lurker wrote in message ...
i know someone selling a fiberglass tub with a big window in the
front. its 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 3 feet deep.. its also pretty light which
is a bonus, but its really trashed and needs some work if it was going
to look nice inside.. i wonder if i could make something like this
myself or if its worth $200...
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Repairing it may not be worth the bother. Have you priced new tubs where
you live? This tub doesn't sound like an ideal pond for koi. It's not long
enough. Plants will have to go on some kind of crates or pots.
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Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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i know someone selling a fiberglass tub with a big window in the
front. its 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 3 feet deep.. its also pretty light which
is a bonus, but its really trashed and needs some work if it was going
to look nice inside.. i wonder if i could make something like this
myself or if its worth $200...

Fiber glass is easy to fix, and expensive to buy such a container.
What you are looking at sounds like the observation window tanks
Aquatic Eco sells for about $400 new plus Shipping..... I seem to
think for a container as such in need of repairs its not worth the
$200 price tag hung on it.., unless you hjave lots of time and already
have and are handy with fiberglass layup. If your handy with fiberglas
its easy to add shelves here and there and modify it to suit, and
while it may not make the most fasionable koi or gf pond its still
certianly useable for keeping fish in.

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:48:48 -0800, lurker lurker wrote:
i know someone selling a fiberglass tub with a big window in the
front. its 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 3 feet deep.. its also pretty light which
is a bonus, but its really trashed and needs some work if it was going
to look nice inside.. i wonder if i could make something like this
myself or if its worth $200...

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lurker lurker wrote:

i know someone selling a fiberglass tub with a big window in the
front. its 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 3 feet deep.. its also pretty light which
is a bonus, but its really trashed and needs some work if it was going
to look nice inside.. i wonder if i could make something like this
myself or if its worth $200...

I'd offer less, but I might even pay $200 for it. Even if it leaks,
fiberglass repair is pretty simple (as long as you ignore the fact that the
fumes are toxic... only ever think of doing fiberglass repair outdoors.)

The other thing is that if you're going to use it as a pond, you don't have
to worry _too_ much about interior appearance. Pretty soon it's going to
be covered with algae, and you won't know what it used to be like.

Go for it. It sounds like a fun project. I'd like something like that.
--
derek

lurker wrote in message ...
do you have any links to similar products? i think the size is only
275 gallons which also made me think its not worth it. im told it was
full and doesnt leak, but i can see light coming through the
fiberglass in one or two spots. it could be because it needs a paint
job or is it certain that the fiberglass might have a blow out and
destroy more than it cost?
========================
Before you purchase this tank check out the price of new ones. For $125.00
you can buy a 600g child's pool and line it with a pond liner for $100 at
Home Depot. They're about 2' deep and 8' across. Nicely landscaped you
get a lot for your money.
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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lurker wrote in message ...
i'd like it, but i want it indoors and now am worried that a leak
would cause serious damage. i have no experience with fiber glass and
im not too worried about fixing damage but more about it causing a big
flood indoors.. so far it sounds like they dont want to go down.
====================
Make sure your floor can hold the weight of that many gallons of water. I
had a 30g tank split a side years ago. You couldn't imagine the damage that
much water did!
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

do you have any links to similar products? i think the size is only
275 gallons which also made me think its not worth it. im told it was
full and doesnt leak, but i can see light coming through the
fiberglass in one or two spots. it could be because it needs a paint
job or is it certain that the fiberglass might have a blow out and
destroy more than it cost?

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:48:51 GMT, (Roy) wrote:


Fiber glass is easy to fix, and expensive to buy such a container.
What you are looking at sounds like the observation window tanks
Aquatic Eco sells for about $400 new plus Shipping..... I seem to
think for a container as such in need of repairs its not worth the
$200 price tag hung on it.., unless you hjave lots of time and already
have and are handy with fiberglass layup. If your handy with fiberglas
its easy to add shelves here and there and modify it to suit, and
while it may not make the most fasionable koi or gf pond its still
certianly useable for keeping fish in.

i'd like it, but i want it indoors and now am worried that a leak
would cause serious damage. i have no experience with fiber glass and
im not too worried about fixing damage but more about it causing a big
flood indoors.. so far it sounds like they dont want to go down.

