Kiddie pool as indoor pond?

Jakob

Jakob

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So I was browsig at Bauhaus and found a large kiddie pool.... A light went on in my otherwise dark mind.
Do people generally have good or bad experiences of using kiddie pools as indoor ponds?
Should one add a pond liner just to be safe?

The pool is quite large. It,s round and 11'5" in diameter and 3' deep, so it's 2.153 US gallons.

Here's a photo of the pond.

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Warborg

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It's fine, you don't need a liner.

The 2 biggest problems with it inside is the humidity and a possible leak(high risk it will be the whole thing).
 
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I use a 500 gal intex pool to overwinter my waterlilies, koi, goldfish, and subtropical Uruguayan cichlids, works great, but as you say, the humidity is high, but not higher than a normal 500 gal fishroom.

 
Jakob

Jakob

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It's $600. The guy at the store said these ponds should be fine all year long without leaking. What kind pf filtration is cheapest with indoor ponds?

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I'm want to do this as well. For catfish. Gonna be awhile til they are big enough and need it. Please keep me updated how this comes out.
 
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hemiboo

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I figure a year maybe year and a half to get a good pan size.

Keep us posted. If these jewels keep breeding I'll have a ready live food supply I can trust.

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hemiboo

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I want to do it outdoors. I'd use channel cats or blue cats which ever I found cheap. Here in SC it wouldn't get cold enough to kill them.

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