after a few too many Jacks cans last night i have made a decision to build a mini lake Tanganyika in my back yard.
i have always set aside an area for a pond but it will mainly be to have tangs in it in summer.
everything is open for discussion , and if youve seen my tanks , everything must be pre-planned , i want almost everything hidden , easy to clean and want to give some consideration to how i will catch fry out . im thinking mainly gobies and featherfins and sand sifters , so i will require a large footprint , but i am unsure of depth required.
if ponds are anything like cars , then ."theres no replacement for displacement" so the larger the colume the better.
i want to use a lot of lime stone and pool filter sand as a substrate . im planning on using bricks and morter to build the shape and height of the side walls but unsure of the planning for filtration etc etc.
anyone who has constructed a pond from scratch or whom have a pond , but see room for improvement please comment.
i am hoping to start with the shovel in about 3 weeks. so time to learn from all you knowledgable people out there
thanks in advance for any help/idea's on constructing my own LAKE TANGANYIKA
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Cheers
Steve Green