3fsh
Fish Addict
We just had a pond put into our backyard a few months ago and it is truly GORGEOUS. (I'll try to post some pictures soon.) I believe it's around 100-175 gallons, but we have never calculated exactly how big it is. It has a waterfall at the top which pours into a small pond (25g, maybe?) and then that flows over a ledge into the main pond at the bottom. My questions are as follows:
1. It has a pretty bad algae problem even though it is stocked with many (healthy) plants. (Floating and rooted.) What should I do to counteract this? BTW- the algae is very stringy... almost like java moss.
2. My parents want to put koi in the pond (big LOL) but it is definitely too small for them. As of right now there are lots of mosquito fish happily living in the pond (20 or so) and the pond is completely cycled. Are there any goldfish that would live happily in a pond of that size? Another option would be to stock it with a few baby koi and then sell them back to the LFS once they get too big.
3. We want to put a turtle in the pond, but are unsure of how to go about it. Would he need a tank to go in at night?
Anyway, I would appreciate any input you have!
1. It has a pretty bad algae problem even though it is stocked with many (healthy) plants. (Floating and rooted.) What should I do to counteract this? BTW- the algae is very stringy... almost like java moss.
2. My parents want to put koi in the pond (big LOL) but it is definitely too small for them. As of right now there are lots of mosquito fish happily living in the pond (20 or so) and the pond is completely cycled. Are there any goldfish that would live happily in a pond of that size? Another option would be to stock it with a few baby koi and then sell them back to the LFS once they get too big.
3. We want to put a turtle in the pond, but are unsure of how to go about it. Would he need a tank to go in at night?
Anyway, I would appreciate any input you have!