Tom Barr's 2000 liter Plantas aquaqrio

[plantbrain]

I have started a new client' project, this time a 450 Gallon starfire glass aquarium, 240 L x 90H x 75D (cm), this tank will hold 1000 Green Neons, shrimp.

 

Plants are A coffeefolia on braches/wood, Crypt Green gecko in the rear center, Blyxa and hair grass belem in the front.

Some swords near the wood and some C spiralis in the rear.

 

Light is about 1.9W/gal max and mostly T12 lights.

More on that later.

 

CO2 done by partial pressure meter, so no pH/KH measurements or pH controllers.

6 Full top of the line Ehiem filters are used, a remote control starts and completes a 50% water change with RO water.

 

We used Loc Line to do anything we want with flow and will also have a Eco Tech 2000 gph wave machine in the tank.

Wood is all collected by me personally and added to the tank. Manazanita is a common brush/tree here in California, which is very similar in climate to Portugal.

 

 

 

 

the filters and plumbing

 

This is about the largest sized tank I'd want to own personally.

 

Not a bad office tank huh?

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[João Azevedo]

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Not a bad office tank huh?

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

 

Yes not bad ahah xD

i wish i could work on a office like this :D

Good luck with it

Keep add new pics :D

 

Regards

[Nuno Toste]

WOW!!!! That man in the photo is me surfing with the neons.... joking

 

Wonderful wood....

 

 

regards from Nuno Toste

[mjm]

Hi Tom,

I love the wood, can you tell me the latin name of the manazanita tree/brush?

 

Best,

João

[Paulo A Santos]

Hello Tom

 

Congratulations, for this magnificent aquarium...

 

Interesting system of circulating water...

 

A hug

[Jorge Oliveira]

:D Speachless dont have words to say what goes in my mind

[manu33]

by chance as I am concerned this will be movement of water in the aquarium

 

but I am curious.

 

 

best Regards

Manu

Editado Abril 23, 2009 por manu33

[mjm]

Hi Tom,

I love the wood, can you tell me the latin name of the manazanita tree/brush?

 

Best,

João

 

Found it ---Arctostaphylos morroensis--- endemic to california peninsula, of the Ericacae family.

Most like portuguese plants --- urze and medronheiro.

 

Of course you have to have a good eye and hand to do it, not just the plants.

 

Thanks for sharing

João

[LuisVentura]

Keep it updated please

 

wonderfull woods

[luismoniz]

Hi Tom,

Nice to see you here!

 

Amazing tank.

 

Regards, Luis.

[bruno bastos de Oliveira]

Hi Tom

I'm without words!!!

One day i would like to have one of these in my house. :D

Keep posting the new's.

 

Regards

Bruno Bastos

[Octávio Alves]

Very good, really.

Always with great projects and well designed.

Still leaves us perplexed with these beautiful tanks.

 

Compliments

Octávio Alves

[Paulo Cabrita]

Hi Tom,

 

Thanks for keeping us informed about this project of yours!

 

But... that it's not an aquarium...... it's a swimming pool. :D

 

 

If you don't mind I have some questions:

CO2 done by partial pressure meter,

Can you explain what is this "partial pressure meter"?

 

 

and will also have a Eco Tech 2000 gph wave machine in the tank.

What's the use of wave machine in the freshwater aquarium?

 

 

One more question.... :D

 

What type of substrate will you use?

 

 

 

Thanks and please... keep us informed,

Paulo Cabrita

[ajvctrindade]

Simply AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I look forward to see the evolution.

 

Kept us update.

 

Many thanks,

 

PS: This kind o projects make me think... Give up to have several aquariums and have only one big aquarium... hum.... My wife will ..... … and I …

LOL

[plantbrain]

Hi Tom,

I love the wood, can you tell me the latin name of the manazanita tree/brush?

 

Best,

João

 

Yes, http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/manzanita...Manzanitas.html

 

All you wanted to know about them.

We have many species.

 

But they are not found much outside CA, just NV, AZ, UT, OR mainly and then only 1-2 species.

 

Weird, given that it's such a weed here.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[plantbrain]

Hi Tom,

Can you explain what is this "partial pressure meter"?

 

Uses the partial pressure of CO2 in solution to determine the CO2 content, not pH/KH. This does not consume any CO2 to determine the content/concentration this way and is not influenced by KH, buffers, tannins and it is a referenced probe.

They have about a 5 min response time in good current. They cost 2000-3000$ however.

 

What's the use of wave machine in the freshwater aquarium?

 

To simulate river like flows, mix the water well to make sure the CO2 and nutrients are well mixed, and that the fine detritus is sucked up by the filters(cleaner tank).

 

What type of substrate will you use?

 

It's black flourite sand, very nice, pretty much inert though. I like ADA AS, but this client does not. So water column dosing is more important here.

 

Thanks and please... keep us informed,

Paulo Cabrita

 

Will do.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

[Okocha]

Hi Tom, looking foward to see the evolution of the tank, and curious to see the 1000 Green Neons all together ;D

 

Cumps

[Jorge_Fernandes]

you rocks !!!!!! bowdown

[joaovfranco]

WOW

Amazing

[mjm]

Yes, http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/manzanita...Manzanitas.html

 

All you wanted to know about them.

We have many species.

 

But they are not found much outside CA, just NV, AZ, UT, OR mainly and then only 1-2 species.

 

Weird, given that it's such a weed here.

 

Regards,

Tom Barr

 

 

Great link, so many manzanitas.

 

Some species of that famly are also weeds in here.

 

Thanks,

João

[hugo feio]

Very nice...... I' m still waiting for my chance to have a tank like that whone ...... And I think I can wait sit

[Ricardo Marquês]

amazing.... what is the price of that????

it will change water automatic???

Editado Abril 25, 2009 por rnmc

[plantbrain]

Tank alone was about 3k$, the water changer is automated via remote control button.

 

You can walk into the office, look at the tank, click a buttom, the tank changes 50% of the water while you work, 1 hour later, it's done, no work other than the pushing of a button.

 

Regards,

Tom barr

Editado Abril 26, 2009 por plantbrain

[Vitor Sousa]

woow this tank is gigantic, but beautifull by the away. .

i'm loking foward to know how the tank will look like when you finish it. .

sorry my english, i'm not so good at it lool

 

keep the good work

and post images of the progress

 

Manu

[Jorge_Fernandes]

Tank alone was about 3k$, the water changer is automated via remote control button.

 

You can walk into the office, look at the tank, click a buttom, the tank changes 50% of the water while you work, 1 hour later, it's done, no work other than the pushing of a button.

 

Regards,

Tom barr

 

Hello Again Tom !

 

Sorry to ask, but can you explain the sistem or in a diagram, plain text or other, how it do it?

 

Regards

JF

 

p.s- i´m the guy in the bathroom in the Oceanario of lisbon, that show you, how to use buttom too to clean your hands after pass from water changes, hehehehehe

Editado Abril 30, 2009 por Jorge_Fernandes