Summer patio ponding is super fun! Your ponds always look awesome and the tips and tricks you include are priceless. Thank you! This is my second year setting up a patio pond. No fish last year, but this year I’ve finally got some Medakas. My mini pond is 20sh gal with 10 gal bog filter (overkill for sure). This week I had to buy another 10 gal planter just to move excess water hyacinths which are overtaking water surface. I find that with these type of setups, it’s difficult to register any N in the water. Even nitrates aren’t showing unless I’m frequently adding ferts. I also let Mother Nature do the water changes - typically we get enough rain in NC to do the job.
Hey so if you’re using aquarium co op strips I actually did an experiment last summer and found out that sunlight will cause the strips to read as positive for chlorine! Take some pond water inside and then test and the chlorine shouldn’t show up!
I love the idea of having a little pond in the backyard, I am going to try this. As a dressmaker, I do have to comment on the shears that you were using to cut those scouring pads… Were those your wife’s good fabric scissors??! 😮
I pulled the plug on my summer tubbing. The weather has been cooler than average here in SW Virginia. Luv the Fish food legit. Or I should say my fish do. 😊
Just because they're tough and hardy, don't let the water quality get too bad as they will still die. Learned this the hard way. For cold winter people, Don't leave the plastic tubs full in the winter time as they will crack due to expanding ice from freezing. Also learned this the hard way. Don't have it sitting in direct sunlight for so long or you'll have a nice mat of algae growing on the walls. I'm probably forgetting other things from personal experience.
So what do you do with the bond in the winter? It doesn't freeze or kill the fish if you leave it outside? I want to do this but I live in canada and our winters are pretty tough
I use a black pipe insulator instead of pool noodle, its a little less conspicuous than the neon colors most noodles come in. But if youre trying not to cross strains of ricefish, i see why you'd color-code them.
hey! I am new to this hobby and i was wondering how to keep the check o2 level in check in a no tech setup like this? how much aqua plant is enough for what amount of fishes(also types of fishes). can you please explain some of that in your next video?
I would ring the top with a plexi glass and put reflective window film on the inside edge. So when you turn on the lights they are reflecting back down into the pond
In the fall DT has the black or green pool noodles. My question is what do you do with the pond in the wintertime , I live in NW Georgia . Enjoy wa6your videos they are very helpful, thank you .😊
Great video brother what did u say the black soil looking stuff was called that u put in thos pound and do u need a pound heater for this project i look foward to your reply
think it was just fluval stratumn. Heater is super optional during winter, depends on the fish and how cold your place gets.... hard to answer without knowing more, hope this helped tho!
Thnks brother i approciate thati li e in the uk and it mostly rains here lol that being said these past few weeks ha e been really hot do u know where i can get 1 of the big planters u showed in your video,and i will mainly put guppies and platties in mine with a few neon tetras.
Can I have more information about the solar pump you are using? The link in the description takes me to a generic list of solar pumps (probably due to my location) and I have no idea which you are using.
ya dang, it went out of stock the day after I posted the vid, tried to go back and buy another one just now.... solar pumps are kinda the wild west rn, sorry but i just dont have better intel atm...
Have to admit that I thought the thumbnail said, "Easy Lead Potato Pond" and now I realise that's not what the tutorial is going to be, I'm kinda disappointed! lol Not inspired...by my tiny sloping yard. No space for a cool patio pond like the ones you create, even if it was level 🙁🙁 No fair! lol
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Hi uncle mike
Summer patio ponding is super fun! Your ponds always look awesome and the tips and tricks you include are priceless. Thank you!
This is my second year setting up a patio pond. No fish last year, but this year I’ve finally got some Medakas. My mini pond is 20sh gal with 10 gal bog filter (overkill for sure). This week I had to buy another 10 gal planter just to move excess water hyacinths which are overtaking water surface. I find that with these type of setups, it’s difficult to register any N in the water. Even nitrates aren’t showing unless I’m frequently adding ferts. I also let Mother Nature do the water changes - typically we get enough rain in NC to do the job.
Hey so if you’re using aquarium co op strips I actually did an experiment last summer and found out that sunlight will cause the strips to read as positive for chlorine! Take some pond water inside and then test and the chlorine shouldn’t show up!
Oh dang, apon further review... haha :) that was part of my issue, thanks for letting me know!!!!!!
What!?!
