Mobile Fish Pond Tarpaulin: Dangers, Construction, Recommendations

Breaking News Mobile Fish Pond Tarpaulin: Dangers, Construction, Recommendations

Mobile fish pond, also known as tarpaulin fish pond, tarpaulin pond, or collapsible fish pond is a type of fish pond that is constructed with…

Mobile fish pond, also known as tarpaulin fish pond, tarpaulin pond, or collapsible fish pond is a type of fish pond that is constructed with a special grade of “reinforced tarpaulin” produced by Benuwatts Company Limited. Mobile fish ponds have grown to be the choice pond tec hnology for fish farmers in the present day.

There are various reasons for this, chief among which is the mobility of the pond and how easily it can be set up and maintained.

These mobile fish ponds can be used for the following:

Small Scale Backyard Fish Farm in the Compound for Tenants and Landlords.

In the past, a major challenge that intending fish farmers who lived in rented apartments faced when venturing into small-scale fish farming was the choice of the fish pond to use in order to secure the approval of the property management.

Concrete and earthen ponds are long-term structures that tend to deface a piece of land.

They also tend to be quite difficult to pack up when a tenant is moving.

Most landlords or house managers do not prefer to have such kind of structures on their property.

With the advent of tarpaulin fish ponds made possible by Benuwatts Tarpaulins, the mobile fish pond technology that is more acceptable to landlords and property managers became possible.
So, you can use a mobile tarpaulin fish pond to set up a small-scale backyard fish farm in the compound where you live.

Fish Farming on Dedicated Farmland: Small scale or Large Scale

It is instructive to note that even farmers who have dedicated farmlands where they want to establish their fish farming business are opting for tarpaulin ponds over concrete or earthen ponds.

A number of them prefer tarpaulin fish ponds because they feel it is easier to pack it up when they want to put the land to another use.

Tarpaulin fish ponds can be used to set up fish farms on dedicated farmland, whether for small or large-scale fish farming.

Farming of Shrimp, Prawn, Catfish, Tilapia and Other tropical fishes

The mobile fish ponds can be used to farm shrimps, prawns, and all tropical fishes including catfish, tilapia, Clarias gariepinus, Heterobranchus longifilis, Heteroclarias and other Catfish species; other Cichlid species, etc.

Danger Associated with Mobile Tarpaulin Fish Pond

Although mobile tarpaulin fish ponds are being used in thousands of installations across Nigeria, it is fair to point out that there are actually dangers associated with using tarpaulin ponds.

This danger manifests as a result of not selecting the right quality tarpaulin material that is recommended for fish ponds. Not all tarpaulin materials can be used.
With the rise in the number of mobile fish pond vendors who are selling ponds made of sub-standard tarpaulin, an increasing number of mobile fish pond users are complaining.

Hence the need to offer some guidance and recommend the best fish pond tarpaulin to buy and use for mobile pond construction (as has been done below).

Which Tarpaulin Is Best for Fish Ponds: First or Second Quality, Korean Quality, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), or Reinforced Tarpaulin etc.?

When you try to purchase tarpaulin to use for your fish pond, you may hear of some tarpaulin-related terms such as first quality, second quality, Korean quality, HDPE (that is high density polyethylene), Polypropylene, and all sorts.

Let us discuss a little about these terms.

So, before tarpaulin started getting used for the construction of mobile fish ponds, there had always been tarpaulins in the market.

Those tarpaulins were for various uses, among which is the construction of car ports, tents, canopies (set up during events to provide shade), and some agricultural operations, among others.

Let us call this set of tarpaulins the “canopy-grade” tarpaulins.

If you went into the market to purchase tarpaulins for making tents, you’d hear the local dealers asking if you wanted first, second or third quality, or if you wanted the ones made in Korea, China, Taiwan, and the rest.
The canopy-grade tarpaulins were not produced with enough tensile strength and UV-stabilization to withstand the kind of pressure that comes from pond water or from powerful stings from matured catfish. More on tensile strength and UV-stabilization later

Then, about a decade ago, a company known as Benuwatts began to produce fish pond tarpaulins with a higher grade of tarpaulin that has enough tensile strength, uv-stabilization and other engineering properties that make the tarpaulin very suitable for fish pond construction.

It was dubbed “reinforced tarpaulin”. And, true to its purpose, it has stood the test of time.