Saltwater Pond

coast2coast7390 · #1 03/13/2007, 08:30 PM

ok so i have a above ground saltwater pond on my patio outside
i made the filter 20 gal rubbermaid trashcan...cost me 30 bucks cause of the color...my mom didnt like the grey ones...its filled completely with bioballs...and i have 250 lbs more or less of live rock now and 200ish lbs of sand...oh the dimensions on the inside are 5x5x2 so about 375 gal

do you guys have any suggestions of what i can stock it with...(note) it isnt heated so it gets to be around 40 degrees in the winter...not sure how hot it gets in the summer yet
so i was thinking more cold water stuff...i like to fish so as long as what i catch meets fish and games standards can i bring it home???

any suggestions/info appreciated

demonsp · #2 03/13/2007, 08:33 PM

I would think to keep any saltwater stock they require a steady temp.But there maybe something out there.Also i would replace the bioballs with LR . They need consitant cleaning to remove the waste they collect .BTW VERY COOL.

coast2coast7390 · #3 03/13/2007, 08:40 PM

thanks

i was thinkin local stuff because the water temp changes out on the coast gradually...and if it gets to hot i was thinking of getting ziploc containers freezing the pond water and throwing "iceburgs" in there...lol

coast2coast7390 · #4 03/13/2007, 08:42 PM

i dont know if i want to replace the bio balls i spent 100+ dollars on them...im cheap i know...im probabally going to just rinse them in the old tank water when i do water changes

demonsp · #5 03/13/2007, 08:42 PM

Hmm an iceburg in my back yard , nice.hehe

coast2coast7390 · #6 03/13/2007, 08:45 PM

i know...they would be small ones of course...but iceburgs none the less

Shagsbeard · #7 03/13/2007, 08:48 PM

I would just culture a mess of live rock in it and sell it. Not much you could really display well, but it's a neat idea. Maybe get a sea otter or something. (joke).

rodgod20 · #8 03/13/2007, 08:49 PM

I wouldn't put coral in it with the bioballs in there....I would do fish only. Maybe larger fish.

Cool Idea. I'll be tagging along and see how its going

coast2coast7390 · #9 03/13/2007, 08:55 PM

i put a piece of live rock in there because the spray bar droops a little

yea i want to do local stuff like sea bass, rays, that kind of stuff

rodgod20 · #10 03/13/2007, 09:01 PM

I don't know if you are fisher....but a nice red drum would be cool...some small sting rays and flounders. Keep this updated....I really want to see where you go with this....really cool idea

with you doing local stuff....the filtration should be good

coast2coast7390 · #11 03/13/2007, 09:05 PM

im a fisher...i live in OC...we have alot of stingrays, flounders, and bass.

SquidHC · #12 03/13/2007, 09:06 PM

My FLS, which is a saltwater only specialty store, has something like this. They have two small sharks in it. I dont know what kind of sharks but it is very cool. Anyway have fun

Laakmann · #13 03/13/2007, 09:14 PM

a ray or 2 for the win

coast2coast7390 · #14 03/13/2007, 09:18 PM

in cali we have strict regulations...like leopards have to be something like 3 feet in order to keep them

coast2coast7390 · #15 03/13/2007, 09:53 PM

i have a garibaldi that is supposedly from mexico

drummereef · #16 03/13/2007, 10:19 PM

Very cool idea. Excited to see how it turns out.

coast2coast7390 · #17 03/13/2007, 10:34 PM

thanks...it doesnt look so hot right now
i just got new rock from a friend so its just sacttered around in there...its been to cold to stick my arm in there for an hour so im waiting till it warms up

[17]shawn[17] · #18 03/13/2007, 10:41 PM

i wanted to do something just like this but with my pool in the backyard lol its 18'bx10'x7' but my parents wouldnt let me they said the dolphins would freeze in the winter LOL

coast2coast7390 · #19 03/13/2007, 10:51 PM

hey me too...my mom said no...she also said that i could do that when i get a house
im only 16

RiOnRoxXx · #20 03/13/2007, 10:55 PM

Man thats really a cool idea! Make a shark filled pond

coast2coast7390 · #21 03/13/2007, 11:06 PM

i want to but there is the fact of legal or not legal and can it survive in harsh temps...so ive been researching on fish and game and MANY websites

terrymr · #22 03/13/2007, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RiOnRoxXx
Man thats really a cool idea! Make a shark filled pond

With laser beams on their heads ?

coast2coast7390 · #23 03/14/2007, 12:11 AM

haha that would be pretty cool...lol

motlot77 · #24 03/14/2007, 02:37 AM

i'm north of you in the sf bay area, and if i were you i'd wait until crab and lobster season came around and go get me a few of each and throw them in there.

i've always wanted to do this with my pool, except with king crabs so i could eat them...although i don't think i'm coming up on live king crabs anytime soon.

uscharalph · #25 03/14/2007, 03:23 AM

Wow! That's some kind of creative fish keeping. Keep us posted.