"Grandpa" wrote in message
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I started my first pond and live in Canada. The leaves are dropping fast
and soon it will be well below freezing. My pond is about 1.5 meters
deep,
but that will freeze solid by mid November here. I have a 75 gallon tank
which I hope will hold my first year fish consisting of 3 gold fish and 1
koi.

I was wondering if the tank would be of sufficient size and I do not know
the procedure on how to prep the aquarium. Do I use some of the water
from
the pond to get the aquarium started? Do I cycle the aquarium for a
period
of time?

My family has become quite attached to the fish and we would surely hate
to
lose any.

Thanks for any advice.


November? You must be in Edmonton,

I bought a 55 gallon last year to bring my GF inside to watch. While I was
trying to find some pure ammonia to do a fishless cycle, the Blue Heron paid
us a visit. So we filled the aquarium with pond water and did an emergency
move. The boys all survived. This may not be the optimal situation. but it
worked for us.

BTW, I've heard that Koi need about 100 gallons per fish, but I guess it
depends on it's size.