Episode 80 pt1,The 500 Gallon Aquarium, LA Fishguys

Published on Monday, October 17, 2011 by kidsolo

Follow along in the eightieth episode of LA Fishguys as Jim Stime of Aquarium Design in Thousand Oaks CALIF., cleans and does a 100 gallon water change in a 500 gallon saltwater aquarium.

25 Responses

by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 5:11 am

hey G, i dont think you many options left. big tanks require a big effort. if its a flat floor you could use PVC pipe and roll it in, otherwise get as many friends as you can
by glenNHKskate October 17, 2011 at 5:37 am

@lafishguy Thanx, Im guessing alot of that weight came from the coral insert (of the Cylinder). This tank has coral insert around the center overflow (not as much as Cyl) U still think if I get enough guys we can left it in or at least onto the stand?
by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 6:13 am

hey G, first, make sure your doorway is wide enough for the tank. second, start calling ALL your friends, it will take many of them. It took nine guys for us to carry in the Cylinder tank. somewhere I am sure you can rent a motorized ‘jack’ but I would not know where to start and it needs flat path.
by glenNHKskate October 17, 2011 at 7:12 am

Hi Jim, I am going to buy a 720 Gallon aquarium (acrylic 8x3x4) but I am wondering how I can move it into my living room after getting it shipped to my house? Thanx
by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 7:27 am

hey J, you are in luck, that tank actually goes through a few changes with the LA Fishguys series, and you get to watch it happen. keep watching the 500 gallon episodes to see what it progresses too.
by JohnWoo October 17, 2011 at 7:37 am

I want an in wall tank just like that! Where are the filter inlets and outlets? Is it glass or acrylics? Thanks Jim.
by RD2CW October 17, 2011 at 7:49 am

the funniest thing is that you kinda look like jack nicholson
by CaptiveReefSystems October 17, 2011 at 8:28 am

@myfatproductions Look into another hobby. Or, go freshwater.
by MrFishman113 October 17, 2011 at 9:05 am

blue lights ruin the whole thing!
by jprak712 October 17, 2011 at 9:31 am

wowwwww,,this is realll niceee..
by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 9:56 am

hey M, how expensive is what? please note that I am not familiar with the monetary sign you mentioned and assume its somewhere in Europe, and knowing how expensive shipping cost is my suggestion is to look closer to your home.
by myfatproductions October 17, 2011 at 10:19 am

how expensive is it?
im willing to spend around 3500€ for my aquarium
that includes fishes
by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 11:05 am

hey B, it was my hobby, its now a business. yes I get paid.
by Blakoli1 October 17, 2011 at 11:56 am

@lafishguy would you say this is your hobbie and bit of a rude question but do you get paid for the jobs you do. thanks my friend
by macrobioticman October 17, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Fuck and I thought my set up was sophisticated
by stunod15 October 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm

thats sick dude!! my mouth dropped when i saw this tank
by stunod15 October 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm

thats sick dude!! amazing
by joe0813 October 17, 2011 at 2:29 pm

I wish i was rich
by saltwaterprime October 17, 2011 at 2:49 pm

hAHAHAAH yea be respectful dude hes taking the time to show some stuff one day you will learn the plumbing of the whole thing
by TheOneAndOnlyProdigy October 17, 2011 at 3:13 pm

Amazing tank!! Nice specs.
by thedwightguy October 17, 2011 at 3:54 pm

nice going guys; but get someone to match your music to what you do
it’s aggravating and not all of us are the same age!
by ZZgS October 17, 2011 at 4:38 pm

ya uh huh, 50,000 dollars later… : /
by lafishguy October 17, 2011 at 5:31 pm

hey S, a good quality activated carbon will remove the yellow from the water. test your water and once the ‘cycle’ has completed you can begin to add fish or inverts.
by sexybeast24000 October 17, 2011 at 5:48 pm

hey, i recently added live rock to my 30 gallon biocube. My water color gets kind of yellow at times, and to get rid of it i do a ten gallon water change. How do I fix that? secondly, I recently added 40 lbs o live rock to the tank. I scrub it with a tooth brush to dispose of the waste on it, but i was wondering, how can i know when i can begin to add invets and fish to my aquarium. Thanks
by sexybeast24000 October 17, 2011 at 5:52 pm

hey, i recently added live rock to my 30 gallon biocube. My water color gets kind of yellow at times, and to get rid of it i do a ten gallon water change. How do I fix that? secondly, I recently added 40 lbs o live rock to the tank. I scrub it with a tooth brush to dispose of the waste on it, but i was wondering, how can i know when i can begin to add invets and fish to my aquarium. Thanks

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