Aquarium Basement Behind the Scenes, 4500 Gallon Fill Test Results & Sharks!
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- Fill test results on the 4500 gallon DIY build. Behind the scenes look at an incident this week in the fish basement and update on all the new tanks and lighting and filtration projects!
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I just want you to know we all as a community wait for your video drops. There is just so much going on man. My hats off to you on how you are handling so many projects and ongoing changes. Just incredible work!! Can’t wait for the next episode.
Agreed!
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Thank you Manish for the kind words! 😊
The life of a big tank fish keeper is never dull. Thanks Jeremy!!!
Hey Todd! This is very true 😀
Look at your cat he loves it. He’s going go swimming
Hehe yeah she loves checking everything out 😀
I’m too invested in this 😂
I know that feeling 😊😊
You have some of the luckiest Bamboo Sharks in the trade.. I know of no others that got the 1800 or 3000 gallon tank, except in a public aquarium!
A few rich folks have big shark tanks.. But, not many.
Cheers and my best to you, bro!! Is always a pleasure to see your progress! 💦🍻
I can't wait to see them cruising the 3000 gallon, going to be awesome! 😊
@@AquariumDomain. Hope you will be in there, too! 💦🍻
Great video, thank you for sharing. Sorry about your grouper, predatory fish can be a pain sometimes. Excited for the builds, I can't keep up! I'm definitely living vicariously through you! Be safe and I'll catch you in the next one brother! If I was local I'd certainly join Aquarium Domain Fitness - Helping you with those rocks! lol
Hey Cleveland! Yeah I am getting a good workout the last few days moving all of the rock 😉 I need to work faster though, the Bamboo Sharks have gotten quite a bit more aggressive as they have matured...need to get Predator Bay 3000 up and running! 😉
Another big build 💪💪 can't wait keep up the good work!!
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Awsome ❤progress….. love your channel
Thanks CK! 😀
All I can say about the shark tank is.....ITS THEIR WORLD!!!! Everything is looking great, keep up the fantastic work! Painting pipes...hmmmm, I've seen that somewhere else in another channel....
Thanks Joe! No doubt Sharks have a mind of their own. 😀 When is the grand opening going to be?
@@AquariumDomain. You're funny
Awsome video again! Suppose running the discharge lines in the tank might have interfered dividers too. The PVC pipes cemented shouldn't develop leaks anyways. Was thinking "discharge valves" on the discharge end of each pump may be useful. In industrial applications, centrifugal pumps have discharge valves to adjust back pressure (and vibration) on the pumps. The valves can be closed in as needed.
Yeah once the pipes are cemented together there is little chance of a leak. I found a good solution for the plumbing and am pretty happy with the result 😊
Oh my. And I thought I had left the lane when I set up an 80 gallon tank. LOL. Very impressive indeed.
Hehe yeah I am a bit down the rabbit hole lol 😝
This guy is doing it the way we all wish we could
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Can’t wait to see the new scapes and fish move in to their new homes!
Thanks, me too! 😊
I feel you about multiple lights burning out. From the first time I bought my own home and subsequent upgrades to new kinds of lighting, they all tend to burn out around the same time a few years down the road. The same goes for battery-operated clocks and remote controllers using AA alkalines. They all expire in a wave of death because they tend to be the same age.💡🔋
For an owner of multiple tanks, running both fresh and marine systems means you will always need twice the number of grow-out / hospital /breeder tanks in suitable sizes for dealing with the behaviour of your stock. That is the challenge for which I wouldn't envy you. It makes me ever more grateful to be able to live vicariously through watching your TH-cam updates. Thanks for putting in the effort and sharing it with the world. More frequent episodes will be great.👍🏼
I bet the fine print on the LED lights says something like they last 20 years if you only use them 4 hours a day or something like that. 😊 Because I find they seem to last me like 6 to 8 years max.
@@AquariumDomain. A weird story is I bought one early GE fluorescent light for a screw-in lamp fixture when they first came on the market. I paid nearly $10 even with the one or two-dollar incentive rebate coupon. It soon stopped working, so I chalked it up as an expensive lesson on being an early adopter of technology.
At the back of my mind was reaching out to the manufacturer to complain. This meant that I tucked it into a bin and moved twice with it.
Needing to replace an incandescent bulb in a reading lamp a couple years ago, I grabbed this fluorescent bulb and screwed it in. Surprise - it lit about a quarter of the way up along the double tube. Not enough to read by but a nice nightlight glow for the hallway. Over the months since, it has been getting *brighter and brighter. It now glows nearly 90% up the tubes.
