Huge Aquarium

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770 Gallon Aquarium- 10'L x 3'W x 4'T
The aquarium is made of 1.25" thick acrylic.
Stocklist:
8 Widebar Silver Dollar (AKA Emperor Blue Hooks) - Myleus Schomburgkii
12 Yellowtail Rasbora- Rasbora tornieri
11 Arulius Barbs- Puntius arulius or Dawkinsia tambraparniei
17 Clown Loaches- Chromobotia macracanthus
4 Red Fin Bala Sharks- Cyclocheilichthys janthochir
1 Lutino Oscar- Astronotus ocellatus
1 Green Texas- Herichthys carpintis
1 Jack Dempsey- Rocio octofasciata
1 Green Terror- Aequidens rivulatus
1 Flagtail Prochilodus- Semaprochilodus insignis
1 Chalceus Erythrurus- Pinktail Chalceus

[@aldiaz33]

Wow, over 47,000 views. If I had known so many people were going to watch this video, I would have worn my nice socks- lol.

[@CosmicWaffle26]

Lol XD amazing aquarium

[@aldiaz33]

turbowaffle19 Thanks Turbo

[@CosmicWaffle26]

Alex Diaz you're welcome :)

[@XXxxcrisisxxXX]

+Alex Diaz 247,841 views 1 year later :D

[@ewamyhren1998]

+Alex Diaz gotta say it kinda sad that u have no big fish

[@mirraculousyt8139]

Great fish selection, awesome tank, it's so refreshing to see someone use a monster sized tank not just to cram in a load of pacu and Arowana but to give smaller fish a good quality of life, nice one mate

[@pixelatedgold3843]

Dang man a nice big tank without over stocking is something you don't see anymore awesome tank

[@angelcarreno6544]

Pixelated Gold A tank with decent stocking and beautiful fish, things you wish to see nowadays

[@gazepskotzs4]

Wow, those fishes look happy. most people would try to keep stingray or arowana or arapaima in such a tank This is that much nicer

[@johndefriee1982]

or a white pointer!! lol

[@JohnJohn-hv4ef]

Don't be fooled, it's only a 100 gallon tank. He's just really tiny.

[@ambergris9531]

Hahaha wtf

[@dorbenmadijanon6131]

hahaha that was good man, made me laugh :)

[@legenddairy7112]

Haha yeah and that's a small step ladder

[@lindsc6293]

lol!

[@aquaworld6682]

nothing

[@TheH3dgie]

Nice size tank. I think you deserve even more respect for choosing a decent selection of fish, and not just over stocking it with the biggest, ugliest fish you could your hands on.

[@aldiaz33]

I'm with you. I really hate seeing tanks that have fish that can barely turn around. Thanks for the kudos my friend.

[@MissTrixie29]

I hate those huge fish! I'd much rather see a bunch of smaller fish with plenty of space. Everyone can plainly see it's a big tank, it's not like you need a huge fish to prove it.

[@busydaboss423]

Vicky B to each his own

[@krantishidnkar2649]

hi all I'm trying and1

[@PlatinNr1]

even this tank is way to small, for this kind of fish.

[@aldiaz33]

Thank you for the kind words. I vacuum the gravel as I change out 25% of the water once per week; it takes me about an hour. I have a magnetic algae scraper which makes cleaning algae off the acrylic pretty easy.

[@ianwatton9890]

What a fantastic looking tank, such a refreshing change to see such a big tank that's not absolutely rammed full of gigantic fish!

[@jimbennett3630]

WOW STUNNING FISH AND TANK...

[@MrWiskin]

That is simply beautiful my man!

[@aldiaz33]

I made a gravel vac that is 50" long out of 2" PVC. It takes some effort to vacuum the bottom, but it's worth it...I like to have substrate in my tanks and I think the fish do too.

[@nonyabusi1132]

The first huge tank which is actually nice. Not overstocked with fish not belonging in captivity.

[@arturstanislavovic309]

fucking love the size of your fishtank

[@WILD__THINGS]

This is more of my style. Most people with tanks this large would have some huge fish in them but those huge fish would barely have enough room to move. I would do something more like this, with many smaller fish so each fish has tons of room.

[@7ItalianStallion]

WILD THINGS the best thing would be to not imprison any fish or animals of any size so that they have the most space ever... In nature. After a few years of the aquarium hobby I realised how wrong having animals as pets are. Haven't bought an animal as a pet in years and never again will I. It's wrong and depressing unless you have no life and want to sit in your house watching fake nature (animals being trapped waiting to be fed).

