Ideas for above ground pond/aquarium... - Aquarium Advice

hodge · 05-01-2004, 11:55 PM

Ok I am trying to plan an above ground pond that has two sides of acrylic glass for viewing... Anyone here ever try this idea ? Does anyone know of any good sites, to find detailed info on how to make fake boulders and rocks ?

mhaynes01 · 05-02-2004, 12:01 AM

what sides will be acrylic?

how big?

hodge · 05-02-2004, 12:12 AM

I will try and post a drawing later, but it will be about 2500 [acronym:0b922989fb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:0b922989fb], I want to have large boulders covering the back and have the acyrlic facing the front sides, almost a square shape with pond backing up to the corner walls [acronym:0b922989fb="Fish only"]fo[/acronym:0b922989fb] my yard..

AngelFishFan · 05-02-2004, 12:16 PM

Fake boulders are made with a fiberglass pulp that is poured into a mould and then painted to look real. This is not something that you can just "make" like paper mache. This is an extremely expensive and difficult procedure. Believe me, if it were as easy as going to a website to build it..... the companies would be out of business....

So look for another alternative.....

hodge · 05-02-2004, 01:16 PM

Well i have heard quite different.. I have heard from several people that it is quite easy, just time consuming with the hardest part getting the rocks painted to look natural. My father in law designs landscaping for a large firm, when he first started in the business that what he did. However finding time to meet with him is near impossible..

mhaynes01 · 05-02-2004, 04:09 PM

thats sounds really cool what kind of fish do u plan on getting? i think some koi and some schooling rish in their in the summer would be nice too
(little schooling fish 2-4 inches long

hodge · 05-02-2004, 08:05 PM

I will put koi, a couple of small turtle and whatever else i could get by with.

I went to the home and garden show today. Talked with a guy who builds boulders and waterfalls. He gave me some ideas and knowledge. He said anyone can do it. He told me just to practice making a few boulders, then move on to the pond. He said it runs around .60 to .75 cent a square foot for materials and of course my labor.

Sparky · 05-03-2004, 12:25 AM

Hodge, do you have pumps for your pond yet? If not, PM me I have a couple of 500 [acronym:7b1abc52db="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:7b1abc52db] Little Giant submersibles that are brand new and never used. I used to have a nice little pond in the back yard for a couple of years. About 1500 gallons. Then I replaced it with a 14,000 gallon pool. I like the pool better...[acronym:7b1abc52db="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:7b1abc52db]

Mike

hodge · 05-04-2004, 04:47 PM

so what type of filters would you guys recommend ?

05-04-2004, 04:53 PM

Make your fake rocks and boulders out of styrofoam. You can cover it with concrete or sand and epoxy.

05-01-2004, 11:55 PM	#1
hodge Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 15	Ideas for above ground pond/aquarium... Ok I am trying to plan an above ground pond that has two sides of acrylic glass for viewing... Anyone here ever try this idea ? Does anyone know of any good sites, to find detailed info on how to make fake boulders and rocks ?

05-02-2004, 12:01 AM	#2
mhaynes01 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin TX not boston Posts: 405 Images: 3	what sides will be acrylic? how big? __________________ 29 Gallon - 45lbs. of live rock, and two ocellaris clown fish(8 months old) 2.5 gallon- live plants 60gallonpond- nothing in it , plants (Planning bigger pond underway 700-1000

05-02-2004, 12:16 PM	#4
AngelFishFan Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Latrobe, PA Posts: 162 Images: 2	Fake boulders are made with a fiberglass pulp that is poured into a mould and then painted to look real. This is not something that you can just "make" like paper mache. This is an extremely expensive and difficult procedure. Believe me, if it were as easy as going to a website to build it..... the companies would be out of business.... So look for another alternative..... __________________ -Keegan

05-02-2004, 04:09 PM	#6
mhaynes01 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin TX not boston Posts: 405 Images: 3	thats sounds really cool what kind of fish do u plan on getting? i think some koi and some schooling rish in their in the summer would be nice too (little schooling fish 2-4 inches long __________________ 29 Gallon - 45lbs. of live rock, and two ocellaris clown fish(8 months old) 2.5 gallon- live plants 60gallonpond- nothing in it , plants (Planning bigger pond underway 700-1000

05-03-2004, 12:25 AM	#8
Sparky Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crete Illinois Posts: 606 Images: 5	Hodge, do you have pumps for your pond yet? If not, PM me I have a couple of 500 [acronym:7b1abc52db="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:7b1abc52db] Little Giant submersibles that are brand new and never used. I used to have a nice little pond in the back yard for a couple of years. About 1500 gallons. Then I replaced it with a 14,000 gallon pool. I like the pool better...[acronym:7b1abc52db="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:7b1abc52db] Mike __________________ 125 Gal-35 Gal Wet/Dry-Tetra-Tec PF500 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Filter (3) AuquaClear 301 Powerheads-600 [acronym:40c9366d0a="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:40c9366d0a] Circulating Pump Automatic Tempature Controller 5-6 Inch Sand Bed-200+ lbs of [acronym:40c9366d0a="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:40c9366d0a]

05-02-2004, 12:12 AM	#3
hodge Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 15	I will try and post a drawing later, but it will be about 2500 [acronym:0b922989fb="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:0b922989fb], I want to have large boulders covering the back and have the acyrlic facing the front sides, almost a square shape with pond backing up to the corner walls [acronym:0b922989fb="Fish only"]fo[/acronym:0b922989fb] my yard..

05-02-2004, 01:16 PM	#5
hodge Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 15	Well i have heard quite different.. I have heard from several people that it is quite easy, just time consuming with the hardest part getting the rocks painted to look natural. My father in law designs landscaping for a large firm, when he first started in the business that what he did. However finding time to meet with him is near impossible..

05-02-2004, 08:05 PM	#7
hodge Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 15	I will put koi, a couple of small turtle and whatever else i could get by with. I went to the home and garden show today. Talked with a guy who builds boulders and waterfalls. He gave me some ideas and knowledge. He said anyone can do it. He told me just to practice making a few boulders, then move on to the pond. He said it runs around .60 to .75 cent a square foot for materials and of course my labor.

05-04-2004, 04:47 PM	#9
hodge Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 15	so what type of filters would you guys recommend ?

05-04-2004, 04:53 PM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	Make your fake rocks and boulders out of styrofoam. You can cover it with concrete or sand and epoxy.

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