Filtering outdoor pond?

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TankDempsey

TankDempsey

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I've been kicking around the idea of building an outdoor pond for my Florida gar.. the dims would be like 5'x5'x3' deep and I'm wondering what a good filter would be for a pond of this size and if somebody could point me towards a tutorial on how to set up a pond with a filter... thanks

EDIT: How deep would it have to be for it to not freeze in midwest US winters?

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You could just do duckweed, bog, lilys, or other water plants to keep it clean with pumps for flow. Looks more natural imo.

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I use intex pool pumps (1800gph) and for the water fall to oxyginize the water I use a intex sand filter.

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For your pond I'd use 3 pumps. 2 for flow and 1 for a water fall. All 3 around 1800gph+ more the better. You can probably get maybe 2 more floridas in there. I remember when I had my 5 gars in there it was so cool seeing them hunt it's kindof like dolphins In a way.

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Yeah for me to get this a lot would have to go right.. what other stock could potentially work in this pond with the Florida?

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Probably going to have to heat it in your area. Too cold

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I wouldn't start off with any expensive tank mates yet try some catfish and koi that can't fit in his mouth. How cold does Is get? I don't live where it freezes over so I never have to worry about that. But gar can live in pretty cold temps. Maybe you could do a green house if you have space around the pond.

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Oh it gets into the negatives here usually not too cold but it would most likely freeze over as there is usually like 2 or more foot of ice on the lake here...

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