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Introduction to the Large Home Aquarium

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1700 gallon fish tank tour PLUS One of the Rarest fish in the world

What happens here

The project begins with an introduction to the immense 1,700-gallon aquarium, showcasing various exotic fish, including a rare white Snow Alligator Gar (technically a Platinum Gar), several Gold Gars, a Cuban Gar, and various rare stingrays. The sheer size of the aquarium is highlighted, measuring 15 feet long, 5 feet wide, and over 30 inches tall. The total weight of the filled aquarium and its contents is approximately 14 tons. The unique visual characteristic of the Translucent Gar, which allows visibility through its scales, is also demonstrated.

Goal: Understand the scale and inhabitants of the custom-built aquarium.

Tools and materials

  • Aquarium — Housing the fish and plants
  • Cuban Gar N/A — As a unique aquatic inhabitant
  • Gold Gar N/A — As unique aquatic inhabitants
  • King Henleya Stingray N/A — As a unique aquatic inhabitant
  • Snow Alligator Gar N/A — As a unique aquatic inhabitant
  • Spotted Gar N/A — As a unique aquatic inhabitant

What they say

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you know what happens when you breed with your cousins over and over and over again comes Ron it is the descendant of the original fish that sold for $250,000 who's a good fishing Suja good fish 15 grand for that ugly blob of a brown fish the rarest fish you know how much that sold for $250,000 I know this because I accidentally Bob you can see right through its Gill structure and that fish has got a super cool personality when it's away but I want to gain access the any part of the tank I can literally slide the entire light canopy out the weight of this aquarium 14 tons she was for sale for 15 grand to remember Odie know if you remember him in the basement here remember that no ever heard a white tank treatment Nick no okay how are we live all right you guys my wife is here with me and she's so thrilled eights being in these connect could you go stand by that once this aquarium is 15 feet long it's 5 feet from the front glass to the back glass ok Vanna White and it's 30-some inches tall houses arguably one of the rarest fish singular in the world the species is really common but this one particular fish has never been found ever and there was one that was similar found but different in Japan and you know how much that sold for $250,000 you should sell it she's so supportive so today we're gonna be looking at not only the fish but then we're gonna go behind the scenes and we're gonna take a look at the filtration room and how I was able to build a 1,700 gallon aquarium on the main floor of the house which was the really tricky part without wasting any more time let's do should we all of it boom that was sold as a platinum gar for $3,400 chapter got in my tank it started to turn into a normal gar long story short don't buy fish from Japan sight unseen this entire half of the house was built just for the aquarium I've literally calculated this part of the house to be able to withstand and hold up to the weight of a semi being parked on it 24 hours a day seven days a week so when you look right there the house ended right here we had the aquarium in the basement right remember that we didn't have this aquarium in the basement but we had a 220 gallon and a hundred 50 gallon aquarium that's my point guys she never went down to visit them I would sit down there lonely hours I felt like a bachelor in the basement every guys got their aquarium in the basement because it's too much weight so underneath this entire floor this is a full basement but right here over…

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