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For those looking for the bigger pond kits, here is a link for some.

Also be sure to check ebay and craiglist for them as well
Large ponds shells

With the prices on some of those ponds you could get a used fiberglass swimming pool!

Wow some of those are nice but really pricey.

>>For those looking for the bigger pond kits, here is a link for some.
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>>Also be sure to check ebay and craiglist for them as well
>>Large ponds shells
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'

Oh I agree completely Chris. I think they are way to expensive, however less permanent than a concrete setup. Unlike mine, you can simply dig these out and move em. Something else I dont like is the fact that to attach filtration you have to do so over the sides or cut the pond. With the concrete you simply lay in the draw/feed piping and pour. (I know I simplified it incredibly).

Something else I don't like about fiberglass(besides the price)if you are using them outdoors they don't retain the heat at all.
Concrete or earth ponds retain the heat MUCH better.
Of course if they are indoors it doesn't matter. They are light and very easy to clean. One of my favorite enclosures is a 6X4 foot fibergass cage. I call it the grow cage. Every croc I've ever housed in there has exploded.
I had a large fiberglass pool outside and the best thing I could say about it, as poorly as it retained heat, it was excellent in the transferance of sound. I had an adult male caiman (5.5 feet)
and he would bellow and make the most amazing sounds. The vibrating fiberglass intensified the sound where as my concrete pools absorb the sound. D.C.

Did you have the fiberglass pool submerged in the ground?

Or just sitting above ground?

>>Something else I don't like about fiberglass(besides the price)if you are using them outdoors they don't retain the heat at all.
>>Concrete or earth ponds retain the heat MUCH better.
>>Of course if they are indoors it doesn't matter. They are light and very easy to clean. One of my favorite enclosures is a 6X4 foot fibergass cage. I call it the grow cage. Every croc I've ever housed in there has exploded.
>>I had a large fiberglass pool outside and the best thing I could say about it, as poorly as it retained heat, it was excellent in the transferance of sound. I had an adult male caiman (5.5 feet)
>>and he would bellow and make the most amazing sounds. The vibrating fiberglass intensified the sound where as my concrete pools absorb the sound. D.C.
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'

Chris Dieter has a mean streak. Out here on the rock(west of I35) EVERYTHING is above ground. Even my pond dug out wih a big backhoe is only half submerged. He dug what he could and then built up the rest. The fiberglass was totally above ground. Which is why it would vibrate with the bellows but not why fiberglass cools or heats so quickly. It is like the big galvanized tubs they both warm up and cool off quickly. The concrete pools (also above ground) feel warm much longer after the sun has gone down.
Growing up in Houston there are a few things I miss; how fertile the soil is, how easy it is to dig, and the relatively mild winters. I don't miss the humidity or all the people. D.C.

Haha, you hard rock types are so sensitive!

Fiberglass above ground would not be a great choice for the same reason the galvanized are not, as you mentioned they simply lose heat to quickly. Stick them in the ground(if possible) and you can sometimes get a nice large pool relatively cheap.The ground is your insulation in that regard.

We have 2 Chinese alligators whose aquatic pool is a submerged galvanized pool because their underground burrows are so extensive we wanted a little more control. I hate it in a way because it's the only unnatural pond we use and I feel the animals lose allot not being on real dirt and mud- especially in the winter- but it has proven effective.

>>Chris Dieter has a mean streak. Out here on the rock(west of I35) EVERYTHING is above ground. Even my pond dug out wih a big backhoe is only half submerged. He dug what he could and then built up the rest. The fiberglass was totally above ground. Which is why it would vibrate with the bellows but not why fiberglass cools or heats so quickly. It is like the big galvanized tubs they both warm up and cool off quickly. The concrete pools (also above ground) feel warm much longer after the sun has gone down.
>>Growing up in Houston there are a few things I miss; how fertile the soil is, how easy it is to dig, and the relatively mild winters. I don't miss the humidity or all the people. D.C.
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'