Impossible Pond?

[NanoReef]

May be a dumb question but if you can keep a steady temp. in an outdoor pond, is it possible to do a salt pond??? i have done everything else in the pond....live bearors, tetras, cichlids, goldfish.... im just curious!
Any feedback is welcome!

[midgetwaiter]

I've thought about this myself, corals would be tough but an outdoor fish pond is possible. It would only be viable during the warmest months and you need to have a good way to deal with rain, especially run off. I have a friend who kept brackish archers on his balcony every summer. It was really neat.

[Willow]

ive saw a super cool salt pond when i lived in texas, it was indoor tho.

[NanoReef]

indoor would be no problem...just like a tank but you cant see in the sides!! i knew that rain would be a big problem... anyone else have anything to say about this?

[kuatto]

I was at AI and noticed they had the large sqare holding tanks made by Hagen and was thinking the same about a salt pond.I think if you built it so it was high enough up from ground level,run-off wouldn't be a problem,and as long as you checked the salinity often,rain would be ok?
The only thing about being outside and our climate,you might want to think about a cooler salt water enviroment,something like you would find in the Atlantic ocean.You would also have to dig it deep and have a good strong airator(sp?).Sounds like a nice project though.

[NanoReef]

well, like i said, i have done everything else and next yeear want to try something odd. i think your right about the climate though, although we do get 30+ days, we can get very cold at night...also, would the rain pose a HUGE problem?

[OCDP]

Sure... your pond would have to be covered, no? And if it were covered, it would add a lot more heat on 30+ days . But, I am not the DIY pond expert so I wouldn't even know where to begin on something like this.

(also, as mentioned.. if it rains and it enters your pond, you have to watch SG)

[muck]

How big is the pond?

[danny zubot]

I don't think you could grow corals up there in Edmonton, but down here in Calgary we certainly get enough sunlight to grow even the hardest SPS.:wink:

[kuatto]

Just a thought,would it be possable to heat the pond if it wasnt too large,or would the cost be too much? They must make larger heaters for such a thing.

I just did a search for pond heaters and came up with quite a few sites,so I guess they do.

[Skimmerking]

I thought you were dead havent heard from ya when are you going to start fragging the tank with the Ricordia and Zoo's I have a bunch of them, pop over let see them.. give me your address I can't remember where you live at.

[StirCrazy]

I think the biggest problem woudl be keeping it cool enuf int he summer. you would need one big assed chiller and I don't know if this would be worth the cost. and again the same thing goes for heating in the winter.. depending on the size it could cost over 100.00/month just for heat and cooling.

Steve

[NanoReef]

i have 2 250w ebo's that go in there and it stays pretty constant... its only a 250 gallon.

[Skimmerking]

u would have alot of evaporation and the salinity would be up and down< and the water type you would have low fo phosphates from city water along with chorine in the water.

[StirCrazy]

i have 2 250w ebo's that go in there and it stays pretty constant... its only a 250 gallon.

how do they work when its 30 below?

Steve

[Skimmerking]

30 below Steve it gets alot colder then that i think it wouldnt work if its a summer task its might work still to me its along shot.

[StirCrazy]

30 below Steve it gets alot colder then that.

yup I know.. grew up in alberta, 30 below was a nice day :mrgreen: it was just a number I picked.

Steve

[Skimmerking]

that is right Steve weren't you from Wainwright.

[StirCrazy]

that is right Steve weren't you from Wainwright.

close.. Hardisty, about 20 min from wainwright.

Steve