It's certainly NOT the 10,000 hours or whatever the package promised but the ten bucks was worth it to see a dead zombie light bulb actually come back from the dead and sort of improve to half brightness.
My suspicion is that the lead solder contact at the tip of the bulb was slightly melting and contracting away from the lamp socket terminal. I'd already checked it in a couple other lamps right away to test that theory. Maybe some gas inside needed years to leach out or into place.
I'm getting my 10,000 hours of dim crappy accent light now after a fifteen-year hiatus. 🤣
@@puirYorick Zombie light 😊 I think you are correct that it is probably just poor manufacturing (soldering contacts, etc.) that limits a lot of these lights from lasting.
@@AquariumDomain. Absolutely.
Exciting happenings. Everything is looking awesome, real excited for the changes and new tanks.
Absolutely amazing. Love the sharks but what a shame about the grouper. Just goes to show the natural instinct set in. Can't wait to see everything changed. Love watching from Australia. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Sean! Yes it was crazy, as soon as the Grouper made that fast twitching motion the Sharks just went into attack mode...it was pretty surreal.
So. Your knees survived the water test. That’s good news!!!😉
Knees are still intact! 😊😊
Can’t wait to see filter setup
That will be the next video! 😀
Keep these exciting videos coming.
Thanks, will do! 😀
I’m late to the party but glad to hear the 4500 passed the leak test. Can’t wait to see it full of fish as well as the results of those two tank builds. Love the big fat redtail shark in the 600. Also, those silver dollars in the EBJD tank don’t eat the plants ?
Yeah I can't believe I found a group of Silver Dollars who don't seem to care at all about the plants 😊 The next video on the 4500 is going to be a good one, wetland filter done, plumbing done, river bank done and lighting done....woot! 😊
Feel you on losing the fish. At one point in some distant past my 22 inch pacu acquired taste for fish and began mowing through them. I had to put a stop to it. It broke my heart but it had to be done. It was losing 1 pacu vs losing all of the fish in the 300 gal.
Right now I am about to move all my cichlids into a swiming pool in my dining room. I need to redo plumbing, attach 3d background, fix water level and give myself some breathing room until I move. It absolutely sucks to do everything right but it went all so wrong. My tank originally sat perpendicular to the room its in. Eventually it got moved against the wall... and that room has tilted floor so all the correct plumbing and what not went from 100% efficiency to 50%. Last year I completely replumbed filtration room only to discover that it too has a screwed up floor. As a result I need to do a 2fer of maxing it possible to control height in the tank and then in the filtration room. I have been gathering parts all year. I am dreading the sail date because as you know... once you start... you have to keep going because you are on the clock. At least I got swimming pool on sale. Its normally $120. I got it for $44 since its off season.
So all in all I need to replumb, replace bulkheads, adhere background and also first time ever I am going to use weldon 16. I am shivering in my boots but it has to be done. Now is the right time to proactively do a refresh on the seams. I had the tank for 10 years and prior to that it was salt water acrylic for however long. I would rather be on the safe side.
Sending positive vibes for you to get your stuff figured out too.
Crazy how it goes sometimes, 2.5 years together and fine and then one day 😊
You mean to tell me you didn’t get your knees blown out?😂😂😂😂
Lol, thankfully my knees are still fully intact 😀
Looking great sir! At some point, I will have to build one myself 😁
Definitely! 😀
I would suggest a swirl seprator prior to your stone wetland filter. Cleaning solids out of heavy substrate will be labor intensive and probably not happen as often as it should.
Should primary be a flushing operation to remove build up, see how it goes.
Your a beast and can tell you know what your doing. I am jealous of them tanks in the good way your a inspiration. Keep up the good work
Thanks! Lot's of progress on the 4500 this weekend, but boy am I worn out 😊
Amazing fish room, amazing project and amazing channel. Unlike some other fishtubers these days, you continually keep it real and everything I see here is genuine and part of your plan, not just for the sake of "more views". Great inspiration for us all. I think I need to use that inspiration to add some kind of DIY filter to my 10ft cichlid tank. The old FX5 at one end and FX6 at the other don't quite seem to do the job these days. But a no-drilling solution I want. I'll look at some of your earlier videos for ideas. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Thanks! Maybe an overhead sump or external filter that overflows into your tank could work for you.
Great video keep it up 👍
Thanks!
Man, you do it big, I love it. What is an Annex? Can we get a full tour of the fish basement? And what do you do for income, I want a full time fish hobby! 🙌😭
The annex is the addition to the basement I built this past summer. I just did a full tour video of the fish basement about a month back 😊
I just had to move the same types of rocks and about the same amount this week for work. Took awhile. I empathize with your pain lol. I think it could be a blood memory from the caveman days, but it felt like an accomplishment when I was done. Also, I'm sorry to hear about your grouper, those sharks can certainly be nasty when hungry. I love the new plans. I think they will be even better. Looking forward to all the progress videos. Make sure you take care of yourself. Peace.
