pond in shed idea

[njackson]

hi

i thinking of building a pond in a brick shed , my idea is to use studs and make it into a frame and every ft put a stud there and i use chipboard for the inside and outside , for insulation i was thinking about expaning foam and for the floor i was thinking of using poly sheets and also stick them on the chipboard to proctect the pond liner and to give it a bit of insulation and to stick to the chipboard i was thinking of using double foam tape ,

For filter i was thinking about a big sponge filter and for heating i was thinking about using 25watts heater one or two and turn them to full power to save eletric , i have done this in my three ft tank , it got a 5 watt heater in there and it 24 degrees to 27 degrees.

the pond will be 7ft x 3.5ft x 2ft something like that , what do you think , will it work.

 

[that one guy]

MMMN how big is teh shed?

 

[njackson]

MMMN how big is teh shed?

8ft x 3.6/3.8ft/4ft

 

[njackson]

by the way i put one of my fish tank thermote in ther on a box and when it very cold gets about 2 degree , but most of the time when it cold is like 4 degrees

 

[heavyhitter]

i was thinking about using 25watts heater one or two and turn them to full power to save eletric , i

I see your logic but that thing will struggle and NOT save power.

Think of it like this 25w running for HOURS to reach a temp when a 300w could do the same in MINUTES. This is a just a rough idea of how it would work...

What are your temps like where you live cooling could even bee a big concern and a harsh winter even a large heater could struggle.

 

[njackson]

I see your logic but that thing will struggle and NOT save power.

Think of it like this 25w running for HOURS to reach a temp when a 300w could do the same in MINUTES. This is a just a rough idea of how it would work...

What are your temps like where you live cooling could even bee a big concern and a harsh winter even a large heater could struggle.

i will test it first, it will save money it power becuase a 50watt heater on full power will cost £40 a year and a 300w will be £244 ,

 

[heavyhitter]

i will test it first, it will save money it power becuase a 50watt heater on full power will cost £40 a year and a 300w will be £244 ,

The point is that the 300w is also 6x a powerful as the 50w. So if your 50w had to run for a full hour to to the same as the 300w can do in 10 minutes, then the cost would come out to the same amount of electricity used but you get less wear on your heating element... plus it is better to have more and not need it than to need more and not have it.

Bottom line is that regardless of the sized used you will need x amount to raise the temp to x degrees over x amount of time. In the end its all a wash really. So go for the bigger unit. My humble 2 cents.

 

[njackson]

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
3.4 3.9 5.5 8.0 11.1 14.3 16.0 15.6 13.3 9.6 6.1 3.9 9.2 degre

the average is 9.2 degree

 

[BadFishPa]

better off with a few large heaters,you will burn up smaller ones

 

[njackson]

how would you put elctric outside , house to shed.