shark question

[jello]

i have a 110 gal aqurium, its a 4ft long tank, have been wanting a shark for a very long time and thinking about getting an egg and growing it out. this tank is a predator tank but only has a damsel, white stripe maroon clown, fuzzy dwarf lionfish, banded moray eel(hides in the rocks all day), yellow head sleeper goby, and a blue eyed kole tang, and a red/white cake urchin. just want to here some comments and suggestions. thanks

[flamenco-t]

It won't take to outgrow it. But that won't be your # 1 concern.

Your # 1 concern will be keeping up with filtration. Sharks just like any elasmobranch produces A LOT of waste and require a lot of bio filtration to be able to handle the bio load.

I had port jackson and wobblegong in a 240 before at about 12" long each and 40% water changes every 3-4 days was required to be able to keep the nitrate at managable levels.

Let's put it this way, I change the water more than I feed them in a week.

I donated them both after 6 months. I just couldn't keep up with it. My filtration was FX5 for mechanical, 120 gallon sump with massive refugium and ASMG4 skimmer.

Keep in mind, the larger the water volume, the longer time you can buy in between maintenance, it's faster to polute a smaller body of water versus a larger body of water.

Hope this helps.