Well I have moved a pile and a half worth of rocks so far...lot's of work but nothing like hard work to make one sleep like a baby 😊
Lessons learned:
Expecting "Bruce" to be something other then "Bruce", not only costs 'Marlin' but "Marlin' doesn't recognize "Nemo" thought his lunch was his lunch but finding out the hard way, "Nemo" had problems recognizing authority. "Bruce" ruled under the waterline.
I should probably watch that movie so I can fully appreciate the analogy 😊
Waiting for the wetland filter set up👍🏽
Next video! 😀
Will stay tune😅👍🏽
Get a bumblebee grouper. He’ll grow big real fast.
Bumblebee Grouper grow a little too fast and too much, I would end up with a Grouper eating my Sharks lol 😀
man sorry to hear about the grouper.... sucks, i would give my right middle finger for your basement
Thanks Isaac! After 2.5 years living together and a matter of months away from moving into Predator Bay 3000 and in literally 15 seconds the Grouper is gone :-( I was standing right there when it happened and was honestly in shock, completely unexpected.
Did you ever finish the 315 Gal DYI aquarium? I’m new to your channel so I may have missed it. If so I apologize. You have some amazing builds and some absolutely gorgeous fish. I’m so glad I found your channel. Lots of inspiration. 🙌🙏
Yes I did, I call it the River Bend Aquarium, it was in the aquarium basement full tour video a few weeks back 😊
I would love to give you a hand with the rocks but I'm all the way down here in TN.
I complain up front, but once I am done moving them all I do appreciate all of the great exercise 😁
That is a really big project, we are here to cheer you on. I injured my back when I was in the Army so I have to be really careful whenever I'm lifting heavy stuff.
As always, best content & channel for aquarium fanatics 👌 I would be really curious about short interview with your dear wife, to hear how she sees on that stuff ... does she know and realize what you're doing is out of this world? 😅
Thank you! The key factor with the wife is that it is the aquarium basement....ie nothing upstairs in her domain 😉
Your crazy my man, i thought i was unhindged building a chilled water trout river tank
Some levels of crazy in the BIG picture are clinically proven to be categorically positive in almost every sense of the high functioning , multiple task masters and the crazy thing is those seemingly endless types that have no problem with buying the majority of the incredibly expensive items that everybody will have to add in order to run your high tech Reef aquarium.....$2000.00 dollars for a sump that my friend is the real CRAZY
I see the glass hasn’t blown out yet and took out your legs🤣( like someone else said)
Great job sir
Hat off to you
Hehe, yep the knees are still intact lol 😀
And i thought i had big problems with my blue texas causing problems 😂
I had a Blue Texas Cichlid that was a real pain in the ass, I feel your pain on that one. 😀
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You might want to consider a smaller sized final filter media like oil filter sand or similar. I've been running a planned filter in a small tank for the better part of a decade and I've noticed that only stiff/woody stemmed plants like growing in pea gravel. Things like pothos, peace lily and the like are fine, but The more delicate stuff like nerve plants and aluminum plants never really liked the pea gravel
Have you ever tried Monstera in pea gravel? I am looking to mix in some Monstera with my Peace lilies and Pothos or also possibly some Rush grass plants.
Yep those led lights never last as long as claimed power feeding the sharks is a great idea. 👍
Hey Larry! A little overfeeding goes a long way to keeping the big boys pacified lol 😁
No doubt
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ holy sh-t!!!!
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Mega cool Aquariums Malawi is a Lake Not a river
In the debut video on that tank I called out that it is a fictional Malawi river aquarium 😊
Once the 4500 gallon tank is finished and stocked, I would love to know the approximate price tag of it. I only have 2 - 20 gallon tanks with a third tank eventually. Thanks for everything!! Love the videos!!!
I will cover the full price to build the tank once it is done and also will release a start to finish build video on the tank. 😊
The 4500g tank is coming along well. Sorry to hear about losing your grouper. Do you think the bamboo sharks will continue to cause issues as they grow when you move them into the 3000g? Looking forward to the gallery coming together the way you want to.
Hey Rogue! Actually I do think the Bamboos are going to continue to show aggression to anything significantly smaller than them...which is most things as they are continuing to grow. I am planning to keep the larger predators in the 3000 gallon and setup the 600 Reef Slope tank for the smaller predators like the Coral Catshark, etc.
