building a "big" Potamotrygon/SA Catfishes tank

[Viktor Jarikov]

A mere selfie stick? Wow. You are so good with it. No tremor, no shaking, such steady control, good angles, smooth movement! Every wrong movement is amplified badly by a stick and I don't really detect in in your vids. Great job. I honestly thought you might employ an expensive, radio-controlled, underwater-filming submarine/apparatus or a snake probe / endoscope

[ElTofi]

You’re too kind… thanks… each diving or turning move is shaking… but I’m not that bad with angles and travellings, considering I’m walking on the front wall, along the front glass, bent in two under the big monstera leaves and my right arm half under water + 70 cm selfie stick holding my camera… as long as I see the GoPro, I can assume more or les the angles shooting.

[ElTofi]

Another one, for the Stingrays…

I think I’ll soon have babies to place

[ElTofi]

watch out ! explicit content :

[ElTofi]

Last April, I discovered a 4th leak on this "big" inner pond that you got used to see from time to time... it was too much... I had to place my monster fish in several places, from public aquarium to foolish private people and it took around 3 months to get everyone safe... from Switzerland to Spain and to France...

But this time, my "big inner pond story" is over... tank is empty, and will be unset within the next few weeks... no more energy for fixing this 4th leaking problem...

It was a great adventure, and I was lucky enough to share most of it with you, here on PC...

Maybe, I'll get back to it in a few years, that's why I don't destroy it... but these days, I feel like odds are not on this hypothesis...

It was an honor to be part of this...

[Viktor Jarikov]

Hey, brother, sorry to hear this. It has been a beautiful journey and I, for one, am sure you will be back. Some day, sooner or later. With this large tank or another, much larger, but I believe and hope you'll be back.

Longevity is a huge problem with large DIY tanks, we know it firsthand too. For instance, I believe our arapaima pair broke apart one of the 4500 gal fiberglass tanks.

Remind us how was your tank made waterproof and what were the causes of the 4 leaks? So we all learn your lesson well and benefit from it.

[Jools]

It was great to share the journey and thanks for inviting us along on the ride.

It’s always interesting to follow any size of tank as it develops with its owner over the years!

Cheers

Jools

[ElTofi]

Hey Jools, Viktor and all...

thanks for these kind words... appreciated...

I'll be there now and then... just to follow the stories of others... or not...

it's not impossible that I'd take another chance with this tank, but clearly not before several years... after thinking deeply the way to insure the waterproof side of the problem... enough is enough... and if so, with a smaller population... and lots of plants... and probably a glass till the bottom to ensure the visibility of bottom fish.

wait and see...