above ground pond

[FishKid]

ok, i am bringing up the thought about building a 7x7 shark pond and so far my parents are going along with it!

so far i have it planned out pretty good, i will be getting a bamboo shark and keeping it in my 72 gal (which i am in the process of converting to salt) until it starts outgrowing the tank. then i will put him in the pond, which i have drew up a diagram of...


i have a few questions as far as the construction goes, what would prove to be the best liner i could use? is there anyway to seal the liner to glass? i think ive seen it done before..


if i stain or paint the wood (and most likely i will) what is the best kind for undergoing the stress the evaporation of salt water will bring?


construction will most likely be next spring just in case that has any relevance (i screwed up the use of a big word by spelling it wrong ) to the construction


the walls will most likely be constructed of 4x4's with 4x4's under the liner as a shock absorber (spelling?)

mark

p.s. i know many people are going to be against this, 7x7 is a very very very large tank, much larger than has been recommended to me. so i am confident the animal will be as happy as he could be in captivity.

[FishKid]

sry forgot to post the diagram

[icemark]

where are you going to put this?

[FishKid]

its going in my attic ~er~ my living room ,cement floor (under a rug of course) where the 72 gal is now. just gotta slide the big screen over a few feet (no loud noise to worry about no one ever watches that t.v.) at least it wont look as ugly as my reef which im starting to get an after taste from

(i know, what parent in there right mind would let their kid do this?) but i got them where it hurts, i bargained with them that if i can pick my grades up to above 90's for the 4th quarter (which i can easily, i just gotta stop being lazy) and keep em that way (or my dad gets to fillet the fish i bet it would be the best fish he ever had ;) i'd make sure i added alot of stresscoat to the tank the day before ) plus i have to pay a portion of the electric bill to cover the all the lights and filtration systems for 3 tanks we settled on 5 - 10% depending on the bill, which i have no problem with.

i plan to buy the animal around june most likely start with an egg case because that would give me extra time (in which case ill get 2 because it takes several months to hatch, then i figure they'll be big enough for the next tank by april next year.)

i think that glass is gonna give me a major pain! i dont see how it would work. i see endless possibilities for a leak or it just not sealing right... maybe i should make it out of acrylic? im gonna really go through the motions on this one

mark