Talk about sunbleach.
u could put some weed barrier or somthing over the hole to let overflow drain off and keep fry from falling out
So sweet
Yeah I’m sure your fish will love the strobe light effect
I love the idea of having a little pond in the backyard, I am going to try this. As a dressmaker, I do have to comment on the shears that you were using to cut those scouring pads… Were those your wife’s good fabric scissors??! 😮
hahahah I took them over for my purposes.... they cut really good! :)
I’m going to try this next summer.
Love it! I’m enjoying summer tubbing too. Right now just two ponds in the yard…plus a 10 gal tank on the porch.
Awesome!!!! Its super fun huh :)
I pulled the plug on my summer tubbing. The weather has been cooler than average here in SW Virginia. Luv the Fish food legit. Or I should say my fish do. 😊
Sorry to hear about the weather :/ but thanks for sharing the love!!!!! :)
Love the ponds!
That looks nice. My dogs would however use it as a constant water source.. lol
Ya that is an issue.... i learned quickly when my buddies dog was over....
Just because they're tough and hardy, don't let the water quality get too bad as they will still die.
Learned this the hard way.
For cold winter people, Don't leave the plastic tubs full in the winter time as they will crack due to expanding ice from freezing.
Also learned this the hard way.
Don't have it sitting in direct sunlight for so long or you'll have a nice mat of algae growing on the walls.
I'm probably forgetting other things from personal experience.
So what do you do with the bond in the winter? It doesn't freeze or kill the fish if you leave it outside? I want to do this but I live in canada and our winters are pretty tough
@@AshsVaporeonas small as it is you could just bring it inside or have a 10-20 gallon tank and net out the fish and bring them inside overwinter
I use a black pipe insulator instead of pool noodle, its a little less conspicuous than the neon colors most noodles come in. But if youre trying not to cross strains of ricefish, i see why you'd color-code them.
Thanks for the idea tho!
Nice , i will do mine too
hey! I am new to this hobby and i was wondering how to keep the check o2 level in check in a no tech setup like this? how much aqua plant is enough for what amount of fishes(also types of fishes). can you please explain some of that in your next video?
Super dope
I would ring the top with a plexi glass and put reflective window film on the inside edge. So when you turn on the lights they are reflecting back down into the pond
Could I leave this fish in pond in the winter in the St. Louis area or would I need a heater?
In the fall DT has the black or green pool noodles. My question is what do you do with the pond in the wintertime , I live in NW Georgia . Enjoy wa6your videos they are very helpful, thank you .😊
They keep these out year round in Japan (with ricefish) for ref. Hope that helps! Not sure about GA climate 🤷♂️
Great video brother what did u say the black soil looking stuff was called that u put in thos pound and do u need a pound heater for this project i look foward to your reply
think it was just fluval stratumn. Heater is super optional during winter, depends on the fish and how cold your place gets.... hard to answer without knowing more, hope this helped tho!
Thnks brother i approciate thati li e in the uk and it mostly rains here lol that being said these past few weeks ha e been really hot do u know where i can get 1 of the big planters u showed in your video,and i will mainly put guppies and platties in mine with a few neon tetras.
Can I have more information about the solar pump you are using? The link in the description takes me to a generic list of solar pumps (probably due to my location) and I have no idea which you are using.
ya dang, it went out of stock the day after I posted the vid, tried to go back and buy another one just now.... solar pumps are kinda the wild west rn, sorry but i just dont have better intel atm...
awesome
Cool!!
Youre cool! 🫡😎
Where could I find to purchase the Rice fish
I got mine from aquahuna dot com. :)
I love this! where did you get the planter at?
LOWES!
You should see on made a hole with pcv and sponge filter sponge lol
I have pretty good luck with using water hyacinth for spawning mops. The only problem is they grow super fast.
Ya i was thinking it might be hard to spot the eggs, is it easier than im thinkin?
@@AQUAPROSyea it’s pretty easy to spot i have hyacinth and scouring mops and i find that there’s more eggs in the hyacinth
@@phish5213 nice! I should check my salvinia hahahah ;) mommas have been holding onto eggs for like 4 days now....
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are mosquito dunks safe for fish?
Yes! It even says so on the packaging, which I know because I wondered the same thing!
@@Who_Else good, i want to do a pond for next year but have a mosquitophobes to deal with...
@@corydora2894 as long as you have fish in the pond they'll eat all the mosquito larva anyways, they're free fish food
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Have to admit that I thought the thumbnail said, "Easy Lead Potato Pond" and now I realise that's not what the tutorial is going to be, I'm kinda disappointed! lol
Not inspired...by my tiny sloping yard. No space for a cool patio pond like the ones you create, even if it was level 🙁🙁
No fair! lol
Ahhhh! Any way you could do a small one in the front? Like on your porch maybe????