THE START OF MY Q.T

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THE START OF MY Q.T

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Hi all,
this is where i intend to build my new QT tank,hopefully it will be around a 1000 gallons :lol: my plans are as follows 4" B/D to vortex(maybe) to H/X to UV to aquamax 10,000 and up and over a shower with BHM.

It is all to be roofed in and i have a set of patio doors coming my way( foc) :P so hope fully it should make a good home for a few small fish and a nice retreat for me :P :P :P

Will keep the pics coming so you lot keep the comments coming, always good to have a few eyes looking over it , as you know mistakes get made and there allways right under ones nose :oops:

Cheers DAN
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Post by Gazza »

Is that all you've done blimey i expected it deeper by now :wink:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: sarcasm gazza....love it :lol: :lol:
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Post by andyb »

Hi Dan

Looking good.

Fill that vortex with static K1 and job done. :)

Regards




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Hi,

A few pics today of drain in place,set in concrete awaiting 1 m3 which i will be laying tomorrow :lol:

Night night all, DAN :wink:
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Post by Gazza »

Nice one Dan,

Well i hope to this all running by the time of my visit :lol:

So have you decided on all the filtration yet......can i feel perhaps a shower or something of that nature :?:
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hi, are you building all four sides to the QT or are you going to use the existing walls?

whats at the bottom of that drain pipe? drain or soakaway
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Hi ,
will be building all new walls using 9" layed flat :D

That drain you see is to main drain, same one i use on pond :wink:

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Post by macaws fly »

if your going to build it about 4 feet high then the idea of laying the blocks flat is a bit of an overkill. Maurice down at koi-uk has used 4 inch blocks and never had any problems. (go have a look at his build) http://www.koi-uk.co.uk/koi_farm_page3.htm

his new ponds are made from 6 inch blocks.

hope this is of help as the extra space youll get from laying the blocks upright will give you more water in your QT.
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hi mark is right ..the overall pressure on the bottom layers of bricks is only approx three and a half pounds per square inch , the total weight of the water at approx ten pounds per gallon lays firmly on the base not the blocks, using six inch blocks will save you a few bob to on a pond four foot high and give you more internal room ...good luck in whatever you decide
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Post by dannyboy »

Gerry,
If you reckon 6" blocks would be OK then thats better for me as i have 2 pallets of the things round the side and as you say more water :P :P

A few pix from today :lol:
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Hi all,
Been onto my local building inspector at the Council and they have advised me that it is a boundary wall and i have as much right to be as close to it as he is IE a cavity distance is fine :roll:
when i said i was building a raised pond 4x8x4 deep he said as it was so small there wouldnt be a problem building there anyway :D :D
So i got started today laying a few blocks :wink: ive gone for 6" blocks as i have loads of these anyway,got a box of S/Steel wall ties from work FOC so im putting 2 per joint in as every little helps :wink:

Forgot to say, if my neighbour kicks of to much i,ll just remind him of the peice of land he stole when he re did his garden ( all that nice new patio,wall & fence ) would all have to be moved :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

A few pics , cheers DAN
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way to go dan ...keep us posted
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Post by macaws fly »

keep on building LOL :twisted:
i think by the time youve rendered/insulated and then fibreglassed youll end up with 657 UK gallons

lets get them guesses in then questers......
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Nice and neat... :wink:

lets hope he can hear the pumps through the wall when it up and running.. :lol:
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