Cool set up.

I can't really see too well, but since this is a temp pond you might consider putting a board across the top with cleats on each end to keep the sides from bowing out. They can slowly and are then hard to get back. The bowing stresses the corners.

Good thought, I would hate to come home to find that it burst out the sides. thanks

FYI, if you ever to something like this again turn your 2x4 'ribs' 90 degrees. The 'flat' sides don't have nearly the strength to resist bowing that it would if you had built it with them turned.

Think of home construction, and the way a wall is made. Much stronger.

Cool concept though.

If doing it again... I'd go one step further and run the 2x4 horizontally and overlap at the corners. Something like one course at the bottom, middle and top. But depends on the tank. The biggest issue is bowing sides. Vertical members don't do much for that.

That is so cool!

Will you be adding lights to the mix for the plants and your fishes health?

You gave me some thoughts as well.

Mike

Hi, thanks so far so good. The fish have started to poke their heads out from the plants. I have added some hornwort, and hyacinth, water lettuce not sure if they will make it but it doesn't hurt to try. I have shop lights to put up plus the rooom lights and the lights from the plant stand beside the pond set up that you can't see in the pics. Going to work on pump and filter today but the weather is so nice I might wind up outside again instead. Kim