Arowana Tank / Pond Build

Kaya

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hope you solved the water loss mystery mate.. Cant wait to see the pond with the fishes.
:) shifting this week mate.. the water loss mystery remains.. i spoke to one of our engineers and he also mentioned about hydration.. he said the tank will take its own course and it was not a major issue to worry about..
 

dayak

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building hydration=drying up/curing
concrete can leak when not compacted/vibrated upon filling..the reason they do that to let air out before drying so they wont leak, using vibration upon filling is common practice use when they build concrete wall/ground for water use.
there is a term in US called slab leak when water leaking out from under the ground over to slab flooring because it has nowhere to go but up.
i just hope its the extreme weather otherwise he will looking at ugly ground or possible sink hole somewhere in the long term.
 

Kaya

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building hydration=drying up/curing
concrete can leak when not compacted/vibrated upon filling..the reason they do that to let air out before drying so they wont leak, using vibration upon filling is common practice use when they build concrete wall/ground for water use.
there is a term in US called slab leak when water leaking out from under the ground over to slab flooring because it has nowhere to go but up.
i just hope its the extreme weather otherwise he will looking at ugly ground or possible sink hole somewhere in the long term.
fingers crossed mate.. hopefully nothin like that happens now or later.. well until i save up and start a bigger pond..
 

Kaya

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Picked up a new(future) pondmate.. Tigey.. The Tiger Shovelnose.. sheer luck i should say.. went to a breeders and came across chinese high fin banded sharks and a lot of baby RTCs.. was so tempted to pick one more and then i just looked at the next tank and saw a whole lot of TSNs.. been waiting for em for a long time.. so picked one up.. i guess in 8 months time he'll be ready to join the rest..





 
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