I'm considering building an indoor pond in my basement and was wondering is there any way to move them since when I get my own house I'd be moving all my tanks and fish to it, if there's no way I'll just wait to do one.
Any Way To Move an Indoor Pond
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If you plan on just screwing a wood structure together and using a pond liner then yes you can move it. Just unscrew everything and put it back together when you move.
I would guess like anything else drain and dissasemble. But reassembly would be like building a new one. I would wait until you get a new house. plus that is a few thousand you can put toward a down payment. I have no experience with this that is just my thought on the process.
The most expensive part of a pond is the pumps and filters. So build it with your next pond in mind and try to limit how much you spend on stuff that you can not reuses.
It wouldn't even have to be lumber and liner. I actually planned on getting something like a 300 gallon stock tub and building a wooden frame around it. I may just hold off and get a 180 though.
I am confused. First you talk about building one and then talk about a stock tank. If you choose to use a stock tank where is the concern with moving it?
Well building a frame facade around one is what I meant (I should've been more clear). I'm concerned with I cycling it while transporting if there's not going to be much decor in it other than maybe sand .
This has changed drastically since the original post. A 300 gallon stock tank can certainly be moved. When you move it you'll have at least a mini cycle for sure, but if you do the standard prep you'll be fine.
I also tend to be in favor of the home run approach, if your goal is a 300 go for a 300 and be happy with it. That being said, if you are living with your parents and trying to save money for your own place, just be happy with what you already have. You may also find your goals changing quickly when your living situation changes (either wanting bigger because you can, or wanting smaller because you realize how much $$ a house costs even without a massive aquarium).
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I also tend to be in favor of the home run approach, if your goal is a 300 go for a 300 and be happy with it. That being said, if you are living with your parents and trying to save money for your own place, just be happy with what you already have. You may also find your goals changing quickly when your living situation changes (either wanting bigger because you can, or wanting smaller because you realize how much $$ a house costs even without a massive aquarium).
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