going to be startng a build on a new stingray pond 10' x 8' x 3-4' deep. The pond will be in the basement at a room temp around 20 degrees. My question is does anybody use underfloor heating currently on their ponds. If you do is it water lines or electrical? And do you think having a floor hot enough to maintain 28 degree water temp be to warm on the bottom for the rays?
underfloor heating question
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Ya sorry about that it's the canadian in me to be metric. So it would be 68 in the basement and 82 in the pond.
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I am doing the same thing in a few months. I was just thinking about laying insulating the bottom and of course sides of the bond. I was planing on using layers of high density foam.
I am doing the same thing in a few months. I was just thinking about laying insulating the bottom and of course sides of the bond. I was planing on using layers of high density foam.
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I'll also be insulating the pond but will need to raise the temp. Right now in the basement I have a 450 gallon tank with the tank open to air and a sump with about 150 gallons of water open to air and a drip system filling in at about 80 gallons a day. There's 4, 300 watt heaters in it and they can't keep up so I'm alittle cocerned with heating
hmm seems like a good idea just keep water movement over the bottom of the tank going to spread the heat and use a boiler should work out a lot cheaper .might wanna look into koi pond heaters .those koi cost a pretty penny so you know steps have been taken to protect the fish while saving money .
I have heard of large scale commercial fish operations using heated cement floors, as well as heating the space underneath large scale fish propagation units.
Has something to do with laying piping down in the middle of pouring the cement floor, and running a heated liquid through that piping.. Don't know much details though.
Wonder if it's practical for smaller scale use?
Has something to do with laying piping down in the middle of pouring the cement floor, and running a heated liquid through that piping.. Don't know much details though.
Wonder if it's practical for smaller scale use?
I should have been clearer, I meant that I am going to insulate the pond and sump heavily, including covers over most of the pond, use traditional heaters and good current. The under pond heater is a good idea, just need an efficient method.
under pond water lines hooked up to a small water heater isnt a bad idea. i think you could control the temperature of those tanks im just not sure as i havent looked at one for that use before. would you have the lines buried in the concrete under the pond or what? i dont think you would want copper pipes in your water, it might poison the rays. i was thinking of trying to do something like this when i do my build someday. i was even wondering if i would be able to use some kind of medium for electric current and embed that in the concrete as it is poured and have it set to a rheostat to control the temperature. either way ill be checking this post out to see what people say and how your going to go about this. good luck
last i saw was copper pipes set in concreat gives you a nice big heat retaning slab ,all the rage in the eco homes so must be good .
not sure on cost of gas vs electricaty but this system could be cheap to build using a standard boiler since the pipes never actualy come in to contact with the water .
not sure on cost of gas vs electricaty but this system could be cheap to build using a standard boiler since the pipes never actualy come in to contact with the water .