need help with 100 gal rubbermaid stock tank problem
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Comments (35)catherinet, I don't recall the name but it may have been PA bluestone. I went to several different nurseries, comparing prices and sizes. I discovered that some pallets had thinner rocks than others and chose the specific one I wanted. catfishsam, we only have the one store locally. They are building a new location a few miles down the road and will be moving, so maybe they'll get some new merchandise in after they move. I hope so. I'm not paying good money for rusty junk! I would have to have it delivered, since the largest vehicle I have is a minivan - I couldn't even move the 300 gallon tank in that! I love the look of the metal tanks when they are buried. They look so much nicer. But I don't think I'm up to digging a hole that large. And I really want the metal sides to be out of the ground so they get hot and heat up the water for my tropical waterlilies....See Moreabove ground pond / stock tank
Comments (11)I have always used the galvanized tanks. I have two very large ones that were used when I got them. They had pin holes in the bottoms but my husband soldered them all up and then he sprays the bottoms with the spray on rubberized undercoating that you can buy at auto parts stores. That seems to work pretty well to help them last. I have had people tell me that doing this will only make them rust out faster but so far that has not been the case. The two tanks have been going for almost 3 years now and they have not sprung any leaks. I don't like the look of the poly tanks and don't really want to spend that much buying landscape blocks or something to cover it up. I spray painted the outside of my galvanized tanks a light tan/dirt color and they blend into the area better. The galvanized tanks will eventually spring leaks but if you can fix them yourself its not that big of deal. The poly tanks may or may not last longer, it just depends. Sometimes they will crack if the tank isn't real level and the weight of the water isn't even. Sometimes they will crack if something hits them pretty hard, such as a rock thrown by a lawnmower....See MoreTha Stock Tank Garden, birds and cats
Comments (10)I've had the same problem. And I surely wouldn't want anyone drowning because the water is too hard to get to and out of. I ended up putting a plant (in a container) on a milk crate. The milk crates are nice because fish can hide in them. What I think is perfect is if you can put a crate, and then a potted plant, so that the top of the pot/soil of the plant is just a tad above water level. That way, they can land on the plant's soil and lean over to get a sip of water. Don't put it too close to the edge though. Actually, though, I've seen birds all summer landing on the aerials of my lotus and climbing down and just drinking water that way. So maybe just growing some reeds, etc. might be enough. At the bird store, I've seen big arched rot iron things that you could clamp onto the side of your stocktank, and then hang a birdbath saucer from that. I'm glad you're trying to keep the birdies safe from your cats. And I really like your benches!! How much fun to just sit there and enjoy your pond!...See Moretransform stock tank to water garden? help & hints?
Comments (7)Aloha David, Thanks for the lava rock "ladder" idea, we do have critters that will probably end up in there at some point. The chickens by accident and the border collies by choice, probably. I guess we will need "dog proof" water lilies. A fragrant lilly would be nice, perhaps some water grasses as well. I don't think the plantings will stay put, though, since there will be swimming dogs pushing them about so I was thinking a lot of the plants would be planted alongside the stock tank instead of directly in it. We don't have much "wild" fresh water, just the occasional stream that goes to the ocean so there aren't a lot of local freshwater fish. We do have lots of salt and some brackish water fishes. I was thinking guppies and koi to eat the mosquitoes. Hmm, maybe some prawns would work in the pond. I don't know if they eat mosquitoes, though. Does a water garden pond have to be drained every once in awhile? I'm thinking of either putting it up in the back of the yard by the shed where the bees can drink from it. I'm putting a lanai (porch) on the shed since it has a lovely ocean view. A nice water garden at the edge of the porch might be nice. The other option for the tank would be down the hill by the house. Just outside what will eventually be the dining room window. I could set it in the hillside and perhaps put a fountain from the hillside behind it into the tank. A wall "mask" fountain. The drain would be easier from the upper location, but we could use the tank fountain as the "diversion" load from our wind generator. (Sometimes we need to waste power when the wind blows too hard.)...See Moresleeplessinftwayne
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