Preformed Basement Fish Pond!
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These make really nice & quick indoor ponds.
If you make a skeleton of 2x4's under the pond so the every horizontal surface is supported you'll be ok, insulate the bottom with sand (can hold moisture, better to use 2" Styrofoam sheet).
Cement blocks of various sizes can be uses with wood shims and use liquid nails to hold it together.
Spray foam compacts or crushes , great for insulation but not to support that much weight.
Do you have ideas on filtering yet?
Dr Joe
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If you make a skeleton of 2x4's under the pond so the every horizontal surface is supported you'll be ok, insulate the bottom with sand (can hold moisture, better to use 2" Styrofoam sheet).
Cement blocks of various sizes can be uses with wood shims and use liquid nails to hold it together.
Spray foam compacts or crushes , great for insulation but not to support that much weight.
Do you have ideas on filtering yet?
Dr Joe
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Epanding foam is good insulation, but has no support. At least for your app. Best bet is to build a wooden frame or cinder blocks. I've have built several stands in the past w/cinder blocks. They are good because they have the holes in them. When I used them for stands I would turn a couple on their sides and use 2 X 4's as shelves at different heights. Simple, cheap and super strong.
im thinking about building "skeleton" as you put it Dr. Joe and then boxing the whole thing in and filling the available space with standard insulation and building a nice lid to slow evap. this should keep it quite heating efficient and keep the moister/mold under control.
As for filtration I will build a large wet/dry system and hide it in the box. Also I plan on running a drip system on it to save money and keep the water pristine. It a pond on a budget but im fairly handy so it should turn out quite nice if this is what I decide to do.
What do you guys think? What would you do?
As for filtration I will build a large wet/dry system and hide it in the box. Also I plan on running a drip system on it to save money and keep the water pristine. It a pond on a budget but im fairly handy so it should turn out quite nice if this is what I decide to do.
What do you guys think? What would you do?
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Fish Eat Fish;1576805; said:
I think your on the right track.
Being handy really saves you $$$ too.
If you can make the lid/cover ag in the center, condensation will drip back in the pond easier. The lid/cover can't be sealed to tightly as the ponds needs to off-gas (unless you vent it).
Do you have a drain near by for the overfow?
Oh, And make sure you post lots of pix
Dr Joe
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With the auto-fill you def. need a floor drain near by in the event of a boo boo. Also, w/ a floor drain, water changes are super simple. With that pond you may also be able to build it off the floor (16"+) put a bulkhead near the bottom and have a connection area for a hose to run to the drain.
The floor drain or sump pump ejector pit, is going to be a must in my next house. Ranches on a slab make a fish room in the basement a problem.
The floor drain or sump pump ejector pit, is going to be a must in my next house. Ranches on a slab make a fish room in the basement a problem.
Dr Joe;1577737; said:I think your on the right track.
Being handy really saves you $$$ too.
If you can make the lid/cover ag in the center, condensation will drip back in the pond easier. The lid/cover can't be sealed to tightly as the ponds needs to off-gas (unless you vent it).
Do you have a drain near by for the overfow?
Oh, And make sure you post lots of pix
Dr Joe
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Muske;1577857; said:
I actually went and scoped out the basement today. It perfect! The area I plan on having the tank has a cement floors, all cement walls, big floor drain and even has a step down so the entire room could fill with 8 inches of water before it would overflow into another! If I were actually buying the house I would just seal off the entrance with a big ole piece of glass and fill'er up! ha ha instand in house lake! But it should be perfect for a pond too.
I think ill turn it into a fish room with a pond
I was chatting to a guy I know the other day, I never knew he even liked fish, but he was telling me about his indoor ponds! He ended up with one when he bought a preform for the garden. He couldnt get it to sit right so he ripped it out, built a simple square box out of light ply and CLS (2*1?) then he filled it with sand and dug out a hole for the pond! He was saying he wanted to be sure the whole thing was supported and a tonne of sand aint expensive!
