Mini Garden Goldfish Pond - Solar powered?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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  • @annasflorafauna7133
    @annasflorafauna7133 5 лет назад +2

    Hiya love this idea, and great for if you don't have slot of space. The sound of trickling water is so relaxing. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @juliewoodhams4434
    @juliewoodhams4434 3 года назад +1

    Going to do this with an old barrel I've got. Thanks for the very easy "how to guide"!! 👍😁😁

  • @katnewman2856
    @katnewman2856 5 лет назад +1

    Looks good! I set up a barrel pond last year which I made an awesome filter housing for at pottery class, but it's all gross with algae now, must sort that out. I think overwinter, fish survive if the water is 3ft deep or more.

  • @annjelley5363
    @annjelley5363 Год назад

    Lovely! We just used your video to make one for ourselves. Thanks for the advice!

  • @vendetta989
    @vendetta989 4 года назад

    Well done, great idea!

  • @thelittlethingsinlife239
    @thelittlethingsinlife239 11 месяцев назад

    Great looking barrel pond. I have a couple myself and they really add something to a garden 🙂

  • @matthewhursh86
    @matthewhursh86 5 лет назад +6

    Trick to your buckets I learned working in restaurants run hot water only over outside bucket while slowly pulling on one and pushing on bottom bucket shortly it will twist a little than they will come apart but the plastic can't be out in Sun first will have to be room temp first or colder works almost every time so far

  • @KafirIrani
    @KafirIrani Год назад

    Thats lovely, thats what im gonna do. Thanks for sharing. Mate!!!

  • @abbyanderson4171
    @abbyanderson4171 4 года назад

    Very good, lovely garden

  • @nickybailey791
    @nickybailey791 4 года назад

    Your little fish would appreciate an oxygenator plant in there too I think. Nice set up though. I love your stone bench next to the pond.

  • @Jones40-sy2fg
    @Jones40-sy2fg 2 месяца назад

    You need to cut a hole, for when it rains. Otherwise the water will flow over the top and your fish may go over the side.

  • @salvadorvelasquez6611
    @salvadorvelasquez6611 5 лет назад

    HAPPY Father's Day weekend boss from Houston TX USA 😎😎😎

  • @VictorDR01
    @VictorDR01 Год назад +1

    Nice set up, but I question the protection. Not confident that a small clay pot will be enough to keep your fish safe. But, time will tell. I’d suggest a net to cover the top. Best of luck with it all.

  • @CatFish107
    @CatFish107 4 месяца назад

    Yeah! Duckweed watch. I love it.

  • @edgardner6798
    @edgardner6798 2 года назад

    I was wandering if solar powered air pumps existed. Thanks for your help. All the best.

  • @jenniferahough4983
    @jenniferahough4983 5 лет назад +1

    Brilliant practice for the bigger one you want.

  • @DMike54
    @DMike54 3 года назад +1

    I didn't know undergravel filters could still be bought. Where did you get yours? Using pond liner is an excellent idea. It's safe for just about any tub or container without worrying about toxic chemicals leaching into the water.

  • @suzannemoran7281
    @suzannemoran7281 Год назад +1

    Hi ,I really enjoyed watching this video . I have a little pond with 6 young goldfish and no filter system . I have 2 air stones that run off solar.
    Please could you explain in a bit more detail how you made your filter and also where could I buy one from. Thank you very much. 🙂

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  Год назад +1

      I have moved house and built a new pond - this video talks a little about ideas for solar powered filtration - ruclips.net/video/EeQRCefDI9o/видео.html

  • @ashscichlids7057
    @ashscichlids7057 5 лет назад

    Pretty pond!!

  • @sharpiesfishandphantoms
    @sharpiesfishandphantoms 5 лет назад +2

    Sweet, similar to what I've done with my pond, solar fountain that I've put in a pond plant pot lined with sponge to act as a filter of sorts. Added my first fish today in the shape of 3 red comets.

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  5 лет назад

      Nice - I'm thinking a little group of white clouds or something to add to this one.

    • @binky2301
      @binky2301 5 лет назад

      Surely that's WAAAAY too tiny for three goldfish?

    • @sharpiesfishandphantoms
      @sharpiesfishandphantoms 5 лет назад

      My pond is 5 x 3 feet and 2 foot deep, more than big enough for 3 comets.

    • @binky2301
      @binky2301 5 лет назад +1

      @@sharpiesfishandphantoms I apologise, for some reason I thought you meant same size as the barrel!

