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Our company is currently working on the Atlantis project in Dubai. If you ever wondered how big a 4 million gallon saltwater tank is.....
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landfish
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What company do you work for????
Keep the pics coming......... Thats got to be cool to set up a tank that BIG
Do you know what they plan on keeping in it????
What company do you work for????
Keep the pics coming......... Thats got to be cool to set up a tank that BIG
Do you know what they plan on keeping in it????
MarkieB
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The pipes look like steel? Surely not...
OP
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Dang. That is ginormous.
OP
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there is no problem using steel what do you think they make oil platforms jackets out of. They will have some sort of cathotic protection.
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it they are to be touching the actual salt water.
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I wonder how many polyps it would take to cover the bottom of that tank?
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Why not use fiberglass or PVC piping?arkight said:
FireEater
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Just one of many outlandish projects they build with the money we spend on oil.
Ever see the indoor ski resort?
Ever see the indoor ski resort?
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landfish
Dubai has some crazy cool things that they have or are going to build in the middle of a desert. They know the oil money will run out one day so they are trying to make it one of the worlds best resort destinations. Have you seen the man made islands they built there. All I can say is wow.......
http://www.visit-dubai-city.com/dubai-islands.html
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/world_islands.php
http://www.visit-dubai-city.com/dubai-islands.html
http://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/world_islands.php
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I would like to visit Dubai, it is a beautiful place.
Actually, if you maximize that picture, it looks like it's probably plastic piping of some sort.
Would expect metal / steel to require flanges / bolts for joining sections, this stuff has the ends expanded so one piece fits into the other, like 4" SWD pipe.
Would expect metal / steel to require flanges / bolts for joining sections, this stuff has the ends expanded so one piece fits into the other, like 4" SWD pipe.
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Good point.tedu said:
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landfish
I hope billd keep us update on the project. Looks like one hell of a nice tank
I wnder if it is part of this
http://www.ameinfo.com/44076.html
They are building the largest aquarium in the world
I wnder if it is part of this
http://www.ameinfo.com/44076.html
They are building the largest aquarium in the world
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Dang!!!
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I will post more pictures as I get them and should have a recap of some of the design features next week. This week they were debating the number of fish. The range is currently 55,000 to 80,000 fish.
The water will be seawater that is circulated through an unbelievable amount of sand filters and will use large scale heat exchangers for temperatute control.
Most of the piping is supposed to be fiberglass.
Those "windows" on the left side of the photos are viewed from a lobby type viewing area on the bottom and will be viewed through hotel suites on the top. A curtain will close in your suite to block the view or open to look into the tank.
The water will be seawater that is circulated through an unbelievable amount of sand filters and will use large scale heat exchangers for temperatute control.
Most of the piping is supposed to be fiberglass.
Those "windows" on the left side of the photos are viewed from a lobby type viewing area on the bottom and will be viewed through hotel suites on the top. A curtain will close in your suite to block the view or open to look into the tank.
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yea i never even saw the picture until now i can only see some pics on the marsh site stupid filters while i look at work and i never even checked the post till now. But the pipe looks like fiberbond pipe to me and that is a sort of fiberglass.
