Hi all! A friend of mine is looking to convert

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sillyman

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Hi all!

A friend of mine is looking to convert his pool but it was my idea to do so.

The pool is HUGE, its about 3 and a half meters deep, 5 meters at its thinest point and about 12 meters long.

What spiecies will I be able to succesfully sustain with little or no help or work on my part besides creating structure. It gets very cold in winter as it is in an enclosed area. It has to be a "semi-sport" and be tasty to eat. The fish have to eat bugs as well as algy to keep the pool relativly clean and they have to live in an efficient eco-system so one spieces cannot out-live another.

Thanks
 
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Fanie

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No matter which fish you put in there they won't keep the pool clean and you will have to supply them food.

For such a large water you will need to make a biological filter that can cope.

Before you just dunk fish in there, you will have to put the new fish in another tank for observation, some parasites on the fish and certain illnesses remains dormant untill it gets in fresh water.

Be very carefull what you use as structure, some things give off chemicals that can poison the water and eventually kill the fish.

Keeping a large fish tank is not so easy, and expensive.

If some illness is allowed to spread, you have to doctor the water over some time, this is done per volume water.

Phone the zoo and talk to their fish dept on maintenance.
 
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Marksfish1236

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do you think it would be possible to make a pond maybe 5 by 5 and maybe 3 m deep maybe some koi and a few carp there wouldnt be a lot af fish but just to maybe wet a line every afternoon would it be cruel to the fish to fish such a small piece of water
 
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sillyman

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@ Marksfish1236

Well personally I would say that it is cruel to build a pond put koi in it and fish. As they are ornamental fish meant for decoration and for the carp 1 they would muddy the pool 2 you would have to add a filter to keep them alive. Read the  post above.
 
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sillyman

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@ Fanie

Thanks for the reply but on this website i found a topic about converting a pool to a fishing pond, the man would put like a type of kurper to keep his pool clean when it was a bad time to swim. Maybe somebody could find the topic im talking about???? Anyway thanks for ther reply and i forgot to mention there arwe seasonal frogs in the summer, spring and autumn months. Oh ond again i have a fish pond at my house with [glow=red]NO WORKING FILTER[/glow]!!!! it has about 5 koi and 10 gold fish in about a 5x5 feet square of water. The water is green but the fish are totally healthy. They have been checked by my father who was a fish specialist back in the late '80s and early '90s. He owned a shop called Aqautech. Anyone remember that???? 

Anyway thanks to all and please can someone post on the "what spieces will work"

Thanks
 
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Trophy

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Hiya Guys,

When I was pre-teens I had a friend whis father had turned their pool into a 'fish tank'...it was great!

He had almost everything, Carp, Bass and Catfish in the water. We were not allowed to fish in there, but with kids being kids we made short work of the whole thing and would enjoy catching is prize fish every other day until they all became very hook shy and wary! LoL

The old pool ran on a STD pool pump and filter and the water was clear, but no crystal. The old man even pul a heap of structure on the bottom.
 
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hotstuff

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ek het my pool in `n pond verander om nie te overstock nie moet jy uitwerk teen 1000 lt per vis.jy kan jou swembad pomp genruik maar die filter se vingers moet vervang of gesny word sodat dit groter is om meer volume water deur te laat hoe meer die water beweeg hoe meer suurstof in die water.Na die filter kan jy twee ultra zap biofilters insit met bio blocks in wat die amoniak sal uithaal en dit in nitrate omsit wat goed is vir die vis.

Die filter sal elke derde dag gebackwash moet word en jy sal `n pyp moet insit om die water onder uit die swembad te pomp of `n setlement chamver moet bou

Jy kan karp aanhou in die pond sodat dit gouer mature wat +- `n jaar kan vat.Die vis word glad nie gevoer in die winter as die water onder 10 grade is nie dit kan siektes veroorsaak.

Indien die water groen raak moenie bekommerd wees nie dit is goed vir die vis maar mens soek tog skoon water om jou vis te bekyk so jy kan twee 30 watt UV`s in die return pyp sit of `n 55 watt

my swembad

 

 

 
 

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Fanie

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UV lig maak sere on varswater visse. Dis soos sonbrand.

Mens kry wel 'n UV lig wat in 'n pyp pas wat bakterie doodmaak, maar dit maak goeie en slagte bak en terie dood.

Vleikurpers aard ok in sulke water. Hulle gaan nog steeds nie die water skoonmaak nie, dit sal groen van die alge word.

Karp se uitskeiding sit baie amoniak in die water.
 
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hotstuff

Senior Member
ja dis die ultrazap lig geen lig word op die vis geskyn nie en word al jare deur ons koi keepers gebruik die groen wat op die kante van die pond sit word nie dood gemaak nie ook nie blanket weed nie dit kan slegs deur `n pp behandeling dood gemaak word of deur sout van 3 kg per 1000 lt
 
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hotstuff

Senior Member
nee my water raak nou mooi skoon bring `n wisky dan gooi ek `n dubbel pond water en ons top hom op met die dop hehehehe
 
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sillyman

Member
Um thanks for all the replys but I unfortunatly dont understand Afrikaans at all so can we please keep it to English conversatuon:(:(
 
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