Massive Progress on the 4500 Gallon DIY Aquarium Build and Updates on my DIY Filter Systems!
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- Massive Progress on the 4500 Gallon DIY Aquarium Build and Updates on many of my DIY Filter Systems across the fish basement! Find out what is working and what needs improvements for my ecosystem filter systems.
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4500 is coming along real nice.
Thanks!
Can’t wait…
The best guy in the hobby…
Wait a second....what about me??? LoL
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Sorry Joe....the Internet has spoken lol 🙂
Can’t wait. This guys tanks are unbelievable and he don’t get any sponsorship for free backgrounds, free plants free filters. It’s all out his own pocket. Puts the big fish guys to shame. Plus shows how unfair CZcams can be on creators, by not getting the subs. But giving the views to the fish boys who do the same shite once a month.
Followed him for a while and always writes back with love for the support. Haven’t been this excited every week since Last of us was on 😂
Thanks Kris! I wish I had a sponsor on this 4500 gallon, it is using A LOT of materials lol 😂
Man I can’t wait!
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WOW!!!! Your killing it brother!!!
It is quite the summer project for sure 🙂
Them fish are gonna be able to reach top speed without knocking themselves out 😂 Gonna be so good
They are definitely going to be able to stretch their fins a bit! 🙂
I may have to have you come to my house when I move to Florida to help me build a huge tank. Wow! Simply Wow! I can't wait to see the finished aquariums.
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Be very careful because when treated lumber begins to dry out it shrinks. In a cooler shaded environment where you have this aquarium it takes much longer for this to happen. One more thing is you need to use screws specifically for treated wood because if you use standard screws they will rust and possibly all the way through the screw causing failure of the screw.
Correct on both accounts...if you look closely in the video you will see two different types of screws in use 🙂
Future builders, take note of this 👍
@@AquariumDomain.. One other thing to consider is the possibility of off gassing and leashing of the treatment chemicals into your water and of course into the air you breathe. I’m assuming sealing is on point…?
@@damiangrouse4564 Yes. Also treated lumber now a days is done with a copper based preservative, not arsenic based chemical preservative like in the past....so not too big a deal these days for people, but certainly still needs to be properly sealed for our aquatic friends. 🙂
Stack the 4500 filter with shrimp, that would be pretty cool.
Hmmm a shrimp filter 🙂
Youre a crazy genius. I love it
Hehe 😊
It's going to be a great tank
Thanks 😀
And here I am contemplating getting a 8' 350 gallon Acrylic tank.
I had a 8x3x2 360 gallon acrylic tank for 10 years...great tank...also it felt huge to me at the time :-)
That's gonna be amazing
Thanks! 😀
You are my fish hero…I live thru you, cause my wife would put me out if I did this! My 240 & 110g tanks, is Enuff. Lol
My wife didn't want it in the house...so I just built an addition and put it in there lol 😂 She got a roof deck on top of the addition and everyone is happy! 😂
damn man thats huge
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Will you show a video on how we can setup a wetland filter? Like a "how to build and setup your wet land filter " video in the future?
I was just going to include it in the start to finish build video, but your comment got me thinking and I think I will also make a separate video just on building the wetland filter. I think it is certainly worth its own video.
Exited to see it completed
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It's lookin good brother. Keep the updates coming. I can't wait to see fish in there.
Thanks! Me too! (on seeing fish in there) 🙂
4500 way great build
Thanks 👍
awesome, just awesome 🙂
Thanks 😊
I can’t get my head around how big that tank is gonna be, it’s incredible! You are going to have the most insane fish room in the world!! It’s very exciting to be on this journey with you! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! As I am building this beast I can definitely tell you it is on another level from my other tanks....so much material going into this build lol 🙂
I really love your channel… very informative, I want to add some of your ideas to my koi fish room.. thanks 4 sharing
Thank you! It is fun to share and get a chance to communicate with other aquarium hobbyists who enjoy the hobby like I do! 😀
You're a machine, my man. Crazy impressive.
Thanks 😅
Your DIY builds are way more impressive than those of the guy who calls himself the king of DIY
keep at it man
Thank you! 😀
Great work, defo my favourite plywood builds/er keep up the amazing work, see you on the next one 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻
Thanks, will do!
