The in and outs of the 300 gallon aquarium

FishDad1

[@riverbankfisher]

Holy Mackerel the plumbing and filtration system that keeps this aquarium's water crystal clear is one of the most complex and elaborate designs I've ever seen. Only an engineer would insist on this level of sophistication haha. The beauty of the system is all that complexity is hidden from sight, to complement the uncluttered minimalist interior decor of the tank. Brilliant setup, sir.

[@TimeSplitterChimp]

Beautiful

[@thisislargemouth5566]

What a gorgeous aquarium. That's a killer setup.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

This is Largemouth Thank you very much and thanks for stopping bye

[@Bk-pu6to]

Very sweet set-up Chad. Can't wait to see more fish in this tank👍

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Brian and Xman's Aquariums Thank you Brian and thanks for watching buddy have a great night

[@DebTim]

Hi Chat.. I really like the deep dimension. It gives you so much more playroom for scaping! I really like the scape. I have a pleco in with Humphrey.. I didn't realize it till today! He must have been hiding when I moved my Geos. Everything looks great on the 300... love that tank!!🍁😁💧💗

[@fishdad1chadh227]

DebTim A CANADIAN Girl Thank you Deb 3 foot wide I have to get on a chair to get to the back of it thanks for watching have a great night

[@DebTim]

🍁😁💗

[@LeuBlue]

@@fishdad1chadh227 how much did the tank cost excluding the tank itself and the table.

[@Sandman3136]

Awesome Set-Up you got there.

[@joemunoz1251]

That's cool Chad I like the way the heaters are hidden. That Texas cichlid looks amazing

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Thank you Joe that Texan is going to be a show stopper

[@grock31]

Simply amazing bud. Thx for Sharing. One day perhaps I will get a huge tank as well. Going to need some tips on the sump. Seems like you have it figured out. 🖖

[@fishdad1chadh227]

GDee Cichlids thank you sir and thanks for watching just let me know I will help you with anything

[@luvmywetpets]

Wow! Awesome set up!

[@RVVideosShowtime]

Very wonderful and huge tank. Like it 👍🐠🐠🐠

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Ravi Aquarium Thank you and thanks for watching have a great day

[@phupham2576]

Love the tank. I have the mayan for the same reason but still love the fish!

[@redtailbarracudasyellowtai2689]

Beautiful tank bro very nice video...! Aquatic 🌎 Monster 🐟 keeper....!👍

[@pdean_photography929]

lol somebody is hungry. I wish my redfin picherel would do that . He probably will when he get used to his new environment . You've got a really nice tank .

[@cichlidguru1163]

Nice sump buddy .I love the 300 gallon .I want one lol

[@fishdad1chadh227]

cichlid guru nyc thank you buddy you can put a lot of stuff in the sump

[@cichlidguru1163]

FishDad1 Chad H .I want sump too buy my concern is water level in tank .Imma do it in summer tho .

[@UnconventionalAquatics]

monster tank! looks awesome!

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Unconventional Aquatics Thank you sir and have a wonderful day

[@arielsmith9674]

Wow that’s cool, question, what type of fish specifically need this much water? Just wondering!:)

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Cool video love that tank bro

[@fishdad1chadh227]

COOPER'S CICHILDS Hey Cooper thanks for stopping by aquarium has finally about done I just need to add some more fish to it thanks for watching buddy have a great night

[@slipperythought89]

That fish is beautiful 😍 those colors are insane. Its gotta be a cichlid with those goergous colors right? I love the tank man i got a 75 and ive always dreamed of building a massive plywood tank but im sure you know how expensive that thick tempered glass is

[@juststevethatsit117]

That baby is impressive!!

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Everyday Fish Keeper Thank you and thanks for watching have a great night

[@bradshalit8168]

Great tank thanks for the video. You may want to consider reducing the flow on the water through the UV sterilizer - it doesn’t work well with high flow, you need stand time. There’s a book (I can recall) that tells you how to calculate the flow rate/stand time. You could Tee of the return with a valve to slow down the flow through the UV and just have the UV return go back to the sump. Also, I know someone commented above, but did you consider painting the back of the tank? I used rubberized paint. It will look great.... just my $0.02!

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Brad Shalit Thank you I’ve never thought about that and thanks for stopping bye

[@reggiereads5989]

Awesome tank. I'd love to have a tank that size.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Pittsburgh FishGuy You will someday it will probably be bigger than mine

[@andrewsabin729]

I didn’t have much luck with those types of heaters. After a few months, they couldn’t hold the temp I set them to. When are you going to add more fish?

[@vitocasola4309]

Great video! Just curious, do you have to reinforce the flooring for this beast? Thx

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Vito Casola No sir it’s in my basement and it’s sitting on concrete it took for guys to move this aquarium downstairs the railing you see behind the aquarium I had to take that off empty it weighs 450 pounds with sand rock water weighs about 3000 pounds

[@vitocasola4309]

FishDad1 Chad H if it was on the 2nd floor u would have to reinforce though, right?

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Vito Casola yes Because it’s like parking a car on your floor you would have to use pole jacks in your basement to support your floor Joyce’s or they will start blowing in your floor will become very bouncy or if you have a house with a crawlspace you will have to use concrete blocksAnd four by fours to support your floor Joyce’s but I would not recommend putting it on a second floor I can be very rough on your flooring

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Vito Casola with these big aquariums they have to be level if they are off level they will blow a panel out and you will have up to 300 gallons of water going through your house so make sure it is level that’s the key with these big tanks

[@just4aquatics261]

Do you have the link of where to buy your specific marineland tank ? How much ?

[@Turtlelover-hm8kq]

Where you got the tank from how match is this ?

