martib Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 hey all a mate of mine kindly gave me a pond 2.5x 1.2x 600.round at each end and i was thinking of using it as bit of a growout pond for some of my cichlids. if i put plants(water lillies,anubias,ect) can i get away with out using a filter. what do you all think. cheers marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Same here. Threw some crimson tide on my pond without filter and heater and they are alright. Have platies and goldfish as well. I have seen frys so they are doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 always wondered about this so the plants eat the waste and and supply oxygen am i correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 yeah definitely mate....bit of shade and some rain water goes along way too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 sweet sounds good haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trk18 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Shoud be fine mate setting up a hot house in a little while & plants will be main filtration with air pump running sponges during the day only . If ya need to know more pm wolfgang he has a **** load of ponds & gave me some really good advise when I was at his place the othe day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 my pond plants seem to be dying off for some reason, but yeah I've had tropheus, goldfish, rosy barbs and guppies in my pond without heaters and filters for quite a few months now I took out the guppies, and will slowly take out the rest of the fish because I want to get some bigger fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 what about threw winter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 depends what fish your going to keep blade...I've heard if you have cichlids its not going to be easy as the temps can drop down on a winters night....apparently a thick plastic sheet keeps the temps up a few extra degrees over night....something you could look into... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 ok sweet but the bigger the body of water the easier it should hold its temp right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trk18 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Yeah more water holds the temp longer , was told to turn air off every day around chill time ( late Arvo) then back on during the day. With a Hot house I'm hoping not to have to cover the ponds up during winter but wait & see when it's all done I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade87 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 hmmm you guys have me thinking now do u need the airation if u have it well planted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martib Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 im setting it up today,im lucky up here dont really have to worry about winter temps. im thinking you shouldnt need airation if you have adequate plant life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CichlidBreeder Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yer as trk18 stated go and see Wolfgang's set up. He will be able to point you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativecollector Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 We have a 6m x 2m pond with ellioti, goldies, platys, purple spot and empire gudgeons, mollies, swordtails, rainbows, cherry shrimp, glass shrimp, yabbies and freshwater prawns - no filtration or heating, works well filled with floating plants and plants in pots. Also have striped marsh (?) frogs and some other small green frog pair which are breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
