Large Display Tank Suggestions???

We are getting the company display tank sorted out, the basic tank dimensions will be a little larger than we originally planed but Im not complaining. Dimensions are 18'x7'x8'. What Im trying to figure out is what can we do to make it funky? Should it just be its huge self and have a 14'x5' front window and a 4'-5' vertical oval on one side? What do you think of it having a step up on a far end that you can crawl under that you can put your head in and look around inside the tank with a vintage dive helmet? I want it to have a large free swimming area, but can anyone think of some feature to add that wont take a ton of swimming space away? If it was bigger I would do an acrylic tunnel. I need the swimming space for mini hammerhead sharks, it will have reef fish as well. what would you do?
Any ideas? Thanks....
"Im smiling, and scratching my head at the same time"

[Son Of Skyline]

Make one gigantic reef tank. That would be sweeeet.

[Stretch]

OMFG 18x7x8 make sure to get pleanty of pictures.


Man that must cost a bundle if those are the right diementions

Those are the right dimensions, I dont think about its cost, as I dont want to have a heart attack....lets just say way too much

[Scavenger]

I'd have some scuba gear near it! OMG that will be a huge tank.
Hmmm.. I wonder if you could convert a swimming pool into a reef diving pool?? Wouldn't that be sweet?

[kuatto]

What about putting a few sunkin relics as if a ship had sunk and maybe a few well placed medical skelliton parts,add some reef rock a few corals...

Jim

so far my ideas are, a vintage pirate ship anchor replica 1/1scale in the center on an angle with a reef rubble rock pile around it, an artifical rock wall the whole back of the tank, a vintage replica of the first ever deep sea dive helmet lying on the bottom, I will put some decent sized piles of live rock supported on a frame(so each pile dosent have to be 10,000lbs), and it will house some soft corals, anemones and a very very large clam or 2, many schools of reef fish, many large tangs and angels... and then some, or 1, mini hammerhead shark

[EmilyB]

I would want to climb up the stairs and see it from the top. You would then have to restrain me from diving in.

[sumpfinfishe]

How about a smoke stack or two rising up from the the sand it could also double as your overflow!

If your putting in an anchor, better to affix a divers line and a little red bouy and flag on the surface which could also double as a float valve for you 500gl surge bucket!

If I had a tank that big, I would pull in a few yards of white sand, a few lounge chairs and a whole whack of Corona's, what a commerical that would make

[Son Of Skyline]

SPS...SPS...SPS (in chant mode)..