a power head should be good for water movement but i am pretty sure you will have a small die off as when you move the media parts that where exposed to heavy water flow will be getting zero so i think a small die off is unavoidable but small water changes qnd less feedings and the filter will recover
Pond move, need hints and advice...
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id just put the the media in a bucket with pond water a heater and arrange it to create as much water movement as possible also use the ventri for extra oxygenation and if you take a few days just add a little water from the tub you keep the fish in and it should be good
was some of you media exposed to air as i think this may die off if submerged not sure but if the media id submerged in the filter i think you should be good
Thats the problem.frasertheking;1559121; said:was some of you media exposed to air as i think this may die off if submerged not sure but if the media id submerged in the filter i think you should be good
As far as I know almost all my bio-media is always exposed to air with the type of filter design I used.
I think that while there may be some of the pot scrubbers underwater inside the filter barrel, I can't be sure.
I just think that they mostly are all up in the air.
Thus my concern.
I dont have any known way to get a mini-dripping wet/dry thing going.
I dont own any little water pumps.
I do own a powerhead.
I got lots of little aquarium air pimps and air stones left over.
my hope, and my plan right now is to just dump all the filter media into a large plastic garbage can, fill it up with pond water, add a powehead underneath everything and get a few airstones going.
I know that this will cause a die-off of some of the Bio that needed air, but my hope is that some atleast will be able to stay alive long enough to help me get the filter going once the move in finished????????
any chance of that working ?
that should work you could try building like a large bio tower out of some large pipe and some left over pipe or maby build an airlift pump might work ... not sure tho
well then, there is a chance anyway....
The move will not happen until it gets a lot warmer, so I have a bit more time to think of anything to add, but as of now I will just dump the scrubbers into the garbage can with lots of pond water and a powerhead and hope for the best.
The move will not happen until it gets a lot warmer, so I have a bit more time to think of anything to add, but as of now I will just dump the scrubbers into the garbage can with lots of pond water and a powerhead and hope for the best.
Ok kids, it's getting about time for me to plan the move of my fish into their new indoor pond...
While the temps outside still get down into the teens at night, this next week they say it will reach the mid 60s and thats the moment I aim to make my move.
I have a few Koi and gold fish in the basement 140gal tank that I will need to bring up to the porch where I have their pond.
BUT, But I need to do this with great care.
Because of the monster problem I had with my water last week, (Death of two full tanks of fish, ) I have rigged a sump pump thats strong enough to pump all the water in the 140gal tank upstairs to the pond.
This means that I will not need to float or treat the water in the pond at all.....In The Beginning!
But as the pond is about 700gal and the aquarium is only 140 I will need to add water soon.
But how?
How much water at one time?
I do NOT want to do anything that could harm the fish...
If I need to add about 400gal of tap water to my pond to get it filled, how to do that while it has fish in it?
While the temps outside still get down into the teens at night, this next week they say it will reach the mid 60s and thats the moment I aim to make my move.
I have a few Koi and gold fish in the basement 140gal tank that I will need to bring up to the porch where I have their pond.
BUT, But I need to do this with great care.
Because of the monster problem I had with my water last week, (Death of two full tanks of fish, ) I have rigged a sump pump thats strong enough to pump all the water in the 140gal tank upstairs to the pond.
This means that I will not need to float or treat the water in the pond at all.....In The Beginning!
But as the pond is about 700gal and the aquarium is only 140 I will need to add water soon.
But how?
How much water at one time?
I do NOT want to do anything that could harm the fish...
If I need to add about 400gal of tap water to my pond to get it filled, how to do that while it has fish in it?
Hi again!
Well today is the last chance to toss me some advice before I begin the Big Move in the morning!!!
Anyone reading this: I need your views on how to do a move like this with little harm to my fish????
I have a pump that will be able to pump all the water out of my 140 gal aquarium all the way up stairs and out to the pond.
My PLAN: is to catch all the fish in the 140gal tank, then pump all the water out of the 140 tank up to the pond and then add the fish to the pond.
This gets me away from the need to treat and float my fish at the start .
THE PROBLEM:
Im not sure how to add more tap water to the pond?
Im going to need to add about another 4oo gal to the pond.
I got to learn a way to add that much water to the tank without harm to the fish.
How much water should I add at one time out of the tap?
should I break up the move into stages?
When do I add the water Conditioner?
Well today is the last chance to toss me some advice before I begin the Big Move in the morning!!!
Anyone reading this: I need your views on how to do a move like this with little harm to my fish????
I have a pump that will be able to pump all the water out of my 140 gal aquarium all the way up stairs and out to the pond.
My PLAN: is to catch all the fish in the 140gal tank, then pump all the water out of the 140 tank up to the pond and then add the fish to the pond.
This gets me away from the need to treat and float my fish at the start .
THE PROBLEM:
Im not sure how to add more tap water to the pond?
Im going to need to add about another 4oo gal to the pond.
I got to learn a way to add that much water to the tank without harm to the fish.
How much water should I add at one time out of the tap?
should I break up the move into stages?
When do I add the water Conditioner?
I thought this had been gone over before.
Normally you fill the pond and treat the water, cycle the filter, then match chemistry and temp. to the Aquarium, then add the fish.
This leaves the aquarium in tact should a problem arise.
You can set up a 55g barrel, pre-treat & mix the water, get the dechlor time to work (depends on how well it's mixed, I use aeration to mix it) then pump or drain it into the pond.
Dr Joe
.
Normally you fill the pond and treat the water, cycle the filter, then match chemistry and temp. to the Aquarium, then add the fish.
This leaves the aquarium in tact should a problem arise.
You can set up a 55g barrel, pre-treat & mix the water, get the dechlor time to work (depends on how well it's mixed, I use aeration to mix it) then pump or drain it into the pond.
Dr Joe
.
