My 1500gal plywood build (pics)

[mqktandy]

Refilling it for the third and dar I say final time. Everything pond wise has been checked and tested and I need to transfer at least some of my stock sense I have no filtration going on their holding tank.

 

[brianhau1]

looks awesome cant wait to see it stocked

 

[HPIZZLE]

hows it coming today?

 

[mqktandy]

It's got about 2ft. The gar is in with a few of my grass cats

 

[Linden203]

really nice too see someone doing what they love!
i also cannot wait too see it fully stocked!
keep us updated

 

[troutking]

how are u going to heat that thing?

 

[mqktandy]

There is a 1000watt heater as a back up but the room is separate from the rest of the house and is kept at 80 f. Much cheaper than constantly heating the water

 

[peacock madness]

awesome pics, cant wait to see the next updates.. im looking to do something similar to this for my pbass in the next few years. good to see the way you've broken the pros n cons with the trial n errors and documented as well, very helpful and appreciated!

 

[mqktandy]

I will post a few pics in about 15min with the current stock

 

[mqktandy]

Here is some updates while Im waiting for the hot water to get warm again. Bowing on front wall is slightly less than I calculated it would be at slightly under 1/8" at 30" of water with a maximum allowable bow of 3/8" so def in the green. Putting the fish in the pond. Here are some pics
Transferring the fish




Some of them in the pond