a few more things:
1. can you put a tall, bushy potted plant on the west/south side of the
pond? you could set it out and watch so the shadow falls across the pond.
that would shade the pond a little in the late afternoon.
2. an air pump with tube and airstone would help your fish with their oxygen
problem.
3. what kind of plants do you have in your pond? i believe you say you have
a waterlily?
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From: (Pondluvr)
Organization: http://groups.google.com/
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: 26 Apr 2003 20:20:52 -0700
Subject: Tiny pond biofilter
I have a 35 gallon pond. I know, I know. Way too small, but I'm
going on my 5th year and I have no room for anything larger right now.
I have tried several filters (aquarium, etc. with no success) and am
wondering if anybody out there has a plan to make a homemade biofilter
(external preferrably) for such a small pond. I have seen several
plans for trickle down biofilters made out of large Rubbermaid
containers, but they seem very much overkill for such a small amount
of water. (By the way, it is a preformed, kidney shaped pond and is
sunk into the ground. It does get dirty by the end of the season.)
If you know of any such plan, I would love to hear about it. I know
it is important to have some kind of filtration and/or aeration for
the fish, but just haven't found the right type yet for my particular
situation. The fish end up dying, probably of suffocation. I am not
trying to keep a bunch of fish, but it would be nice to be able to
keep 5 or 6 successfully. The best I have done so far is 2. All the
plants do nicely, and algae is not a major problem. I am very limited
on space, so even a 5 gallon bucket is iffy (and not too
attractive--in such a small space it would be hard to conceal). I
know the pond probably really heats up in the heat of the summer, and
maybe that is a contributing factor, but if I shade it a whole lot,
then the lilies won't bloom. Ugh!
Thanks so much for any help!
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