I might get an 1100 gallon pool and use it for a tropical fish pond. Dimensions are 10' diameter, 30" deep. In it would be large cichlids, like pbass, dovii, jags, festae, and large catfish, too. My prize channel catfish, and RTC and maybe a TSN.
I live right outside of Miami, Florida, and am wondering if I would need to heat the pond. Rarely, as everyone knows, it drops below 50 degrees. It does sometimes, but rarely. So do I need a heater?
Filtration will be my second problem. The pond is only 1100 gallons, so I was thinking of doing some DIY. I was thinking a trashcan full of scrubbies kind of like a bio tower. And then maybe an FX5 or a pond filter.
Can I have some feedback please? What do you think?
I live right outside of Miami, Florida, and am wondering if I would need to heat the pond. Rarely, as everyone knows, it drops below 50 degrees. It does sometimes, but rarely. So do I need a heater?
Filtration will be my second problem. The pond is only 1100 gallons, so I was thinking of doing some DIY. I was thinking a trashcan full of scrubbies kind of like a bio tower. And then maybe an FX5 or a pond filter.
Can I have some feedback please? What do you think?