I live in upstate SC (mountain side) and this spring/summer I was planing on seting up several large containers(aka plastic washed out trash cans) for mummichogs or other killies/livebearers any hints/ideas on how to do it.
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Posted 31 January 2007 - 05:59 PM
I live in upstate SC (mountain side) and this spring/summer I was planing on seting up several large containers(aka plastic washed out trash cans) for mummichogs or other killies/livebearers any hints/ideas on how to do it.
This article might help you out. Don't know that I would use plastic trashcans though. I suggest geting some rubbermade bins like they sell at Wal-mart. They aren't expensive and have a great surface area and are also shallower.
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Posted 31 January 2007 - 06:09 PM
question if you are useing a colder water killie(mummichog) would ice on the top of the water harm them in any way
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Posted 31 January 2007 - 07:29 PM
question if you are useing a colder water killie(mummichog) would ice on the top of the water harm them in any way
Do you really get that much ice in SC? Honestly I'm unsure. A thin layer of ice should not hurt at all and you could always just punch a hole in it. There are also de-icers made for ponds or bird baths. You could try those.
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Posted 31 January 2007 - 08:14 PM
we been geting a thin layer (1/2-1 inch) of ice every day for the last 2-3 week
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Posted 31 January 2007 - 09:06 PM
I have a similar plan to do in the next 3 months at the house,
here is a side view, i found a 300 gal polyurethane (i think) tub 3' wide 8' long 2' deep, for $168.00 at a farm supply co-op about 1 hours drive away.
I have a mag drive pump that i will use, it would be easy to set up a wet/dry filter for the pond but my wife is growing increasingly hostile (almost violent) so i have to make something that will look pretty. so i am going to go with a bottom fed bio-filter with an airstone in it
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I had initially thought to use a 5 gall bucket but a small 15-20 gal rubber made container may work better.
If i were going to leave it above ground and did not care about looks, i would build a platform at one end of the tub, above it, have a 30 gal rubber made container and pump water into the top of it like a wet/dry filter then let it fall back into the tank.
I would employ floating plants over the entire surface of the pond to keep algae at bay.
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here is a side view, i found a 300 gal polyurethane (i think) tub 3' wide 8' long 2' deep, for $168.00 at a farm supply co-op about 1 hours drive away.
I have a mag drive pump that i will use, it would be easy to set up a wet/dry filter for the pond but my wife is growing increasingly hostile (almost violent) so i have to make something that will look pretty. so i am going to go with a bottom fed bio-filter with an airstone in it
side view
front view of the filter
top down view of filter
I had initially thought to use a 5 gall bucket but a small 15-20 gal rubber made container may work better.
If i were going to leave it above ground and did not care about looks, i would build a platform at one end of the tub, above it, have a 30 gal rubber made container and pump water into the top of it like a wet/dry filter then let it fall back into the tank.
I would employ floating plants over the entire surface of the pond to keep algae at bay.
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Posted 01 February 2007 - 12:33 PM
Great article... thanks for the link (I will go back and read in depth before I try this later this spring). But just to toss in my experience. I have used 35 gallon trash cans with some success (guppies for feeders, but still). It seems to me that if you live where it gets very hot, that the depth of the trash can, may be an advantage... the surface of the water might get very hot, but lower down, not so much... so the fish could somewhat thermo-regulate for themselves in the hottest part of the day...
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This article might help you out. Don't know that I would use plastic trashcans though. I suggest geting some rubbermade bins like they sell at Wal-mart. They aren't expensive and have a great surface area and are also shallower.
Hot Tub Killies
By Luke McClurg
http://www.nativefis...otubkillies.php
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Posted 03 March 2007 - 03:07 PM
I started seting up my 2 stock tanks (35g totes) in my sunny backyard do you guys think it is to early to start seting up?Great article... thanks for the link (I will go back and read in depth before I try this later this spring). But just to toss in my experience. I have used 35 gallon trash cans with some success (guppies for feeders, but still). It seems to me that if you live where it gets very hot, that the depth of the trash can, may be an advantage... the surface of the water might get very hot, but lower down, not so much... so the fish could somewhat thermo-regulate for themselves in the hottest part of the day...
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Posted 14 March 2007 - 05:36 AM
Have you got them set up yet? I would suggest burying them partly below grade in order to help stabilize the water temp. At least half of the height of the tank should be ok. Should be ok to set them up now. I keep stuff outside year round with no adverse effects.I started seting up my 2 stock tanks (35g totes) in my sunny backyard do you guys think it is to early to start seting up?
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