Huge inverted aquarium / Upside down fish tank (part 2)

Huge inverted aquarium / Upside down fish tank (part 2). Finally we get round to moving the huge fish tank down to Lanchester garden centre & install it in the 3000 litre koi vat. The metal frame has been painted to protect it from rust and placed in the bottom of the vat then the tank placed upside down on it, From floor to the top is an incredible 90" tall or 7.5 ft and holds 318 litre of water. After just a few hours the fish are loving their new viewing tower with nice views instead of just the pond walls and a bit of sky.The great news is that the fish tank did not crack, leak or explode which means we could go even bigger in the future hopefully. Thanks to everyone for liking, subscribing & sharing.
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[@tubethis777]

I'd love to go for drinks with this guy and laugh 😂

[@Killertomato84]

You could put quite a tall live plant inside it too, would get plenty of sunlight and make the fish feel a little more at home. that's what I'd try!

[@blue2335]

i think a live plant inside would produce bubbles that would get trapped and accumulate at the top, slowly displacing the water in the column.

[@DrDigDown]

Hope those fish aren’t scared of heights!

[@tannerbeverley26]

Lucky bamboo would be a good choice

[@playinragz]

Killertomato84 but only for a day because the moss would grow wild inside the glass.

[@liamoboyle2065]

Killertomato84 would the pressure neebe lessened to alllooow smaller. Main feeder ta

[@AlanaShuster]

Excellent....Fish swimming up in the sky!

[@mariannereichert4996]

Love this invention -- particularly enjoy seeing that the fish are interested in exploring their own skyscraper! I did have a concern about algae as it seems like this structure would be its own "algae magnet" but if cleaning with magnets suffices, then go for it! Thanks for the videos :-)

[@bigbiemacaw]

Epic, so cool for the fish. Our fish know us but they could interact with us better like this... Love it. Subscribed & liked

[@stonedbatman2067]

catherine donoghue get your scuba gear on! 🤣

[@pondguru]

I'm glad you said that you would strap it to the polytunnel as I would worry about that being so high and the safety concerns. Looks mad though. Groovy.

[@DramaticAquatics]

Cheers man!!

[@robertcoates7293]

if placed on concret it will be ok as the water puts a lot of down force on the peace water pushes it down do to no air i have made a few indoors upside down tanks and a fish tank tube from tank to tank same thing water level above line suck air out and water in add a water pump from one tank to the other will make the tube flow water from 1 tank to the other do to water leveling it self

[@larryleisuresuit9584]

This is pretty cool, it;s funny to see how many people wig out about it, I mean, if you are going to wig out, then wig out about the correct thing to wig out about. FOR INSTANCE. LOL The PRESSURE : no need to wig out about this since the pressure is solely being absorbed by the Tank, a vacuum. at any given time this tank at a week spot ( has to be weaker than the pressure from the OUTSIDE will allow) a crack could develop and suddenly and catastrophically IMPLODE the Tank. This would send the fish falling into the pond and the danger would be in the falling glass. If they lucked out and did not get cut they would be fine. The pressure is on the OUTSIDE, not the inside, there is no difference in the water pressure in the tank than the water in the lower pond. the pressure on the outside of the tank is pretty massive from EVERY conceivable Angle including the top which would be the weight of the water that is 100% above the surface of the pond. so Ideally you would want a Tank that is not rectangle for maximum strength you would want a cylinder and a domed Top like a gigantic test tube. this way seams would be alleviated and the outer pressure would be more evenly distributed over the entire tank with less points of weakness. you can do a small version of this as an experiment in your house. get transparent glass , fill your kitchen sink, turn the glass on it's side so here is no air in it, set it upright without allowing air in it, hold he glass by the bottom and pull up, you will feel the weight of the water now, imagine the weight of that tank! you can set the glass on the bottom of the sink away from the drain and then drain the sink and the water will stay in the glass until the water goes below the rim of the glass. i thought the Bloating comment was petty funny. also the temperature of the fish, the fish won't go up there when it is too hot and the owner would know that it is too hot when he observed this. it would be time to take it down and start over perhaps or just a seasonal thing to display at the right times of the year. I would say on a coolness chart and one for spawning Ideas at least a solid 8.5 out of 10. you could do dramatic lighting. You could incorporate this design into a sculpture! The sculpture could have an external waterfall that rolls down the walls of the outside of the tank and also have the dramatic lighting! all kinds of ideas could be tried so it would never get boring. Cool Video! THANKS!

