I have a tank full of monsters that are going to be way to big for it very soon, originally i was going to build an indoor pond/tank, but instead have already started a pond outside. The pond will have water in it in about 2 weeks. water temps in my pool are 60 right now i think the pond will be a bit warmer since it will have a black liner. what would be the lowest temperature that i could put them in the outdoor pond be? I have oscars a pacu and a RTCxTSN they are in a 180 right now and the biggest is the pacu at 12". I need to give them more space and I know they will be fine in the summer, but I want to know when is the soonest i can put them outside.
RTCxTSN outside?
- Thread starter joe229
- Start date
I would say mid to high sixties ( in Fahrenheit ) would be the lowest I would go.
I would also monitor the temp of the pond water every four hours day and night , either in person or with a meter/monitor. To insure that the temps would stay in the safe zone.
I would also monitor the temp of the pond water every four hours day and night , either in person or with a meter/monitor. To insure that the temps would stay in the safe zone.
insulate the pon with some foam insulation from home depot or something like that, otherwise your electric bill is gunna be killer, the ground will suck the heat right out of you pon in the colder months. and you might want to think about some sort of clear cover, thats removable. itll act like a green house, allowing some light in and when its reflected out by the water surface, itll reflect it back in. that way you dont have to completely rely on heater. would deff monitor the water temps eveyr 4 hours though, maybe install some sort of alarm incase the water temp drops. and make sure you have a kiddy pool or something you can throw down and fill with water quick if temps do drop
I'd go no lower than 68F or so...and don't go cheap on the insulation, the more you use now the cheaper your electric bill will be in the long run!
alright thanks everyone, Ill post some pics when there all in the pond as soon as it warms up a little.
I just want to make a sticky that says "u can't keep rtc's in a outdoor pond in north America" it would solve so many dumb questions. Do you find any rtc's or tsn's in our waterways? Nope. Well that means They can't survive in our climates and sense they require mid 70's water but preferably in the 80's u need to heat it...guess why heating it will cost several hundred dollars a month. So the short answer is. No
Mq I've done it before 
I had it heated to 75F year round but them damn racoons ate my rtc at 6" but we don't have harsh winters at all but kn the end I decided to go with Gars
I had it heated to 75F year round but them damn racoons ate my rtc at 6" but we don't have harsh winters at all but kn the end I decided to go with Garsmqktandy;4918265; said:
I live in California, so our water temps are a bit different than yours, i fully realize that in the winter if they stay out year round there will have to be supplemental heating, but for a good portion of our year the water temps will be at least 70 degrees, and during the hottest 3-4 months we will easily have temps into the 80's