[@angelcarreno6544]

At least we make our best effort to make them survive and thrive, i know its basically putting him in a glass box, but at least they are being treated by the best owner that its basically aquarium hobbyists

[@GnomishUprising]

Awesome set up , you know when you have a big ass tank when a step ladder is required at feeding time hehe :) love it

[@slickchick5811]

Might be easier to just jump in with bags of food!

[@brimoo]

Congrats on an amazing setup, I read your build thread on MFK, definitely one to aspire to. Keep the videos coming I will never tire of watching them :)

[@snpydhk]

this tank is everything! I need this in my life

[@twasbrillig33]

Dream aquarium, fanfarkingtastic!

[@arod870928]

beautiful aquarium

[@wingedstring]

AWSOMEEEE TANK DUDE! thanks for uploading it´s really nice and clean, I can´t imagine how much work did it take but congrats dude, it´s pretty amazing!

[@aldiaz33]

+wingedstring Thanks for the kind words. It's about 2 hours of work every 7 to 10 days, so it's not horrible. I spend more time waiting for the tank to re-fill after a water change than I do actually cleaning it.

[@peegee15]

the first time i saw Red Fin Bala Sharks! Great tank!

[@MrCeo1978buddy]

now that's a tank

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

wow! I want a Huge tank too!

[@gigapak28]

I'm usually into monster tanks with real mean predator fish in, but this honestly is one of my favorites. Very nice tank man, looks beautiful

[@joserosales2407]

Those silver dollars are so beautiful!

[@zachariealdrich5501]

that's an awesome tank!! knowing me, i'd have a bunch of guppies for a breeding tank. Or a betta sorority. Or a single arowana. Or an Oscar or three with a pleco. Or about 6 angelfish with a few other smaller fish. Or I would put a bunch of nano/small fish in there like oto cats, ember tetras, and endlers with some RCS. i'd probably have to include cory cats somewhere and somehow in the stocking

[@legenddairy7112]

ShadowKittyKat Thesmolbean the small tetras might get overwhelmed with such a big tank and might die, jk I don't know maybe they will start gyming

[@junielewis3390]

ShadowKittyKat Thesmolbean youhavereceivedthiscc

[@sparkyjones560]

1 redtail catfish.

[@jackblack4110]

incredible!

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks Jack. Glad you like.

[@CichlidCity]

That is an amazing Aquarium! I subbed! :D

[@wolfmania10]

Wow what a beautiful selection of fish! Normally with a tank this size you just see it filled to the max with big cats and arrowana and big mean cichlids! I love the selection you chose because it’s very natural and you got a great variety. I love the big mean cichlids with the variety of schooling fish including those beautiful wide bar silver dollars and the clown loaches and I love the pink tail chalceus I really want one! Great tank ! Good job not overstocking and making a true habitat! Well done

[@12fishy]

Beautiful fish tank you have there just the right amount of everything in there. Do you have a blog or info on filtration system, fish, set up etc etc ??

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks, much appreciated. I created a build thread on the MonsterFishKeepers website. There are a bunch of details on the whole setup there, but I also have a video of the filter here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZiXfHp_bMiUntE

[@Hbkgizmo]

Fuckkkkk... I wish I can have a tank that big!!! That's goals right there!

[@piyushkumar-gw1kg]

_more than 20 times i watched this video...i love this tank..... beautiful fish collection with such a massive tank....may be one day i will get..)))))))_

[@markquadrozzi3384]

that is a fantastic aquarium. great mix of species. Beautiful fish. Good job man.

[@victortechakaisri8794]

I would be happy if im a fish and live in your tank lol :)

[@angelcarreno6544]

me here with my 10 gallon

[@alexbomb3204]

be gratefull i have 100 gallon tank and its hard to maintance...

[@angelcarreno6544]

+alex bomb I know, having my 10 gallon is awesome, but having a 700 gallon like the one in the video it will be extremely awesome, but I know that it will be really hard to maintain it

[@cryptocorynes1253]

i'm happy with my 25 gallon.

