Indoor Pond

[JOSH]

The pot we are considering is going to be 5' long, 2' wide & 3' deep. That would make it as large or larger than some outdoor ponds.

Josh

[Matt]

While you never mentioned goldfish, I'll second Bev's opinion that they're not a good choice for this application. They generate a lot of waste and poison their water faster than most people account for.

Guppies and similar small fish are what I always say in the pots when I was in Thailand. A buddy kept them on his deck the entire time he lived there (>2yrs) -- they were there when he arrived, and they were there when he left. As far as he knew, nobody tended to them at all.

Matthew

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by JOSH

The pot we are considering is going to be 5' long, 2' wide & 3' deep. That would make it as large or larger than some outdoor ponds.

That's one heck of a pot It should be plenty large for GF

As Matt has mentioned, they are very messy and big eaters. Keeping that in mind, keep the number of fish to a minimum.

Weekly maintenance with GF is a must, imo, and you probably already know this. Clean the filters in outgoing changewater to preserve bacteria colonies, siphon out all the crud you can, and change at least 15% of their water.

Are you planning on overhead lighting for this monster pot? We used plain old halogen pendant lights. They were enough to grow algae on the sides of our indoor pond. The GF ate the algae with gusto

Would love to see pics of the set up once you get it cycled and stocked

[JOSH]

thanks for the feedback ill post some pictures once the pot is all set up, but I don't expect it will be until Oct or so as we are building a new house.

Josh