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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Fish Tank With Open Bottom!??



Wow.....


lol This guy has a cool one outside...



here is his profile on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Fishfreedom

Last edited by Amnagrla; November 20th, 2007 at 03:53 PM.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
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Our DIY guy (I think it's Tom) saw this and ended up trying to figure out how to make one. If you look in the DIY section, you can see what ends up being a blog of his creation of a tank like this. They're pretty cool.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Talk about overstocked, though -- that tank in the bottom video has WAY to many fish in it! I've seen less fish in the tanks at the LFS.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
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Talk about overstocked, though -- that tank in the bottom video has WAY to many fish in it! I've seen less fish in the tanks at the LFS.

He may not have so many now! Tim has found the water column a good breeding environment for several fish, I think this is what started his whole fish house need, all the fry that were hatching out! Difference is Tim & Karen really care about taking the very best care they can of their fish......
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Old November 20th, 2007  
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Our DIY guy (I think it's Tom) saw this and ended up trying to figure out how to make one. If you look in the DIY section, you can see what ends up being a blog of his creation of a tank like this. They're pretty cool.
Not me. I think it was timg(the old one, don't know his new one).
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Old November 20th, 2007  
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Talk about overstocked, though -- that tank in the bottom video has WAY to many fish in it! I've seen less fish in the tanks at the LFS.

Actually, I went to the youtube site and he has another video of it in the daytime. The two lighted 'tanks' look like they are actually extensions of an outdoor pond with a waterfall. It looks pretty cool. The fish are probably drawn to the light at night hoping for food! Because they have access to the whole pond, I don't think it is as overstocked as it may look...
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Great wonder how he did it!
But talk about being overstocked.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
lol okay, I've been researching it. It's being called the "Romaurie Effect"... there are some videos on youtube on how to do it.. a little bit anyways. Basically it works on a suction or something.

And as far as being overstocked, that isn't the case. Under those tanks there are ponds with lots of room for the fish to swim, just for some reason the fish are up in the tanks, probably as someone said, because they are attracted to the lights.. but they definitely chose to be in there..
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Mentor
 
Thats an idea! I must show my Dad!
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Master
 
My cats would enjoy that. lol Cool tho.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
King of Curt
 
That would be an awesome display to have in a tropical fish store... I may look into that more in a couple of years.
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
oohhh forshadowing.... hahaha
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Old November 20th, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
I think the opening would allow for alot of contamination... such as dust, hair (pet or other) and household cleaners... ... and I dont think it would work if you had pets or toddlers... or in a store where people could toss in change or whatever... cool concept if the situation allows tho!!!
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Old November 21st, 2007  
Fish Keeper
 
Interesting about those bottom tanks being 'windows' into a pond. It's not obvious from the nighttime photos.
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Old November 21st, 2007  
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yea, i thought of timandkaren's tank when i saw the first vid and "could he cram more fish in" when i saw the 2nd. i'm glad they have access to more water than that and i wonder if he fed them just before the video or if they're about to be fed.
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Old November 22nd, 2007  
Fish Bum
 
I get it, they work like those special dog bowls that have the water tub on top. I might have to build one of these for my piranha . . . .
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Old November 23rd, 2007  
Fish Addict
 
I think there must be something about being able to look out that the fish like. Every once in a while, I'll take a big plastic jar (empty peanut butter jar or pickle jar) outside and hold it in the water. The fish will come and swim up inside it and look around. It kind of cool to watch them. I think fish are just curious and want to investigate something new, and a permanent tank like that gives them a "window" into our world.
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Old November 23rd, 2007  
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All these people with lots and lots of tanks... when do you find the time to do all those waterchanges?? and where do you keep all that water to do the changing with??
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