Quarantine pond build (UPDATE 2)

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Hello Bob,
I am waiting for John from Paragon to get back to me, i e-mailed him the sizes last night.
As for tommorow i can't wait, hope to find myself a real beauty to grow and maybe show..
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Looks good Jason and lots of filtration for a 375 gallon pond!
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Well bob, have made the decision that it will also be a holding tank while i rebuild my new pond,i was going to upgrade my exisiting pond, but have decided to put the new one outside the back window where the decking is, if i upgrade the existing pond i will need to cut down trees and move a lot more soil, whereas under the decking it is probably already 2 feet below ground level so a good start, also i want to keep an eye on them through the back window... :D
I will be drawing plans up very soon, and have a load of questions, gonna do this one properly.. :lol:
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Hi
Good job mate, I am just planning mine, was thinking about using G4 rather than glassing, would G4 be OK?
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Hi Glen..

Well you have raised a post from the archives... :lol: :lol:

G4 is generally used to seal brickwork around a pond to stop any leaching, but it can be used on render in a pond, i think the method is to use 3 coats, but it can be expensive, which is why i would plump for fibreglass. If its gonna cost a bit to G4 it then the benefits of maybe paying the same or slightly more for fibreglass are vast..

What size QT were you planning on building...?
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Post by glen »

Thanks for reply, will be about 500 galls. Have to admit to preferring fibreglass but expected it to be much more expensive as I will have to get someone in to do it whereas I can do the G4 myself.
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