Goldfish in Big Tub - Aquarium Advice

Aquarium Freak · 08-31-2005, 07:37 PM

Hi All my grandma has a pond with 5 goldfish in it. She has 5 of them varying from 5inch to 10inch. Heres the thing I live up in canada and in the winter her pond freezes through. So in the winter in they go to a 33g

I know it's sad. But at least she has 2 pumps made for 50g's on it. But anyways I'm trying to tell her that is to small for the goldfish but she deosn't want to spend like $150 to buy like a 100g or soemthing. So I thought up this solution. Would it be o.[acronym:fc06f715da="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]k[/acronym:fc06f715da]. if she bought like a big plastic tub almost like a water trough exept its round deeper and bigger. If we bought some more filteration for it could she winter them in it?
Sorry for such the long post but i just wanted to go into details

Also winters coming up pretty quick
Thanks

**Fluff** · 08-31-2005, 08:15 PM

Rubbermaid tubs is how I overwinter my fish and it works well.

krap101 · 08-31-2005, 09:05 PM

theres 50 gallon tubs and like smaller ponds.

08-31-2005, 07:37 PM	#1
Aquarium Freak Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 238	Goldfish in Big Tub Hi All my grandma has a pond with 5 goldfish in it. She has 5 of them varying from 5inch to 10inch. Heres the thing I live up in canada and in the winter her pond freezes through. So in the winter in they go to a 33g I know it's sad. But at least she has 2 pumps made for 50g's on it. But anyways I'm trying to tell her that is to small for the goldfish but she deosn't want to spend like $150 to buy like a 100g or soemthing. So I thought up this solution. Would it be o.[acronym:fc06f715da="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]k[/acronym:fc06f715da]. if she bought like a big plastic tub almost like a water trough exept its round deeper and bigger. If we bought some more filteration for it could she winter them in it? Sorry for such the long post but i just wanted to go into details Also winters coming up pretty quick Thanks

08-31-2005, 08:15 PM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,170 Images: 29	Rubbermaid tubs is how I overwinter my fish and it works well. __________________ ~Cindy

08-31-2005, 09:05 PM	#3
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	theres 50 gallon tubs and like smaller ponds. __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

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