Impossible Pond?

NanoReef · #1 07-14-2006, 02:28 AM

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 · #2 07-14-2006, 02:45 AM

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 · #3 07-14-2006, 02:48 AM

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

NanoReef · #4 07-14-2006, 06:18 AM

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 · #5 07-14-2006, 06:08 PM

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 · #6 07-14-2006, 07:02 PM

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 · #7 07-14-2006, 08:01 PM

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 · #8 07-14-2006, 08:07 PM

How big is the pond?

danny zubot · #9 07-14-2006, 09:37 PM

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.

kuatto · #10 07-15-2006, 06:16 AM

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.