setting up a outdoor plastic pond indoors?

[renae]

heres a picture of what im doing inside...my plans are to create a tropical rainforset type theme in my florida room ,this pond being one of the many things that will be added.what i need to know is how to keep it running properly and keep the water clean.right now i have a 20-40 gallon regular fish tank filter hooked up to the back of it , im not sure if you can see it or not in the picture.i know this is not big enough and was thinking of adding maybe a few more or something.the pond is around 100 gallon or a little more and the container above the pond if you can see it is supposed to create the water fall effect ,it is about three feet from the ground and i need to figure out what typre of pump to use to get the water pumped from the pond to that container as well.any suggestions??

[Reefscape]

Well..the idea sounds superb...a lot of work ahead of you with it...am sure the people here will be able to point you in teh right direction of pumps etc etc...Keep the updates coming and looking forward to seeing this transform..

Niko

[Desertponder]

I would put something like blocks under those shelves, something that allows the entire shelf to rest on it. Over time, if those shelves are not supported well they tend to crush down and collapse under the weight of the water.

If you are handy, you can build your own Adam's type filter. If not, you can purchase a pond filter/pump combination rated for that size of preform.
Just be careful about the surroundings where the pond is sitting. I've done this indoors before myself. Even though I had the fountain turned down to barely a drizzle, water spray traveled and damaged the finish on a staircase railing next to the pond. Water mist travels even though you cannot see it so be careful.

[richdeer3]

I have setup my performed pond up inside with my outside plants over the last few winter. You should be using a submersible pump rated about 120 gph with an attached prefilter. Small pumps are inexpensive but don't use one from the box stores most don't last long and I've had them send out stray current. ( 10% discount for email or phone orders). If you add fish do so slowing so you don't overload the bio filter at first. Guppies or other live bearers (mollies, platies and more) work great for indoor ponds.

[laudy000]

I had done the exact same thing a few years ago, and I used a Fluval cannister filter on it. I just put the suction tube on the floor of the pond, and used suction cups to attach the outgoing bar to the side of the pond. If I remember correctly, the outgoing bar had a series of holes in it, and that created a rain-like affect returning the water to the pond. Looked and worked great.

[red_wall]

I would build some type of wooden support around it, kind of like a shelf to sit on.

[DooSPX]

I agree, though this should be really nice when done!! cant wait to see it complete.

[bluekrissyspike]

i use a cheap but large powerhead to filter mine. i cut a whole in a the biggest aquaclear sponge filter i could find and stuck it over the intake. works good.

[cam191919]

if i was ever going to get an indoor pond, i would build a wooden box for it to rest in