Thought I’d start my thread about my future pond build.
The plan is to build an aviary with a pond inside. The pond measures 2 x 1 x 1 meters (roughly 7x3x3ft) and has a volume of roughly 530 gallons.
It will be inside of an aviary that is 2.5 x 1 x 2 (8 x3x7) meters that sits on top of the pond, but the pond is half in ground half above.
Filtration will be by a waterfall that flows from a DIY filter made from a storage tub a lot like this :https://www.bunnings.com.au/inabox-100l-heavy-duty-black-and-blue-storage-container_p0134750
The pond will have lots of driftwood and live plants and the aviary above will be heavily covered in branches and hides.
For stocking this is what I have so far
3-4 Eastern Water Dragons
1 Eastern Long Necked Turtle
1 Australian Bass
25+ Zebra Danios
10 Murray River Rainbowfish
4 Silver Perch
Should be enough cover for the smaller fish to breed and hide, however the main reason they are in their is to feed the turtle.
Anyone have any tips for making a half below, half above ground pond.
The plan is to build an aviary with a pond inside. The pond measures 2 x 1 x 1 meters (roughly 7x3x3ft) and has a volume of roughly 530 gallons.
It will be inside of an aviary that is 2.5 x 1 x 2 (8 x3x7) meters that sits on top of the pond, but the pond is half in ground half above.
Filtration will be by a waterfall that flows from a DIY filter made from a storage tub a lot like this :https://www.bunnings.com.au/inabox-100l-heavy-duty-black-and-blue-storage-container_p0134750
The pond will have lots of driftwood and live plants and the aviary above will be heavily covered in branches and hides.
For stocking this is what I have so far
3-4 Eastern Water Dragons
1 Eastern Long Necked Turtle
1 Australian Bass
25+ Zebra Danios
10 Murray River Rainbowfish
4 Silver Perch
Should be enough cover for the smaller fish to breed and hide, however the main reason they are in their is to feed the turtle.
Anyone have any tips for making a half below, half above ground pond.