Journal of the 12000L (56k warning)

[lorba]

This aquarium was designed in 04. Just dug up some photos and share with you guys here.


The original plants


Another view of the original view


Everything inside was tore off and removed. Including some very heavy rocks, tones of sand, and arowannas.

[lorba]

Rocks cascades used as water fall. This is also the platform where sprinklers were installed and 2 big bed of java ferns was grown.


The entire gravel bed was first layered a 5 giant bags of peat moss, follow by JBL base fertilizers and then lapis sand.

It was 2 tones of lapis sand carried by me and my friend. And the light frame was custom made using stainless steel, as big as a goal post.

Water was pumped in to clean up the tank.


No pictures taken in between.

The woods and big logs are lowered into the pond, planted and half filled.

[lorba]

Another view


Another view


Now we start to work on other parts of the pond.

[lorba]

There were some delays and the lights were now coming in.


The wood are the skeleton for the java fern bed on the water fall and boulders. Put out of walking path for now.


A morning view of the half constructed tank.

[lorba]

Lights on for the first time!
10 x 150W MH = 1500 W


1000 cardinals swimming inside.

[lorba]

A evening view from the inside


The next day, a bulb blew! $$$ gone.


Another view with lights on

[lorba]

Another view


Frontal view of Completed tank, Day 1

[lorba]

Another frontal view


The java fern wall and pandan


Another view

[lorba]

Plants close up

[lorba]

[arclaveus]

Now ttz wad i call a MegaAquarium!!! Nice job bro!!

[evolim83]

Is this your friend's house or something?

[wong1979]

Just like a small piece of nature reserve being stolen into an urban area Is it still around today? Maintainence wise? Weekly?

[lorba]

It belongs to a customer.

Definitely still around today. Maintenance yes, but not weekly. Imagine 3000L of water changed each time?

[aizaspurz]

Thanx for sharing.....I just love the greens the tank emits!

Good job indeed!

[Fei Miao]

Absolutely captivating, it's interesting to see how this matures

.... so is Jake part of the fauna he looks so much home

[lorba]

When he swims inside, yes. haha.

[ragn4rok]

whoaaaaaaaa what a gigantic beauty of nature... Can you give us information about the size of that aquarium? How much lights do you use (watts)? How about the fertilization regime? Thanks

[Fei Miao]

It belongs to a customer.

Definitely still around today. Maintenance yes, but not weekly. Imagine 3000L of water changed each time?

Next time you go, give me a call...

[yappie]

phwah... so amazing!!! can see it's sort of out in the open, so the lights are only for viewing at night or is it also used as wat we do for "smaller" tanks???