Hi all,
this is where i intend to build my new QT tank,hopefully it will be around a 1000 gallons 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) so hope fully it should make a good home for a few small fish and a nice retreat for me
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
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.
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
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
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
So i got started today laying a few blocks 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
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
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.
so hope fully it should make a good home for a few small fish and a nice retreat for me 
