What would you do with a 750 gallon?

I had to ask this! So, the closest LFS has this absolutely massive and gorgeous 750gal with stand for sale (it is HUGE!!!) it costs 20,000$ (I think it's brand new, but for that cost it's never going to happen for me, would take me too long to save up, but I was wondering what YOU would do with a 750gal tank, I mean this opens a WORLD of possibilities. Anyway it's an absolute dream of a tank, but I can only imagine the cost it would take to aquascape something like that.

What I would do: ooo this is a hard one, I kinda want to try salt water so if I was experienced enough I'd be tempted to do zebra morae eels or a nurse or carpet shark.... But over the the freshwater side maybe freshwater stingrays, or Oscars, or discus with an aquascape, or many many tiger barbs with another smaller type of schooling fish in an aquascape, the amazing possibilities only end when we talk about big fish... Is there a type of gar that would fit?

Anyway clearly I don't know what I would do, but I want to know what you would do... I guess I should mention it is a VERY deep tank

 

It depends on the dimensions, if this tank is too deep light will never reach the base, so plants won't grow, that is the limiting factor in deciding what to put in this tank.

 

It depends on the dimensions, if this tank is too deep light will never reach the base, so plants won't grow, that is the limiting factor in deciding what to put in this tank.

Maybe a river bottom type scape with lots of wood and rocks and have a dirted bottom. Idk, I think that would look pretty cool with some river type fish.

 

Sting rays maybey, I dont know how to care for them.
In the senerio were i can afford this tank, I can also afford to hire someone else to take care of it for me, so...
Bitchers, knife fish, discus, clown loaches.

 

Probably do a huge Dutch biotope (not to be mistaken with a Dutch planted aquascape).

So I'd probably take home a couple of large tree branches. Create a huge slope with substrate. Lots of grasses on the slope and the bottom completely covered with leaves. A couple of endemic fish species, such as Gasterosteus aculeatus, Phoxinus phoxinus, some goby.

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What are the dimensions of the tank out of interest?

 

Pay a bigger water and electric bill!

 

Well, not water in my case, but electricity costs would definitely be prohibitive. Ruud's idea is good as it would not require too much electricity, Those sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) are great little fish, the males in breeding condition are spectacular, I remember catching and keeping them as a child. You could keep a lot in that tank!

But where I live now native fish (asteroblepids) are rare and difficult to find as introduced trout have taken over, eaten and outcompeted them. So I would probably do a larger version of the SA cichlid tank I have already, with more individuals of most species (especially the Mesonauta, Heros and Uarus). I would probably add a large group of a Geophagus species and some larger characins as well.

Imagine the maintenance though!

 

Seems to me that $20,000 is somewhat overpriced for a 750 gal. tank. In my area a decent sized fiberglass in ground swimming pool cost just a little bit more, Lol.

 

Seems to me that $20,000 is somewhat overpriced for a 750 gal. tank. In my area a decent sized fiberglass in ground swimming pool cost just a little bit more, Lol.

Yes, I am sure we could make one here for a fraction of that price!

 

I personally would do a massive discus tank, a pretator tank w/ rays, oscars etc, a mbu puffer tank (I think they need that size, ive loved them since I saw a video.), or a beautiful massive scape.

 

What are the dimensions of the tank out of interest?

I have no idea, it's very tall, I would say slightly rectangular, as in slightly longer than tall

Seems to me that $20,000 is somewhat overpriced for a 750 gal. tank. In my area a decent sized fiberglass in ground swimming pool cost just a little bit more, Lol.

Haha, I know it's expensive, this particular store is insanely expensive when it comes to new tanks (tried to sell me a 50gal for 880$) I was just curious what other people would do with something that size.

 

Maybe 3 or 400 Silver Dollars.

 

I'd buy half a dozen female guppies and see what happens.

 

I'd buy half a dozen female guppies and see what happens.

And a few months later one oscar .

 

My son has been wanting a red tailed catfish. Sounds like the start of a tank

 

I would panic, that is what I would do. How to even keep up with evaporation?

 

I would panic, that is what I would do. How to even keep up with evaporation?

By not using a heater and a few lids.