Have a stone monolith to add to garden and create a water feature, water will cascade down front of rock and then be collected and recirculated.
Looking at ready made collection units they tend to be too weak to hold the stone ,270kg or too small to support base [around 450mm square] and are very expensive.
Was thinking of standing the stone on used or cheap shower tray and collecting run off in sunk water tank to side, this puts all the weight on the ground and give easy access to submerged pump. Tank will have lid and every exposed area of tray and tank covered with large pebbles .
Tank just above ground level to allow overflow due to rain etc.
Any comments, suggestions , problem with this idea?
Looking at ready made collection units they tend to be too weak to hold the stone ,270kg or too small to support base [around 450mm square] and are very expensive.
Was thinking of standing the stone on used or cheap shower tray and collecting run off in sunk water tank to side, this puts all the weight on the ground and give easy access to submerged pump. Tank will have lid and every exposed area of tray and tank covered with large pebbles .
Tank just above ground level to allow overflow due to rain etc.
Any comments, suggestions , problem with this idea?