[@andrewsabin729]

I thought the water volume has to be slow enough for the UV sterilizer to effectively work? I don’t even have any UV sterilization on any of my tanks.

[@dewaltgrainger2923]

What heater system do you use?

[@brianlee5132]

Did you run out of money for fish?

[@chillwill7s60]

Pay attention, listen, he told you he has red terrors and trimacs, growing out, they get big , so this tank will be perfect .

[@franklynpearson7106]

How did you get that tank thru your doorway??

[@jesusgood2462]

Most probably the rear entrance.

[@Ivan-fg3fy]

Beautiful tank! You should make that a predator tank!

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Dark Z4 it is buddy

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@fishdad1chadh227 damn

[@MyOnlyCommentIs]

Is the sump.of 300 gal noisy?

[@inventoryking]

Nice sump system

[@fishdad1chadh227]

inventoryking Well thanks for coming by and checking it out buddyHave a great day

[@Loy1477]

What's the thickness glass?

[@diegohperez6434]

Is good I have made one similar size glass 19 milímetros question is sand bed how deep is has to be my one because is concrete base my calculations is 6 inches what you thing good big rocks and soutamerican fish let me know please thanks

[@fishdad1chadh227]

diego h perez 6 inches is pretty deep you’ll have to gravel vac if it was mine I would do about 2 inches you really don’t need any sand but a little would look nice the fish really don’t mindThanks for watching

[@nevaehspets6551]

This looks like it would be a great hamster cage! How much did it cost?

[@user-ol1od7tj6y]

That's way to small for a hamster dude come on

[@isabellamerrigan8074]

FatBoySins lol

[@isabellamerrigan8074]

Over 1500

[@nevaehspets6551]

FatBoySins I’m sorry about the animal cruelty (I’m not joking about hamster cage tho. Store bought ones are way to small. They need at a bare minimum 450 sq in. I prefer 600 though)

[@isabellamerrigan8074]

Nevaehs Pets I don’t have any fish tanks but the original poster said that the full set up was about 2000 so I guessed it was around 1500 for just the tank + I’m looking into getting a tank around that size for my day geckos

[@Aquariummonstersnyc]

SQUADUP🙌😎💪💪👌

[@fishdad1chadh227]

EmoneycichlidsNYC Thank you buddy have a great day

[@footballballstar9498]

@@fishdad1chadh227 how much does something like this cost.. ruff estimate please?

[@keithmcgee1253]

I think you would have had much more success if you would have DIY your wet/dry filtration but your tank & corner overflows are “great”!!! 👍🏾

[@ert-wert]

Guess what yall, I'm getting a 250 gallon complete setup for free, unicorns do exist. Keep searching it does happen.

[@slipperythought89]

Nice man, will you be posting a video when it's set up? Also do you have any idea what you will stock the tank with??

[@bennyfata1293]

How much it cost? (The whole system) More than $2000?

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Two Stroke yes

[@bennyfata1293]

I knew it...! can't afford it, bye-bye my dream😅

[@thirstyrabbittanks2u191]

Id love 10 tanks like that mmmmmmm

[@fishdad1chadh227]

ThirstyRabbit Tanks2U Well thank you and thanks for watching someday you’ll have a big tank like that

[@cichlidguru1163]

Do a canopy for the tank

[@fishdad1chadh227]

I was thinking about that I do you have wood left over from the stand that would look pretty cool

[@cichlidguru1163]

FishDad1 Chad H yup

[@ReelHardFishing]

You do not need bags of chem clear

[@flaviodesignaquariums1690]

Them wavemakers won't last very long.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Flavio Design Aquairums Do you have the same wave makers I have two other wave makers same brand three years old and still working greatThanks for watching buddy

[@flaviodesignaquariums1690]

@@fishdad1chadh227 I still have & use the smartwave controller. I've went thru 10 of the smaller size pumps( model 420& 3??). Some of witch only lasted a week or two. I now use my 20+ year old Haggen aquaclear 802 / 70 powerheads.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Flavio Design Aquairums Sometimes you have to take them out and clean them up that helps to

[@GSP-76]

300 gallon tank and two fish...you should put Africans in that bad boy.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

I used to have African cichlids I have moved on to bigger fish South American cichlids l have 8 in there that will get 10 inches or biggerThanks for coming by and watching

[@coolwater411]

Get ARCHERFISH

[@BushWackingHomestead]

Well built System beautiful aquarium, also add another female or two if he is being aggressive that way he can pick on another female lol you know the way males get where they're hormones get out of whack 😂

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Cody White thanks for watching

[@BushWackingHomestead]

@@fishdad1chadh227 you definitely earned a sub from me good work!

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Cody White thank you again it’s been awhile Since I made a video

[@Kenzie_itis]

Dad? Is that you ? You went to get a pack of cigarettes years ago What are you doing with these fish

[@predatory_fish_keeper_9553]

this poor fella can't pronounce half of the specs on this tank lol

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Raúl red thanks buddy

[@johnnysmith9643]

Get a clown knife fish

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Johnny Smith No thank you the fish I have now are way too aggressive thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend

[@johnnysmith9643]

No problem and is that a Texas cichlid u have there awsome

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Johnny Smith Yes it is his name is Texs you should see him now he’s about 11 inches and about 3 inches wide he’s a hog he was supposed to be a red Texan but he never faded plus I think he has some flower horn in him to

[@georgeerlandson5376]

There’s only one fish in there, such a waste

[@topfunko7336]

That's what I was going to say

[@chriswhitey1978]

Paint the background Do some scaping Sheesh

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Chris WhiteY No thank you buddy I like it the way it is thanks for stopping bye I tried plants but South American cichlids tear them up