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I built my pond in October of 2007, by the time it was ready for fish it
was too cold so I decided to wait until spring. I initially filled it only 2/3 now with rain and snow ect; Its pretty much filled up. There are some leaves in it as I'm sure most pond do this time of year. My question is this: In the spring after the pond has warmed up, and the leaves are cleaned out, what do I need to do in order to add fish? After fish are added, I realize the pond will cycle much like a fish tank (ammonia, nitrites , nitrates). I guess what I'm looking for is to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks |
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outdoor ponds of a reasonable size dont need to cycle. just dont put in more than 1
koi per 100 gallons, 1 gf per 20 gallons. you got filtration? Ingrid On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:35:17 CST, Peter Pan wrote: I built my pond in October of 2007, by the time it was ready for fish it was too cold so I decided to wait until spring. I initially filled it only 2/3 now with rain and snow ect; Its pretty much filled up. There are some leaves in it as I'm sure most pond do this time of year. My question is this: In the spring after the pond has warmed up, and the leaves are cleaned out, what do I need to do in order to add fish? After fish are added, I realize the pond will cycle much like a fish tank (ammonia, nitrites , nitrates). I guess what I'm looking for is to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks |
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On Feb 22, 1:35 pm, Peter Pan wrote:
I built my pond in October of 2007, by the time it was ready for fish it was too cold so I decided to wait until spring. I initially filled it only 2/3 now with rain and snow ect; Its pretty much filled up. There are some leaves in it as I'm sure most pond do this time of year. My question is this: In the spring after the pond has warmed up, and the leaves are cleaned out, what do I need to do in order to add fish? After fish are added, I realize the pond will cycle much like a fish tank (ammonia, nitrites , nitrates). I guess what I'm looking for is to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks I would stock it with a Kamakazi fish and see if it lives. The water will have been there long enough to have lost chlorine if you filled it from a chlorinated source. You might run a piece of quilting batting thru it, like seining and see how much small particulate matter you can eliminate after removing the big leaves. If the kamakazi fish does well, go for it, and keep an eye on your pond values, ph, ammonia, nitrates etc. It sounds like you have a handle on pond cycling so this will be just common sense for you. We run pretty simply here, others may have more sophisticated ideas. Good Luck with it!! Nan in DE. |
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:35:17 CST, Peter Pan wrote:
I built my pond in October of 2007, by the time it was ready for fish it was too cold so I decided to wait until spring. I initially filled it only 2/3 now with rain and snow ect; Its pretty much filled up. There are some leaves in it as I'm sure most pond do this time of year. My question is this: In the spring after the pond has warmed up, and the leaves are cleaned out, what do I need to do in order to add fish? After fish are added, I realize the pond will cycle much like a fish tank (ammonia, nitrites , nitrates). I guess what I'm looking for is to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks Will you be adding plants to it? What are your fish plans? Koi or goldfish? What kind of filtration did you decide on? (In pond, out of pond, upflow downflow, etc.?) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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~ jan wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:35:17 CST, Peter Pan wrote: I built my pond in October of 2007, by the time it was ready for fish it was too cold so I decided to wait until spring. I initially filled it only 2/3 now with rain and snow ect; Its pretty much filled up. There are some leaves in it as I'm sure most pond do this time of year. My question is this: In the spring after the pond has warmed up, and the leaves are cleaned out, what do I need to do in order to add fish? After fish are added, I realize the pond will cycle much like a fish tank (ammonia, nitrites , nitrates). I guess what I'm looking for is to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks Will you be adding plants to it? What are your fish plans? Koi or goldfish? What kind of filtration did you decide on? (In pond, out of pond, upflow downflow, etc.?) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us I will be adding plants in the spring ( not sure what) as well as fish. I'm weighing the pros and cons of both Koi and GF (Not together) I'm leaning towards koi at this point. I have a Tetra PUV 4000 with UV pressure filter (out of pond). I'll be adding a skimmer also this year to help with debris. Any suggestions on what else to buy would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:23:32 CST, Peter Pan wrote:
Will you be adding plants to it? What are your fish plans? Koi or goldfish? What kind of filtration did you decide on? (In pond, out of pond, upflow downflow, etc.?) ~ jan I will be adding plants in the spring ( not sure what) as well as fish. I'm weighing the pros and cons of both Koi and GF (Not together) I'm leaning towards koi at this point. I have a Tetra PUV 4000 with UV pressure filter (out of pond). I'll be adding a skimmer also this year to help with debris. Any suggestions on what else to buy would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Since you're thinking koi, I highly recommend when it gets warm to set up a Quarantine tank (stock tank or kiddy pool). Buy 3 koi and put in them in the Q-tank, leave them there while you get pond planted and pond temps go up, over the next several weeks. Once they appear healthy put 2 in pond, buy 2 more koi, put in Q-tank, wait several weeks, add the old & new to pond, keep one new in Q-tank, buy 2 more koi, repeat process. This makes cycling the pond hardly noticeable, you will have to watch the cycle on the stock tank till it adjusts. Buy test kits, pH, KH, Ammonia (salicylate type) & Nitrite kits and a thermometer for both Q-tank and pond. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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