Quarantine pond build (UPDATE 2)

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:16 pm

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..

Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:43 pm

Looks good Jason and lots of filtration for a 375 gallon pond!

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:57 pm

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...

I will be drawing plans up very soon, and have a load of questions, gonna do this one properly..

glen · Post by **glen** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:25 pm

Hi
Good job mate, I am just planning mine, was thinking about using G4 rather than glassing, would G4 be OK?

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:40 pm

Hi Glen..

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

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...?

glen · Post by **glen** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:51 am

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.