357g indoor pond build *(first timelol )*

[Lambrakopoulos]

update...
well im been off for a while.... sorry about that but i am done with the pond... at this moment its cycling..

lets see wat i have done ever since i last update...

well i added more wood to make it higher, and bought a bunch of pvc piping and elbows and stuff..
i did finish the framing.. some pics

i covered the inside with fake hardwood planks that are meant to inmitate hardwood flooring.... they are meant for bathrooms for screw it i used them.. came out pretty nice..

here i move the pond to a spot i might have the pond set up for a while... it gets 50/50 sunlight.... and to make the back yard look kinda nice... but this is temporary spot..

as of filtration... im using my old sump pump (400gph) and used 3/4" pvc... the inlet is on one side and the outlet is on the other side. the DIY sump is a 25g Rubbermaid tub, consisting stack able CD holders to separate the mesh and scrubbies.... i haven't bought the scrubbies but first thing in the morning in with be at walmart.... lol....

To heat this pond im going to use 1- 300watt jebo heater, and a 250watt whisper heater... 550 watts of heating.... not bad...

since here in whitter, home depot or lowes..... when i asked for bulkheads they gave me the dumb look... i was ohmy and htey consider themselves """specialist""" luckily one guy had idea wat was i talking about but he knows them and bungs... ohmy... well i went to a local fish store and their bulkheads are like 30 bucks for an 1 1/2" bulkhead!!! i was like oh hell no... (sorry about saying hell) so i went back to home depot, i made my own bulkheads... with some putty and rubber gaskets i make some leak-proof bulkheads... sweet..

Now im waiting on cycling to really start it off.. i got some goldies to cycle and a few plecos...

well thats it... any concerns or comments feel free to leave a good comment no bad comments plz.. i spent money and time to finish and end up someone giving crap for something i worked hard for... thanks anyways

The Filtration came out AMAZING, with all that trouble, you had trying to think what would work, it came out PERFECT!!!!!!! A job WELL-DONE!!!! An A+++ WORK.
It's so BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Edwin]

The Filtration came out AMAZING, with all that trouble, you had trying to think what would work, it came out PERFECT!!!!!!! A job WELL-DONE!!!! An A+++ WORK.
It's so BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks dude... i really appreciate it, u encouraged me and i take my hat off to u... thanks...

but once i find a permanent spot, i will upgrade the filtration, and use this one on my upcoming 300g acrylic tank...

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

And When You Start To Land Scape Around. The Plants that your going to put close to the pond, try to get plants that don't shed to much so it's cleaner in your pond, trust me it gets annoying to have to net all those leaves.

You did a KICK --- Job.

 

[Edwin]

And When You Start To Land Scape Around. The Plants that your going to put close to the pond, try to get plants that don't shed to much so it's cleaner in your pond, trust me it gets annoying to have to net all those leaves.

You did a KICK --- Job.

yeah, me and my mom are planning by this upcoming weekend to stop by a nursery and buy a crap load of plants, to plant around to it can look super nice..

thanks

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

yeah, me and my mom are planning by this upcoming weekend to stop by a nursery and buy a crap load of plants, to plant around to it can look super nice..

thanks

One thing just don't hold back any ideas when I comes to ponds, because it's always going to be fun in some way or another whe you have a BIG IDEA or PLAN.

And when your looking for fish. Talk to me, because i got a buddy that has a big stock of:
Jaguar Cichlids- 5inchs or BIGGER
Red Devil Cichlids- 6inchs or BIGGER
Wild Tiger Oscars- 6inchs or BIGGER
Amored Catfish- 3inchs or BIGGER
AND SOMETIMES
Wild Florida Peacock Bass- 7inchs or BIGGER
And all the fish Are clean NO DISEASES OR ANYTHING ELSE. I have
7 Peacock Bass
4 Jaguar Cichlids
3 Red Devil Cichlids
2 Wilds Tiger Oscars
1 Amored Catfish

All of these fish I have in my pond & no problems. AND WHATEVER YOU DO PICK IT'S FREE, LET'S SAY IT'S A POND WARMING GIFT!!!!! BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY SHIPPING THAT'S ALL, FISH ARE FREE!!!!!!!!
And tell me how many, what you want, and how big.

 

[Edwin]

One thing just don't hold back any ideas when I comes to ponds, because it's always going to be fun in some way or another whe you have a BIG IDEA or PLAN.

And when your looking for fish. Talk to me, because i got a buddy that has a big stock of:
Jaguar Cichlids- 5inchs or BIGGER
Red Devil Cichlids- 6inchs or BIGGER
Wild Tiger Oscars- 6inchs or BIGGER
Amored Catfish- 3inchs or BIGGER
AND SOMETIMES
Wild Florida Peacock Bass- 7inchs or BIGGER
And all the fish Are clean NO DISEASES OR ANYTHING ELSE. I have
7 Peacock Bass
4 Jaguar Cichlids
3 Red Devil Cichlids
2 Wilds Tiger Oscars
1 Amored Catfish

All of these fish I have in my pond & no problems. AND WHATEVER YOU DO PICK IT'S FREE, LET'S SAY IT'S A POND WARMING GIFT!!!!! BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY SHIPPING THAT'S ALL, FISH ARE FREE!!!!!!!!
And tell me how many, what you want, and how big.

ohmy... thanks dude oh wow im speechless dude... lol
well first how much for shipping... i will take anything right now... any cats will do.... the Pbass sound good also do those wild tiger oscars...... just give me the shipping cost and i will pick from there.... thanks alot really appreciate it.... show me some pics of those monsters and the ur pond...

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

ohmy... thanks dude oh wow im speechless dude... lol
well first how much for shipping... i will take anything right now... any cats will do.... the Pbass sound good also do those wild tiger oscars...... just give me the shipping cost and i will pick from there.... thanks alot really appreciate it.... show me some pics of those monsters and the ur pond...

You'll have to find out, the shipping cost & regulations & all that stuff, Because I have NO IDEA.

The Amored Catfish will make the trip easy.
The Wild Tiger Oscar's will make the trip depending on how long it takes?
The thing is the Peacock Bass Get STRESSED VERY EASY SO I WILL HAVE TO SEE. I might have a buddy that could help me with the packaging of the fish. And you could go to my profile and my picture albums will have some pictures, but i'm going to add a bunch that I took tonight. So stand-by.

 

[coeus]

you should get some more of that floor paneling for the outside itll look a lot better still looks awesome cant wait to see it stocked

 

[Edwin]

you should get some more of that floor paneling for the outside itll look a lot better still looks awesome cant wait to see it stocked

i was thinking about it.... maybe i will good idea

 

[uncwnells]

excellent job!