[@TheRealTooda999]

i have a 180 and its easier to maintain then my old 55 was

[@pumpkinpie2447]

Angel Carreño I have a 30 but still have a huge canister filter..... lol at least my tank is clean.... and have gourami fish and tetras (since it's a small tank, fish are fairly easy, and they mix well)

[@Nadamamasboy]

Sweet setup!!

[@dustingrosser8817]

Tank looks great Alex! Finally took all the advice you were giving on monsterfishkeepers about Laguna pumps and got myself a max flo 2400. Hopefully I'll get it up and running today. Keep us updated on that beautiful tank brother!

[@aldiaz33]

Dustin Grosser Thanks Dustin (heretix?). Hope that Laguna works out well for you...I've been really happy with mine.

[@kevincody1976]

Absolutely stunning. Love watching the clowns!

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks Kevin. I don't think I could have a tank without loaches; they are one of my favorites. Glad you enjoyed the videos.

[@apocwolfman7610]

Alex Diaz dis d dumist tank I ever seened u hav dis big tank wit stupid fish selecton ony good fishs u hav r clone loches but everything ells in der is joke it like bying giant bird cage n putting in der nuting but pigins

[@aldiaz33]

Apocalypse Wolfman Thanks for the feedback. Probably the most entertaining comment I've read so far. I'll bite...how would you stock the tank besides the CLs?

[@apocwolfman7610]

Alex Diaz look at yur tank n fish u hav mosly cheep commin fish except 4 yur loches rest of dem look like u can by dem at Walmart I wood put in mor fansy expensiv fish

[@aldiaz33]

Apocalypse Wolfman "fansy expensiv fish" such as...?

[@SaNa-eb6xw]

The best Tank i have,t ever seen . love it

[@just4nowb860]

Can you make a video how to maintain ur tank and about foods and how to change water and stuff. Plzzzzz

[@MakoyUnggoy]

The only problem I would have with owning this tank, would be, what to stock it with, there would be so many options!...Stunning mate!

[@aldiaz33]

Makoy Unggoy haha, thanks Makoy. Glad you like the tank.

[@zoosanantonioawesome7538]

Alex Diaz your lucky please make more vids

[@aldiaz33]

Zoo Sanantonioawesome Not much has changed, except the Pinktail Chalceus passed away. =( I'll see if I can make a new one, but I have uploaded quite a few if you check out my channel.

[@sparkyjones560]

Only 1 option. Guppies.

[@angelcarreno6544]

I will love to put some rainbow fish with angels and big gouramis like kissing gouramies and blue gouramies, with some small semi-aggressive schooling fish like congo tetras and giant danios.

[@anarchy9176]

how much did the tank cost? looks amazing

[@jhimelick]

Hell of a fish tank man! Very nice!!

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

dream tank. perfection. perfect stocking

[@JHartModelworks]

And I thought water changes on my 60 gallon took time.

[@pancudowny]

I do-NOT want to think about doing water-changes of any sizably effective percentage on the thing... Let-alone the effort or monthly cost of regularly servicing the filter or chemistry.

[@draliene9640]

I was thinking the same lol

[@angelcarreno6544]

It probably has an automatic water change system in it, at least that what I think, I can't imagine doing a regular water change in such a large aquarium

[@sparkyjones560]

If filtration is done right, he doesn't have to. Except to change filter floss 1x a month and vacuum the bottom twice a year. If filtration is even righter, he might just need to stir it up and change out the floss and done.

[@7ItalianStallion]

John Burgess yea man, the bigger the tank the easier

[@alexandervonhumboldt6183]

The bigger the tank, the less work you have with it, as long as not overstocked of course. Word.

[@allanhernandez2508]

You're tank is spectacular! !

[@oldmategregoryjohnthe3rd6]

Love this tank perfect ratio 👌👌

[@legenddairy7112]

Nice tank but abit overstocked. I would recommend just one betta fish only

[@wwedxfan2430]

That tank is small for betta!!! I would recommend one Celestial pearl danio

[@fatidiot693]

WWE DX Fan too big!! A cherry shrimp would probably work. A neon tetra would work, but that’s pushing it.

[@angelcarreno6544]

To crowded! Lets put just one guppy fry, that will work!

[@fatidiot693]

Angel Carreño no no I say a baby cherry shrimp is max

[@fatidiot693]

S Davies how about one bribe shrimp. That seems a little overstocked but if you do water changes every hour it should work

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Good Lord, if a fish dies in there, how do you get it out?

[@okmito_]

Erm, Scubadive?