Keep the good work going ❤
Definitely! 🙂
Fkn' #EPIC
GJ keep it up!!!
Thanks! :-)
Well done..... Looks fabtastic and keen to see how it develops!
Thank you!
Amazing
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Can’t wait to see the tank running it going to be beautiful
Thanks! 😀
Could you possibly do a coat analysis of the build? Thinking about doing something like this in the future. Ik prices change however it be a good base for me to build off of.
I will do a cost analysis once the build is fully complete. 😀 Also doing a completely separate video of the tank build from start to finish.
I use K1 fluidized both as static and dynamic media. Those of you guys considering benefits of both (aka delete the filter floss) should look into 3 barrel koi pond filters. I actually did mine in reverse. I have dynamic then static and static but I also have refugeums before that and lava rock after that and pothos and other stuff too..
I am glad that you provided a visual for how your wetland/sump systems developed over time because it really shows what you learned and how you adapt. Looking forward to next video.
Always tweaking and try to improve 🙂
All of your tanks are looking great!
Thanks 😀
It's getting each video better, some times I question myself " if you like this hobby"😅😅😂
As always my friend everything very well done, with a very good explanation of how you do it, keep going!!!!👍
Thanks Wagner! I try to keep improve the videos as best I can over time. My brother says I have moved from aquarium hobbyist to an aquarium addict lol 😅😂
Greetings from Sweden! I really like your builds! The new room is going to be amazing! Love your take and thoughts on filtration!
Sweden woot! Thank you! 🙂
Ive been waiting on this video lol
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Looking forward to seeing the wetland filter in operation. Well done on another great build video! 🙂
Thanks 👍
Great video. Enjoy seeing your filter set ups on the various cichlid tanks. I’m doing it the old fashion way with almost 40 tanks. Definitely something way easier to your method.
Thanks!
The 4500g build is really coming along. Your attention to detail shows right down to the right screws used for added strength. 👏
Thanks! Most problems are solved in advance, build right and you only have to build it once. 😀
Excellent update!
Loads of first hand experience on everything, from the new builds,to what works and what’s not working in the filters!
Keep up the great content 👍
Thanks! 😀
Use nails and not screws ! Screws with time back up from wood. Slowly but for last layer of playwood you should use nails
I have always known screws to be better at both holding power and tensile strength which is key to my builds and nails having a higher shearing strength which won't come into play in my build with adequate bracing.
Looking great ! I would so enjoy working on this with you !
Thank you sir! I would have so enjoyed someone helping me carry those 3/4 plywood sheets lol 😂
Impressive, and i thought i love fish with my 12 tanks. You really really love fish. Awesome tank. Looking forward to the finish. What are you're plans for the inhabitants.
I am moving over the big Cichlid from my 3000 gallon Amazon aquarium and of course they will be getting some new friends 😊
Looking great sir!!! Love the information 👌 👍 One day I will build a few myself, but not today 😁 thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks Jeff! 😊
New sub here. Your tanks and fish are breathtaking. I love the natural look. Can’t wait to see the new set up
Thanks, welcome to the channel! 😀
When water gets under the 4500 it will be inaccessible. Warm, dark, wet seems like a place mold will thrive. Besides that I love it!
Hopefully it is not a "when" and is only a very small "if" 😂
Have you estimated the total cost, and cost/gallon for your monster tank build? As a reference point my 500 gallon acrylic bowfront cost me $5 per gallon and my 340 gallon with a high end furniture quality stand cost me $7 per gallon. Both tanks were used but in great shape when i bought them. I like the idea of being able to sell them some day as opposed to having to demolish something much larger. Great video btw.
I will definitely cover the total cost of the build at the end and I am interested to see how the tank shakes out in terms of cost per gallon. In terms of selling tanks I don't even factor that in....my tanks will be the next owner of my house's problem after I am dead. 😀
This monster tank of yours is going to be amazing! Great work. I know you are planning of adding monster fish in there and it will be awesome, but a part of me want to see some rocks and some Malawi haps in there, or massive tetra shoals 😁
I do have some pretty sizable shoals of Tetra in the 750 gallon Amazonian Islands tank which with the big Cichlid living in there looks really cool.