[@giffsgaffs615]

Love it great tank for ya back yard typical brit behaviour love it keep it up

[@qclegion]

cool aquarium ! Never thought this could be possible and I wish i can one day build one for my self.

[@riccco363]

👍😁

[@theresafullerton1157]

Hi! I just subscribed to your channel love the inverted thing!

[@m4774]

Super inteligente a ideia de por o isopor! Congratulações!!!!

[@Katseye102]

Very cool! Love it! A bit far for me to come see it though.....I live across the pond.....so to speak!

[@VyvienneEaux]

Imagine installing one of these in a local pond. We might get to see the wild fish!

[@LilDirt12]

You guys are fun to watch. Great job! I want to come out there to England and work with you guys. Absolutely awesome.

[@edsmith4995]

Good job lads.

[@carmemlucia1750]

❤️Obrigada pelo encetivo ! aprendie com🤗 esses vídeos coisas que achava impocivel fazer👍👏👏👏 galera Saúde e paz a todos ☘️🙏

[@JavierFernandez01]

That's awesome.

[@jedics1]

Awesome, so long as I'm not the one who has to clean it :)

[@AlanSurgeoner]

im sure I saw a video with two tanks connected with something like this. Looks great though so well done.

[@davidhastings7714]

"must be scared of hights" LMFAO!

[@JenaTuckerAquariums]

Cool! Lucky fish😊

[@DramaticAquatics]

They are loving it, it has been up nearly a week and they are never out the top part, cheers for watching!!

[@zanehaselden5573]

Algae bomb!!

[@shekeyra100]

love your place great place to shop

[@ammiasfunniestvlogs339]

Sweet mate. haters can hate for any reason they dream upper but that's mint

[@DramaticAquatics]

Cheers for comment and watching mate!!

[@alancotton7766]

What a fantastic idea , the only concern I would have is will it not go green with algae when the sun gets on it ?

[@cooolwhippp]

in florida blue herons would be lining up!!!!nice job

[@hj8607]

Circulate the water the same way you pulled the air out of the tank . Take a line to the top w a piece of styro and move the water around . The static pressure of displacing water with water(from a low point in pool, moving in either dirrection) would give little resistance . Load the column with happy snails to feed on algae .

[@BleachJuice21]

Thats really cool

[@franciscobarbozadesouza6552]

muito bacana legal

[@mojomarj]

This is absolutely amazing!!! 😍 How much pressure do you think you created with removing the air?

[@mulzceo]

Lucky fishes

[@brianoz2640]

It looks great How do you clean the algae off the lass

[@polzchannel9784]

Tjakepzzz 👌 👍 Very Cool

[@nickferro6627]

Looks like u figured a way to deal with global warming and sea levels rising 😄

[@2010wembley]

Well done mate. Really love the fact youve tried something different.........and it worked. Any updates as to how its doing?

[@DramaticAquatics]

i am not there anymore but liam says its looking great still, cheers for watching!!

[@danmcleodmcleod7129]

Hi Andy great video

[@DramaticAquatics]

cheers dude!!

[@murryh1]

Dramatic Aquatics .any suggestions how to get fish to go in the tower please

[@dennisbrakel8388]

Now that this has been up awhile, do the tanks seen to heat the ponds much? I would think they would act sort of as a solar heater

[@CostasKapsalis]

Young Adams from the shop will be the one cleaning the inside of the aquarium. I think ill go for a drive the weekend and pop in to have a look.

[@DramaticAquatics]

ha ha!! we look forward to seeing you!!

