Free 3,200 gallon cichlid pond???

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I'm not worried about the water bill...it's the heating bill that will bite me in the ass.

Picking up a couple plastic 55 gallon drums tomorrow I found on Craigslist for filtration.
 
What is one heck of a water bill? 3,000 gallons of water would cost like 1.00 per month weekly 100% changes would run you 4.00 a month.......
 
Modest_Man;1119989; said:
I'm not worried about the water bill...it's the heating bill that will bite me in the ass.

Picking up a couple plastic 55 gallon drums tomorrow I found on Craigslist for filtration.
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I agree....I thought you were trying to give it away. lol. Are you going to do natives or try to foot the power bill?
 
If worst comes to worst I can make it work. I'd have to move the pool table in the shop.

The 10' would be ideal for my purpose.

I'm travelling to Uruguay in November to collect fish (cichlids mainly). They're subtropical so I'd be able to keep them outdoors in the fall/spring/summer here (Washington) but the winter is a bit cold. 60's is fine, even down into the 40's for periods.

I may try some heavy duty DIY insulation under and around (maybe put the pond on wood pallets filled with insulation under the pond?) with a cover and see how the temp does. I'd still have to heat it, but hopefully minimally.

Who knows. I still have time. Maybe I can find a free house on Craigslist to put it in....
 
that's huge ;)
 
Id insulate underneath it with insulation like you would insulate underneath your house. R-19 or whatever it is. Then I would get those big long insulation strips of R-19 thats meant to be cut to size and wrap them around your pool from the bottom up. You could use that those white metal poles to hold it close and tight to the pool, then use your cover on top of the night to help hold heat in.. Thats what I did with my old outdoor pond a few years ago..
 
I need a pond...
 
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