Also the current 600 gallon Reef Slope tank is going to be a future African Peacock / Hap tank, not 4500 gallons but 600 gallon is still a pretty cool hap tank. 😊
Wow, what a huge build. Congratulations- I wish I could build or dream of an aquarium that large. Consider a huge discus setup. It would look amazing!
This build is for my big Cichlids, but I do love Discus and there are 3 more tanks to build in the basement annex! 😊
I saw a video of a treated tank stand warping after a few months but I doubt you'll run into an issue because of how bolted down it is. Also I believe pressure increases with depth not volume so your layout is brilliant.
Yeah, just the window frames are pressure treated and they have copious amount of construction adhesive and screws in them lol 😀
Your house will blow away before that aquarium goes anywhere😂
This is true lol 😂
You are doing an amazing job, AD. Love how you are always learning and applying your experience to all your builds. Your filtration is legit, and if I ever get a tank that big it just makes too much sense not to use it. I'm curious if you have any plans to create a custom 3D background with wood, rock, and foam like SerpaDesign builds. Tanner creates some amazing stuff and blends it so well with his nature-style builds. I'm looking forward to each and every upload. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Phil! I am afraid I don't have Tanner's artistic skill :-) but I do intend to make a very substantial natural aquascape in the 4500 that if it turns out correctly will put the Amazonian Islands scape to shame 😂 Question for you...are you by any chance planning on going to the Keystone Clash this year?
@@AquariumDomain. I get it. Some day I’d love even a tenth of his talent. When is the Keystone Clash? I don’t know anything about it
@@philcarlino6942 I could be misremembering but I thought you said one time that you are in PA, Keystone Clash is September 22 - 24 Morgantown, PA.
@@AquariumDomain. you have a great memory. Yes, I do. It’s a busy time of the year for me with work and school but I will do my best to make it. I’d love to meet you in person.
@@philcarlino6942 Would be great to meet you if you can make it, also I will have some AquariumDomain swag for you! 😊
Nice! Did you upload and or render this video differently? I'm a fan of your videos but this is the first time I've been able to increase the playback speed. Thsnks for working on these videos!
Not rendered differently, but I did upload it a day or two in advance of releasing it, which maybe allowed CZcams to do additional processing on it. If you check older videos I imagine they allow for the playback speed to be adjusted as CZcams has had ample time to do the additional processing.
@AquariumDomain. yeah I usually watch 'em right away
@@ThomasOwl I always plan to upload them sooner than I do, but with doing all the building and then filming I always seem to be running behind lately 😊
Great video mate..it's a beast👍
Thanks!
The mega tank is coming along amazingly well. I couldn't visualize how cool it was going to be before this video. Now I'm curious to see the pipework and filtration. Are there bottom drains in the tank or in the room? This is a really impressive build
Thanks! I think many folks will be surprised (in a good way) at what I have planned for the filter / water movement and also for what I have planned for the aquascape. I honestly feel like the filtration and scape will be as big a task as building the tank itself. 😅
Great progress! How do you know all this construction stuff and that the structure will bear the pressure when full? I assume you're an engineer or in the building trade as you make it look so easy 🙂
The pressure increases with depth, not with volume. The principle is always the same.
Thanks! I work in telecom / software, what I know about construction was taught to me by my father and research on the Internet. At this point I have built quite a few tanks so I have my process down pretty well 🙂
how long do you like to leave your lights on for your tanks you showed in this video? Really excited to see the results of this massive build.
8 to 10 hours for display tanks and 12 hours for grow tubs if I am trying to propagate plants.
How many screws does it take? I don't know. LOL!!! I just buy extra screws. Love it. Ditto!!!
Lol 😀 yeah I don't want to test any limits...overkill all the way!
Did you o a filter setup vid for the wetland filter?
No not yet, but I have taken video of it...going to release it with the debut of the River Bend 315 gallon tank.
I know you can park your truck on top of the tank but what about horizontal flex? Should you incorporate at least a few 2" X 4" cross members on the top row of framing? That is an awful lot of water weight pressing against the window wall.
There will top bracing...I even spoke about that in the video lol 🙂
@@AquariumDomain. My Bad! I guess I had a senior moment LOL
@@OVHabitats No worries...I was just poking fun at you...I know everyone doesn't watch 100% of the video 😊
@@AquariumDomain. I watch attentively but I guess the senior moments are creeping in LOL.