[@kyidyl]

It works because the pressure inside of the tank is lowered as you suck out the air, but the pressure of 1atm remains on the water outside so the pressure-less cavern inside the upright tank becomes the path of least resistance for the water as the weight of the air pressure outside attempts to squish the water. So it's not that you're sucking it up, it's that the atmosphere is pushing the water down and away and after the air is removed from the tank, the pressure pushing down on the water inside the tank is less than the pressure outside and it no longer pushes back on the air on the water outside the tank.

[@DramaticAquatics]

wow that makes sense to me now'ish lol, Thanks for an amazing explanation !!

[@thisisnotmyrealname5134]

thank you :) - as a comparison this will NOT work on the moon for the absence of any atmospheric pressure

[@anthon_dc7634]

wow amazing! sir

[@เฉินเดินแรง-ฅ3ถ]

amazing

[@sanclementeeric6278]

The problem is that fish will get trapped and won't know how to get out and will probably die. If you put a cap/canopy on the top, you can hide some of the air that should actually be there. Maybe make it a planter on top. You'll still get the same effect but may save some fish.

[@DramaticAquatics]

it has been up & running 6 month and no fish got stuck or trapped lol!!!

[@sanclementeeric6278]

Well, that's good! How many go up on a daily basis? Got any current video of it?

[@something.for.everyone]

That looks ace would love to try it but How do u get the food to the top?

[@jq71]

How about a waterfall from the top down one or more sides. When lit it would be beautiful.

[@mesofius]

That's a brilliant idea! Also, you have a very exotic accent.

[@DramaticAquatics]

Cheers!!

[@mmb20002]

La idea es muy creativa pero... como piensan limpiar los vidrios cuando se llenen de algas si ese acuario esta a pleno sol???

[@robertnewton5331]

Absaloute quality Andy

[@DramaticAquatics]

cheers man!!

[@timc.2799]

Are the fish getting enough oxygen there? What if they are trapped there and unable to swim out of it ?

[@TheLastxtear]

I also had that idea but mine was a bit different. Since I also wanted a water fall type of out look.

[@QuintinLourens]

think i must do a small one in my home pond too. but its winter here in south africa so i dont see it happening now though

[@DramaticAquatics]

yes i would wait for warmer weather lol!! cheers for watching!!

[@cynthiaferguson6237]

i would love to this with large globe shape glass bottle.

[@josephdupont]

what is the pressure in there as you move up the tank.

[@nicolasnavarrete9758]

I have a pond with a viewpoint like the one in the video, only it is rectangular instead of square. The problem is that within a week the glass turns green from the water level up and the water is completely clear, and I clean it and after a week the same, could you give me some solution. Greetings.

[@JackPS9]

Would it not freeze the whole thing during winter in colder winter climates? Just asking

[@playinragz]

How do you clean the algae off the inside glass? In 4 day’s that’ll be bright green.

[@ualuuanie]

Just curious after sometime alge and moss will appear at the inner walls of the tank how do you guys clean them?

[@audiblerangerdms6616]

Can you swim in the inverted aquarium?

[@joecuschieri]

how will you clean the green algae when it grows

[@DramaticAquatics]

we are using a large algae magnet and ladders lol!! cheers for watching!!

[@tannerbeverley26]

Snails? :o

[@bluejayechaosenbybirb5865]

Tanner Beverley if the snails fall off of the side of the glass, they won't be able to get back into the glass structure

[@tannerbeverley26]

xX WolfPup Xx they could climb up the support structure... maybe...

[@bluejayechaosenbybirb5865]

Tanner Beverley I don't think snails are smart enough to climb the support.

[@thamizh666]

can the fish stay in the tower longtime?if so does it not need air?

[@DramaticAquatics]

it has fresh water been circulated inside from the bottom, cheers for watching!!

[@Dagcoin]

Dimensions of aquarium please?

[@Thunderstormworld]

Problem with this setup is that there is poor circulation in a setup like this and the result is that the dissolved oxygen content is low.

[@TheDatatex3]

i mean you could pump oxygenated water into it.

[@Shaden0040]

How do you clean algae off the glass tower's insides?

