Yeah I've heard the drill from the other forums. "You're insane!" "That'll cost tons of money!" "You're crazy!"
And my answer is "I know", and I'm still gonna go through with it DIY. My goal is to get it done for $5000 or less without giving up on anything (like no plywood, for example). "You're dreaming!" I got that too. But hey, I can try!
Prior to this I've been away from aquariums for a LONG time, but now I've rekindled my passion for fish, and, this time, sharks, and I'm starting this tank with the goal of housing 3-5 small sharks within it, alongside some of the larger fish only wrasse (harlequin tusk, hardwicke wrasse, dragon wrasse). I'm not going to gimp on the cleanup crew either. Knowing that I have a predator tank, I'm going for heavily armored critters: queen/milk conches, abalone, atlantic deer/tiger cowries.
I'm here because I occaisonally need to ask questions that are not easily answered by googling or reading books/research articles. For example, one that I already posted is in regards to the compatibility between epaulette, bamboo, and cat sharks and pincussion, tuxedo, and pencil sea urchins. Will they hurt the sharks? Will the sharks try to hurt them? Questions questions questions!
Also, my avatar is quite random at the moment, I intend to change it in the future, but for now yin yang it is ;P
And my answer is "I know", and I'm still gonna go through with it DIY. My goal is to get it done for $5000 or less without giving up on anything (like no plywood, for example). "You're dreaming!" I got that too. But hey, I can try!
Prior to this I've been away from aquariums for a LONG time, but now I've rekindled my passion for fish, and, this time, sharks, and I'm starting this tank with the goal of housing 3-5 small sharks within it, alongside some of the larger fish only wrasse (harlequin tusk, hardwicke wrasse, dragon wrasse). I'm not going to gimp on the cleanup crew either. Knowing that I have a predator tank, I'm going for heavily armored critters: queen/milk conches, abalone, atlantic deer/tiger cowries.
I'm here because I occaisonally need to ask questions that are not easily answered by googling or reading books/research articles. For example, one that I already posted is in regards to the compatibility between epaulette, bamboo, and cat sharks and pincussion, tuxedo, and pencil sea urchins. Will they hurt the sharks? Will the sharks try to hurt them? Questions questions questions!
Also, my avatar is quite random at the moment, I intend to change it in the future, but for now yin yang it is ;P
this will be cool!