@@AquariumDomain. Good idea.. they’re going to have much more room. 👏
Could you run the pipes back to filter from the bottom of tank. Possibly under the substrate?
Technically that could be done, but it opens up other issues. I have it mocked up right now and it is looking pretty good.
@@AquariumDomain. can't wait to see
How do you move a 4' shark? Block n Tackle, stainless steel netting & Kevlar clothing? lol
The plan is to use my big sock net that I have used for moving my Koi, worked great with the Koi so fingers crossed on it going as well with the Sharks 😁
@@AquariumDomain. Best of luck... glad it is you and not me! lol Amazing fish room(s) and channel. Thanks.
Do you have a video explaining your lighting on your diy tanks? I'm after diy lighting that will grow aquarium plants. Btw what state are you in?
I don't have a video on it, but I use a lot of 5500-6000k LED flood lights on my sumps and some aquariums. They will grow plants like no tomorrow, but if you want more control over the color temperature of the light, aquarium specific led lights will let you dial in higher kelvin 6700-8000k color temperatures if you prefer a more white light and less yellow.
can you imagine a school of neons in that 4K tank that grow to the size of whales lol
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I'm shocked that you have live plants in with those silver dollars. I had 3 in a 150H and they destroyed everything green in there, including pothos roots.
I keep mine on a strict carnivore diet 😉 Seriously though I don't know they just never seemed interested in the Jungle Val, they like their Extreme pellets and Krill 😉
Fully sick. Trade the sharks for smaller ones
I love my big Sharks 😊 they will soon be moved into the 3000 gallon tank and the smaller predators into the 1500 system. Then everyone should be good again. 😊
How do you determine glass thickness?. I’m am looking into building my first aquarium, however when the topic of glass thickness comes up everyone seems to have a different opinion/answer. It seems almost arbitrary at this point.
I use an old chart that I copied down from the old GARF forums. There is multiple factors that effect the thickness of the glass....ie the glass type, bracing, height etc.
It’s been great watching this project, but I have got to know what to you do for a living to afford to do and run all of these tanks ? I dread to think whst the electric bill is!
I made my fortune from inventing the Keyboard neck tie 😜 J/K I work in the computer software field. You are correct that electricity usage is a huge concern running a big fish room, but I take a lot of steps to manage that cost. Heating the rooms not the tanks, LED lighting and DC pumps goes a long way to keeping the electric bill manageable.
I’m joining Aquarium Fit now. Where do I sign up?
😊 1.5 piles down, 1.5 piles to go lol 😊
I haven't had time to watch yet, but could someone please tell me how to get on the discord? I've got a lot of brain picking to do for a plywood tank 😀
Hey Joe! We definitely need to get you on the Discord server...I have a lot of plywood tank building experience ready to be picked! 😀
Use the video below to show you how to connect your TH-cam account to your Discord account and then once that is done go to the AquariumDomain discord server and it will let you in as it will see you are member.
th-cam.com/video/3q3GL6X_3tw/w-d-xo.html
When is the next 4500 video coming out?
It was going to be today, but my wife was sick all weekend so slowed me down a bit...still made some serious progress...hopefully I can have the video out in a couple of days.
You gotta take care of the family first. Hope your wife feels better soon. Thanks for the reply. I will be on the lookout for the video drop.
Let me borrow a tank a lil 750g shouldn't be to bad ty😂😂❤❤
Hehe just a lil 750g 😊
@@AquariumDomain. I have 240 gallon and just ordered a 540 gallon so I'm something like u🤣🤣🤣😂
@@darrellle4967 The 8x2x2 240 gallon tank is my favorite non-custom aquarium. 😊
Where do you live do you live in the PA area cuz you talk about that a lot Pennsylvania I live in PA and I'm having trouble finding a decent tank for my red tail I don't have a whole lot of room inside to build a tank I would like to keep her but if I couldn't I trust you and what you doing up would you like to take her and give her a home she's only a year old and she's 25 inches long African red tail I really just need a bigger tank I don't want to get rid of her
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Too bad you cannot run the plumbing under the sand substrate at the bottom of the tank.
Ended up finding a solution that I am happy with, it will be in the next video 😊
What state are you in? I could use a good workout!
I am in Maryland
Sooooooo... when's the next video I'm itchin like a crackhead
Bad news is that my wife has been sick the last few days so slowed me down some on the build, but the good news is that in the next video the wetland filter, lighting, river bank system and plumbing will all be done! Hopefully I will have it out towards the end of the week....then I can finally move on to the aqua scape :-)
Great , but what a waste of water, can't you save and use it. 😅
I am on a well, so the water is returned to the same ground that it was pumped from. 😊
Ok, we'll that's good to know, keep up the great work love your videos.