[@Shaden0040]

I doubt it, she's been dead since 1982.

[@DramaticAquatics]

a large algae magnet, cheers for watching!!

[@d3str0i3r]

i realize they're not traditionally found in ponds but maybe a few snails or something to eat the algae that grows on the glass?

[@Red-uf4hr]

Really cool but seems like it would be a algae making machine.

[@DramaticAquatics]

it will be challenging but worth it lol!!

[@rudisai10]

i have question . if fish inside the glass tank and he dont know where to go or finding food .. cant wait to see next 1 weks after sure fish die :)

[@justbaquatics2512]

andy that's justvshowing off lol.

[@DramaticAquatics]

wait till we go bigger lol!!

[@adammoore251]

Do you ever have any kamikaze seagulls? Maybe a random dead bird floating in the pond? Is the whole thing on the ground after a windy night?

[@whelkshuffler]

I never thought I'd see a trippin' fish.

[@liamoboyle2065]

Air pressure applies here but I wonder if father fish like the reduced gravity effect?

[@williamquilitzsch4174]

How do you get turnover to keep up oxygenation and maintain ph?

[@jregamey]

will this heat up to much for these fish from direct sunlight?

[@DramaticAquatics]

should'nt get 2 hot for them as we have installed a pipe from filter so fresh water is been circulated. cheers for watching!!

[@dogwalker666]

is it still there as i live just a few miles away and would like to see it in real life

[@robevs100ok]

How do you calculate what thickness material you need for different tanks

[@DramaticAquatics]

with ordinary tanks the correct way up it depends on the height because of the presure but with the inverted tanks its a case of try & see what happens lol!!!

[@robevs100ok]

Dramatic Aquatics how do you calculate standard tanks

[@peter9011]

Put a few water snails in there to eat the algae off the glass

[@thongnguyentrung896]

How to clean it? Thank

[@gman7359]

What about the birds trying to get the fish?

[@Standswithabeer]

winter freezes??

[@asulliv1954]

I'll be right over Mate let me get the petro to Drive from New York

[@adammoore251]

Have the seagulls starting dive bombing yet?

[@DramaticAquatics]

you would expect them to have but so far no birds have flown into it yet lol!! cheers for watching!!

[@benitochampeng5291]

what about the oxygen in the tank ?

[@cruzportellicp]

Atmospheric pressure ftw

[@jessiehenderson44]

Will it stay if an airline is used to relieve the vaccum or negative pressure?

[@r3rd698]

id come see you but im thousands of miles away :(

[@chevy2061]

what if you had one of these but the top Is already open

[@DramaticAquatics]

make the top the bottom but if its the same height & open at the top you would need 25mm glass, cheers for watching!!

[@catclark9488]

If you had one of these with the top AND the bottom open, it wouldn't work. The level of water in it will not go any higher than the level of water in the pond.

[@jessiehenderson44]

I see a need to relieve negative pressure or vacccum.

[@jonas2431]

what's the long shiny silver fish

[@DramaticAquatics]

its blue orf lovely pond fish and can get 18" plus great for large ponds with plenty of oxygen!! cheers for watching!!

[@jonas2431]

Dramatic Aquatics cool

[@siminthesky]

You will cook the fish in there

[@cynthiaferguson6237]

it works on same principle as when you take gas "out" of a car.

[@naumanjaved5927]

