Hi all,
I'm in Northern Illinois. I have just decided that I don't want to risk leaving my outdoor pondfish (two koi about 7",and 20 comets 3-4") outside for the winter as my ponds are only 24" deep. I have a dual pond setup, the uper pond has a waterfall then spills into the lower pond where my pump is, I also have an external bio-filter that feeds the waterfall. The ponds are about 500 gallons each. I know my ponds are ok, nitrogen cycle wise as my fish and plants are healthy and I test my waterand it has been fine all year. Now I've "borrowed" an aquarium from a friend for the winter. I believe is a 55 gallon tank. It is 48" wide 21" tall and 12.5 " deep. It has a aqua-clear 200 power filter (plastic box with foam and activated carbon insert that has a spill over), 2 air pumps (elite802,elite800 - one is 2500cc the other is 1500 cc), a tronic 200w heater, and some sort of light blue rubber necklace looking airstone?
Do I need to use all of this stuff? and is enough for that load of fish? I attached a pic of all the stuff. Any comments/suggestion welcomed. Thank you,
Reddog80p
I'm in Northern Illinois. I have just decided that I don't want to risk leaving my outdoor pondfish (two koi about 7",and 20 comets 3-4") outside for the winter as my ponds are only 24" deep. I have a dual pond setup, the uper pond has a waterfall then spills into the lower pond where my pump is, I also have an external bio-filter that feeds the waterfall. The ponds are about 500 gallons each. I know my ponds are ok, nitrogen cycle wise as my fish and plants are healthy and I test my waterand it has been fine all year. Now I've "borrowed" an aquarium from a friend for the winter. I believe is a 55 gallon tank. It is 48" wide 21" tall and 12.5 " deep. It has a aqua-clear 200 power filter (plastic box with foam and activated carbon insert that has a spill over), 2 air pumps (elite802,elite800 - one is 2500cc the other is 1500 cc), a tronic 200w heater, and some sort of light blue rubber necklace looking airstone?
Do I need to use all of this stuff? and is enough for that load of fish? I attached a pic of all the stuff. Any comments/suggestion welcomed. Thank you,
Reddog80p