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#1 Leichardti

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Posted 19 January 2015 - 08:18 PM

Hey guys, we have one of these; http://www.bunnings....n-bed-_p3320604 raised garden beds and we have sold our guinea pigs so there is no use for it right now, and we have a growing barramundi, not an 8 foot tank. So I was gonna turn it into an above ground pond, I'd do underlay and everything but I was just wondering, would there be a way to cut a part out and replace it with glass to do a glass front pond, or have I gotten too excited? It's got a shape on the inside like multiple s going down.

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Edited by Leichardti, 21 November 2015 - 09:07 PM.


#2 dicky7

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Posted 19 January 2015 - 08:44 PM

na sorry mate I don't think it will even hold that amount of water for an extended amount of time  let alone cutting a window it just too much hard work .

 

But I could be very wrong so best to wait and see what any others think

 

Cheers :)



#3 Leichardti

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Posted 19 January 2015 - 10:19 PM

We'd be using pond liner with underlay, and come to think of it, a glass front would be extremely hard, if not, impossible.

#4 sandgroper

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Posted 19 January 2015 - 11:48 PM

Window, no chance even if you could it would weaken it to much. How deep is it? should be alright for about 600mm in depth don't think it would handle 800.



#5 Leichardti

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 11:19 AM

Nah not gonna do one mate, just gonna do a normal pond.

#6 malawiman85

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 11:52 AM

Warning: outdoor pond in winter for barra will be expensive to heat. Temp needs to be 21 minimum. Something the size of the garden bed in the link is +2,000ltr. I couldnt keep my 1,600ltr tank at 21 in my garage over winter with 2 x 300 jagers (each rated for 1000ltrs). Sure it can be done but just consider it before you spend money on the pond.

#7 Adam

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 05:20 PM

You can put a window in a linear. Needs to be ridged sandwiching the linear between flat and angle and then silicone glass/perspex to angle rebate.
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<br />We have kept barra at 14oC in Perth over winter with deaths only occurring when the tanks or fish were handled. Obviously no growth I would aim for a more conservative lower temp in the order of 18oC. To heat you are better off using heat exchange style than immersion heaters. A number of small immersion heaters are less efficient than a bigger one of the same wattage.
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<br />Good luck with what you decide.
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#8 malawiman85

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 07:53 PM

Yeah my tank got down to 18 but its a crap way to keep a pet barra.... Maybe im too much of a fish hippy.

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#9 Adam

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 08:10 PM

Maybe but it is all a balance. Have a look at some of the temperatures reported for dry season barra rivers and Dams, particularly at the southern ends of their distribution.

Adam




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