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Large Aquarium Build
1000 Gallon aquarium I built. The photos are reverse timeline, so please start with the last photo (#1) and work your way to the beginning. Thanks.
30 I struggled with the filtration system throughout this project, due to the lack of retail systems to run this capacity. This photograph is not...
29. Approximately 2 years after I started, I was content with the interior and began to fill it. It was NOT COMPLETE but my wife and I had made a...
28 I completed the center pillar and secured it on the bottom and top. Due to its buoyancy, I built braces across the top to keep it underwater.
27. Three sections
26. More shaping. I applied the mixture out in the garage, taking care not to overlap the sections.
25. I wasn't satisfied. I decided to build more styrofoam rock for two reasons: 1: It looked great. 2: It would decrease the volume of water,...
24. You can see an intake built in behind the driftwood, well hidden I may add.
23. Random photo
22. I started finishing the exterior of the aquarium after I added the substrate. I figured a nice slate finish would look great, and the aquarium...
21. Yet another, full.
20. Another view to capacity.
19. Another view.
18. This is a view into the room. I put down slate tile on the floor, as well as I tiled the upper part of the aquarium with a lighter tile to aid...
17. I added a large amount of water softener salt in order to cure the concrete, making it stronger then originally planned.
16. This is a photo of the aquarium at capacity. I calculated with the background and wood inside, I'm at about 900 gallons. It heated up quite...
15. March 16, 2005. The aquarium interior is complete
14. All of the background is complete. You can see on the far right end of the aquarium is a viewing window, which would open into the adjacent...
13. I had also added a brace to the center of the aquarium. The glass had minimal flex, but at this volume and pressure, I did not want to take any...
12. I covered the driftwood in order to prevent any contamination. I also removed the substrate. At this point, I had not finished the exterior of...
11. I had recruited numerous friends through the ordeal. You can see the filtration system to the left, which I had modified numerous times during...
10. Numerous coats were applied, taking care not to let the mixture dry too fast to prevent cracking and weakness.
9. I did a lot of research on this project before attempting it, and a lot of time was put into the proper mix of concrete I would use to cover the...
8. After all the sections were complete, they were secured into the aquarium with an epoxy. They were very buoant, so great care had to be made to...
7. In the sections, I took into account the inlets and outlets drilled into the aquarium, and built the sections to encompass the plumbing on the...
6. After making sure all the engineering was acceptable, I began designing the background. I collected styrofoam through friends, dumpster-diving...
 
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