RichToyBox wrote:
A fish pond is just an outdoor aquarium. It has the same problems as an
indoor aquarium, but it has the added problems of not being in a controlled
environment, so trash blows in, temperatures swing, but still an aquarium.

Oh, good! I can handle a planted aquarium. :-) Nitrate it is, along
with everything else. I was thinking of ordering from
www.gregwatson.com. Now I definately will, since I can use the
fertilizers in both pond and fishtanks.

Jan ~ I'll check temps with a thermometer but I was at 60 during the day
a few weeks ago and the water felt much warmer than 55 this afternoon.
Whiskey barrels with black pond liner seem to really soak up the sun.

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