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Beautiful aquarium, if you had the money, maybe...

I do have one question, if you all watch this video look a where the television is positioned ...for the fishes entertainment maybe? :grin:

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It's a bit special that isn't it.

I reckon finding Nemo is played on repeat on the TV.
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Unbelievable! Must buy a euro lottery ticket tonight
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PaulVerrall wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 10:54 am Unbelievable! Must buy a euro lottery ticket tonight
I take it you've never seen David Saxby's reef aquarium in his London home. Its dimensions, at 13,640 l/3,000 gallons.


You can read about it here, Practical Fishkeeping
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Very nice, I have a question for all you ex/ current marine keepers why in marine tanks is the light always blue? don't they like it too bright :huh:
500l - Africa river - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6873
2x200l - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=7790
Others - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewto ... =15&t=7411
230L 6ft - Shallow stream
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Staffylover wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 12:03 pm Very nice, I have a question for all you ex/ current marine keepers why in marine tanks is the light always blue? don't they like it too bright :huh:
It's all to do with lighting spectrums which much tropical marine life needs to survive. :]
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No black outs for algae then! It must take a lot of time and dedication to run a reef tank, but very interesting the corals as much as the fish, I've seen them in shops the luminous ones are certainly impressive :cool:
500l - Africa river - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6873
2x200l - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=7790
Others - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewto ... =15&t=7411
230L 6ft - Shallow stream
Roma 125l - Holding fish
Qubiq 60 - Dwarf Spotted Danio
40l/25L - Black- bellied Limia/Pygmy Sunfish
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I remember reading about one marine tank, not sure whether this was David Saxby's, where the owner built a separate room next to the tank just to accommodate all the tech and equipment. Quite impressive, seeing those tanks so well done.

Strangely, though, that its hard to find such a large tank set up as a planted / tropical tank or even a really nice temperate or coldwater tank.
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Ric wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 13:17 pm I remember reading about one marine tank, not sure whether this was David Saxby's, where the owner built a separate room next to the tank just to accommodate all the tech and equipment. Quite impressive, seeing those tanks so well done.

Strangely, though, that its hard to find such a large tank set up as a planted / tropical tank or even a really nice temperate or coldwater tank.
There are a few but as you say most are it seems reef aquariums.

One such is from the late Takashi Amano called 'Forests' in Lisbon.

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Beleave it or not it's 40 meters long! :O
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W. O. W. Beautiful.

The whole house also looked stunning. I love the whole idea of the minimalist look (not going to achieve it, but I like it!).
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