fish pond for my porch?

[sunniesunn]

Hi ok is there a way to set up a small fish pond on my porch I live in a apartment and I would really like to get one anybody have any suggestions

 

[ryan]

Certainly possible as long as your porch is strong enough to hold a pond. But I presume it is as it hold people . You could use a preformed liner or a vat theres several options but nothing stopping you.

 

[sunniesunn]

well I live downstairs so I know weight is not an issue is there a site I go to tell me how to do everything for it?

 

[ryan]

Well what is the porch made out of? The easiest option is probably to build a brick pond and put a preformed liner in surronded by sand.

I can't recall any sites that would directly help, but I'll have a look around.

 

[sunniesunn]

well the base is concrete with wooden rails is that good

 

[sunniesunn]

hey would one of those big rubbermaid containers work you know the gig long ones I use them for toy boxes??? just a thought and build a box around it and you really wouldn't see the container and paint it and decorate with rocks and flowerson the wooden box

 

[ryan]

A concrete base is the best option, if it is solid concrete then you can just build on top of it. You can either build a raised pond and use liner to mold the shape you want or the preformed ponds are an option. Bribones has built as raised pond in this thread - http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=77532&st=0 if you scan through the post theres some helpful information and it will probably give you some ideas, although you may not want to build a pond on that scale?

 

[ryan]

hey would one of those big rubbermaid containers work you know the gig long ones I use them for toy boxes??? just a thought and build a box around it and you really wouldn't see the container and paint it and decorate with rocks and flowerson the wooden box

Could be a good idea, do you know the size, possible pictures? Just to be sure I would use some liner in it if you want to keep fish but otherwise it sounds like a good idea.

 

[sunniesunn]

its about 2 1/2 feet long and about 18 inches wide hows that soundand about 18 inches deep

 

[ryan]

That means it will hold -

Tank Capacity:
Litres: 159.28
US Gallons: 42.08
UK Gallons: 35.04

So if you line it with some simple butyl liner you can keep some smaller fish species like a couple of Goldifish or other species like Golden Minnows and Golden Rudd.

 

[sunniesunn]

oh good I think Ill try it this weekend and I hope it works........

 

[bribones]

might as well just go for a plastic cold water storage tank and surround it with cladding or bricks

 

[MegTheFish]

Why not try this? Its easy to store when your not using it, and it comes in 2 different sizes. I'm going to be getting the 28 gallon one sometime soon, and stocking it with livebearers. It comes with a areator, but no filter. As long as you plant it heavily and stock it lightly you won't need a filter though.

 

[Cat]

I was looking at those pop up ponds a couple of weeks ago, you can get them clear to so you can see through the sides

 

[vildotcom]

i'm sort of in the process of making a little pond for my porch. i myself settled for a rubbermaid tote and now upon reading this thread, i think i've found out how to make it look nicer= brick!

the pop-up pond is cool. but just remember to see if your porch is level before buying it. i made that mistake so one side of the pond filled higher than the other. the unbalance causes your pond to collapse inward. it looked nice while it lasted though.

gluck,

vil