updated pics of my cheap 750

[rottbo]

OK here it is dont burn me for it being so ghetto... I just vaccumed the bottom about two hours before i took these photos so the water is still a little cloudy.. i also have some almond leaves in it to help the water for the aros..the thing hanging above the pond is my wetdry drip filter.. its full of pot scrubbers and lava rock in three different chambers plus there is another floss prefilter in the top of it.. I just changed the floss yesterday and you can see how bad the first layer already is i have to change the first layer once a week the second layer every other week and the third layer once a month.. but by tomorrow the water will be back to clear... how do you guys like all the water lettuce and hyacinth?? my aros love it...

[davo]

lol ghetto indeed. but at the same time, it doesnt really matter long as your happy, and i bet that aro is with the space. whats the diameter of it? floating plants always look great :D

[rottbo]

96" in diameter i set this up to be a temp pond but its been a temp pond for almost 6 months now



bet no one can guess how much money i have in this whole setup>>>>

[warren126]

Nice setup,how many arrows do you have in your pond and what are the size of them and do you have any other tank mates in there

[rottbo]

2 24"+ aros
1 11" midas (king of the tank)
1 20" comon pleco (3 more on the way all about the same size)
2 14" pangasius cats
1 17-19" albino channel cat

and i got a few more things coming to go in there including
the three plecos
a tilapia
a florida gar (8-10")
2 12" tiger oscars..
then this thing is officially full

[buckeyenut222]

did it cost ya nothin? lol

[rottbo]

no i got a little money in it...

[cichlid savage]

how bout 200 bucks

[oogie]

hi rottbo do you worry about the fish breaking that pool? iam setting up a pond for my RTC and some other fish and was thinking of using the same thing but worried it would brake after being filled for a long time or from the fish, how do you do WC? and can you see the fish clearly?

thanks

[stotty]

Very cool:thumbsup: Be careful of punctures :D

[Hakon]

Cool pond

[rottbo]

this whole thing is temporary untill i get enough time to finish my big concrete tank.. (i have to finish sealing the concrete and buy the window) I had two big rtcs and another big aro.. then the pump seized and i lost the two rtcs and the biggest aro ( i didnt notice that the pump quit workin) since then i have gotten two pumps and added the wet dry.. never had a problem since... the question about viewing the fish from above now.. i just got all the plants recently so i amstill workin the bugs out of that idea.. i am planing on making a floating barrier out of pvc to keep the plants on one side of the tank.. this pool has held water for about 6 months now and no problems with leaks.. the ghetto plastic cover is on ther because the old cover didnt keep my fish from jumping out.. thats how i lost my big ck now the plastic top gets tied all the way around the bottom of the inflatable ring tight so nothing has a chance of getting out plus it catches all the evaporation and drips it back into the pond..

[black_monster]

thats really ghetto lol.

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Very cool. Cant waqit to see the concret one. I say u put about 50-100$ in it, How close am i?

[Dirty Old Man]

What's the purpose of the wet/dry filter? I'm very new @ the pond concept and am gonna need to build one within the next few months to house my RTCxTSN.

[Dr Joe]

I don't see anything GETTO about it... I think we're mixing up getto and DIY (cheaply). :grinyes:

Personally, I would have gone with the Blue insulation, way much cooler.

Is that the pool without the filter connections?

They are on sale here for $28. another $20 gets you the filter.

I love to see how other areas of the country do things, did you have to buy the water plants?

In florida we had to invent machinery to destroy them in the lakes. :ROFL:

I was thinking about harvesting them and selling them for cost of shipping to MFK's if their state allowed them. :woot: :woot:

If someone is worried about punctures, just put in a plastic liner. Cheap insurance.

[Dr Joe]

What's the purpose of the wet/dry filter? I'm very new @ the pond concept and am gonna need to build one within the next few months to house my RTCxTSN.

