My mbu "pufferman" in his 810 gallon tank

[Pufferpunk]

I have had a girlfriend scuba in the 52,000. Hmmmm..........I forgot to count her toes when she got out.

OK, where are you? Because I'm coming over with my gear!

Could I ask what you do for a living?

[define999]

Could I ask what you do for a living?

Marine biologist? He lives landlocked in Canada so he brought the worlds oceans and rivers to him! JK

[DarkStorm]

any regrets not making the monster salt?. thinking with vertical drilling you could auto top off from the ocean itself hehe

[arapaimag]

I have had a girlfriend scuba in the 52,000. Hmmmm..........I forgot to count her toes when she got out.

OK, where are you? Because I'm coming over with my gear!

Could I ask what you do for a living?

I just live

working only gets in the way of my water changes...........and I am getting tired... but I stay awake hearing a voice gently telling me I must do .................... more water changes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[arapaimag]

any regrets not making the monster salt?. thinking with vertical drilling you could auto top off from the ocean itself hehe

No although I do like marine fish.

I've always been fascinated by Arapaima gigas so the big tank was built for them and they are freshwater.

I do keep a few small marine tanks with a few triggers and a honeycombe eel.

[arapaimag]

[quote="kilofey"] woah.

the fish in the top right corner at 1:16, is that a 5 star general??? i couldnt tell.... anyway, he is beautiful! absolutely stunning....

No it is not a jewel cichlid.

That is a male Fossorochromis rostratus. There are 2 males in the tank both are between 9 and 10 inches. There is a female also with 5 spots but she does not have the green blue coloration and probably is about 7" tl.

I bought them at a club auction in Oct 2008 at 1" size. They have bred in the 810 so there are a few babies.

I have a few adults in the 52,000 also and a few babies in grow out 180's.

A very nice a fast cichlid.

[busybones]

I'd love to have such big tank, very well done

[doraemon]

Wow Your tanks are amazing!!

Do you have help maintaining your tanks? how much time do you spend cleaning them all?
i dont envy your utility bills tho

Ive watched all the vids in ur sig and i have to say you really do show extreme amount of care and dedication to your fish and they are lucky to have you

[Pufferpunk]

So like, did you inherit a fortune when you were little or something??? I've just gotta know how you afford to build & maintain these tanks!

[johnnyfishtanks]

so when you built these tank does this tanks last for life

[arapaimag]

If only

No everything has its limit.

[bluejade]

There are photos?

youtube site has been blocked in China.

[J-P]

just out of curiosity ... did you do the design / plumbing on the tanks or did you have a consultant come in and you gave the general idea and they did the design?

[arapaimag]

just out of curiosity ... did you do the design / plumbing on the tanks or did you have a consultant come in and you gave the general idea and they did the design?

I designed them and family and friends helped to build them.

For the concrete work on the 52,000 I had a person who I sold a motorcycle to do the forming, footing and pouring since he had a crew and equipment.

[kilofey]

cool, i bet it was fun watching it all come together (and probably a bit nerve wracking hoping it will all work out lol)

my boyfriend does concrete work... i try to help with side jobs... but its hard! i just stick to the clean up part lol, im good at that. its always nice to know someone who can do concrete... my parents sure like it, lol they got like a concrete fortress around their house now with all the side jobs theyve had my boyfriend do!