DIY 200,000 Litre Pond

[xnsdvd]

Thought I'd share my semi-DIY project with you guys;

[Bulldozer]

WOW......... youR DIY is Hard Core !!!

YOu are Developer for New Pond Project ah ?? Freehold or 99 Years ???

Capital Land Project ah ?? salute lor.............

[Sotong Ball]

Fresh water pond? Keeping koi?

[mengyang_neo]

Wow if this is a marine pool then it will be very impressive.

[xnsdvd]

I think it's fair to say I cheated a little with the rented excavator and the fact that I run a small construction company But yes, it's going to be a marine pond in a freehold property. It's incredibly cheap to build though, considering the volume.. cost under $30,000... a lot less than many of the big 8+ft tanks we see. And since I'm paying as i build, it's almost like I'm doing it in installments

If any experienced engineers are cringing at the last picture of the brickwork; Yes, I know it's an ugly job, that's why it's in the DIY section And my men were more interested in getting ready for Hari Raya than working in the hot sun.

[Sotong Ball]

Wow, u can snorkel everyday! Pls update us on the progress.

[JeffL]

Wa Piangzz!! this is the most exciting thread I ever seen!!

We want more pictures and tell us more on your equipment.... how u gonna keep the temperature down? How about rain?

[patricklhc]

Could you please invite me to your marine pond grand opening

[DOH]

WOW

more pics on the progress pls

[diki88]

awesome!

if its gona be an open top, the evaporation rate would be nuts.

more updates please.

[Firestarter]

This is going to be the best 'tank' ever! Please continue to update!!!

[Eniram]

Oh the banana tree!

[Terryz_]

Shanon, OMG.. Thats a big DIY tank.. LOL..

[TayHongSiang]

I'm going in for a swim once ready

[ryanlio]

Dig it deep enough to allow underground chilling needs..

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[Flavs]

This pond open for snorkelling?

[Jameshong]

^{I'm going in for a swim once ready}

^{Pond full of sharks...AhSiang..you still dare to swim .... :lol: !}

[VelvetAirwaves]

Wah N* Beh, thats sick.

[Tian85]

That's so cool!

[Gouldian]

Shanon, you trying to keep killer whale??? LOL Lets kopi when you free.

[stevenchia]

Cant imagine how big the skimmer going to be. Imagine water change.. wooo.. how many red pails going fill up that giant pool..

[gtmarine]

Wow!! That's a big project! When do you intend to comp[lete it? Will follow this thread closely

[xnsdvd]

Just my luck, we're heading into the monsoon season as I'm trying to pour the concrete floor...

If anyone's wondering, the pond will be about 2.2m deep with 10 Tsurumi 50 TM 2.45(S)s moving 200,000 litres of water through 12.8m3 of crushed coral every hour for filtration. I know it's far too slow for most aquariums, but those 10 pumps will be drawing 4kWh. Which comes up to about $1/hr

I just ordered the 7 tons of salt required to bring the salinity to 35ppt. Again, it was quite cheap considering the amount. Less than $5000 for transport and customs clearance.

Some of the fish are already here in quarantine. The first batch will be going to the vet for a skin scrape and gill biopsy next week to see if they're parasite free. Here's a photo:

[klim]

Wouldn't it be much cheaper to order NSW, can check with LCK201.

[tropic]

This is an going to be an epic SRC thread..