not as much as you'd imagine. If you set everything up right it can be really easy. I have a large ro/di unit that puts out roughly 100gpd and collects in two big bins with constant water movement. One bin then goes to the salt mixing bin and the other bin of ro water goes straight into the gar pond when I need to.

Which reminds me.

The way the filters are set up for both tanks I just turn some ball valves and it trains out towards the back of the quanset where no body needs to worry about it but the coyotes.

On the shark tank I do water changes every 2nd week. All three of the sharks are up around 2ft long now, which is close to full size, but being that they are the only things in the tank there isn't a whole helluva lot of bio load believe it or not.

The gar tank is merely topped up when I feel it's getting low (hahaha SO LAZY). Because the pond is constantly draining from the bottom the dirtiest water is being dealt with right away.


I can't guarantee that my half-assed approach to things would work for others though...I seem to be lucky in that way LOL

I think ya need pictures to go with all the jibajaba

If you've read the whole post, I'm out of town on buisness...pictures will be up when I get back and when I find them either on my computer or my old digital camera...but thanks ;)

One of the gars when they were in the 8 foot
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and the other half's summer toy:
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...tertank010.jpg
...with dexter peeing in the corner...good boy!

Cool, another tattoo artist with the passion...keep up with the postin, very interested

the reason i gave up on the freshwater was i like the big stuff to much and cant really have it where i am, id love to come see the tanks one day. maybe a tank tour stop if that ever happens

I remember us touching base when I picked up the big tank...you've got a panther grouper though right??

the panther is the smallest one in the tank,i do have 3 groupers and a snapper in a 300g and since the one grouper is 2' its getting a bit small for him and i might be forced into building it into a 600g by just going for 30" to 60"wide.

I feel so unsatisfied...

can't wait to see some pics.
and not of cars...lol

are you home yet? are you home yet? huh huh huh??

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