Ponds Anyone

[Red]

How any of you have ponds?
I dont have one but would love to have one when i get my own house.

[angelcakes]

got one with 7 koi..............great in the summer:19:

[Anja]

We set a small (about 250 gallon) one up last summer with three comets. The fish made it through the winter, the frogs that had accumulated over the summer didn't. The silly things tried to overwinter in the skimmer instead of burying in the muck at the bottom. All the rush and reeds we planted are coming back nicely, and I can't wait to add floating plants again.

[jbeining75]

Don't have a big enough house right now but I would like to build one that is outside and then comes into my living room so the koi and goldfish can swim in and out...

[cocoa_pleco]

nope, i dont

[Kuli_Loach]

For about 4 farm ponds filled with red ear, channel, and bluegill!

[OscarFan]

Im in the middle of constuction now. But I cant wait until it is finished.

[MeganL3985]

How do you all keep fish in there over winter? Do you have to have a special system set up or anything for the temp, water, etc? Any basic set up info would be great....I would love to have one, but everyone I have seen that has one, just digs a hole or puts in one of those ready made pond shells, fills its up, decorates and puts the fish in and call it a day. lol

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

I don't have the time to maintain a pond like it would need around here along with my tanks. I am however in the process of planning out an outdoor tank project with some native species of fish.

[OscarFan]

How do you all keep fish in there over winter? Do you have to have a special system set up or anything for the temp, water, etc? Any basic set up info would be great....I would love to have one, but everyone I have seen that has one, just digs a hole or puts in one of those ready made pond shells, fills its up, decorates and puts the fish in and call it a day. lol

To keep it over the winter you need a special heater that keeps a hole in the ice for oxygen. You should also have a filter pump on the pond. But thats about it.

[toddnbecka]

I used to run a powerhead in the pond, but got tired of cleaning the filter. The heater to keep a hole melted in the ice died after about 6-7 years, and didn't get replaced. The rosy reds (to eat mosquito larvae) and hardy water lilies survived last winter just fine w/out either pump or heater. Koi and water lilies don't mix well, koi will eat the roots. Aside from a tankful of duckweed that I keep over the winter, I don't feed the pond fish. I toss out handfuls of duckweed in the spring, it provides them with food until the insect season begins. Rainfall is the main source of fresh water, though I do top it off with the hose if the water level gets too low through the summer.