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i was given a nice 55g tank and stand for free but when i went to pick it up the catch was i had to take the fish as well. the tank came with a 14" rtc, an oscar, and a pleco. i felt so sorry for the rtc as the tank was filthy and he is cramped. had him for for a few weeks now and i was originally going to try to sell him to someone whole could give him the proper sized home but i doubt i'll find someone in my area. so now here i am on this forum learning how to properly care for him.

i was orginally thinking about building a 6ftx3ft wood pond liner pond but then i figured why couldnt i use cinderblocks, the 16x8x8in ones. looking around on the web i had a hard time finding indoor ponds that where drystacked as i would like it to not be permanent. these are the only 2 examples i found.

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so i'm guessing its safe to say drystacking 2 bricks high is safe but i dont believe that is deep enough. do you think 3 high would work as well or would the water pressure start to be to much?

wanted to build the pond 80"x48".
 
Not a cinder block build but I made this pond out of landscape timbers(lined with plywood), then a pond liner, and rebar to hold the timbers together. Made it de-constructable so I could move it to the basement in the winter.
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Yes cinderblocks will work. If you got the space go bigger. To me 6'x3' for a rtc would be a grow out. Remember a fish should have atleast 3x the fishes full size in length and atleast .5-1' in width. So for a 4' or so fish I would say 12'x5'x3'high is a better suited home for life.


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Would you do something to merge the blocks together like a putty?
 
doomiedee said:
Yes cinderblocks will work. If you got the space go bigger. To me 6'x3' for a rtc would be a grow out. Remember a fish should have atleast 3x the fishes full size in length and atleast .5-1' in width. So for a 4' or so fish I would say 12'x5'x3'high is a better suited home for life.


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From what I've read rtcs are very active cats, so imo minimum requirements would be 12 x 8. But much better 12 x 12. Were talking feet right ? Would you guys ever think of locking your dog in an 12 x 5 ? I know i wouldn't.

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If you give them enough room rtc's are quite active. Then again, unwanted rtc's are a dime a dozen so just give him the most space you can manage. He'll be better off with you than ending up in another 55 gallon aquarium.
 
doomiedee said:
Yes cinderblocks will work. If you got the space go bigger. To me 6'x3' for a rtc would be a grow out. Remember a fish should have atleast 3x the fishes full size in length and atleast .5-1' in width. So for a 4' or so fish I would say 12'x5'x3'high is a better suited home for life.


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Dry stacking blocks 3' high will never work.
 
re-bar and cement.
 
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