Ok so building a pond question

[melby1980]

I am going to be building a pond, but am not sure on the depth also curious to know what else I can keep.

It will be housing 4 Irridescant Sharks.

I am planning on 12X6 but not sure on the depth of the pond. Also am fairly sure I am going with concrete.

So any ideas suggestions? Right now I am strictly in planning mode and the actual build probably won't start until next summer.

It will also be inside a greenhouse and heated

 

[pimbuddy]

Hey Melby. My pond is constructed of concrete building blocks stacked two high then a liner making the pond about 16 inches deep. You can use this design to make a really cheap pond without the need for reinforcement thus making it easily transportable and fixable. Any higher and the water tension will knock the blocks over and it will require them to be cemented making a more permenant structure. My pond has been up over a year and is doing well with no issues structurally. If you have any questions let me know.

 

[Jakob]

16" is not deep enough for ID's, i would have the hight 30" minimum!

 

[pimbuddy]

That is a matter of opinion not fact. Swimming space is way more important than water depth. If he can go deeper, great go deeper, but ability to swim and turn would easily outweigh depth if a decision like that needed to be made. 12' by 6' by 1.5 is 810 gallons. Much bigger than the plastic feeding tubs people keep catfish in and bigger than 99% of the accomidations other people have. My 24" L. pictus and 15" TSN dont seem to have any issuses with this depth. Back statements up with facts please so we know what info is accurate.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Id go three foot deep you can still see them if you have substrate

 

[melby1980]

Thank you I was thinking at least 3 feet, would love to go deeper but worried about visibility. Thank you all for your info.

 

[Blue Butcher]

My pond is only 24" deep. It's 4'x6'.They need room to move horizontally not vertically. ID sharks are not surface fish. The sharks have been in their pond for over a year now and they are very happy. Also keep in mind the deeper they are the harder to clean the bottom. I currently use an old Fluval filter with a longer suction hose attached to a stick to reach all areas of the bottom without getting in it - so to speak. My oldest ID is almost 16 years old.