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SecretAsianFish
07-02-2010, 2:01 PM
I have gotten a job to make my neighbor's 20 Hexagonal above ground pond look nice. I have done a 90% water change, I've skimmed it and scrubbed it. Same color water as when I started. I have 2 Frill plants and 1 Camboba plant in. What plants are suitable for this? I'm thinking of putting a pair of Blue Gouramis in. Any other sugestions? No Paradise Fish. What about cleaners, I'm talking about both chemicals and fish. Fancy pleco, siamese algae eater, flying fox, corydoras, snails?
verbal
07-02-2010, 2:07 PM
Does it have a filter?
SecretAsianFish
07-02-2010, 2:10 PM
It will have a hidden canister and undergravel
verbal
07-02-2010, 2:15 PM
It will have a hidden canister and undergravel
I expect you should see a dramatic change in your water appearance once the filter has been running a few hours.
If you still have green water you might want to add some floating plants(probably anything other than duckweed).
SecretAsianFish
07-02-2010, 2:27 PM
Any flaoting plant suggestions? And fish help
verbal
07-02-2010, 2:34 PM
Any flaoting plant suggestions? And fish help
Water lettuce would probably work well.
SecretAsianFish
07-02-2010, 2:53 PM
FISH HELP!!! What fish???
Jennie Beth
07-03-2010, 10:26 AM
20 Hexagonal? Is that 20 gallons? Wasn't sure...In my pond, the water clears without chemicals once the water surface is at least 50% covered with plants. I have lilies, cattails, iris, water hyacinth, water clover, and some submerged hornwort. Sorry, can't give you fish advice, as I only have sarassa comets and shubunkins...which by the way, I love and would highly recommend if you have enough water for them. They need 20 gallons per fish, at least.
Jen
SecretAsianFish
07-03-2010, 2:43 PM
I might have to run down to the pond section in Flower World today.
Why no paradise fish?
They would be a much better option than blue gouramis, especially in Washington.
Otherwise mountain minnows and or rosy barbs would be ok from my experience, but the rosy barbs would have to go inside over winter.
XanAvaloni
07-04-2010, 10:36 AM
secretasianfish, is it possible we could get a picture of this object? I must admit I am having trouble visualising this as a "pond." It sounds a lot more like "fishtank sitting outside in the yard."
Which is fine. Neighbor has the right to put his tank anywhere he likes, this being a free country and all. :) (waves small flag, shoots off firework in honor of day.)
I would however be concerned about temperature control in such a setup, specifically the amount of heat this is going to absorb with noplace for it to go. An actual pond, as in a hole in the ground, can shed heat by having it absorbed by surrounding dirt.
An exposed tank will absorb radiation and heat from all sides, rather than just the top, and will have no such heat sink. A prolonged spell of hot & sunny weather could be a problem. And yes I know such things can happen in WA, despite all the efforts of current residents to convince the rest of us that the climate is exclusively rain, clouds, fog and damp. This is propaganda put out to keep us all from moving there and being more of a nuisance than Californians. :)
SecretAsianFish
07-04-2010, 12:07 PM
I have water lettuce, duckweed, 2 Hornwort, 1 Camboba and I'm putting in some Golden Wonder Killis too eat some mosquito larvae while I'm gone for the week.
SecretAsianFish
07-04-2010, 12:10 PM
I know about heating and cooling. I'm putting floating plants in to HELP regulate the temp, and I'm in a wierd part of Washington. We have mild winters and summers around 80 at max.
Anyone like my new signature?
SecretAsianFish
07-04-2010, 1:25 PM
killies are in. These are some hardy killies, don't worry
Jennie Beth
07-04-2010, 3:02 PM
SAF,
I live in the same area you do, Puget Sound area in WA (a little further into the foot hills, perhaps) , and last summer it was 110 degrees in the backyard, and stayed in the low 100's for a few days. It also hit 7 degrees this last winter, and my pond had a good 5-6 inches of ice on top for several weeks. I don't think we qualify for mild weather, at least not anymore :) If that IS 20 gallons, it will be a hexagonal popsicle in no time, particularly as it can freeze in from the sides as well as down from the top.
Jen
SecretAsianFish
07-04-2010, 3:26 PM
SAF,
I live in the same area you do, Puget Sound area in WA (a little further into the foot hills, perhaps) , and last summer it was 110 degrees in the backyard, and stayed in the low 100's for a few days. It also hit 7 degrees this last winter, and my pond had a good 5-6 inches of ice on top for several weeks. I don't think we qualify for mild weather, at least not anymore :) If that IS 20 gallons, it will be a hexagonal popsicle in no time, particularly as it can freeze in from the sides as well as down from the top.
Jen
My area was barley affected by the snow storm or the hot weather, my friends house in Lake Stevens was unbearable though.