[@aquariumlife728]

KSound Kaiju Doesn't the fish just float to the surface?

[@AKJay47]

i have only had 3 that died and they didnt float

[@spinningwhitefan]

AquaLife&More but the top is covered so you cant pick it up anyway

[@legenddairy7112]

You break the glass and let it come to you

[@MegaLiz1973]

such a beautiful tank really thought out , bet it looks wonderful at night also when they are schooling together thank you for sharing this awesome vid !xx

[@aldiaz33]

+Elizabeth R Hey Elizabeth, glad you enjoyed the video. I actually shoot almost all the videos I've uploaded at night, otherwise there is a brutal glare on the front panel...you are right, the tank definitely looks better at night. Thanks for the comment.

[@alexandresoares2605]

Caramba!!! Foi o maior que eu já vi!!! Parabéns.

[@zamilurrahaman3475]

Thickness of your glass? In millimeters

[@aldiaz33]

The acrylic panels are 1.25" thick. Google translates 1.25 inches to 31.75 millimeters.

[@edxxx50]

Alex Diaz what pump do you use?

[@lucaspernet6297]

Description.....

[@Ceeraye]

I love the tank but I watched this twice because I like cute boys.

[@hotchnerpittman3566]

+Ceeraye There were no boys in this video. If you're looking for "cute boys" join NAMBLA....

[@chaory2016]

Hotchner Pittman Lol

[@tinrelic1882]

They're called fish.Not boys.

[@7ItalianStallion]

Hotchner Pittman lmao

[@seemarasid8566]

Hu ub ub

[@Mainland444]

Awesome tank!!

[@THEWATCHERISLOOKING]

Wow. That's a big tank. Those fishes are blessed.

[@stingrayyyyyy]

Beautiful aquarium.

[@karlievezzetti9481]

A lot of people with big tanks get ahead of themselves and over stock the tank and the fish are too crowded, but I'm happy to see that you didn't do that.

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks Carly. I know what you mean. I've seen a lot of those tanks and I don't find them appealing. I think where I went wrong is getting the Widebar Silver dollars. They are double the size they were back when this video was taken and they are open water swimmers...I should have gotten a smaller species of silver dollar because I feel like these guys need a larger footprint to really shine. Thanks for the kudos. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video.

[@Sonnys502]

Very nice collection. Makes me want to get back to clown tank again. 👍

[@jazerlights8870]

What a super tank!

[@leonmosche6776]

Beautiful Tank...love the bogwood !!! What kind of substrate do you have there ?

[@aldiaz33]

Thank you. The substrate is some gravel I picked up at a local landscape supply yard. It was sold as 1/2" Mexican gravel.

[@JasonGafar]

That is profoundly beautiful.

[@mattitis77]

Wooooooo, what a tank! :D How much did it cost you for the whole setup?

[@happythums]

like your tank, looks great.

[@theowl4583]

You know what, props to this guy for a big tank that isn't overstocked

[@Jorom]

Hi. Your tank is amazing. What plants you had in the tank?

[@ronelite582]

WoW no idiots on here saying his ‘ tank too small’ or it’s severely overstocked! .. im impressed.

[@aldiaz33]

Hey Travis. I couldn't reply to your post directly so I'll just post a new comment here. The JD is mellow; he plays nice with all the other fish. I think when you grow fish out together (like I did with these), they are less prone to be aggressive towards one another, but sometimes certain fish still end up being hostile. Oddly enough, I had to get rid of a big Clown Loach because he would beat up on all the other fish at feeding time...he was a maniac. I've had a few JDs over the years and I've never had one that was aggressive. Sounds like you ended up with a mean one.

[@otcfishkeeper5414]

Man that is a beautiful tank!

[@abdulismail8463]

Nice Tank ,,,,Got mine 1200 litres with my cichlids babies.....that will my next upgrade...

[@ArcherBellGallagher]

those Clown Loaches are a perfect example of the species - stunning

[@muriunjuguna3549]

My 100ltr tank just shed a tear, My God! How do you maintain such a massive tank? i love that you incorporated various species in your tank, looks super amazing, now i want a huge tank damn

[@ctenochaetus]

Simple, Big and Beautiful Tang !!! Awesome Bravo !!!

[@aldiaz33]

+ctenochaetus Thanks for the kudos.

[@ctenochaetus]

+Alex Diaz Welcome !

