ashleynicole
Aquarium Advice Addict
Ok as I mentioned once before we moved into a house with an above ground aprox 160 gallon goldfish pond. I took the 3 koi that were in it and traded them in at a fish store for credit. Last weekend I emptied the pond and scrubbed it out but didnt scrub all the algae off and I used plain water to clean with. I then rinsed all the stones off and filled it back up and put the plants back in. I also got a box filter and attached it to the pump that was already there. I am looking into better filtration but this is what I have for now Among other things I bought 7 various common goldfish ( comets) a month ago. 2 died on the way home but the remaining 5 have doubled in size. I bought 5 more 2 weeks ago and now I have 10 healthy goldfish. I expected a few more to die off but they are eating well and growing
I seeded the box filter with media from my 55 gallon and I have been testing the water every 3-4 days both before I cleaned it out and after. I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and maybe a trace of nitrAtes and have had these same readings for the last month. Even after cleaning everything last weekend it is still the same, so I am assuming the plants along with the box filter are providing sufficient biological filtration and the water is pretty clear. I just expected so much more waist with 10 common goldfish, like at least a nitrite spike or high nitrAtes at this point. But nothing. And there are only two plants in this pond currently.
When the tropical system went by we got a ton of rain and I let some water pump out (about 25%)during the rain to get natural water change but that was just because I feel weekly water changes are necessary to keep any system healthy, even without the presence of high nitrates.
Thoughts? Am I doing anything wrong?
I seeded the box filter with media from my 55 gallon and I have been testing the water every 3-4 days both before I cleaned it out and after. I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and maybe a trace of nitrAtes and have had these same readings for the last month. Even after cleaning everything last weekend it is still the same, so I am assuming the plants along with the box filter are providing sufficient biological filtration and the water is pretty clear. I just expected so much more waist with 10 common goldfish, like at least a nitrite spike or high nitrAtes at this point. But nothing. And there are only two plants in this pond currently.
When the tropical system went by we got a ton of rain and I let some water pump out (about 25%)during the rain to get natural water change but that was just because I feel weekly water changes are necessary to keep any system healthy, even without the presence of high nitrates.
Thoughts? Am I doing anything wrong?
