Tile on the inside of a pond?

[gandalfdgrey]

Hi there, you would need to tile, using ceramic tiles like what you would do for tiling a pool and then apply an appropriate grout which is appropriate for pools. An advantage of using tiles is that it is easier to bond glass to tiles than it is to concrete.

 

[Lil_Stinker]

.... While I thought it was semi-tacky my wife liked it(with the exception of the design). So I'm kind of hoping that you guys will say that it's very bad to have for (any kind of) fish.
Thoughts? Comments?

If you dont like it, then why ask? just tell her 'the folks on MFK say no' that keeps you where you want to be with her.

the simple answer is.. yes & no.

Do it right, all is good.
Do it wrong, problems range from excess water loss, to total fish loss.

My guess is the chinese restaurant owner is not a serious fish keeper & is only looking for affect. Customers like it, even if he replaces fish a few times a year, he reached his goal.

Do we have any tile guys on here?

I have seen glass tiles used. You just need to know what was used to color the glass. Often its some sort of metal, or some as below.

iron oxides = greens, browns
manganese oxides = deep amber, amethyst, decolorizer
cobalt oxide = deep blue
gold chloride = ruby red
selenium compounds = reds
carbon oxides = amber/brown
mix of manganese, cobalt, iron = black
antimony oxides = white
uranium oxides = yellow green (glows!)
sulfur compounds = amber/brown
copper compounds = light blue, red
tin compounds = white
lead with antimony = yellow

This is also often what is used to color glaze, so again you need to know about your specific tile.

If your wife thinks it's way to much work to research it all, then my job here is done.

 

[mach_six]

I've seen fish stores in chinatown with tile lined "ponds" to hold their kois.

 

[Niisan9178]

If you dont like it, then why ask? just tell her 'the folks on MFK say no' that keeps you where you want to be with her.

Well her "dream" is to have a pond with something of a river/creek in her living room/reading room. I personally spend most of my time in the bedroom, my office, and the hobby room. If she wants something that I think is tacky in a room I don't really spend time in, then ok. I figure she puts up with enough crap from me and my odd obsessions. After all, marriage is about compromise right?

 

[BushFishRox]

So I was recommended to a certain Chinese restaurant, and I just recently got the opportunity to eat there. Now, I don't have a huge fish tank, nor a pond (inside or outside), but I've always wanted to build an indoor Koi pond. So you can imagine my delight when there was an indoor koi pond as soon as you walk in.
My question here was about the tile that was lining the bottom and the sides.
Do you have to put some type of coating over it? Do any of you guys have tile in your ponds?
While I thought it was semi-tacky my wife liked it(with the exception of the design). So I'm kind of hoping that you guys will say that it's very bad to have for (any kind of) fish.
Thoughts? Comments?

all it is is pool tile, a lot of the older pools have tiles instead of a liner so that is all they are, and safe for fish...

 

[Lil_Stinker]

all it is is pool tile, a lot of the older pools have tiles instead of a liner so that is all they are, and safe for fish...

So your saying, if it's ok for a human to swim in, it must be ok for fish?

that's poor logic.

people don't depend on that water to live.