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:29:36 -0400, Derek Broughton
wrote:

lurker lurker wrote:

i know someone selling a fiberglass tub with a big window in the
front. its 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 3 feet deep.. its also pretty light which
is a bonus, but its really trashed and needs some work if it was going
to look nice inside.. i wonder if i could make something like this
myself or if its worth $200...

I'd offer less, but I might even pay $200 for it. Even if it leaks,
fiberglass repair is pretty simple (as long as you ignore the fact that the
fumes are toxic... only ever think of doing fiberglass repair outdoors.)

The other thing is that if you're going to use it as a pond, you don't have
to worry _too_ much about interior appearance. Pretty soon it's going to
be covered with algae, and you won't know what it used to be like.

Go for it. It sounds like a fun project. I'd like something like that.

Its not uncommon to see light infiltrating through fiberglass. Just
take most any fiberglass boat, and have someone with a drop light
shine it around inside the hull at night and look from the outside and
yu can see light in spots. Its really not a concern and in no way a
blowout. Its merely a spot the gel coat (the smooth colored coating)
is thin. Gel coat adds no strength to the fiberglass its merely
cosmetic and used to give the glass a smooth finish or a finish to
cover up the texture of the glass cloth. If the container was kept
full of water it should be fine, as fiberglas usually starts to
deteriorate in sun light but it takes a lot of years and then its
usually just a dulling of the gel coat surface. Fiberglas is easy to
work with once you know how, its like icing a cake.

Check out aquatic Eco Systems for a run down on the value of what they
call Viewing tanks or observation port tanks. They are kind of pricey.

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/.../4165/cid/1171

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:10:35 -0800, lurker lurker wrote:
do you have any links to similar products? i think the size is only
275 gallons which also made me think its not worth it. im told it was
full and doesnt leak, but i can see light coming through the
fiberglass in one or two spots. it could be because it needs a paint
job or is it certain that the fiberglass might have a blow out and
destroy more than it cost?

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:48:51 GMT, (Roy) wrote:


Fiber glass is easy to fix, and expensive to buy such a container.
What you are looking at sounds like the observation window tanks
Aquatic Eco sells for about $400 new plus Shipping..... I seem to
think for a container as such in need of repairs its not worth the
$200 price tag hung on it.., unless you hjave lots of time and already
have and are handy with fiberglass layup. If your handy with fiberglas
its easy to add shelves here and there and modify it to suit, and
while it may not make the most fasionable koi or gf pond its still
certianly useable for keeping fish in.

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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....

Do you really think most folks are ass stupid as you appear to
be........you sound like a broken record carol......no contect to any
post just simple basic repeats of canned replies over and over.

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:52:03 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

lurker wrote in message ...
i'd like it, but i want it indoors and now am worried that a leak
would cause serious damage. i have no experience with fiber glass and
im not too worried about fixing damage but more about it causing a big
flood indoors.. so far it sounds like they dont want to go down.
====================
Make sure your floor can hold the weight of that many gallons of water. I
had a 30g tank split a side years ago. You couldn't imagine the damage that
much water did!

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-----------oOOo(_)oOOo---------------


oooO
---------( )----Oooo----------------
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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....

Kiddie pool is not even n the same catagory as an observation tank....


On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:49:38 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

lurker wrote in message ...
do you have any links to similar products? i think the size is only
275 gallons which also made me think its not worth it. im told it was
full and doesnt leak, but i can see light coming through the
fiberglass in one or two spots. it could be because it needs a paint
job or is it certain that the fiberglass might have a blow out and
destroy more than it cost?
========================
Before you purchase this tank check out the price of new ones. For $125.00
you can buy a 600g child's pool and line it with a pond liner for $100 at
Home Depot. They're about 2' deep and 8' across. Nicely landscaped you
get a lot for your money.

--
\\\|///
( @ @ )
-----------oOOo(_)oOOo---------------


oooO
---------( )----Oooo----------------
\ ( ( )
\_) ) /
(_/
The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....