2000 gallon indoor Build
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Not planning on keeping any of those. What about gar? Alligator or spotted?
got the first brace in. Had extra pond liner so i wrapped it in that. Need to finish the ends but its in lol
two more braces will be added this weekend I hope!
then i will get it filled up!
got the first brace in. Had extra pond liner so i wrapped it in that. Need to finish the ends but its in lol
two more braces will be added this weekend I hope!
then i will get it filled up!
All three braces are in. Each has two 12” screws on each side. 4 total each brace. Going to start adding about 6” of water a day and let it slowly fill up. Have a plan and most everything prepared for the filtration but no rush to move the fish so i’ll be taking my time. Plus i want to get the corners and everything settled in.
any concern with having gar in here? I know teeth can be long and point.
any concern with having gar in here? I know teeth can be long and point.
Happy to see the progress.
I personally would try to avoid metal staples, unless they are SS, not only because they will rust but also if they fall off into the pond, its a puncture hazard.
On paper, anything toothy and spiny can be a puncture hazard on liner. In reality, I am not sure. Only kept various gars on liner like yours for a couple of years (no issues), so cannot predict for the longer term than this.
They do shed or lose their needle-like teeth also btw.
I personally would try to avoid metal staples, unless they are SS, not only because they will rust but also if they fall off into the pond, its a puncture hazard.
On paper, anything toothy and spiny can be a puncture hazard on liner. In reality, I am not sure. Only kept various gars on liner like yours for a couple of years (no issues), so cannot predict for the longer term than this.
They do shed or lose their needle-like teeth also btw.
Glad to see someone else taking up a project like this at the same time as me. I'm shooting for 12' long, 40 high, with a 32in. Tall window, behind a wall..At epoxy stage currently ..glad to see your projects going well!
One issue I can see with a Gator gar is the way they feed , with a side swipe motion. If it happen to be near the side or trying to pick a piece of fish off the bottom, it could be possible that a tooth could hit the liner.
But I think the risk of that is probably low. That wouldn’t stop me from keeping one just something to be aware of.
Great looking project so far btw.
But I think the risk of that is probably low. That wouldn’t stop me from keeping one just something to be aware of.
Great looking project so far btw.
About 6-8” from completely full with what looks like no bowing. Added a diy ziss fluidized filter as it comes up to heat. More media to come.
was also able to tuck some magnets to hold the powerheads into the folds. Have some hydor 1500gph laying around that should do okay to keep water moving
was also able to tuck some magnets to hold the powerheads into the folds. Have some hydor 1500gph laying around that should do okay to keep water moving
