new pond 18,650 gal.
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mr_ifo;1446551; said:
Dolphin Fiberglass/ Aquaculture tanks.com NICE guy, he sells to people all over and to Aquarium exhibits and zoos. He has a wealth of fiberglass experiance/and he is almost out/semi retired.goes to work every day though ,and he supervises the builds. Yes, he likes his KOI ,and he likes to talk about them!! Has many ponds!! He has a flow thru system- deep well pumped up and feeds ponds,then overflow drains into deep drains he dug,-aquaculture style
First picture is view from inside 10 ft. ladder for referance. second pic is view of the seams on bottom panels, I used 1x4 pressure treated wood under seams and then screwed both panels into wood beneath leveling them together. 3rd and 4th picture are the seams after I have filled with body filler. Last picture also shows were center sump usally would be glassed in,but after thinking about how to get leaves/pine needles out I decided I wasnt going swimming every time,and I really didnt want it to have to go through my pump to get it out. The middle bottom of pond is 10 ft. from side and 8ft down and sump is 2ft deep. I had a feeling I would be diving for nasty rotted leaves and whatever. My solution is to glass the sump cover in the center instead Now there will be no hidden nasty I cant reach without a net. I have to use a work table inside the tank for the rest of build because leaning over mixing filler on the floor killed my back. Oh yeah, it always takes longer than I think it will for a project,and what about stuff you forget until you are ready to start, Oh well, then to home depot for supplies.
