is it fesable to cut this and put it back together

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Come on CHOMPERS it's in a basement, what's the worst that could happen? It floods the basement and he has a much larger pond, no biggie right. :D

It could be cut lengthwise down the center (only one cut) if that would make it downstairs, but I wouldn't cut it any other way. It would take alot of bracing (I suggest bands or cables around it with turnbuckles to ajust tension with) to get the integrity back.

I would price out cost of building one in place (do a search for plywood tanks here and in ponds)...and proceed with cautious optimism.

Dr Joe

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I see a nasty problem about to arise.... You will need to know a lot about fiberglassing.
 
Seems that it's painted too.? That would require sanding off the paint where you would have to bond it back together with fiberglass cloth and resin. Hmmmm.. That's a big task man.

For 1600 + dollars you can build a plywood tank with 3/4 glass front and prolly have a little money left over.

That is a sweet tank though. To nice to risk cutting in my eyes.
 
36" tall isn't too bad. maybe the work to cut out the door frame and patch it back together wouldn't be too bad. i have definitely looked into plywood tanks; there's just a few aspects that scare me.

getting the window in (and not having it leak.
getting everything plumb enough that it wont break when its filled or over time.
 
you could just cut it down the middle then use a pond liner....and see if you can take out the window then put it back in,...but it would still be risky
 
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that "fiberglass" doesn't mean that the tank is built with polyester resin, or even a plastic that's polyester compatible. It could be built with an acetal or other plastic that is just reinforced with glass strands. I would definitely not bother with the expense or the hassle. For that kind of money and trouble you can build a plywood and fiberglass tank in place, (or one that will fit through your doors.) For that matter, it would probably be easier to widen your doorways (as someone else mentioned I think.) Or even buy all new glass and assemble an all glass tank in place. (Chompers says glass doesn't degrade over time, but most often it does pick up a few scratches.)
 
Grab a few besser blocks and concrete it up and put a large piece of glass or acrillic in the front. Then just cover the whole lot in pond guard.
 
Eric A;2577702; said:
Grab a few besser blocks and concrete it up and put a large piece of glass or acrillic in the front. Then just cover the whole lot in pond guard.
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cinder blocks for you non aussie folk. :D
 
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