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The ones I got were similar to these, but higher. I think I got them at
Home Depot.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KE4U8Y?...nextag-kitchen
-m
p-20&linkCode=asn

and

http://tinyurl.com/2fx52l (same)

That's what I use around the inground ponds. They wont work on the above
ground tanks.


Don't know what above ground tanks look like other than squares, you
just add height to base.

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I can add height to the top but as I said, that's time comsuming and would
be expensive. It would have to be wired to the mesh already around them
somehow, for good support above the water. These are large round child's
pools with regular pond liners in them. See below. That blue tub now has a
black liner also. I would have to add extensions to the tops of these tubs.
They're 8' across and hold roughly 720g of water each. The smaller pool is
only 120g. The fence is so high the herons can't get the fish. But these are
too small for koi.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks2.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/tank150g.jpg


PVC is so cheap. I'd just make a tent frame and throw over the top.
$10-&15 max

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...tanks-modified
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The ones I got were similar to these, but higher. I think I got them
at
Home Depot.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KE4U8Y?...g=nextag-kitch
en
-m
p-20&linkCode=asn

and

http://tinyurl.com/2fx52l (same)

That's what I use around the inground ponds. They wont work on the above
ground tanks.

Don't know what above ground tanks look like other than squares, you
just add height to base.

=============================
I can add height to the top but as I said, that's time comsuming and would
be expensive. It would have to be wired to the mesh already around them
somehow, for good support above the water. These are large round child's
pools with regular pond liners in them. See below. That blue tub now has a
black liner also. I would have to add extensions to the tops of these tubs.
They're 8' across and hold roughly 720g of water each. The smaller pool is
only 120g. The fence is so high the herons can't get the fish. But these
are
too small for koi.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks2.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/tank150g.jpg


PVC is so cheap. I'd just make a tent frame and throw over the top.
$10-&15 max

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...tanks-modified
..jpg


Sorry, newsreader screws yp display:
Same URL:

http://tinyurl.com/282clw

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Sorry, newsreader screws yp display:
Same URL:

http://tinyurl.com/282clw

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Yes. This would work with the side bends a little higher to keep the net at
least 2' above and away the water at any one place.

What are the angles of the sides and top?
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Sorry, newsreader screws yp display:
Same URL:

http://tinyurl.com/282clw

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Yes. This would work with the side bends a little higher to keep the net at
least 2' above and away the water at any one place.

What are the angles of the sides and top?


Elbows come in 90 and 45 degree angle, so 45 would be the choice. I just
whipped that up in Photoshop to show the concept.
Just go higher on the sides to compensate if angle is too severe.

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What are the angles of the sides and top?


Elbows come in 90 and 45 degree angle, so 45 would be the choice. I just
whipped that up in Photoshop to show the concept.
Just go higher on the sides to compensate if angle is too severe.


By twisting two 45's, you can attain any angle from 0° to 90°.

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By twisting two 45's, you can attain any angle from 0° to 90°.

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By twisting them you can change the angle?
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By twisting two 45's, you can attain any angle from 0° to 90°.


By twisting them you can change the angle?


Buy 2 of them (F-M and F-F, 1/2" or 3/4") and put them together (NO glue!).
Rotate one relative to the other. Observe the angle between the two ends.

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By twisting two 45's, you can attain any angle from 0° to 90°.

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By twisting them you can change the angle?


Yes, but but the two sides will be out of alignment. Not a huge problem.
I think 45 will work fine. More of a tent, anyway.

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Yes. This would work with the side bends a little higher to keep the net
at
least 2' above and away the water at any one place.

What are the angles of the sides and top?

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Elbows come in 90 and 45 degree angle, so 45 would be the choice. I just
whipped that up in Photoshop to show the concept.
Just go higher on the sides to compensate if angle is too severe.

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I showed it to my husband and he said that would work. Right now it's a sea
of mud back there, we're trying to get ready for the holidays and had a
memorial service this weekend... it's overwhelming.

Now the *&^%$#@ GB is walking on the nets themselves trying to get the
sheets off covering the nets. These are smart birds. When we chase him off
he flys across the road to the 6000g pond there. That owner is about to
shoot the damn bird. They also have a huge net over their pond but this GB
will not stay away. He's managing to pull enough small fish through to stay
around. They also had some kind of large bird divebomb right through the
net (they replaced it). He had to go out and remove part of the net to
release the bird. He didn't know what kind of water bird it was. The
people on the other side of me gave up on fish years ago.
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:08:09 CST, Kurt wrote:

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:


http://tinyurl.com/282clw


That is absolutely a great solution! Do they actually make tent toppers
for pvc though that would connect the top 4 pieces? ~ jan
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:08:09 CST, Kurt wrote:

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:


http://tinyurl.com/282clw


That is absolutely a great solution! Do they actually make tent toppers
for pvc though that would connect the top 4 pieces? ~ jan
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Ponds: www.jjspond.us


I doubt it. You'd probably just have one over the other

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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:08:09 CST, Kurt wrote:

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:

http://tinyurl.com/282clw


That is absolutely a great solution! Do they actually make tent toppers
for pvc though that would connect the top 4 pieces? ~ jan
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Ponds: www.jjspond.us


I doubt it. You'd probably just have one over the other

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What would hold each side up? I thought they were joined at the top?!?!?!
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:08:09 CST, Kurt wrote:

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:


http://tinyurl.com/282clw


That is absolutely a great solution! Do they actually make tent toppers
for pvc though that would connect the top 4 pieces? ~ jan

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These little Gazebos over them would work, but be flimsy. I think they'd
need supports between the legs and the legs set in concrete blocks. With
the wind we're having tonight, anything not weighed or nailed down would
blow to the four winds.
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http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks2.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ngs/tanks1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/tank150g.jpg

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PVC is so cheap. I'd just make a tent frame and throw over the top.
$10-&15 max


How do I make a tent frame at least 40' long to cover all 3 tanks? For $15
or less? A net that size alone would be $30 to $40 alone.

here's my handy-dandy solution for you:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...tanks-modified
..jpg


Please check your URL as this is what I got:

"Page not found .but while you're at Photobucket, why not try:"

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