It's on top of a blanket which is on top of carpet which is on top of cement. The sides are being supported by 2x6s, but it's only going to be there until the fish get too big or they bite a hole in it, whichever happens first, then they need to go in a tank. Originally it was 600 gallons but i had such problems with moisture collecting in other parts of the house. my mother who knew the 4x8 dimensions before i set it up tripped out about the size so now it's 4x3. The fish have about 6-8 months before they need a bigger home again (they are 7 inches now) so basically i want to keep them from making it leak until august. Earlier today I mailed a window glass company and asked about their plate glass costs, if i can get the pacu into like an 8x3 tank I can keep the pond up indefinitely with fish that won't bite it, I decided I really like this fish cause it grows big and doesn't cost much to feed
Do fish bite the liner
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Use cinder blocks man because you can, I would. A leak is a huge mess believe me, I know from experience. And a lot more expensive to fix than some cinder blocks.
A general rule about the mold and evaporation that I live by is this:
keep the ambient air temperature within four degrees of the water temp. and evaporation/mold isn't really a probem. I don't know where I read this but it was supported by scientific evidence
A general rule about the mold and evaporation that I live by is this:
keep the ambient air temperature within four degrees of the water temp. and evaporation/mold isn't really a probem. I don't know where I read this but it was supported by scientific evidence
Kaliedoscope;4694308; said:
Well said Kalieoscope
As a temp pond I can understand not wanting to go the block route. If you only want one glass panel view someone on another thread found a good price on fiberglass tank with glass panel. If i can find it i'll post link
From sad first-hand experience: my 26" osphem gourami chewed around 50 holes in the folds of my pond liner. See page four here: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=29488