...mate this isn't rocket science. Ever been doing the dishes, and there's a drinking glass submerged in water, if you try to lift it out bottom first, same thing happens. It's cuz for all intents and purposes, what you've made is an airtight container. It has no openings. However, if you remove the air from inside the container, it creates a small vacuum (empty space) that has to be filled in. So the water must take it's place. Try this maybe it'll help you understand how it works. Get a large syringe (no needle) and leave the plunger pushed in all the way as if you're about to fill it. Cover the end of the syringe with your finger, and pull back on the plunger. You'll feel it pull back.... and when you let go, it will move back to its original position on its own. It's because when you pull that plunger you're basically creating an empty space, and since you sealed the other end with your finger, air can't rush in to fill it... so the plunger is gonna be pushed back to its original place. So if you want to compare this to this inverted tank, think of the plunger as your water level. In the previous example, we started with no space (plunger all the way down) then sealed the syringe with our finger so nothing can get in, then pulled the plunger creating an empty space, which created pressure to pull the plunger back. In the case of this tank, you start with an empty sealed space full of air. Then you use a machine to remove the air. There is no way AIR can come back inside (unless you provide the air with an opening... like a pipe... this is why when the hoover is shut off, you MUST plug the end of the pipe with your thumb, or the air is simply gonna rush back inside and the water level will drop). So the only thing that can rush into this space to occupy it is the water.

[@Schnibs]

How do you empty it?

[@DramaticAquatics]

we stick a hosepipe up and let the air in and the water lowers nice and slowly!!

[@TheCliffy007]

that face @0:32

[@даниласудокин]

а статуи из чего пенопласт или что

[@Diana-wg1tm]

Can they breath ok

[@vasili1207]

Fish live in water 😕 they takes the air from the water via the gills

[@freedomisfromtruth]

@@vasili1207 He might mean that oxygenation of the water might not be as well if there isnt a lot of circulation with the lower part.

[@fishtanknoob3833]

i soooo want one for my ittle 10g tank

[@DramaticAquatics]

any fish tank upside down seems to work from research so you just need a smaller tank and raise it from the floor of yours!!

[@gautieraudio3590]

On ne peut pas mettre d air par contre sinon il fait descendre l eau. Ou alors il faudrait. . . . .

[@josephdupont]

just insert the damn tube in the water and it won't sypone down

[@andrewbyron6048]

I hate being negative but this is an accident waiting to happen. I know it is heavy but a decent gust of wind could push that over because it is so top heavy. To me it is far too tall to not have any other support. Also a customer could do the same, or a large bird banging into it to get the fish. Secondly that is a great way to super heat the water with little flow to circulate up the glass box. And what about cleaning the glass?

[@chrissygw4971]

I was thinking the same myself, a smaller one would be much safer , and yes that water is going to heat up something awful especially with the heat we had the last few days.

[@DramaticAquatics]

hopefully not an accident waiting to happen as the way i see it is that there is 318 litres of water inside the tank but there is 2800 litre in the bottom tank 1 litre weighs 1 kg so it is 318 kg sat on a base of 2800 kg so hopefully heavy enough to not blow over but not top heavy, We have also ran a spliter pipe from the filter to the underneath of the aquarium but inside so it can circulate the water inside the aquarium and also means it will not be getting to hot. To clean the glass i used a pair of steps with big rubber shoes on and a large algae magnet, However i do think for peace of mind we are going to trap it to the polly tunnel and make a feature out of, i did not find your comment negative as they are all valid points and challenges that we have been able to overcome. Thanks for watching!!

[@andrewbyron6048]

If the water was solid then the water in the vat would add support but as it is a movable liquid the tank is top heavy in that it is 5 feet or more high but very narrow. Admittedly it would not go over that easily but once past the tipping point there would be no stopping it! I like your other videos and am pleased to see a business thriving independent of the chain aquatic stores which I feel are monopolising the industry. I wish you continued success!

[@MrSurvival4200]

Replace vacuum sound with music.

[@NEHAFITNESSFREAKZZZ]

Fish going to trap , it's a fail experiment, it should be in rectangular tank

[@robertcoates7293]

as a note smart fish will not go in thar dumb fish like koi and gold fish will with in 10 mins smart fish are scared some fish may get used to a upside down tank and start moving in you never no but its mainly for gold fish and koi same thing with a fish tank tube

[@liamoboyle2065]

Fish love the natural sunlight and grow in proportion to the tank or pond I had. Norma. Lloook at. What I won at the fair cheap poorly looked after goolld fish I had got to 9 inch or more I not got pictures of them I think as. It was not the done thing to photograph everything

[@kani_zayy461]

It only take a stupid bird to run it to it