Best filtration is biological, also the cheapest... Read the files under filters in the main menu...incredible wealth of information there. The people here are SO willing to share their info. There are no secrets here. If someone suggests something wrong in error, you can be sure it will be corrected quickly. No one wants your fish to come to harm. (People are another story. :ROFL: )

[rottbo]

$300 was put into it but thats wit all equipment to run it.. and yes DRJOE it is the one with the plumbing for a filter i just havent hooked into that yet....got all the plants for free from a guy i know who had them overunning his pond.... i paid $40 for the pool... the wet dry filter is for biological filtration... never had a puncture..

[Dr Joe]

$300 was put into it but thats wit all equipment to run it.. and yes DRJOE it is the one with the plumbing for a filter i just havent hooked into that yet....got all the plants for free from a guy i know who had them overunning his pond.... i paid $40 for the pool... the wet dry filter is for biological filtration... never had a puncture..

Cool, Thanks...You give the rest of us hope, :grinyes:

[rottbo]

it was really easy to set up some of the stuff i used i ahd just sitting around so that helped but i probally only saved $100 by using stuff i already had... good way to keep your big fish untill you can finish their permanent homes...

[michael]

are those aros from DW?

[rottbo]

no i have had the two big ones since they were both small both came from different lfs

[meiling]

nice to see the pond finally. Are Alfred and Norman happier? Do they try to jump out?

[rottbo]

yes and norman succeeded the other night... but i dont want to talk about it i am still pissed

[Steve_89]

LOL

I love it man.

Good stuff.

[carl_in_florida]

Thats great! You don't have to use a bunch of fancy equipment to keep fish happy.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

i am planing on making a floating barrier out of pvc to keep the plants on one side of the tank...

i also had this problem with my pond.

another "ghetto" solution i did was to simply tie fishing line around the group of lettuce and anchor it around a rock sitting at the bottom of the pond.

btw very creative setup!!!

[concord]

I got one of those pools:)

[CatfishAttack]

This is awesome, ghetto with style!!!

[rottbo]

all plants are gone now because they kept clogging up my intakes and filter floss... along with the plants i found out that there were fancy goldfish eggs and snail eggs on the plants so now i have fancy goldfish and snails in my pond but they wont last long... plus with the drip filter hanging above the pond finally completely seeded the water is crystal clear and at perfect params

[sprayin70]

I love it. I would have one too if I could convince my wife that we need one. LOL
Great Job!!!

[rottbo]

its not that hard to convince her just tell her if you cant build an indoor pond then you are gonna buy a huge tank after seeing the major cost difference in the two she will probally be more inclined to let you build one my womanwill let me build whatever i want in the basement cuz she never goes down there

[pheedbak]

From the perspective of the fish, its not ghetto at all.

The fish have a healthy amount of room and as long as you keep up with the maintenance, the water quality should be good.

I do think its kinda hard to monitor fish health if you can't see them that well but you said it was a temporary holding area anyway. I also agree with some of the others about the risk of puncture to the side.

Overall, I think this is a good model for an "emergency" tank.

Thanks for sharing.

[chris_wpww]

looks great

[vincer]

looks great

[armac]

Is this blow up pond still going?

[bmxer4ever]

all plants are gone now because they kept clogging up my intakes and filter floss... along with the plants i found out that there were fancy goldfish eggs and snail eggs on the plants so now i have fancy goldfish and snails in my pond but they wont last long... plus with the drip filter hanging above the pond finally completely seeded the water is crystal clear and at perfect params

Any pics...?
I'd be sh@tting myself in case that pond got a hole in it...you're braver than me!

[rottbo]

heres some more recent pics

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41738

[justforfun]

What a great forum.

JFF

[justforfun]

WOW, this is great info. thanks.

JFF

[REDKID!!!]

