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12-01-2020, 08:57 PM #101John
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12-01-2020, 09:11 PM #102
I have found those, thanks John and I am slowly going through the Wrighty vids. Trouble is he doesn't show anything in too much detail because he's trying to flog the plans.
I liked his plastic welding vid, but when I priced up the sheets it was bloody expensive. Like £50 a sheet in something substantial like 12mm!
I am sooo tempted to get a plastic welder but I need to do alot more research to get the right materials. I think Wrighty's latest one is 6mm sheets so that may well bring the price down to something more reasonable.2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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13-01-2020, 07:34 AM #103
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13-01-2020, 10:00 PM #104
Bearing housing salvaged from the drum housing.
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13-01-2020, 10:07 PM #105
Last edited by Alburglar; 14-01-2020 at 08:56 AM.
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14-01-2020, 09:32 AM #106
Your right he doesn't show much,the welding looks easy enough and as you say the sheets are expensive then you have to cut them
I had thought of making one for my grow on but have decided to make a seive like wrightys now as a small drum would cost nearly as much as a larger one
All those bits are cheap enough from China dont know how they make them for that price.John
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17-01-2020, 06:12 PM #107
I did some digging. It's slow going. The ground is full of football sized flints, but it's progress.
Last edited by Alburglar; 09-02-2020 at 11:11 AM.
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17-01-2020, 06:53 PM #108
Progress is progress mate. I got all excited the first time the shovel touched ground
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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17-01-2020, 10:30 PM #109
The fish enjoyed eating all the worms too!
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18-01-2020, 12:57 PM #110
Oh dear.
I had already ordered some insulation, so that went on today. I have a bit of perspex to make a lid tomorrow, but i need some more insulation and duct tape for the filter tubs.
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19-01-2020, 03:42 PM #111
Lids on.
And I've plugged nearly all the other holes with insulation.
Must be doing something as its steaming up.
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19-01-2020, 08:46 PM #112
Just read the whole post, great write up and keep the updates coming !!!
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20-01-2020, 10:10 AM #113
Temperature outside was 1 degree when I got up this morning. The pond had remained steady at 3.1, so thats an improvement. There's still work to be done though, to keep it above 4 degrees.
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20-01-2020, 12:12 PM #114
Temporarily I've stuck an old 150w aquarium heater in one of the empty media baskets, fully submerged in the middle of the static tub. Trouble is the thermostat only goes down to 16 degrees, so I'll have to keep my eye on it and turn it off at 5 degrees. I have ordered a water proof box for a tenner and will stick a cheap temperature controller in there. I can then set the thermostat on the controller to 5 degrees and not have to worry all winter. Why something like that doesn't exist I don't know?! All the pond heaters are either expensive inline ones or floating jobs that are either permanently on / off at zero / one degree. If someone just made a simple aquarium style heater at 300w (that generally don't cost more then £30) that was adjustable and on/off at 4 / 5 I think lots of people would buy one. I just can't find anything like that.
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20-01-2020, 05:02 PM #1152660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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20-01-2020, 05:07 PM #116
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20-01-2020, 07:10 PM #117
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22-01-2020, 07:01 PM #118
More digging. We are roughly at 2.5m x 2.5m. Fairly sure now, that I am going to widen it a meter-ish....
...when the wife's out...
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22-01-2020, 07:45 PM #119
Haha best way mate haha
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22-01-2020, 07:56 PM #120
The Daily pond temp thread
Pond still covered, currently 11.6C Been really mild this year as far as pond temps go. ...