2500+ Gallon outdoor BUILD THREAD at Ellis Aquatics

[armanslr]

Wow, just finished reading the entire build. Thanks for documenting it, it turned out great!

 

[JDEllis]

Wow, just finished reading the entire build. Thanks for documenting it, it turned out great!

Thx, more post as I have time. Found some pics I never posted from building

 

[JDEllis]

Musk turtle is becoming much more active and has started eating same time as the fish and other turtles

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[JDEllis]

This is popeye the turtle. He eats spinach straight out of my hands
https://vimeo.com/166448091


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[JDEllis]

More of popeye eating from my hands
https://vimeo.com/166448273


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[JDEllis]

The other turtles are eating the spinach now too, if popeye would stop swatting them away lol koi love the spinach too https://vimeo.com/166448407


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[gumbii]

you have any hifin sharks...?

get some...

 

[JDEllis]

you have any hifin sharks...?

get some...

Three up top and three down on the bottom main pond. They have put on some size since I dropped them in late last year. They were all about 3". Now about 6"

 

[gumbii]

for some reason, i couldn't keep them alive... LOL... they would all die in the cold months....

 

[TH64]

This is epic. You have such diverse plants and animals it all comes together great!

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[JDEllis]

for some reason, i couldn't keep them alive... LOL... they would all die in the cold months....

That's weird they are supposed to do really well in the cold. I even have about 27 pleco out there. Well I should say I have put 27 out there and have only seen two since then but I do have a lot of caves

 

[Dxoilxd]

Your build is amazing. I feel like you can start charging admission for your zoo/natural park

 

[JDEllis]

Surprise adoption of 3 XXL goldfish today. These guys are about 8" each. Had a friend of a friends kid break their FW tank and had to get rid of there goldfish they had for the past several years. Soooo my buddy says "hey I know a guy with some freshwater that can take them" lol anyways here I am with three new goldfish. it's all good these guys are nice looking and almost the size of the koi in the bigger upper pond. Going from 40g to 500g is probably a pretty good upgrade for them and I'm sure they are happier.

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[Zoarder]

Surprise adoption of 3 XXL goldfish today. These guys are about 8" each. Had a friend of a friends kid break their FW tank and had to get rid of there goldfish they had for the past several years. Soooo my buddy says "hey I know a guy with some freshwater that can take them" lol anyways here I am with three new goldfish. it's all good these guys are nice looking and almost the size of the koi in the bigger upper pond. Going from 40g to 500g is probably a pretty good upgrade for them and I'm sure they are happier.

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Hahaha **** Mike i was like you bringing Koi, he goes nah they are goldfish had to look at them again lol and he didn't even mention it till later i bet lol

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[JDEllis]

Sometimes I forget how nice it is out here at night. Have been too busy to come out late for at least two months. Check out the video of the pond at night.

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[JDEllis]

Few shots of the night life tonight

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