Lovin it

[vicedretard]

honestly im ready to start a ghetto pond just cause you make a ghetto pond look pretty damn good...except for the covering but i understand that would suck for an aro to jump ship...and that fish tank filter i actually build those and sell home made wet dry systems like that to people down here in hawaii for their saltwater tanks..they got no problems i charge half the cost they would pay it works just as fine...but they can hid theres under their stand...but still good lookin pond.

[braddawson09]

looks great

[rottbo]

yeah there is no need to hide the filter this is in an unfinished basment so it doesnt matter if it looks the prettiest or not

[Joshy]

Any new pictures for us rottbo?
Maybe start a fresh follow up topic with updated pictures and info?

[rottbo]

I will work on it I just rearanged the filter to hold more mechanical filtration........

[englishman]

looks good

[Taz2478]

man I wish we had basements here.

Has the house building started or planned???

[gallagher_d]

This is a reall neat site to get a dreamer motivated. I am a newbie. Can you share how you prepare your spouse for a 500 gallon tank in the house. Seems like my first hurdle:)

David

[Joshy]

Don't you remember David, your spouse put 'i want a 500 gallon tank' on her list to Santa *wink* *wink*

I guess Santa could not fit it on his sleigh on the night, so guess he will have to make it up to her n get a 600 gallon instead?

Problem solved. And women always say men are crap at following lists, so your just living up to her expectation…

[rasdbo]

or if ya like me and have A room then whatever i want in my room I put, that 5-600 is next yr sometime...

great setup on the ponds...

[sharpy]

i also had this problem with my pond.

another "ghetto" solution i did was to simply tie fishing line around the group of lettuce and anchor it around a rock sitting at the bottom of the pond.

btw very creative setup!!!

That's what my neighbor does with their floating plants in their outdoor koi pond. However, some of the plants still get free and get stuck against the suction of the filter.

[sharpy]

all plants are gone now because they kept clogging up my intakes and filter floss... along with the plants i found out that there were fancy goldfish eggs and snail eggs on the plants so now i have fancy goldfish and snails in my pond but they wont last long... plus with the drip filter hanging above the pond finally completely seeded the water is crystal clear and at perfect params

rescue the goldies!!

[rottbo]

goldfish are gone I havent seen them for along time I think that they got into my ray tank and were eaten

[mannyhappy]

Very interesting indeed.

[The Amazonian]

Do you worry about the arro's leaping out?

[rottbo]

I lost one aro to jumping out nnow the pond has plastic over it held tightly so there is no way for them to get out

[MistirE]

Cool, looks like a fun project. Bet your fish are happy. Be careful with the sides. looks semi-fragile.

[blue_pill85]

AWESOME I was gona do the same thing bought the pool on clearance, but I sold it to a buddy hes got rtc tsn and some damned pacu and some natives, viva la pool pond!

[rockinthe40ounce]

cool lol

[SeaWorldFan2010]

Good job! That's cool...

[Opiate]

lookin good man!!!

[rottbo]

I will hopefully be able to post new pics here soon of them in the bigger pond I just need to go buy a new camera

[necrocanis]

haha, get that cam, let's see that pond.

[GanjaSoulDiver]

Damnit, I need five posts to see the picturs.

[purebullet417]

nice

[LeonWales]

lol might use my pool for goldfish now its raining, cool idea!

[BrtnBoy449]

thats a good idea actually!

[Rakie]

id love to see new pics of it all cleared up.

[salsa]

I just did this myself. What size pool did you get, 8'x30" I would like to see updated pictures as well.

[madabouttankbusters]

LOOKS OK TO ME LETS SEE MORE PICS

[DrunKen~MonKey]

cool pond!

[mkman]

very nice, thanks for the ideas.

[rottbo]

pond has been taken down and all fish relocated to permanent homes

[LBathory]

ghetto is an understatment... lol but ill bet the aro's happy

[MeAko]

interested to find out why the pond was taken down. Was it taken down bec it was just a temp housing facility? Or was it taken down because of a leak or something?