Tropical pond in Temperate areas

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well tanking into account all the insulation ...the brick/wall prob take up alot of the room so i don't wanna go to crazy will be about 600G useful swimming space.

will be tropical ....decor will be sand bottom with 1 big peice of bog wood ....

will use under water lighting also,huge pond filter/UV sterilizer . under the tank will be dug into the ground about 10inch or so with sand/insulation so the bottom doesn't tear against the wooden box kinda thing.

heating bill will be a big deal but with all the heavy insulation i don't see a major problem..
.all together will cost around... £400 which isn't alot concidering the price of a 800G indoor glass tank/filter.

see what the temp of its going to be but idealy would like some kinda aro/p.bass the footprint restricts me a little but will deffo be understocked!

not sure if anyone has ever done this in UK before? lol i have 9month more planning to concider all problems....hopefully!
 
Sounds good princess. I think necrocanis did a thread about a pond in cold weather. Might want to check it out.
 
Dr Joe;1821147; said:
Hey King Edward.

Can you bump this up against the house or a heated portion of the garage, then keep the filter & heater in there and just pump clean/heated water back out.

What do you have available for heating ? Gas, oil or electric?

Your going to need about 6" of Stryofoam all the way around, and you will have to vent the top.

Dr Joe

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No, cant bump it up against the house sadly...gonna have to rely on insulation with a capital I. Theoretically it should be possible to make an outdoor pond that uses less leccy than an indoor tank...if you do it right, but I just look at my track record and laugh!:ROFL: Thinking about how to make an insulated lid that will let some light in...Try and find some old double glazing maybe?
 
basslover34;1988294; said:
How are those Steel Bins working out?
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Steel Bins? Steel bin would be more appropriate...I got a little carried away with the anglegrinder...those sparks get relly hot...not a good mix with deisel....but on the bright side the scrap payout nearly paid for both!

The one is gonna be a goldfish pond...its the galvanised one and people say they are toxic...but it is 10yrs plus, but it needs to wait till I have done this pond for these pacu...jee they grow kinda quick! They still have a couple of months in the 180. This pond I'm thinking 12' by 12' by 3' poss 4'...that should do them and my TSN for a while...

See I was gonna do another indoor pond for them, about 750 gallons in the lounge, but once laid out it kinda cramped the room and I started thinking seriously how I'd get the kids out of it?!?! So I got a 180 glass tank. Bargain second hand marine tank, but its gonna be freshwater till I get some money!
 
Okay, so heres the plan, 4by4's bolted together with ends overlapping alternatly to form a box 12' by 12' by 4'. This will be lined with polystyrene sheet, then apondliner put in, and I'll worry about the lid later..

I have a couple of spots I can put it. I dont want to do too much ground work. The first is a flat bit of garden, the soil here is really sandy, so I dont know if that will casue issues.

The second is a 'patio' I use the term very lightly. The flagstones are poorly laid and very uneven...I was thinking of putting the frame down, dropping a ton of sand in to level the base, the insulation then lining... Sound like a plan?
 
Perfect time to redo the patio and get a good base for the pond.
 
King Edward;1999340; said:
Okay, so heres the plan, 4by4's bolted together with ends overlapping alternatly to form a box 12' by 12' by 4'. This will be lined with polystyrene sheet, then apondliner put in, and I'll worry about the lid later..

I have a couple of spots I can put it. I dont want to do too much ground work. The first is a flat bit of garden, the soil here is really sandy, so I dont know if that will casue issues.

The second is a 'patio' I use the term very lightly. The flagstones are poorly laid and very uneven...I was thinking of putting the frame down, dropping a ton of sand in to level the base, the insulation then lining... Sound like a plan?
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As long as you avoid run off from the roof ...:thumbsup:.

There is transparent fiberglass panels available, make a double glazed cover out of them.

I got a little carried away with the anglegrinder...those sparks get relly hot...not a good mix with deisel....but on the bright side the scrap payout nearly paid for both!
No pix!!!? If you could only see the disappointment in my eyes :(

Dr Joe

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