Good luck, and be sure to post pics once you get it going. I liked the poly ones 'cause they're not so bright. I did some plastic welding with the plastic on the trough by heating the plastic up till it melted then smoothed it out with a chisel then let it cool. I figured its good practice on how to fix one so I did. I've seen lots of pics on here of metal stock tanks for ponds, and people seem to like them. I got a free 100 gallon Rubbermaid trough had big crack in it and they lost the plug. What size stock tank do you want to get? Your chances of not having coons get your fish might be greater if you don't put any plants/pots near the edge.but then again, they're not afraid of swimming. You could put a run of electric wire around the ground around it. I'm afraid with fish, you're always going to have raccoons trying to get your fish. Sinking them half-way would keep them cooler in the summer, if that's needed, and a little warmer in winter. I do use a big deicer in the winter in that one. One is a lotus bog, and the other is for plants/frogs/snakes. I have 2 300 gallon ones that are sunk into the ground. My above-ground ones I now empty and turn over for the winter. :(Ī couple of them were my fault, since I let them freeze full of water one winter. I have always had rubbermaid poly stock tanks.
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