Convert a spare room into a pool with access through the roof?
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Convert a spare room into a pool with access through the roof?
Sounds ideal to me!
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When I was a kid, I used to dream of tearing the floor out of a room in my dad's house, digging down several feet and turning it into a big private aquarium that I could swim in... I still think about it, sometimes!
If I were to ever win the lottery, I'd probably buy a nice house and do just that with it-- take one room, tear the floor out, install a huge tank in it, and have a big viewable side down on the next floor in a big lounging area. My only concern would be keeping the glass and water clean... That and I don't know if I'd want to put fish in it. I'm always paranoid about owning fish because I feel like they'd be unhappy and I'd inevitably end up killing them.
Still though... A big showy aquarium in my own house... That's such a dream to me. <3
Its my dream house too! To have a deep swimming pond inside the house. Or even a grotto in the cellar leading out into the main pool in the backyard... I'm still wishing to win the lottery!
Tanks can be INCREDIBLY costly and VERY dangerous if you just try and whip one up. They have been known to explode. Be safe, be smart if you try and make one.... please. I currently offer the largest traveling mermaid tank in the world. It's massive holds 5000 gallons and is 40ft long several mermaids can swim in it at once easily. If any of you ever have an event with a large enough budget (it's very expensive just to even move it) I do and will work with other mermaids. I don't rent the tank out without me, but I do collaborate. Feel free to contact me any time <3
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cool seahorses!!!
Thank you :)
if I coudl afford it I'd love to fly down and work with you sometimes Moon, you and I seem to have a lot of common themes- Raina :)
@MoonMermaid > please, don't tempt me! :p
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http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...ster-Mega-Tank
Just thought it was appropriate. That and the fact if I could I would want one in my house too
Yes, water creates huge pressures, and the smallest unanticipated thing, like temperature changes stressing the glass, can lead to disaster.Quote:
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Here's an example
http://youtu.be/xcaCk0OZseM http://youtu.be/xcaCk0OZseM
Typical humans! Just take photos only, nobody saves the fish!
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About the export match clear pool... Link no longer works, hopefully this one does. http://alexipro.fm.alibaba.com/produ..._Pool_set.html
So, a short note from Bunnings saying they don't stock pools. (far enough) and every other store either uses a certain brand only, or not at all.
I then contacted as many local above-ground pool-makers as possible... no go there either.
I have three possibilities for buying an Acrylic Pool in Australia/from overseas. One of those is the link above... might not be able to ship to Australia, Might not reach Australian safety standards, might have a minimum Bulk order.
The other is to contact the inflatable Pool-makers direct in China and have them custom-make a deep pool. (should be okay as far as safety standards go.) Could be expensive, might require a bulk order might not be very stable. (being a deep paddling pool.)
The other is a Melbourne Acrylic Tank maker, that does viewing panels for High-end pools and Mega tanks.
Will be expensive, doesn't provide interstate shipping. Will be to standards and to exact specifications. reefscape.com.au
I'm putting the Acrylic Tank in my "When I (miraculously) win the Lottery" folder.
(miraculously because I so rarely enter... like Once in the past 4 years)
EDIT: Reefscape have one office in Melbourne, two in Thailand, and one in Saudi Arabia.
Be careful with those China made ones, they do not conform to Aussie standards.
http://www.jonolavsakvarium.com/eng_...200litres.html
heres an instruction for a giant tank. not shure about pricing but its a start ^^
I highly suggest NOT ordering from alibaba.
There are a bunch of scams in that website, I've met quite a few cosplayers that have had issues with it.
Alibaba stole my photos once promoting skirts for sale (made by another vendor) . I had to contact them several times before they removed them.!!
