Author Topic: Setting up a 'Temperate' Pond (Read 71939 times) 145 replies

Matt · « **Reply #60 on:** April 24, 2018, 06:59:14 PM »

All sounds great

Can wait to see those photos!

daveyng · « **Reply #61 on:** May 03, 2018, 11:39:52 AM »

Latest video of the pond inhabitants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgcp9Cjsdro
Barbs are coming along nicely.
As you can see the Hornwort is growing well and to the right of the picture is the Aponogeton henkelianus.

TopCookie · « **Reply #62 on:** May 03, 2018, 12:06:47 PM »

Pond residents looking good there Dave...

Littlefish · « **Reply #63 on:** May 03, 2018, 02:23:55 PM »

Fantastic.

fcmf · « **Reply #64 on:** May 03, 2018, 07:00:07 PM »

I love the video and especially the rainbow shiners which I've never actually seen in real life / the LFS.

Matt · « **Reply #65 on:** May 04, 2018, 07:53:33 AM »

Nice one @daveyng, im going to have to give this a go myself!

daveyng · « **Reply #66 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:29:49 PM »

Latest Pond Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4BJNUVGRk
This one shows how the plants are coming along. The Hornwort is certainly growing well in the background. The Aponogeton's are also coming along nicely.
The fish are visible towards the bottom of the screen. You can see the neon blue on the Shiners quite well and the Golden Barbs are also looking good.
Temperature got up to 26 C at one stage but I managed to bring it down by having the pump running.
I am currently more concerned with the pH at the moment it got up to 8.08 at one point.
I have taken to shading the pond for most of the afternoon now which stabilises the pH and keeps the temperature at a reasonable level.
The fish seem to be Ok but I don't want the pH climbing to these extremes.
The only explanation for the pH swings I have currently is Photosynthesis of the plants and algae. This is based on Pond Forums and other literature regarding aquaculture.
It seems that a Ponds normal pH range is usually between 7.5 and 8.5.
I would prefer mine not to go much above 7.5.

TopCookie · « **Reply #67 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:50:16 PM »

Looking better & better Dave...

Helen · « **Reply #68 on:** May 10, 2018, 04:06:04 PM »

I keep wondering, @daveyng how do you film your temperate pond? Do you have a waterproof camera?

Looking good btw.

daveyng · « **Reply #69 on:** May 10, 2018, 04:50:04 PM »

Yes, I do have a waterproof camera. It’s one of those budget sports cameras (Campark ACT74) from an online retailer. It’s perfectly OK for this sort of job. You can also use it as a dashcam.

Littlefish · « **Reply #70 on:** May 10, 2018, 07:20:31 PM »

Your plants are flourishing

Great to see you pond doing well.

fcmf · « **Reply #71 on:** May 10, 2018, 10:39:19 PM »

I agree - pond and inhabitants (plants and fish) seem to be doing very well.

daveyng · « **Reply #72 on:** May 18, 2018, 10:00:26 AM »

I have just finished my DIY cooler (see attached). Now I'm just waiting for the hot weather to come back !!
I did test it yesterday and it appears to do it's job. If it works OK on a hot day I will get a temperature/cooler controller to run it.
The cooler is just a standard bathroom fan sealed in a weatherproof box. Inlet/outlet were sealed with aquarium sealant and also around the power lead inlet.

Matt · « **Reply #73 on:** May 19, 2018, 06:39:14 AM »

That's a fantastic DIY project @daveyng

TopCookie · « **Reply #74 on:** May 19, 2018, 07:20:52 AM »

By any chance Dave, do you follow the young Paul Cuffaro on YouTube...? He's a tremendously confident young pup who is heavily into both aquariums and outdoor ponds - especially ponds - and is great fun to watch...

www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFtfFitaK83yBc0rlg9m1A/videos

daveyng · « **Reply #75 on:** May 20, 2018, 07:31:09 PM »

Run the cooler for a day to see how it fared. It seems to be performing well. I will post some graphs showing the reduction in temperature over the last few days.
@Matt I hope I may of ‘fueled’ your interest in having a go at a ‘minipond’. It’ll be good to compare notes.
Had a brief look at the link posted by @TopCookie, looks very interesting. I will have more of a perusal later.

daveyng · « **Reply #76 on:** May 30, 2018, 12:22:40 PM »

I've been running the cooler now for about a week and it sort of coped with this latest hot spell OK (see attached readings).
I'm using an Inkbird Temperature Controller to manage the DIY cooler. The temperature is set to 22 C with the cooler set to cut in at +1C above this. I have nothing currently attached to the heating circuit although I might plug one of the 300 watt heaters into this one to allow for failures. I can change the temperature to match the other controller in this case.
As an aside I will probably do a review of the Inkbird controllers as I now have 3 of them (2 different models).
I am still covering the pond during peak sunlight periods to prevent the pH from soaring. This also has the added benefit of stemming algae growth.
All pond inhabitants are doing well. The Amano's are now almost full size. I will probably get another 6 to boost the numbers to 18.
I will also look at purchasing the Odessa Barbs I mentioned previously.

Littlefish · « **Reply #77 on:** May 30, 2018, 07:12:22 PM »

Genius

daveyng · « **Reply #78 on:** June 08, 2018, 11:14:54 PM »

Couple of videos of the fish and plants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpP8GykchXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6_AKLM5Y-0
I purchased a small lily and planted it with the hornwort, which I had to seriously thin out as it had completely covered the water surface.
The Aponogeton are growing nicely. I am hoping they might attempt to flower soon.
As you can see the Red Shiners are quite a bit larger than the Rainbow Shiners. The Golden Barbs and WCMM are also doing well.

Littlefish · « **Reply #79 on:** June 09, 2018, 06:42:04 AM »

Your plants are doing very well, and your fish are looking active & perky.
Great stuff.

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