My new Pond Project

[tank90]

Thought I would throw up a few pics of my 4x8x2 pond im working on......
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Not quite Done yet as far as cosmetics goes but i'll get there....

Chris

[jim barry]

Very nice mate. What are you using for filtration ? and what type is the ray ? looks like an Orb, how big ?

[tank90]

she's about 12-14 inches, and i am using a 3000 gph pond filter and going to add a wet dry.....thanks

[Dr Joe]

Nice work.

I'm guessing not your living room :grinno:

We don't have the luxury of a built-in fish room here in Fla.

With all the insulation, where in Michigan?

I'm from Mt. Clemens originally.

Dr Joe

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[tank90]

Nice work.

I'm guessing not your living room :grinno:

We don't have the luxury of a built-in fish room here in Fla.

With all the insulation, where in Michigan?

I'm from Mt. Clemens originally.

Dr Joe

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I'm in jackson between kalamazoo and ann arbor, I used the insulation between the liner and the frame and on the outside of the pond as well. I have a "michigan " basement as in that i could never finish it off and for that fact it cann get kind of cold down there in the winter, i just was trying to cut down the heating cost..and make the water temp more stable for my ray..

[tank90]

Here's a couple pics of the top i put on it today........

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/Picture003.jpg
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[Chad55]

Looks good. I was thinkin about putting a pond in my basement also but then when I thought of how expensive it would be to heat it in the cold Michigan winter I reconsidered. Now I just need to find me a big tank.

Chad

[Dr Joe]

I'm in jackson between kalamazoo and ann arbor, I used the insulation between the liner and the frame and on the outside of the pond as well. I have a "michigan " basement as in that i could never finish it off and for that fact it cann get kind of cold down there in the winter, i just was trying to cut down the heating cost..and make the water temp more stable for my ray..



I was in Jackson back in '63 or '64 for about an hour :ROFL:

Went to see my uncle's 'piece of property' there...turned out to be a 100'x50' lot with a dried up ditch instead of a stream.

Dr Joe

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[Dr Joe]

Looks good. I was thinkin about putting a pond in my basement also but then when I thought of how expensive it would be to heat it in the cold Michigan winter I reconsidered. Now I just need to find me a big tank.

Chad



I know where a really nice one is in Jackson :headbang2

[Marco Arroyo]

Looks great, congratulations

[tank90]

hey thanks everyone

[carsanfish]

awesome :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2

[tank90]

OK I got my canopy/top/ finished today, i went with a pulley system and it works great. I wanted the entire top covered so i would not have any leaping deaths, but I still wanted to be able to uncover the whole pond so....this is what i did. I am really happy with it. The casters make it very easy to pull up, also i used a spade bit to recess holes for the caster wheels to set in so that the canopy stays put. :) Let me know what you think.


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Chris

[fishingaddict]

genius! :popcorn:

[Loubard]

Looking great!! Very neat job!

[rvrrays]

Nice work!

Mine is very similar to yours. However, I really like your lid and the pulley system.

What did you use for a liner?

Colin

[js302]

genius!

precisely.

Nice job!!

[tank90]

It's just a pond liner from menards

[Chad55]

MENARDS!!!! I love menards....they just have everything don't they? Also is that treated lumber? IDK if it is much of a concern but I would put something over that. I would just think that if the condensation starts acumulating on it and dripping back into the pond that all those chemicals cannot be good for the fish. IDK it might be more dangerous though just to put a coat of polyurethan on it.....

Chad

[chillaxe]

how is yor tsc doing with sting ray. i really want a ray when my indoor pond is set up but i thought my rtcxtsc and my channel cat would come into comferntation with the ray.
sorry for my bad spelling.

[Dr Joe]

Red Neck Engineering at its BEST...Mom & Dad would be proud. :thumbsup: :woot: :thumbsup:


Ha ha you put the pictures up so now I can steal (I mean liberate) the idea!

(I could have thouight of that if I had any brain cells still functioning (not from drugs, from 2 kids)). :ROFL:

That top is going on outside tanks!!! No more lifting, yea!

(I want a basement, but if I dig down more the 6ft I get a swimming pool :( )

Dr Joe

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[tank90]

Feel free lol

[mudskipper]

nice fish

[tank90]

1 - 14 Inch Humerosa
1 - 10 inch tsn
1 - 13 inch tsnxrtc
1 - 5 inch tsnxrtc
1 - 12 inch silver arowana
2 - 6 inch gold sevrums

I have been seriously thinking about getting rid of my cat's any takers ???
woulod have to be somebody local that could pick up....

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[amindbesideitself]

soooooo...you comming to my house next to make mine? :naughty:

[tank90]

Sure, No problemo :)

[kono]

Nice work. Congratulations

[davo]

looks good, and cheap. good idea on the lid.

[ryry278]

hey i know u used would but i was considering 6x6x12 cement blocks on the sides as a frame and smooth concrete bottom of basement. Is this ok to? i was thinkin it mights be rough on the top where the liner goes over but i figered i could used foam or would to handle that

[Dr Joe]

You'll have to tie the blocks together (cement thru all holes & some rebar).

Foam sheet insulation on sides, bottom and lay carpet over the top edge to cover anything rough. Then install your liner.

Dr Joe

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[alessandro]

:) Looks really nice.
Good job.

[Redtail_Watcher]

I'm in jackson between kalamazoo and ann arbor, I used the insulation between the liner and the frame and on the outside of the pond as well. I have a "michigan " basement as in that i could never finish it off and for that fact it cann get kind of cold down there in the winter, i just was trying to cut down the heating cost..and make the water temp more stable for my ray..


hey if you got a furnace heater that opens up to the basement that is enough to keep you basemen warm.... THat is IF! you keep your basement door shut at all times much as possible.

[Redtail_Watcher]

Looks good. I was thinkin about putting a pond in my basement also but then when I thought of how expensive it would be to heat it in the cold Michigan winter I reconsidered. Now I just need to find me a big tank.

Chad


way cheaper than you think! i live in ohio it get cold here too!

[jimsuy]

nice tank... nice ray to....

[AustinMiniMan]

Yeah, it amazes me how many people do nothing with there basements. Where there is space, there is crap to fill it.