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03-24-2012, 07:43 PM
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Nate's 500 gallon Shark tank
Hey guys,
As some of you may know, I run an aquarium maintenance business in Calgary. About a year and a half ago, my wife and I had just found out that we were expecting our first child. I took it upon myself to finish our basement in our bungalow to give us more room. I started about 3 months into her pregnancy and finished 2 weeks before our daughter was born. I had decided that we needed a home theatre and a rather large fish tank in the plans. We already had a finished bathroom down there, but nothing else. Here are the tank details. Tank -96x36x32 peninsula style tank (viewable from 2 sides Sump - approx 6feet x30 inches Filtration - 36 watt turbotwist UV Hydor 3000 skimmer Eshopps snowcone 200 skimmer (pulls more than the hydor) Eheim heaters Eheim 1262 return pumps Flow - Tunze wavebox 2 x koralia magnums 6 and 8 I think Lighting - Kessil LED my new personal favorites. I have sold about 100 of these in the past couple months and have had nothing but rave reviews! Other - Tunze auto top off Here is the stocklist and I am fully prepared for the flaming 3 epaulette sharks (harem 2 are 22 inches, 1 is 18) 2 salifin tangs (5 inches) 4 YEllow tangs (3 inches) 1 Vlamingi tang (7 inches) 3 Regal tangs (5 inches) 1 Chocolate tang (4 inches) 1 Convict tang ( 5 inches) 2 Blochs tripodfish (2 inches) 1 Emperor Snapper (7 inches) 1 Maroon Clown (4 inches) 1 Broom tail Filefish (8 inches) 1 FAn belly filefish (2 inches) 1 Foxface (6 inches) 1 Doliatus Rabbit (6 inches) 1 Blue line Rabbitfish (6 inches) 1 TWin spot coris Wrasse ( 3 inches) 1 Pompano ( 3 inches) 8 Big Eye Soldiers (2 inches) 3 Striped Big Eye Soldiers (3 inches) 2 popeye catufa Soldierfish (4 inches) 1 red tail filefish (2 inches) 1 Wild caught sun rise dottyback ( 2 inches) 1 miniatus Grouper (2 inches) 1 Parrot fish (3 inches) 1 speckled hawkfish (3 inches) 1 Harlequin Bass (2 inches) 1 porcupine puffer (2 inches) 2 cleaner shrimp Just waiting for the lights to turn on to get some pics! 
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03-24-2012, 08:12 PM
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sounds like an Amazing tank can't wait to see pics!!
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03-25-2012, 03:08 PM
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The only thing I would worry about is adequate filtration. Sharks alone are hard on a system and you are above and beyond that.
Good luck. Interested to see this. Ps. .. At least you never said 180g. People always post min tank for sharks. :P
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03-25-2012, 05:32 PM
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Haven't had any real issues with filtration. Due to the tank stocking levels, water changes are required pretty regularly. Tank gets between 200-300 gallons a month changed depending on time constraints. I have managed to do a full 100 gallon with a 6 month old sleeping strapped to my chest!
Nitrates stay around 20 ppm
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03-25-2012, 05:42 PM
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Forgot to add
Also forgot to add.
There is also a thomasii tang in the tank. And the tank is fed with... Frozen: Hikari krill, Hikari jumbo mysis ( fantastic product), Hikari regular mysis, and both spirulina and regular brineshrimp. Cocktail shrimp, and Hikarinsilversides for the Larger fish as well. Dry: nori, marine a pellets from Hikari, seaweed extreme pellets also Hikari. Tetra colour pellets, and a tiny bit of new life spectrum.
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