What kind of lights are you using in the sump to grow your plants?
They are 5500-6000k, 30-50watt led floodlights off Amazon.
Looks amazing already!, Question and sorry if you already covered it, did you have to do something extra under the house for all the added weight ?
Yes, the addition was built specifically for this purpose, if you check back in the videos you can see the whole build process for the basement annex addition.
@@AquariumDomain. Will check, you're living the dream my friend!
Dude! looking great. you sure you dont want to make that the predator bay tank?? haha
have you ever use ATS ( algae turf scrubbers )?
I have used ATS in the past and they do work well..both in freshwater and saltwater. Trust me the Sharks are going to be very happy in the 3000 gallon nice wide foot print for them! 😀 The Peacock Bass need the extra length of the 4500...they are crazy fast swimmers.
Curious as to why you wouldn’t build this massive tank out of concrete blocks? Is it cost, difficulty or something else? I would just think the concrete would be more water resistant and durable long term.
If it was done in concrete it would be poured / reinforced concrete, and there are a whole bunch of reasons that I personally would not want to build this using concrete. However, in regards to longevity, the method I use wood/fiberglass/epoxy will last a very long time (well beyond my lifetime).
If the aquarium were built outside where the outside of the tank would be exposed to high levels of humidity or sunlight it would be a different story and concrete would be longer lasting, but not so much in an interior conditioned space.
I have a 500, a 340 and 200 gallon aquariums. I refer to my what you call "wetland" filter as an aquaponic grow bed with my 500. I cover this setup in detail on my channel. I am a biologist and usually have several experiments running in my system. In any event i have measured the nitrogen uptake for various types of plants. I have found that water sprite, water lettuce and amazon swords consume a lot more ammonia wastes than pothos, although i use pothos on my 500 because the fish would schred any plants. On another topic i have decided to have large, used acrylic aquariums as opposed to a giant in-place build like yours because i am concerned about the expense of dismantling the aquarium if and when my home is sold - which is inevitable some day. Was this a concern for you when deciding on building your monster tank?
I have watched and enjoyed your videos on your aquaponic grow beds and your sump filtration. I think the wetland filter differs in that it is a combination of amazing mechanical and biological filtration with aquaponic grow bed for nutrient export...kind of combing a sump and grow bed. I spent 23 in a job that required me to move a lot and travel around the world..I am never moving again...so I do not factor that in at all and I have no intention to dismantle the tanks in my lifetime....that will be somebody else's problem 😀
I’m just curious, but how are you gonna get your pumps, air ration ect to a power out lit? It looks like the tank is pushed all the way up to the wall, so will the cords be coming from the front or is there a design feature built in?
Nope, I purposely built this room just for the aquariums...check out the thumbnail and look at the white outlet covers above the tank. 😂
@@AquariumDomain. oh! I can’t believe I forgot about that from a few videos ago! That’s super cool!
😅I using peace lillies on my tanks,much smaller than yours,only sponge filters,working fine so far,fingers crossed
Yeah, peace lillies are awesome filtration and I love the look of them too.
Where do u buy the plants that stick out the top and in the filter
Most of them from aquariumplants.com or hirt's garden
it wont be a full glass in front? those front braces will kinda block the view tho
That my friend is a piece of glass that I cannot afford or be able to move if I could afford it lol 🙂
I hope you have finally treated yourself to a battery mastic gun 😀
Not yet, but soon...before I do the glass installation for sure 😀
what substrate system are you going to use?
Going to be a mix of sand and a couple of different grades of gravel.
IS THIS ALL IN YOUR HOUSE !?
Yes, it is all in the basement 😊
Man get ur self a impact driver. I feel sorry for you running in all those screws with a drill
That would take all the sport out of it lol 😀
Ok hear me out....lets not do monster fish, but rather 10.000 neons and 1000 rummynose and 1000 corys :O :O :O
Lol, I am not sure we would even see them in this tank...even with those numbers. :-P
@@AquariumDomain. haha OK 100,000 neons! This so made me want to try and build my own tank but I'm really not handy. I have a 5 foot tank and it's waaaaaay to small for the space it's against.
Stop talking get working build that tank lol
Hehe 🙂 On it!