Cichlid Kid
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Hello all.
Well this is something I've always wanted to do and i finally got the chance financially speaking. Ok here goes. I've already got a preformed 140gal above ground with 4 sarassa comets and 3 shubunkins @ around 4". It has a beckett filter and pump combo on it along with twin whisper 10-30 internal filters. They keep the water pretty clear. I do a 40% pwc every week and the system has been fully cycled since late march.
My pond is located between my house and garage in a space of about 12'. It only receives about 2hrs of midday sun due to the buildings and shade trees. I've just finished digging an inground pond in front of the existing one and it is roughly 450gal.
My plans are too have the water flow from the above ground into the new pond and then return via a 550 tetra wgp. At the point where the water comes out of the preformed pond i would have a 5gal bucket filled with media for a bacci wet-dry filter before it flows into the inground. I've already purchased all the plumbing and my liner is ordered. It will be a rectangle of 12' × 16'. I dont think i will need a uv clarifier because of the lack of direct sunlight.
So my question is. Am i forgetting anything or is there anything i should improve on???
Sorry for the long post.
Well this is something I've always wanted to do and i finally got the chance financially speaking. Ok here goes. I've already got a preformed 140gal above ground with 4 sarassa comets and 3 shubunkins @ around 4". It has a beckett filter and pump combo on it along with twin whisper 10-30 internal filters. They keep the water pretty clear. I do a 40% pwc every week and the system has been fully cycled since late march.
My pond is located between my house and garage in a space of about 12'. It only receives about 2hrs of midday sun due to the buildings and shade trees. I've just finished digging an inground pond in front of the existing one and it is roughly 450gal.
My plans are too have the water flow from the above ground into the new pond and then return via a 550 tetra wgp. At the point where the water comes out of the preformed pond i would have a 5gal bucket filled with media for a bacci wet-dry filter before it flows into the inground. I've already purchased all the plumbing and my liner is ordered. It will be a rectangle of 12' × 16'. I dont think i will need a uv clarifier because of the lack of direct sunlight.
So my question is. Am i forgetting anything or is there anything i should improve on???
Sorry for the long post.
