has anyone tryed a saltwater pond
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COG;1465092; said:
Dig a test hole to the depth you want, stick in a large garbage bag and fill with water and check the temp for a month to make sure it's going to be deep enough to hold a constant temp. Coldwater fish get sick really fast in warm water
.Dr Joe
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I live in michigan. We were going to put in a saltwater pond. It would have been near the house. I was going to run tubing through a basement window and into a filter system with a heater and all in it, then it would pump back out into the pond. It would have been easy to control temperature and water levels from inside. Alas, we put a deck where the pond was to go and I put dollhouses where the filterpond in the basement was to go. Besides, most saltwater fish are better viewed from the side, not the top unless you get sharks. Maybe I should rethink installation and get a collection of nerfs (frisbies, balls, sharks...) LOL. Sorry.
might want a cover so less evaporation and as much depth as possible so the evaporation is less a problem 
plus if you wanna save some money find an old water tank or somthing hook up to a trailer then drive down to the beach because fake salt is gona kill your wallet lol
plus if you wanna save some money find an old water tank or somthing hook up to a trailer then drive down to the beach because fake salt is gona kill your wallet lol
i honestly wouldn't do it if i were you, I've tried a small one to see if it works, it was a disaster, wasted a lot of money, it gets way dirty real fast, even with a good skimmer. some red algae of some sort starting to take over, took weeks to clean because it was so hard to scrub off, and this was only a short period of a couple months. it would work if you have a green house. there is someone who turned his pool into a SW pond, its was very nice, but unfortunately, he couldn't afford it any longer so he closed it down.
A small pond may have been your downfall, larger ponds, as in tanks, are easier to maintain.
Red algae is actually [SIZE=-1]Cyanobacteria. Lack of maintenance, over-abundance of nutrients and poor water flow are the main causes of this bacteria getting the better of a pond or tank.
Never use an algae treatment (antibiotic) for this until you remove the filter as it will weaken or kill all of the bacteria in the filter too.
Some gobies are know to eat this stuff and having cleaner shimp and crabs to keep the bottom clean doesn't hurt.
Any problems you can have in a tank you can have in a pond, tho the magnitude may differ
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Red algae is actually [SIZE=-1]Cyanobacteria. Lack of maintenance, over-abundance of nutrients and poor water flow are the main causes of this bacteria getting the better of a pond or tank.
Never use an algae treatment (antibiotic) for this until you remove the filter as it will weaken or kill all of the bacteria in the filter too.
Some gobies are know to eat this stuff and having cleaner shimp and crabs to keep the bottom clean doesn't hurt.
Any problems you can have in a tank you can have in a pond, tho the magnitude may differ
.Dr Joe
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