What fish for small outdoor pond?

[CaptainBarnicles]

I would like to see a photo of your pond please

 

[Ram419]

I would like to see a photo of your pond please

A few recent pics in this post --> https://www.fishforums.net/threads/frog-paradise.488776/

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

A few recent pics in this post --> https://www.fishforums.net/threads/frog-paradise.488776/

Wow! A bazillion tadpoles! That's going to be an interesting night when the frogs emerge I noticed too that the water was like a greeny-blue colour...is that the true colour of the water or just how it came out in the photo?

 

[Ram419]

Wow! A bazillion tadpoles! That's going to be an interesting night when the frogs emerge I noticed too that the water was like a greeny-blue colour...is that the true colour of the water or just how it came out in the photo?

It's a water dye to try and control algae growth.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

It's a water dye to try and control algae growth.

Ohhhhhhh.....does it work?

 

[Ram419]

Ohhhhhhh.....does it work?

So far, there's some algae towards the top. The tadpoles have been eating it up. I can definitely see more algae growth where plants don't cover it from the sun. Might have to add some more dye soon. I haven't added any back since I've done water changes, when I first put it in it was way dark couldn't see into the water.

 

[10 Tanks]

Pond filters have been around for a long time, and work very well…

Hello. I've checked the pricing on a pond filter and the $100.00 plus for a basic filter seems a bit high to me. Plus the labor and replacment media to maintain it. There's a lot of material that falls into my tank from the surrounding Locust trees and whatever gets blown into the tank on a windy day. I believe I'll just continue to skim the tank surface regularly to remove the debris and replace most of the water weekly.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Hello. I've checked the pricing on a pond filter and the $100.00 plus for a basic filter seems a bit high to me. Plus the labor and replacment media to maintain it. There's a lot of material that falls into my tank from the surrounding Locust trees and whatever gets blown into the tank on a windy day. I believe I'll just continue to skim the tank surface regularly to remove the debris and replace most of the water weekly.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

If it ain't broke, don't fix!

 

[Aqua John]

Filtration ok first water is pumped into a reed bed this removes large and medium debris then through a series of 3 home made pickell barrel filters first filled with floor polishing pads of different grades the second with chopped up ag pipe for beneficial bacteria and the third with sand to remove any remaining debris then back to the pond. I did have a uv sterilizer before going back into the pond but it wasn't necessary so I removed it.