What to line a ray pond with?

[PufferXtreme]

hey guys, I'm after a few suggestions on what to line an indoor ray pond with.


Dimensions will be 10x5x3 (feet) and will be home to a pair of motoro's and a silver aro. Every now and then a common pleco will be in the pond too (I do understand that pleco's can and do rasp the mucus from rays) for a short period.

the walls of the pond wll be concrete/brick and I'd also like to get a viewing window in there too!

Options for liners are:
A) Fibreglass
B) Resin paint
C) Box welded butyl liner.

Please can you offer pro's and con's for these options, any other tips would be great!

George

 

[ExoticEctotherms]

I cannot speak from personal experience on this one, but I have seen quite a few threads on this topic in the Indoor Ponds forum. Check it out if you haven't already.

 

[Nic]

fiberglass coated with a good marine grade resin would be good.... also look into a product called pond armour / pond shield....

 

[Harmonyx]

if your pretty handy you could use a bathroom tile and epoxy grout. That would be my first choice.

 

[Lode]

fiberglass combined wirh epoxy. Or you could even use PE

 

[PufferXtreme]

thanks for all the suggestions guys

fiberglass combined wirh epoxy. Or you could even use PE

What's PE Beun?

 

[Lode]

Poly Ethylene, for more info see here: http://www.roggenforum.lode.biz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=123

 

[PufferXtreme]

brill. will let you know how it all goes

 

[epicentyr]

www.sanitred.com

I love this stuff. This is what I lined my bar with. It is like 2-part liquid rubber.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJw1CiccriQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6xepL3u0AY

I think they have European distributors also. I cannot find it on the website but I know I have seen them.

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Good suggestions for the liner already, don't forget a cover!