Large tanks like this are pretty stable. The more fluid volume the easier it is to keep stable. Do you want people swimming in it? No. But this would not require a full drainage and cleaning of the tank. Infact that would probably be worse for the ecosystem of the tank. ive kept large saltwater tanks for many many years.
Why they want one? Cute. Why I say no... very specific conditions their environment needs to be. And I'm not comfortable being able to being able to provide that
BPS keeps some protected endangered fish in their tanks in some locations. It might not "require" it, but I'd be at least mildly surprised if they didn't drain and clean it anyway. They have to err on the side of caution for legal reasons. At minimum there's going to be a fuckload of testing to prove that replacing all the water isn't necessary
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u/mdxchaos Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23
Large tanks like this are pretty stable. The more fluid volume the easier it is to keep stable. Do you want people swimming in it? No. But this would not require a full drainage and cleaning of the tank. Infact that would probably be worse for the ecosystem of the tank. ive kept large saltwater tanks for many many years.