DIY 200,000 Litre Pond

[xnsdvd]

Getting there...

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[Jameshong]

Diving session soon.. !

[jc85]

Ur tank remind me of the episode in the fish tank program by natgeo where they redo this rich elderly couples lagoon with lots of fishes where they go swimming and snorkeling. Can't wait to see ur version!

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[xnsdvd]

Completed the first tank. Just waiting for one good thunderstorm to start filling her up.
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In the meantime I started working on the second tank
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[tofubox]

Wow!!! That tank looks impressive!!! good workmanship by the looks of the photo! cant wait to see it filled!

[ashaegyee]

[flo_reeftank]

nice ..big project

cheers

[xnsdvd]

Check out the video of my daughter and me in the tank!

Opened up the roof. Waiting for the rain to fill the tank now

[tofubox]

That is gonna be a memorable video in a long time to come. For sure.

[xnsdvd]

Sitting here, waiting for this thing to fill up... and I don't see a single cloud in the sky..

[tofubox]

haha, so how long have u been sitting there?

[markymarcus]

Haha so cute! Not sure how long you will be sitting there.

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[nooraqilemo]

snorkeling here i come...!!

[Tony LCW]

Mega Mega. Park here permanent.

[flo_reeftank]

Check out the video of my daughter and me in the tank!

Opened up the roof. Waiting for the rain to fill the tank now

so cute

[xnsdvd]

This is it guys! This is it!

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[xnsdvd]

Actually this is just Quarantine Tank 4... We have 3 more to go before we build the 80m x 17m x 4m monster outside.

[tropic]

And that is ONLY ONE of the quarantine tank.. O.M.G!

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[flo_reeftank]

Quarantine I can swim inside lol Cheers

[xnsdvd]

Got another 10,000 litres of water in and added 200kg of sand... Doesn't look like much does it?

[tofubox]

Lol can't even notice the difference buddy

[xnsdvd]

Threw in the "biological" filtration. These are Perna viridis, the Asian green lipped mussel. They do amazing things for water clarity, but can be a pain when they spawn and clog your pipes/hoses. I've found a solution to that though... More in later pictures.

This is just an egg from a sunbird nest that was built in the tank. I guess the parents thought it looked like a safe place? Anyway, ACRES came and moved the nest.

And this is a cardinal of some sort that came in with the bycatch. Can someone ID it?

Oh yeah, tanks 3 and 2 are getting built while tank 4 fills up.

[xnsdvd]

Filter media for a 200,000 litre quarantine can be hard to get your hands on at reasonable rates. It's also a massive safety issue if we're going to be snorkeling and swimming around in there. So after some testing and consulting, I hacked some 4 inch hollow blocks and built a filter wall that's perfect for coral to adhere to.
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[Patrick]

Bro, really admire your determination. The magnitude of your project is impressive and looks like you are doing this on your own with a few helpers only. Keep going bro.

[Admiraltian]

Cant wait for the tank fill up.