[Twan013]

ok guys, tell me what you think.... converting a swimming pool into a saltwater/reef aquarium! i thought about this while trying to sleep last night... i understand there will be several major problems, but it would be nice to see... the reason i'd like to see this, is because of the idea of swimming in "the ocean" anytime you want... i've seen people that convert a swimming pool into a koi pond all the time, i just thought a reef would be cooler... but, first of all, how would you regulate the temperature, prevent pollutants from getting into the water, and, for that matter, how would you get that much RO water AND salt? you'd have to get a water tank filled with ocean water and have it delivered to your house... not to mention how big of a protein skimmer would you need? and how to keep the sand from going down the drain, or keeping it all level, even where the depth goes from 4ft to 8 ft or whatever... ok, so it may not necessarily be worth the money to get it all set up, but its not completely impossible either... i mean, there's aquarium parks all over the country that has saltwater aquarium TONS bigger than a swimming pool...some even have tunnels going through them that people can walk through! i'm just saying i think having a swimming pool for a reef in your back yard would be awesome!

[ry77]

you can buy seasalt wholesale like commercial aquariums do

[NATIVEVAMAN]

I want an aquarium big enough to use yur pool for the sump lol

[ry77]

How many gallons is a pool anyway? roughly.

[pyromaniac398]

a 20ft x 44ft pool is about 36,700 gallons

[ry77]

theres an aquarium in asia that houses two whale sharks I think it's the largest in the world and it used something like twice the worlds anual production of acrylic. i'll try to get a link

[ry77]

The wiki article is more to the point about the tank, I would look at this first then the aquariums actual website.



Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium-floor info.

[boombadan]

awsome idea, that tank in asia is priddy cool

[Twan013]

wow, i figured people would call me stupid for even thinking something like this...lol... granted, i don't have the funds, or even the pool, to even think about starting something like this... just thought that i might put a "dream" in the minds of some fellow reefers! if anyone wants to persue this idea of mine, look me up in about 10 years when its completed, and i'll come check it out! lol... you might even be able to make the money spent back! charge money to let people come and swim around for a while, let them watch the corals/fish/etc.. possibly even frag some of the corals! of course, by the time you get to that point, you'd have to have a business license, and have to pay extra taxes and stuff..lol

[nammy]

It would be cheaper to moved to the tropics and swim in the ocean.

[glampka]

I'd hate to have to pay for all the LR!! Check out what this guy did: I just had to post this-Fish Tank-3reef Forums

[boombadan]

Thats a neat tank glampka. I dont think i would every set up a tank outside even if i lived in some place that winter doesn't occur. I like how some people are just up for the challenge. I would probly rather make an addition on my house than put a tank outside...but thats just personal prefference.

[Reticentregret]

Yeah some guy in sarrasota did that and he made a cool underground veiwing glass he lives right on a private beach and now the ocean is his sump hah... i wonder how much it costs to run those pipes. and what happends if a plague algae some alonmg or oils spill or something heh.

[Brians125]

now thats just crazy.................... .......

[NATIVEVAMAN]

I had an idea for a @ 20k round tank as the centerpiece for a restaraunt......every table gets a window. And if you cant pay your tab it to the aggressive tank lol

[ry77]

just at a semi lfs and they had a 280 I believe it was, that was insanely big.

[Reticentregret]

the shark tank at the restraunt at sea world is cool i eat there everyfew months im right down the road and have a year pass. but all they serve is seafood and seafood and liek one steak so all i ever eat is steak and its all expensive as hell but when you have a sweet tank your allowed to charge alot heh... same with the sting ray petting tank they charge soo much money to buy fish for them to eat.

[poccoe61]

i was reading about the georgia aquarium and came across this little statistic...1.5million pounds of instant ocean anyone?