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[pharmaecopia]

pharmaecopia:

hi friend,

I have some questions for you. I want to build such a tank, too. What size is your tank? How do you built it? I think the material? Thank you for your reply.

Roughly 600 gallons if I remember correctly. Approximately 10' x 4.5' x 2'. I first built the frame using 2x4's stacked vertically and secured together with another 2x4 laying across the others. Lots of glue and screws. Then added a 2x4 horizontally on the top and bottom. Built the 4 walls like this then assembled them together. The inside of the pond is lined with 1" styrofoam on all sides and the bottom, a pond liner was then laid over top. Added another row of 2x4's at the top to secure the pond liner in place as well as provide additional suport from the cross braces. I'll try to post some pics later, hopefully I will explain it better.


To everyone else thank you for the comments.

 

[pharmaecopia]

Hopefully this pic gives a better idea of how the walls were constructed.

 

[Bassguy82]

looking good