Hey, some of you might have seen my last thread titled New Nano-Pond, but I felt like that thread wasn't going in the right direction. I was asking too many questions and I feel like this thread should be almost like a photo journal for my mini-pond. So without further ado, I bring to you:
My ~23 gallon Nano pond!
Filtration: plants (anacharis & azolla caroliniana)
Stocking: Original 5 mosquito fish (2m,3f) + various fry
The water is stagnant as to attract bugs, which makes up their staple meal, though I do feed them occasionally - maybe once or twice a week.
The pond probably gets about 4-5 hours of direct sunlight each day.
Everything is good, except for ONE thing: algae. There seems to have been a large outbreak of this algae thats growing on the plants. It's not like ones that I've seen before (film, diatoms, or hair), but almost like a furry version of short hair algae. I'm not quite sure how to describe it. I'll try to get better pics up.
Also, I was considering replacing the stock with a pair of american flagfish. would this be advisable?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdrCvseS2Ak
Lemme know what you guys think.
My ~23 gallon Nano pond!
Filtration: plants (anacharis & azolla caroliniana)
Stocking: Original 5 mosquito fish (2m,3f) + various fry
The water is stagnant as to attract bugs, which makes up their staple meal, though I do feed them occasionally - maybe once or twice a week.
The pond probably gets about 4-5 hours of direct sunlight each day.
Everything is good, except for ONE thing: algae. There seems to have been a large outbreak of this algae thats growing on the plants. It's not like ones that I've seen before (film, diatoms, or hair), but almost like a furry version of short hair algae. I'm not quite sure how to describe it. I'll try to get better pics up.
Also, I was considering replacing the stock with a pair of american flagfish. would this be advisable?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdrCvseS2Ak
Lemme know what you guys think.