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millerkid519 said:
That is really cool. Do you have any pictures of the fountain
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Unfortunately I didn't keep those pictures...but I can tell you it was an incredibly easy project and it looked awesome.
It was basically a concrete basin about 4' in diameter and about 18" deep. The rocks were drilled for the the tubing from the pump and holes were drilled for 4 stainless steel pins 6" long. The pins were secured in the big rock on the bottom with two part apoxy...then the top rock was set down on the pins into holes matching the bottom rock....apoxy again.Then the tubing was run down to the pump and water added.....bam.....fountain.
The guy I built it for provided the rock and he and I formed the basin.
It took about 5 hours not including the basin. I should go over to see him...it's been a while...I will snap some pics.

I have drilled small rocks with a drill and masonary bit....added plants with silicone....smaller scale...same concept.
 
boldtogether said:
Unfortunately I didn't keep those pictures...but I can tell you it was an incredibly easy project and it looked awesome.
It was basically a concrete basin about 4' in diameter and about 18" deep. The rocks were drilled for the the tubing from the pump and holes were drilled for 4 stainless steel pins 6" long. The pins were secured in the big rock on the bottom with two part apoxy...then the top rock was set down on the pins into holes matching the bottom rock....apoxy again.Then the tubing was run down to the pump and water added.....bam.....fountain.
The guy I built it for provided the rock and he and I formed the basin.
It took about 5 hours not including the basin. I should go over to see him...it's been a while...I will snap some pics.

I have drilled small rocks with a drill and masonary bit....added plants with silicone....smaller scale...same concept.
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That makes we want to try it.
Did you do a stainless steel basin aswell?
 
I've got a pretty basic one I did that's helped me out a lot in the winters. Since all my tanks are in the basement I used the hose bib on the outside of the house to do refills on water changes. One day I had to work on the blow off valve on my water heater so I decided to throw in an extra valve in the ceiling in the basement off of the same line that went outside. I put in an access panel and conveniently used shark bite connections so the hose connector I set up could swing up into the ceiling when it wasn't being used. Now I can do all of my water changes inside with risking freezing my pipes. Also when I sell my house it's sure to confuse the hell out of the next owner.

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pelleeklund said:
I've got a pretty basic one I did that's helped me out a lot in the winters. Since all my tanks are in the basement I used the hose bib on the outside of the house to do refills on water changes. One day I had to work on the blow off valve on my water heater so I decided to throw in an extra valve in the ceiling in the basement off of the same line that went outside. I put in an access panel and conveniently used shark bite connections so the hose connector I set up could swing up into the ceiling when it wasn't being used. Now I can do all of my water changes inside with risking freezing my pipes. Also when I sell my house it's sure to confuse the hell out of the next owner.

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Hahaha!!! Genius.
 
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