  • @levantanen
    @levantanen 5 лет назад

    Great pond. Is the bottom filter the only one you need in order to put fish in a similar pond?

  • @erick6102
    @erick6102 5 лет назад +3

    Ted Coletti’s book, The Tub Pond Handbook, covers all these exact same tips and topics in great detail.

  • @SW-tv8ud
    @SW-tv8ud 3 года назад

    I am currently setting up a pond is this filter good? And what is the name of it i have looking for solar filters and cant find any. Great video and very helpful

  • @kellynewell8995
    @kellynewell8995 4 года назад +1

    Such a helpful video, ive got a half whiskey barrel so the advice was great, which pump did you get as the one I've got does store energy?

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад +1

      In the end I switched to an air pump as I was able to run a line from my fish room (update here - ruclips.net/video/1mh-bpfcKXQ/видео.html) but if you find a pump that stores energy that works that should be great too 👍

  • @timebandit9469
    @timebandit9469 5 лет назад +12

    ROFLMFAO at "1000 gallons if you're Canadian" comment. Wicked!

  • @austincde
    @austincde 3 года назад

    I did something similar recently and tried adding some guppies (unfortunately they jumped out, r.i.p😱 ) will a "waterfall" effect using that same sized tube work to aerate? Also have four water lillie's and other pond plants.

  • @triplex7144
    @triplex7144 4 месяца назад

    Why not line it with a flexible bituman waterfroof membrane.? Its fish safe and much nicer

  • @corinne14470
    @corinne14470 Год назад

    Hi - how has solar powered worked since as I'm about to buy the half barrel and just starting the journey! I live in Yorkshire - also did you do anything extra over winter please?

  • @gemonlar8605
    @gemonlar8605 2 года назад

    Lovely

  • @tinahatchman7380
    @tinahatchman7380 2 года назад +1

    How long did you manage to keep the fish alive? I’d really like to do it with my half whisky barrels.

  • @Mevmotto
    @Mevmotto 3 года назад

    How about when it rains will the water level not get too high? I’m thinking of doing this thanks.

  • @jamiemullen8141
    @jamiemullen8141 5 лет назад +3

    It’s been a month. We deserve another video 😊

  • @moondancer8080
    @moondancer8080 4 года назад

    Awesome! Great project, did red head survive the winter? Wasn’t too bad

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад

      I took him in for the winter, then lost him to a case of dropsy unfortunately

  • @evepearman5970
    @evepearman5970 4 года назад

    I need help! I have made a massive rooky error! I used an old whiskry barrel for my pond and filled it with plants and lillys and didnt line it! A week later my plants are all dying! I think this is due to harmful chemicals in the wood, I have removed them now, is there anything I can do to help them recover?

  • @brianironsidepotter9666
    @brianironsidepotter9666 Год назад

    How do you care for it in the winter?

  • @petermedera8807
    @petermedera8807 4 года назад +1

    2 questions:did the solar pump work all summer , and are you going to update this project?

  • @sc3858
    @sc3858 Год назад

    Would plants survive through the winter? I am in Canada and it gets really 😢cold here.

    • @CatFish107
      @CatFish107 4 месяца назад

      I have a waterlily that overwinters on my patio in a 100gallon stock tub on Vancouver Island. It has about6 inches of plain kitty litter with a gravel cap as substrate. It ices over with a thin layer for a couple weeks per year, and the goldfish just survived their first winter. I used to put guppies in for the summer, and put them inside for winter. Last year I changed to goldfish. The other plant I leave in year round is a spearmint in a basket with leca clay balls, hanging from the side of the tub. Can't kill mint, and this might keep it from taking over the garden.

  • @caveman8129
    @caveman8129 5 месяцев назад

    How many litres or gallons is that

  • @irynamyroliubova1152
    @irynamyroliubova1152 4 года назад

    Oh, can you tell the proper name for that bottom mounted fountain or a link. Thank you 🥰
    Ps. Amazing pond! Hope it still runs

  • @janettebobey
    @janettebobey 4 года назад +1

    I am going to make one but not using a filter or pump, just oxygenated plants, a solar floating fountain on top, I will take out a bucket of water a month and replace with a bucket of water with the right measure of De- chlorinate, I am going to line inside with hessian carpet make shelves with bricks , then line the whole thing, just 3 normal hardy goldfish, 1 for each grand kid, do you think this will work? I was thinking of getting a hoover for cleaning the bottom once a month on the 1 bucket water change. I also got a spare metal barrel band which I shall put chicken wire over with 3 hooks to take on and off the lid to protect from birds and cats, what is your opinion please before I start?

