My backyard goldfish pond

[Sid]

Tractor Supply sold me this 300 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank for $210 . . . it makes a nifty goldfish pond:


http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/b6e15e4b7c9621a3158f8319198e094912fac4b.JPG

[Chrystalwuzhere]

How nice, Sid. I hope you won't have a headache keeping the scum and algae down to a minimum.

How many goldfish do you have in it? I can see two, are there more?

[CoreIssue]

Really nice, Sid. I like it. :tiphat:

[Sid]

There are a total of 15 assorted goldfish:

3 comets, a few Shubunkins, Calico Goldfish, fan tails, common gold fish, along with 4 Plecostomus to keep the tank tidy.

These are old pictures from the fall. . . the pond is currently covered by a makeshift sheet plastic [redneck] greenhouse to keep the fish happy and the plants from freezing. The plants in the picture are now closer to 5 foot high and will need some serious re-potting.

My bride is a plant person and I wanted a few goldfish and the pond is a joint venture.

I am using a submersible pump driving a 1 gallon biological filter 6-8 hours a day to keep the water clean and the fish happy.

The comets started out last spring at about 3 inches, they are now about 8 and I feed them cat chow. . . the fan tails started out about 2 inches have grown to about 3 but still take the goldfish pellet food.

After the last freeze and I take down the plastic covering, I'll post some more pictures. . . goldfish start looking neat at about 12 inches. . . .

[Sid]

What the heck, here is a fresh picture:

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/7c02536468753997266a28072637954c09060dd.JPG


They weren't real hungry. . . I usually feed them late in the evening.

[InTheWind]

Very nice Sid. :nod:

[CoreIssue]

I love it.

We thought about something like that when we did our back yard. But just went with a jungle of ferns and granite paths instead. Too hard to keep it clean in the land of mold and mildew.

[Jessie]

looks good

[kay-gee]

Way cool. I want one!

all the best...