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Bro u mentioned about acrylic sheet.. but haven't seen any work yet.. are u using it to built it up above ground level?

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Bro u mentioned about acrylic sheet.. but haven't seen any work yet.. are u using it to built it up above ground level?

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The acrylic's for the skimmer! lol! But yes the pond wall is going to be extended 1m above ground as well. There's a few reasons for it;

1) To prevent my 6 month old from accidentally falling in.

2) An extra meter of wall gives me 40% more volume.

3) Deeper pond = lower temperature

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Mega project and all the best for the remaining stages. May I ask if you have planned any side viewing section for your pond as there are another 1 plus meter of pond wall to go up?

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Mega project and all the best for the remaining stages. May I ask if you have planned any side viewing section for your pond as there are another 1 plus meter of pond wall to go up?

Haha.. same thoughts when I asked for the purpose of the acrylic sheets

Haha..

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Mega project and all the best for the remaining stages. May I ask if you have planned any side viewing section for your pond as there are another 1 plus meter of pond wall to go up?

Trust me, I really really want to but I'm not sure how to justify this cost to my shareholders, after all, this is a company project. I'm 40% convinced I can get away with it... though it seems easier to just build a reverse periscope and hang it over the sides, then I can move it around as well.

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WoW.. Maybe when im super rich n staying in a Semi D house of bigger, im gonna do what u are doing but instead of a pond, maybe a backyard underwater world..

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Tank: 2x1x1 Rimless Tank (Sumpless)

Lighting: Aquazonic 2x24watts T5 (Actinic x Sun White)

Moonlight: Acardia 1W Led Light (Blue)

Filter: ISTA Max Care Cannister

Skimmer: Bubble Magus E3

Chiller: Resun CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Wave: Boyu WM-25

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Tank: 3x2x2.5

Lighting: 250w DeLighting MH/ 2x 39w Delighting Diy T5 ATI Blue Plus

Skimmer: H&S Skimmer Type 110-F2000

Chiller: CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Return Pump: Eheim 1260

Reactor: D&D H2Ocean FMR 75 (ADA 1500 Pump)(Rowaphos)

Wavemaker: 2x SunSun Wavemaker (3000L)

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Think you get can drop a fishing line just from your balcony.. Good for fishing..

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Skimmer: BMQQ

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WoW.. Maybe when im super rich n staying in a Semi D house of bigger, im gonna do what u are doing but instead of a pond, maybe a backyard underwater world..

You don't have to be super rich, I'm certainly not. Just get into the mass affluent or emerging affluent demographics and you're already richer than me.

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10cm thick wall snapped like a @#$%ing biscuit. Fortunately it'll be cheap to fix =) so it's just a 1 day setback.

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Just a thought. Earth moves every now and then. Could this be it that is y it snap? What will be your safety precaution to ensure your tank will not leak?

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Mother nature telling me that I should fill the pond faster...

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Anyway, on to questions;

Why did the wall break? - Actually this one was down to human error. The wall is supposed to retain the backfilled concrete, not support the weight of the water, so when we were filling it up, it should only have been done 2ft at a time. Unfortunately whoever was overseeing it had horrible depth perception and poured 3.5ft of wet concrete at once and broke the wall.

Double layer brick wall with cement in between? - Actually that's pretty much what we're doing here except it's just 1 layer of bricks set 1ft away from the earthen wall, then backfilled with concrete. For the above ground section of the wall, it'll be exactly as you suggest.

Neighbour how? - That's a big concern and we addressed it by compacting the earth under the pond prior to adding 10cm of hardcore. Then compacted it again with a pneumatic rammer. It's quite impossible to move at this point.

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hope that we(src members) will get an invitation once it is done. :thumbsup:

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RETURN PUMP:EHEIM 1260
CHILLER:HAILEA 150A + EHEIM COMPACT 1000 WITH EXT TEMP CONTROLLER
WAVEMAKER:JEBAO WP25
REACTOR:TLF PHOSBAN REACTOR 150 WITH EHEIM 600(ROWAPHOS)
SKIMMER:H&H S150 WITH AQUABEE 2000/1

MEDIA:BACTERIA KING

GLASS CLEANER:ALGAE FREE PIRANHA FLOAT WITH EASY BLADE

ATO:TUNZE NANO OSMOLATOR 3152

RO/DI PURIFIER:ZeRO EX5 - RO/DI ULTRA 200 WITH HM DIGITAL DM-1 IN-LINE DUAL TDS METER

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I already invited everyone, just search "OnHand Agrarian" on facebook I'll announce dates and times when I'm free. And check out the videos on the page, you get to see the trawlers I get bycatch from.

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Updates.?? Upz

From my conversation with Shannon, apparently his neighbor filed a complain against him and this project have to be dropped for the time being.

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From my conversation with Shannon, apparently his neighbor filed a complain against him and this project have to be dropped for the time being.

Oh no...hope the project can be completed.... :huh: .

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Some neighbour he have... :big_boss:

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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............he should pull his neighbour into this hobbies, or any of reefer here can become his neighbour to support him.

really looking forward to this setup!

Hack the partition wall and make the pond larger if the neighbor is a reefer lor... :D :D :D !

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