[@readingswithjenna9714]

The best tanks are the ones you need a ladder for ;) Awesome tank, sir!

[@javier6938]

One day I will have tank that size. Just beautiful.

[@aldiaz33]

+javier6938 Thanks Javier. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@brianshleifer6602]

beautiful tank!

[@zacchie]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@changalex2084]

Nice tank. So beautiful. And thanks for share.

[@harveywind2930]

It's just so well proportioned that it doesn't really look all that big without some reference point. Very well done tank, and nice selection of fish too, tho I think I'd have smaller fish that schooled together maybe four to six different types. Thanks a bunch!

[@aldiaz33]

5 years late to respond, but I wish I had gone with smaller species as well. The Wide-Bar Silver Dollars have gotten enormous, much bigger than I expected. A group of Angelfish, Congo Tetra, Pork chop Rasbora, Madagascar Rainbowfish I think would look nice.

[@julieknight3059]

I had to sub your channel bruv. I built my first acrylic tank in April 2015. I ordered the panels pre-cut and it was shipped to my house 2 weeks late. Needless to say they forgot about delivering it and it stayed in 30 degree heat for the 2 weeks. It arrived and I accepted the shipment as it was all beautifully wrapped up. To cut a long story short, the panels were warped. I had to buy extra clamps and wood in an attempt to straighten the panels for cementing/welding. Instead of an 8 hour build, it turned into 3 days, as I was running around trying to source other equipment to assist in the straightening project lol. Eventually it was done and even though I am not totally pleased with it, and it does not look as good as yours, I love it and it is pretty decent considering the material I had to work with. It takes center stage in my home and I have since spoken to the supplier, whom has since given me large discounts on the acrylic on my other 2 tanks, which I may add is really wonderful. But your tank is absolutely huge, Magnificient! My largest tank at the moment is 4.5ft x 2.2ft x 2.2ft. Acrylic is really beautiful. Keep on fishing. Oh it weighs about just over 200lbs.

[@aldiaz33]

+Watch it That's a bummer that the panels arrived warped, but glad to hear you were able to make it work!

[@julieknight3059]

Thanks bud. Since getting straight panels, it's a breeze to build. Flame polishing, very easy. Learnt how to build these tanks watching Joey 'The King of DIY.' Amazing kid. Anyway thanks for replying. One day I may get a big enough room to house a monster tank like yours. Later.

[@the_cichlid_army]

Great!!!! Awesome aquascaping...

[@stanleefyah5534]

Stunninnnn.... veo que eres cubano.. puedes explicar como haces con la filtracion?.. Sump o un par de filtros descomunales?..

[@aldiaz33]

Makina Korleone Gracias amigo. Puedes ver un video del filtro aqui- kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZiXfHp_bMiUntE Mi espanol es muy malo pero puedo trartar de explicarlo. Los detalles estan en el descripcion.

[@83yomomma]

Wow that is amazing. Beautiful.

[@wolvesden7777]

you can basically scuba dive in there! my dream tank for frontosas!

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

wow! dream tank

[@lambertdavid1445]

Beautiful tank! I used to have dreams of having a tank that big!

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks!

[@hendraone5228]

L X W X H = ???

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

Amazing tank. BUT how do u clean it?

[@qaching]

damn thats one big ass aquarium its beautifull

[@henrikpersson8741]

Woow what a tank! Awesome 😃

[@jeanpierreJPSTARS]

Thank you for reviewing my speed drawing videos of my star designs. This is my first passion. The aquarium of certain fish also of which I own a tank of 500 liters. Best regards

[@FIRYX-]

Great video. Greatings from Poland

[@sergeyishenin673]

I love ur tank!)

[@aldiaz33]

Thanks Sergey!

[@singhishunk]

Lovely ...sooo gud ... amazing ..i must say u have dream fish tank.

[@JustinBaker2567]

that tank looks big enough to swim in.

[@mbupuffer100]

Amazing tank

[@thaiquocviet2581]

Great, watch it for first time, I subscribed ur channel.

[@asol39]

This is so beautiful. How many clown Loach's do you have and what's your filtration setup..??

[@antoniomartin2570]

Wow that's one big azz tank bru nice lay out👍👍👍👍

[@noe_rp_ala3727]

Awesome, an amazing.. 😍😍 thnx for the video..

[@RuffSkwad1]

Nice man!