are links at the bottom of the page to thickness calculators. HTH man............... was hoping someone would just tell me:D :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 20mm to give you a safety rating of 3.8ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 is that a good rating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Think so, check this post warren helped you out on http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=56120&p=608278&hilit=Plywood#p608278 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 350x120x80cm with 20mm thick glass :thup: If you are going to buy a tank that big and spend so much money on it, you might as well also get metal bracing around the edges too which will make it stronger Like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 That's a big tank!!! How many neons Are you hoping to put in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Might as build it into your house, plywood sides, glass front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Are your arms long enough for a tank this high or are you just intending to climb in when it needs the bottom cleaned.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 cost effectiveness, glass its gonna cost around 10k plywood really is i think the way togo. dont need to build into a house, but plywood glass front with artificial rocks built on, WHEN i build this it will be all out, so the rock background, a tree inside it but plywood wont really be transportable. glass can be but extremely heavy acrylic is good as its light, but scratches easily. glass, it can be carried by 10 mighty movers! i seen those beasts lift stuff! to clean, yeah probably go into it, no other way, but you dont need to clean the sides - just the fron tglass, the way ill set it up is same as i do now, plenty of bottom dwellers so o need to gravel vac, fine substrate... just need to disturb sand occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 where are you going to put it? does it have access for a tank that size? plywood tank will be much cheaper than glass all round i suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Most importantly, how are you going to fit it through the door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 i reckon ply tank.3000x1200x1000 lenght width height.if your going for an aro comm youd need 1 m high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 that whould be a nice proget..when is this going to happen...hope you going to built thread :thup: im thinking of upgradeing my big tank.ill like to go a little bigger.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 to be honest, this one is a long term project, i am thinking of moving overseas for a while, this is when i return after me and my partners OE. but as in the past, planning is key, planning is atached to day dreaming and fantasising and this is how it starts:D thing is, its not IF but WHEN i build this lol It is a hard one, arowana community tank is a tough challenge, i will have to consider it closer to the time. but good to know what to do if i do an aro comm, the stock of fish alone will be 10k plus. plus tank and stuff, i project 25k total on the project. weather i can spare that is one thing, If not i am considering another 1200LItre and just getting one other arowana, a electric blue or blue base crossback. but i would relaly like some sort of a arowana comm, as it is my dream set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 for 25k you could probably visit Kelly Tarlton's daily for the rest of your life :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Id say for a 25k donation they would work out some sort of vip pass for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 lol kelly tarltons doesnt have the fish i lik to keep!! yeah, a huge tank like that is expensive, but out of plywood, it will be extremely economical.... i guess i will have to see what my situation is. stocking i am thinking of doing a private import of a bunch of arowanas from overseas, i would also try to get some albino clonw knives and albino tiger datnoid (borneo tiger) and random stuff like that. i guess this is my holy grail im looking at here. arowana comms are very common, there is 8 in there, for good luck no doubt lol in asia somewhere, but its a very nice tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 That video was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I know right! love it!! the tank looks nic,e simplistic. m,an i wish we could get pignose turtles here!! apparently they are very good tankmates for large arowanas as they are fully aquatic and peacefull! snake necks apparently are also good in this regard - i seen snake neck with clown knives before and very docile. i reckon a small snake neck grown with arowanas can be good. but yeah, tooa mbitious perhaps? i love that tank, simple, neat and nice fish. THis is my idea of stocking - really, like i said, HOLY GRAIL of tanks Proposed Stock AROS: 2-3 silvers 2 green 2 black 1 rtg 1 Electric blue or blue base or gold base xb 1 vfsr (qian hu VIOLET FUSION SUPER RED) 1 vip (current one, brutus) Other misc monsters: 1 to 2 clown knife (albino if possible 2x bgk if still there after i come back 1 to 2 datnoids 1x GG 1 cigar shark Large Flagtail Misc Small and bottom: 8 spotted mettynis 3 to 4 Silver dollars 40 to 50 Clown loaches (current stock if still there) Large Plecos: Blue phantom Snowflake Albino Golden sun spot Cats cactus Sunshine pleco Gold Nugget Magnum Pleco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 That video is awesome. That stock list is you have is very Drool worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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