Wine Barrel Pond

[clayt101]

From dream to reality...





It holds about 40 gallons of water. Filteration is in the form of waterhyacinths. Current inhabitants:
1 Red Cap Oranda
1 Black Moor
1 Ryukin Red / White Fantail
1 Calico Oranda Fantail
1 Red Oranda Fantail
1 Red / White Fantail
1 Mutt Fantail
1 Orange Faintail
1 Pond Snail
2 Tadpoles
I know it is overstocked, but I could not help it. If they grow real big, I will give some away and eventually go down to 4 fish.

[soybeanbaby]

do you keep them sitting out in the sun all day?

[beaver-man]

looks good, did it come ready to hold water, or did you have to attach a liner on the inside?

[clayt101]

do you keep them sitting out in the sun all day?

It gets about 4 hours of direct sunlight a day and is about 18 inches deep. It really does not get very warm.

looks good, did it come ready to hold water, or did you have to attach a liner on the inside?

It is a real wine barrel, so it may have held water, but it also had lots of wine pigmentation (and smell) in the wood. I really bought way to much liner and used black silicone. I think the silicone rim really adds to it, it looks like tar.

[blacksmith37]

Looks good, but I think it is overcrowded (I don't know how your water temp is not > 90+. Don't let the enviro police see those water hyacinth.

[clayt101]

Looks good, but I think it is overcrowded (I don't know how your water temp is not > 90+. Don't let the enviro police see those water hyacinth.

From first post:

I know it is overstocked, but I could not help it. If they grow real big, I will give some away and eventually go down to 4 fish.

And I am in Louisiana (but frequent the Houston LFS from time to time)

[beaver-man]

what kind of return pump are you using?

[clayt101]

what kind of return pump are you using?

I don't remember the brand name, but it has adjustable output. I got that using store credit, so I wasn't too picky.

[mnemenoi]

I had one similar for years and it held water with no sealant or liner at all, just soaked the barrel well before adding anything other then plants.

[soybeanbaby]

how are the goldfishes doing in the pond so far?

[clayt101]

how are the goldfishes doing in the pond so far?

The ryukin died, but I think it was sick. The snail climbed out and dried up. Other than that, they are doing fine. Thanks for asking.

[clayt101]

My complex is being pressure washed over the next few weeks, so I brought the fish inside. Now you can actually see their sides.

[clayt101]

Since I don't change the water in my pond, my fish don't grow. So I am now only going with large fish...













and finally a decent shot of the Ryukin...



and my assistant...

[clayt101]

Anybody see the movie Dune?

[eklikewhoa]

Are those the same fish pictured above the recent post?

Catch that white headed oranda out and post some pictures of it! It looks like a stunning specimen!