Regular Member bodoba Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I just finished a MFK topic of a plywood 1500 gal tank. 1500!!! Which made me think, if I had a 1500 gallon tank (yes in magical marshmallow land where I beat unicorns in checkers) of course money, time, life was no issue to work around. Would I stock it with goldfish? Would I switch to something more exotic like eels or rays? I want to say I'd keep to goldfish, I'd have more than enough room for any kind I wanted as long as they were compatible. I'd probably heavily plant it too.... But what would you do? With a tank that big, would you stay goldies? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 Maybe I'd get a few large shubunkins! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'd probably do a reef tank with something that big 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member devilduck Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 Use it as a bathtub 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BenJoly Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I've always wanted to do a large Amazon basin tank... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Quasi Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 Use it as a bathtub so you can swim with the fishies 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 Some Koi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted November 19, 2010 Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2010 the possibilities are endless.. tempting to just run to the breeders like a crazy cow and purchase anything just to fill it up, sit back and druel!.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I think I'd stick with goldfish or koi. I'm trying to imagine the dimensions of such a tank. That would be about 27 times my tank. I suppose it is sorta tank shaped, not pond shaped. So let's say the front would would be made of 9 of my tanks (3 x 3) and then three rows of it. Ok, now I can kind of imagine how big it would be. Hmm... maybe I'd go with goldfish. 1500 gallons, if I remember right from one of the koi topics you need 300 gallons per fish, but a minimum size of 1000 gallons to start with. That would be room for 5 kois then. Kois look better from above so I really think I'd rather go for goldfish. But I wouldn't stock it with the 20 gallon per fish rule! LOL that would be 75 fish. I'd SO lose track of them. Every morning I get up or every day I come home from work I count my fish right now. If I would have to do that with 75... I think I'd have about 25 goldfish at the most. 60 gallons available for each fish, that would be nice. The only other thing I'd do would be some sort of tropical tank where I keep a nice big common pleco, maybe a few clown loaches (if you can keep them together) and a couple schools of some hardy schooling fish. Maybe a bunch of nice looking angel fish. Lots of plants and driftwood. That would be really cool too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member johann_pond Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would probably do a heavy planted tropical tank only because of less water changes. Could you imagine doing 20% water changes each week 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would probably do a heavy planted tropical tank only because of less water changes. Could you imagine doing 20% water changes each week Imagine that water bill... But honestly, a tank that size, planted well, relatively sparsely stocked might actually take care of itself. Let's say you even have 75 tropical fish in there, that is still 20 gallon for each fish. If you have small fish, that is basically no waste, and with all the plants they would take care of most of it. I guess. So I doubt you'd have to do 20% water changes each week, maybe just refill what evaporated. I wonder if you could probably have an almost perfect, independent little ecosystem in there, where all you have to do is provide food for them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I got it! I got it! Considering I must be rich being able to afford such a tank, I would have my rescue station for goldfish. Taking in goldfish that live in bowls etc. Having 20 quarantine and hospital tanks in another room for the newbies and sickies. AWESOME. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member johann_pond Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would probably do a heavy planted tropical tank only because of less water changes. Could you imagine doing 20% water changes each week Imagine that water bill... But honestly, a tank that size, planted well, relatively sparsely stocked might actually take care of itself. Let's say you even have 75 tropical fish in there, that is still 20 gallon for each fish. If you have small fish, that is basically no waste, and with all the plants they would take care of most of it. I guess. So I doubt you'd have to do 20% water changes each week, maybe just refill what evaporated. I wonder if you could probably have an almost perfect, independent little ecosystem in there, where all you have to do is provide food for them? There is a way, and I have seen it done so there is no need for water changes, for tropicals that is. I would never try the no water change thing with goldies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mikroll Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 that is called a pond and after yu fill it with carp you then have to build another one for the fancy goldfish ha ha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fruitloop1 Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have always wanted a flock of piranhas actually, cool fish But I have always dreamed of a huge goldie tank with many many fish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would probably do a heavy planted tropical tank only because of less water changes. Could you imagine doing 20% water changes each week Imagine that water bill... But honestly, a tank that size, planted well, relatively sparsely stocked might actually take care of itself. Let's say you even have 75 tropical fish in there, that is still 20 gallon for each fish. If you have small fish, that is basically no waste, and with all the plants they would take care of most of it. I guess. So I doubt you'd have to do 20% water changes each week, maybe just refill what evaporated. I wonder if you could probably have an almost perfect, independent little ecosystem in there, where all you have to do is provide food for them? There is a way, and I have seen it done so there is no need for water changes, for tropicals that is. I would never try the no water change thing with goldies. Well, maybe if you have only a couple goldis and lots of plants and 17 filters in there just kidding 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member RanchuDressing Posted November 19, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'd probably go saltwater/reef if I had a tank that large. Because if I had a tank that large, I'd be super-rich, and I'd be having someone ELSE do the maintenance and mix the saltwater and check all the complicated salt stuff. I just think even the largest goldies would look lost in 1,500 gallons. It would need something BIG. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Elvishswimmer Posted November 20, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 RANCHUS!!! LOTS AND LOTS OF EM!! Can you imagine a tank full of 50 or so of their cute little wiggly butts?? haha The counting thing would be a problem though, yes. I don't know much about other fish than goldfish (and so much research would be in order), but if there was enough space/ they aren't too agressive. I think it would be cool with an oscar and arrowana or two or three And then some quick little(ish) fish that can fill in the small spaces and not get eated! That would be fun! I think Oscars and Arrowanas are so cool! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Nomi Posted November 20, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hmm... for a tank that large, assuming I had won the lottery as well, I would probably go for an in-wall reef tank and splurge for an automated water change/top up system, RO units, massive sump and refugium, the whole deal behind it in it's own fish room. For goldies, I would want several tanks and ponds devoted to certain types. A big ryukin aquarium, the demekin dedicated aquarium, the celestial tub, ect. Again, I'm assuming I've won the lottery or invented something fantastic and made massive amounts of money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted November 20, 2010 Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2010 i would still be running to the breeders like a silly cow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 20, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 20, 2010 Well honestly that just way to big for me... but in dream land I would either make it a reef tank or just wakins and jakins in there Or a SHARK Tank WHOOOT. I love sharks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 20, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 Ummmm...let's see...10 gal per fish....ummm...EASY! 150 telescopes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 20, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 20, 2010 Your so easy to please Dennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 20, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 Your so easy to please Dennis LOL Koko...it's either 150 telescopes or a million neon/cardinal tetras. Just trying to be credible here... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bodoba Posted November 20, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2010 Can you imagine 150 teles? I wonder if they'd swim around in pictures like you see in clouds. Imagine if you had to net a specific one! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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