How long do your set ups usually last? I'm talking about those temporary metal frame or inflating top pools. Is the plastic used in those safe for fish? How long before you have to bring it down? I'm going to be setting one up outside for the summer. Would be great to hear some feedback.
To those people keeping fish in pools
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It's far cheaper compared to building an actual pond or buying a large tank. That and my dad wants me to try maintaining a pond/pool like that to see how it is before making something a bit more permanent.stcin7;1865354; said:
i see.. algae would be your constant problem though.. just buy enough algae eater but make sure it would not become food to the other fishes.. lol goodluck though..
How about dumping 1000 daphnia into the pond to help with the algae problem along with snails, etc? Course, they'll be a source of food for my fish.
About the filtration, I was going to do one of three things.
1. Buy a tetramin 1000 gallon pond filter for $79 at Kmart. If it doesn't come with a pump, I will either purchase a new one or hook the pool filter up to it so that it can pump mechanically cleaned water into the biological filtration system which will be on a raised level, letting gravity take the water back into the pond/pool.
2. Build 2 bio filters with buckets, one set higher than the other connected by pvc pipe. Hook up one mechanical filtration pool filter to one end, pumping water into the first bucket, and hook my spare pool filter to the other bucket to pump water through more biological filtration, into the pool.
3. Using plastic drawers, build an easily maintained wet/dry type system.
The pond will not be stocked to capacity. I'm thinking, at the most, 4-5 fish that'll hit 12"+, and around 10-15 dither fish that'll only hit 5-7" max. I am planning to add some plants as well as stuff like daphnia and snails to help keep the algae levels down and help provide food for some of the fish.
Also, I live in California so I will be building a green house around it, just a simple frame covered with that clear plastic tarp stuff, to try to keep the temp up in the pond/pool. In the winter I will be running a small room heater to help with the temp, either that or I'll somehow get my hands on a 300 gallon rubber-made tub that I'll keep in the garage for the cold months.
1. Buy a tetramin 1000 gallon pond filter for $79 at Kmart. If it doesn't come with a pump, I will either purchase a new one or hook the pool filter up to it so that it can pump mechanically cleaned water into the biological filtration system which will be on a raised level, letting gravity take the water back into the pond/pool.
2. Build 2 bio filters with buckets, one set higher than the other connected by pvc pipe. Hook up one mechanical filtration pool filter to one end, pumping water into the first bucket, and hook my spare pool filter to the other bucket to pump water through more biological filtration, into the pool.
3. Using plastic drawers, build an easily maintained wet/dry type system.
The pond will not be stocked to capacity. I'm thinking, at the most, 4-5 fish that'll hit 12"+, and around 10-15 dither fish that'll only hit 5-7" max. I am planning to add some plants as well as stuff like daphnia and snails to help keep the algae levels down and help provide food for some of the fish.
Also, I live in California so I will be building a green house around it, just a simple frame covered with that clear plastic tarp stuff, to try to keep the temp up in the pond/pool. In the winter I will be running a small room heater to help with the temp, either that or I'll somehow get my hands on a 300 gallon rubber-made tub that I'll keep in the garage for the cold months.
Alright, in terms of stocking right now, since I am not sure how they'll handle the Central cali winter, I'm just going to be risking a $1.99 jaguar cichlid and probably a midas to see how they handle the Cali winter with the said green house and room heater, when the time comes.
i know their extremely common, but try some giant danios as dithers. aside fro,m the usual good stuff of being fast and hard to catch, they can survive the colder waters. ive had 2 giant danios in my goldfish tank for years and they are in perfect health, and have grown to almost 4". my tank gets down to the mid-upper 50's in the winters.
**i bought a tank that had the danios in coldwater already for the record. just never brought them back to warm
**i bought a tank that had the danios in coldwater already for the record. just never brought them back to warm