I need to make a temporary home for my stingrays while I repair the seams on my acrylic tank, it appears that they are starting to go. I have never done acrylic repair, and I want to make sure I do this right and am not rushed, so I want to place my rays in a temporary home that they will be happy with over however long it takes me to repair the tank, no clue how long that would be. I would prefer something that they would be comfortable with and not just survive in. I have been told to look for a kiddie pool, but I am concerned about the stinger on the rays piercing it, maybe a hard plastic version? I was also told to find a big rubbermaid tote, any idea where to look for these or how big I have to buy? I have 3 14-20" Leo rays.
What can I do termporarily in terms of filtration or heating? My 400 runs on a 90 gal sump which is positioned under the tank in the basement, not sure how I would rig it to a tote or kiddie pool, PVC overflows or do I just go canister filters? Would building a pond in the basement be as cost effective as other temporary homes (Unfortunately I don't have a fortune or I would just buy a new tank)? I have never looked into building a pond, don't know much about them.
Anyone have any other ideas, or suggestions on how to keep my rays happy through this hopefully temporary setback? I live in a place where finding stuff like this is very difficult if not impossible, so I will likely have to pay for shipping on everything, even the weld-on #40 to repair the acrylic I have to order in. If I can find a cheap tank to transfer them over to that would be ideal, what is the minimum footprint I should look for, I am thinking 6x2x2 180 gallon? I know these guys are sensitive, just want to make sure they are comfortable. I don't have any spare canister filters (unless I can fix my fx5 that just broke last weekend) nor heaters or anything like that. I would honestly just pay for another big setup if I can find one used, but they're like a blue moon around here. Can't afford a new one as much as I would love to.
What can I do termporarily in terms of filtration or heating? My 400 runs on a 90 gal sump which is positioned under the tank in the basement, not sure how I would rig it to a tote or kiddie pool, PVC overflows or do I just go canister filters? Would building a pond in the basement be as cost effective as other temporary homes (Unfortunately I don't have a fortune or I would just buy a new tank)? I have never looked into building a pond, don't know much about them.
Anyone have any other ideas, or suggestions on how to keep my rays happy through this hopefully temporary setback? I live in a place where finding stuff like this is very difficult if not impossible, so I will likely have to pay for shipping on everything, even the weld-on #40 to repair the acrylic I have to order in. If I can find a cheap tank to transfer them over to that would be ideal, what is the minimum footprint I should look for, I am thinking 6x2x2 180 gallon? I know these guys are sensitive, just want to make sure they are comfortable. I don't have any spare canister filters (unless I can fix my fx5 that just broke last weekend) nor heaters or anything like that. I would honestly just pay for another big setup if I can find one used, but they're like a blue moon around here. Can't afford a new one as much as I would love to.