howdy everyone! I'm just brainstorming here but i think this summer i might want to make a 1,000 gallon native fish pond in ym backyard. i was thinking about getting a 1,000 poly stock tank( 8' diam. and 25" high) and stocking it with native fish here in NJ, like channel cats, sunfish, maybe pike or something. i havent really thought of stocking ideas yet. but what i was wondering is, what would be a good size filter for a pond that size? i would also keep water plants like lillies,water lettuce,water hyacnth(i know i spelt that wrong lol) cattails, ect.... what are some other things i shoudl consider? Thanks in advance!
Am i crazy?
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Well first off, you wouldnt be able to keep them in there year round. Its too shallow, it would freeze. I'm digging a pond this summer, but its going o 5' deep. You would be able to keep sunfish, pickerel, bullhead and other small fish, but nothing too big. As for filters, I'm thinking a barrel full of filter sponges and scrubbies and a bog filter.
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, looks like another what if thread with no pics and a bunch of suggestions for something that's never gunnu happen. These are my favorite!
, looks like another what if thread with no pics and a bunch of suggestions for something that's never gunnu happen. These are my favorite!it is going to happen. its in the plannning stages right now. i will post pics when its started, please dont post in my thread if you dont have any help and or suggestions. its less clutered this way. as for the person who who gave me advice, what if i put a de-icer in the pond so it doesnt completely freeze?
I dont know, I've put a de-icer on my little preformed pond at 3' depth and a few of my fish still didnt make it. I think it needs to be at least 4' deep. Thats why I'm building my pond 5' deep. Also a waterfall and an air pump might keep a few holes open in the ice. It will have to have either a really big heater, or multiple smaller heaters throughout the pond.
Yup, pike eat smaller fish. Don't even have to be that small. But, so do bullheads. If you bury the pond, that should help alot. A good rule of thumb is to keep the pond bottom below the frost line, I think. Icing over won't really do much, but freezing solid will. Try researching some pond specific sites, they could probably help you more. I can help you with the stocking list, and the plants, but as for pond building, I've never done it.
I have a above ground pond, its 12' X 8' and 3' deep. I made it out of 4X4's & a pond liner. for the bottom I used left over bricks and covered them with sand then a underlinment for the sides & bottom.
I had 4 koi, 3 goldfish, 7 golden orfe, a black bullhead, a albino channel catfish, a rockbass, 3 longear sunfish, 2 yellow perch, & a green sunfish in it. Its under 2 trees but I was able to have 2 lilly pads in it also.
My pond is 5 years old now and I did not have a problem untill this year, I lost power because of a falty pond heater tripped the braker. So I disconected my water fall (filter) because my hoses were frozen.
I baught a new heater & put it in, then I got real bussy, it worked when I put it in but it must have stopped working soon afterwards. So with no hole in the ice for gas exchange my fish died. I saw something orange right under the ice, so I cut a hole with a axe to find a koi, then I netted out all the dead fish, the only fish left alive were the 3 feeder goldfish. This all took place in December, the company that made the heater replaced it (the store would not take it back) but it took a fue weeks to get the new one.
I have the new heater out there now, I think for next year I will get another one for safety. Also the pond needs checked every day to be sure everything is working.
Mike
I had 4 koi, 3 goldfish, 7 golden orfe, a black bullhead, a albino channel catfish, a rockbass, 3 longear sunfish, 2 yellow perch, & a green sunfish in it. Its under 2 trees but I was able to have 2 lilly pads in it also.
My pond is 5 years old now and I did not have a problem untill this year, I lost power because of a falty pond heater tripped the braker. So I disconected my water fall (filter) because my hoses were frozen.
I baught a new heater & put it in, then I got real bussy, it worked when I put it in but it must have stopped working soon afterwards. So with no hole in the ice for gas exchange my fish died. I saw something orange right under the ice, so I cut a hole with a axe to find a koi, then I netted out all the dead fish, the only fish left alive were the 3 feeder goldfish. This all took place in December, the company that made the heater replaced it (the store would not take it back) but it took a fue weeks to get the new one.
I have the new heater out there now, I think for next year I will get another one for safety. Also the pond needs checked every day to be sure everything is working.
Mike
Heaters are notorious for shorting out when needed. I used one on my pond the first year. Went to Palm Springs for a week and came home to a hockey rink. I have since stopped using heaters and run my pond 24/7/365. Pond is 30" in a deep spot, but 24-26" over the majority of the surface area. I haven't lost a fish in 4 years. I do have to tweak a few rocks and boulders around my falls, but nothing more than a handful of rocks to keep splashing minimal. The falls are more like a sheet of water for the winter months. It freezes and a little attention is needed when ice starts to form, but I just chalk it up as routine maintenace during the cooler months.