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад +1

      Sounds good - might want to rethink the goldfish depending on the size of the barrel you use (even one is a bit of a stretch in mine) but otherwise sounds like you have everything covered 👍

  • @oxfordrc1613
    @oxfordrc1613 4 года назад

    Great video 👍🏻 how’s it looking now?

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад +1

      Will post an update soon - spoiler, it's looking like it needs to be cleaned!!

    • @oxfordrc1613
      @oxfordrc1613 4 года назад

      Aquarium Adventures look forward to seeing it 🤣

  • @sonubumbak4757
    @sonubumbak4757 5 лет назад

    Sir I have problems to my discus hole in head Sir what is the problem

  • @nozr1383
    @nozr1383 5 лет назад +4

    I think you will have to can the solar power.

  • @gavt1198
    @gavt1198 5 лет назад

    another video! pleeeeeease

  • @zyzla87
    @zyzla87 5 лет назад +1

    Why you didn't put solar panel on top of that little tree?

  • @mattward3996
    @mattward3996 4 года назад

    What was the name of the tube please

  • @robertkerr3274
    @robertkerr3274 5 лет назад

    Now your mum wants one!

  • @smarties6342
    @smarties6342 2 года назад

    From a Canadian...that is definitely NOT 1000 gallons lol we are also on metric system 😉

  • @RayPerkins01
    @RayPerkins01 Месяц назад

    Separate the buckets with a hair drier.

  • @jockmazza
    @jockmazza 4 года назад

    great to see another Scots fish guy with a Sheffield connection. About to do this very thing. Sio helpful. What i will do is get another panel to cgarge tbe battery. my current water pump kicks out 12 volts. i will also add another lily to give more cover and stick in sone elodea densa geeat idea about the undergravel!! thanjs from joh masterton. fb me if you like.

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад

      I gave up in the end with the solar power - but didn't try an extra panel, thats probably a good idea. Now I just run it off a spur from my fish room air pump which was a bit of a faff running the airline, but works well!

  • @glamajamma
    @glamajamma 4 года назад

    If you soak an old barrel the wood inflates and becomes watertight. No need for a liner.

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад

      How do you soak a barrel if it isn't watertight? Also, you might not want whatever was in the barrel leeching into the water.

    • @glamajamma
      @glamajamma 4 года назад

      @@AquariumAdventures homeguides.sfgate.com/waterproof-whiskey-barrel-80397.html I did similar to what you did in Chicago with a mini aquaponics system. It thrived, it was the brutal winter that killed my fish

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  4 года назад

      This barrel had half inch wide gaps all over - it wouldn't hold water at all. A years worth of rain has just started to close them up now

  • @spoiledfish6643
    @spoiledfish6643 5 лет назад

    1st comment 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @pingu8666
    @pingu8666 5 лет назад

    Another youtuber dream is over.

  • @richardcoventry3586
    @richardcoventry3586 5 лет назад

    QUIET ON SET!!

  • @carbrickscity
    @carbrickscity 2 года назад

    Technically if you home is solar powered then everything you have is solar powered lol

  • @BarracudaB68
    @BarracudaB68 3 месяца назад

    Is this big enough for fish? Yeah, I know that technically you can put fish in even the tiniest of bowls (awful!), but I'm thinking of the welfare of the animals here. How far would they naturally swim in the wild and how does this compare? Are they a sedentary species and only naturally venture a couple of feet from their habitat or would they naturally want to go further than that? If the latter then pleased don't have fish in such tiny spaces.

  • @DuxDad1
    @DuxDad1 5 лет назад

    Hope there is no racoons or such in the neighborhood . He will think it's dinner!

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  5 лет назад

      We don't have anything like that here

    • @puirYorick
      @puirYorick 5 лет назад

      @@AquariumAdventures Not even a feral feline?

    • @AquariumAdventures
      @AquariumAdventures  5 лет назад

      We have a family of foxes, and a few domestic cats - so far none of them have shown any interest. Kids however haven't had their hands out of the thing though!

  • @paulinebanfield2718
    @paulinebanfield2718 4 года назад

    In

  • @tim62744
    @tim62744 3 года назад

    2 fish not 1

  • @marciamarcia7449
    @marciamarcia7449 2 года назад

    why do you guys act like americans are the only people on earth???