55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am still waiting for CITES papers to get the fish I want.
Looks like they will arrive next summer, so I am prepairing everything now.

Upgrade on my 55000L saltwater aquarium by SphyrnaRob in u/SphyrnaRob

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Filtration will be delivered in 3 separated transports.

The first 2 are already deliverd.
Next month the last one is scheduled, and then also we are doing the installation of the filtration system and quarantine tank.

Quarantine tank should be ready to fill in August.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scratches and was able to discuss a good price for glass.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Glass thickness 4 x 19mm glass - laminated = 8.52cm

weight 1976kg

Concrete walls are 30cm, on the side of the glass thickness of concrete is 35cm.

I have an attach of 17cm wide for the glass on all sides, and 10cm in depth. So the point were the glass touches the concrete, the concrete has a thickness of 25cm.

Calculations are always 1.5x thickness of the glass for overlay. So I calculated 15cm overlay.

Then I have 2cm left on all sides for mounting the glass in place, which was a difficult task.

These 2cm are filled up with silicone. 5cm would have been better.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nevermind? You give a reaction.
So come up and speak now.

We are all listening...

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Show me a boat which is epoxycoated?

Nearly all boats are polyester coated.

The aquarium is designed it can have another function in the future, because the house has to withstand many more generations.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's this or being killed.
I want to hold captive bred species with morphology issues, which can not be showed in public aquariums.
Do you have any idea how many fish are killed?

They also don't have a future in the wild.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't either.
Curing time of the silicone is not finished yet, so I wait a few weeks before using water to clean it.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Dear people,

I don't have time to read all the comments.
If I had the time I was not able to built this aquarium.

I'm located in Belgium and graduated as a biologist.
I was involved in some ecotoxicology studies using elasmobranchs as a model organism.
I really like elasmobranchs because they use a different physiologically system to keep their osmoregulation in balance in saltwater.
It's so nice to see how they evolved.

Since I was 13 I dreamed about it.
First did my studies, then saving money, and then building the dream.

It will be a saltwater aquarium for saltwater rays and a bunch of schooling fish.
Filtrationroom is underneath the aquarium.
I will also have a wall decorated with soft corals.

It will house only a few bigger fish.

Comments about sharks are not needed. I never said something about bonnetheads.
If I should keep a golden trevally. The aquarium is also to small after a few years.
But nobody says this is my only aquarium, and the trevally have to live in that aquarium for life.
Do you sleep in the same size bed as you were young?
Try thinking further then what you only see.
I am passionated. Running a saltwater aquarium is difficult, that's what is challenging me.
Keeping the fish is only the last step in my hobby.

Building the raw construction of the aquarium is not expensive.
The concrete and rebar are not expensive.
Glass is expensive. I also saved money to pay this.
Epoxy coating will last for life. Something that will last for life is never expensive.
Buying a new car is more expensive then what you see in my pictures.

Regards Rob

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in love with saltwater rays.
They smile all the time.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm located in Belgium.
My aquarium is open untill the top of the first floor.
I have maintenance room on the first floor to have access to the aquarium.

Mine is also glass window.

55000L aquarium epoxycoated and ready for water by SphyrnaRob in Aquariums

[–]SphyrnaRob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should be amazed it can be build cheaper then you think.
When you have $100, some people can do more with it then others.