Finally started the pond build. Because of it's location in an unfinished basement with air temps in the mid 50's during the winter months I decided to build with the most insulation possible. Interior dimensions are roughly 8 x 4 x 2.5.
Started the "Double Insulated" Pond Build
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vaine111;2910655; said:
There's tons of metal brackets being placed at the corners and such. Stock will be a RTC and TSN. The pond may not be big enough for life but should get me quite a few years before I need to go bigger. Hopefully by then I'll be in a new house with a larger basement.
build a lid to cover atleast 3/4 of the pond during the winter to help with the heating. you lose ALOT of heat out the surface of the water.
even if all you do is put a sheet of plastic over the top it will help. plus it will cut down on evap.
I would double up on the rigid before I bothered with any of the batting based insulation. That stuff is worthless.Make sure you tape your seems on the rigid as well. Every little bit helps.
With the layers as follows: Liner, foam, plywood, frame with insulation, plywood I think this will help keep the temps stable. For a cover I plan on using a solar pool cover attached to a pvc frame that will sit inside the pond just above the water level. This should help with evap, and hopefully keep the heating costs down.
I did a rough install of the liner this week, back to lowes today to get the supplies to build the filter. I have a Laguna Max Flow 2900gph on order that should arrive in the next few days.
ANYONE HAVE TIPS on how to get the liner to sit in the corners better?
I did a rough install of the liner this week, back to lowes today to get the supplies to build the filter. I have a Laguna Max Flow 2900gph on order that should arrive in the next few days.
ANYONE HAVE TIPS on how to get the liner to sit in the corners better?