r/Aquariums • u/SphyrnaRob • May 14 '22

Big concrete saltwater aquarium DIY/Build

Gallery image — filtrationroom in the basement

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u/tarantinostoes May 14 '22

Wow!

What are you planning to stock it with?

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u/SphyrnaRob May 14 '22

2-3 bigger elasmobranchs and then a nice group of schooling fish.

I want a very low bioload in the aquarium.

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u/BettaGlowUp May 14 '22

Elasmobranchs meaning sharks… or are you thinking to stock rays?

I don’t think sharks will give you a low bio load. Messy eaters!

If it’s sharks, you are officially shark tank guy #2

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22 edited May 16 '22

Not to mention being far to small for anything bigger than an epaulette shark, and questionable even then

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u/AreU4SCUBA May 16 '22

... There are tons of species smaller than a nurse shark, which is a huge shark - what a nonsense thing to say

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u/[deleted] May 15 '22

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u/chacoe May 15 '22

But that's not the same person?

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u/kazeespada May 15 '22

Most sharks, even the small ones will feed on fish, so probably rays? I guess he could find some big schooling fish, and then go with a really small shark.

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u/Neednewbody May 14 '22

He’s gonna want black tips after looking at his YouTube https://youtu.be/iDzrbOHf10w

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u/w3h45j May 15 '22

I hope not, they regularly get 5.5' long and have been seen at 6.5' long. That would be cruel

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u/sarcasmisart Aug 18 '22

Yeah there are other pelagic-shaped sharks that would be a much better option.

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u/AreU4SCUBA May 16 '22

What a hero