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Alibaba is like amazon, they just don't regulate the sellers very well alibaba/Aliexpress doesn't sell anything Itself I don't think
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How thick does the glass in a tank need to be to hold the pressure? I want to make a tank. The dimensions (as far as I can figure right now) will be about 7x4x3, so that's 84 cubic feet. It will be about 630 gallons. Any ideas? :)
Honestly you need to ask an expert these things so you need to be talking to tank builders on aquarium/tank forums online or find an engineer who specialises to build it for you.Quote:
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Off the top of my head the acrylic would likely be AT LEAST an inch thick to be on the safe side. But possibly several inches thick - hence asking an expert.
oh and as previously discussed, I strongly recommend acyrlic rather than glass - glass is more fragile and much heavier than acrylic, meaning that acrylic is much safer and easier to work with, especially if you're planning on moving your tank anywhere
I got in a tank recently. I love how it looks on the inside. Doing it a night was crazy. Its all dark except for the small light in the tank. Epic! Attachment 22094
I realize this thread is a bit old....But I've been trying to find info and pros/cons on making an existing chlorine tank into a salt water one.
Those of you who have tanks already or who want one....what are your thoughts? (I mostly just fantasize about a salt water one because of my eyes and to avoid the over all harshness of chlorine, but wondering about ease/cost, etc?)
Pity this clear pool is a distorted view. http://www.seagullindustries.co.za/p...age=100&id=180
Those clear pools look really cool, Slee! Even with the distortion lol.
I think that this was briefly touched on earlier in the thread, but what about the possibility of a few mermaids living in the same area pitching in money to buy a portable tank and then sharing it? Of course this would limit the flexibility of each mermaid to schedule appearances (they would have to "book" the tank in advance for certain dates) but it might be worth considering if there are enough mermaids within the same state/province who really want to have a tank to use. It could also be a neat thing to have at a comic con or renfaire - say there were three mermaids sharing a tank, for a couple of hours two of them could be doing dry appearances/photo shoots while one is in the tank, and then trade off time in the tank. Just throwing the possibility out there.
Speaking of clear pools
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1896264416.html
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If only I trusted that merchant site.
Oh it's on amazon too!
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This one is cool, but unwieldy and impractical for gigs, unless you had a gig where you could leave it up for the season, or assemble it on a flatbed or trailer you could tow...empty, of course.
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Unfortunate name, though... Wizz Pool? Uhhhhhh...no.
At least if you had it in your yard it'd discourage the neighbors from skinny dipping.
Hahaha! I would hope so! Especially some of my neighbors! Shudder!
Would there really be that many gigs where a tank or pool is needed? I would think most swimming gigs would be at established pools.
An established pool only allows view from above, so anything done underwater can be seen only partially, not to mention you don't see much of the tail unless you're at/close to the surface.
That's why I have 2 sets of different choreographies for my waterballets.
One is designed to look good in a normal pool or lake, and the other for underwater viewing (which can only be realized in a clear tank or aquarium).
Also, it's nice to be independent of established pools and simply tow your tank to wherever you want to perform.
I wish there was a less costly and inconvenient alternative.
I love the WizzPool xD
Would be really cool for home-gigs.
Good points, Tuna. I also think the Wizz pool is pretty cool, if it didn't have to be moved. One could get some nice little videos with it in one's own backyard. If only it were big enough to really swim in and were available in the US, I might be tempted.
I don't think I'd want the hassle of dealing with a transportable mermaid sized tank, myself. It's bad enough having two large fish aquariums to take care of!
The biggest variety of the pool is 4 metres in diameter, and 1,20m deep.
Which means water depth (with skimmers) is around 1m.
Bummer :p
anyways, I couldn't find a means to purchase it.
Would have been satisfied with something like that in my backyard, but the "just enough to have a toddler sit down in it"-pool variety is not really useful for any merish activity...
Yes, it would be great to have a backyard swimmable pool if it weren't for all the expense and the hassles of upkeep. Just for kicks, I looked into the cost of an inground, chlorine-free pool with uv sterilization and moss filtration. Such a thing would cost around $70,000! If we had that kind of money lying around, I'd rather use it to go to Hawaii 10 times!
yep, the costs for anything swimmable are insane.
I've done lots of research, without coming up with anything viable
(I'm sure otherwise, everymer would have something!)
and then I always come across teasers like this
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which is a garden pond made for swimming, and costs even more than a normal pool, but CMON REALLY
do you have to post such pictures lol.
:swoon: Paradise in a puddle!
This is my debut location. I've tested the fin in the pool, the tail will be here.
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Cost me only a few dollars to visit.