Did you have any problems with the metal tank and the fish living long term? I see comments when I google that say things about heavy metals leaching into the water and killing the fish. Trying to determine if I want to put a liner in my smaller stock tank or “season” it before adding fish
I have not had any issues. I have fish 12 years old. Only deaths have been from ich, from pet store. I have yet to see people saying it poisons the fish present any toxicology reports from having their fish autopsy. It's just guessing I feel. And I have had a pet chicken die of zinc poison. I have also taken a fish to the vet for cysts and nothing came back about zinc poison. And if it leached that bad to poison fish people wouldn't use them for their more expensive animals to drink from them as they would get zinc poison.
@@tiffanyshackelford7125 Thanks Tiffany! I was wondering about this too. I'm about to upgrade my koi pond to a 10 foot diameter stock tank and really didn't want to have to add in a liner as I did the first time.
This one is a 6ft round at 400 gallons, and a small racer at 110 gallon. The waterfall slot drops it to about 100 gallons. Which is filled with lava rock and gutter foam for the filter. And it's pumped by a intek small pool pump. So total water volume is 500 gallons. I have the same setup only bigger on the other side of the bridge with a 8ft round and a large 300 gallon racer. Which totals 1100 gallons. And is ran with a larger intek pool pump.
Good setup if ur thinking about doing it. But steer away from using metal ones water will get trapped under it causing it to rot quicker rubber ones will last longer and also easier to patch.
@@colemikel8976 I have drainage under mine and it has been running just fine for 2 years now. The Rubbermaid are very limited on size. But it is also possible to drop a pond liner into one of these.
the tank is cycled 2 an hour. with an external pool pump. and the filter holds 90gallons worth of lava rock that the water has to be pushed through. it is stocked low with 10 very small and young fancy goldfish. and is heavily planted in the filter, in the water, and things in pots sitting just in the water. this video is pretty earlier before the plants really go. despite getting from 6-8 hours of full sun a day. it stays clear due to those factors. my filter media takes up the space of equal to 1/5-1/3 the tank volume, and heavy plants, low stock. heavier stock higher filter and plants.
Very soothing and zen
Gonna line the tank with Flexi seal 🤔
Did you have any problems with the metal tank and the fish living long term? I see comments when I google that say things about heavy metals leaching into the water and killing the fish. Trying to determine if I want to put a liner in my smaller stock tank or “season” it before adding fish
I have not had any issues. I have fish 12 years old. Only deaths have been from ich, from pet store. I have yet to see people saying it poisons the fish present any toxicology reports from having their fish autopsy. It's just guessing I feel. And I have had a pet chicken die of zinc poison. I have also taken a fish to the vet for cysts and nothing came back about zinc poison. And if it leached that bad to poison fish people wouldn't use them for their more expensive animals to drink from them as they would get zinc poison.
@@tiffanyshackelford7125 great points. I think I’ll just go for it without the liner 😊
@@tiffanyshackelford7125 Thanks Tiffany! I was wondering about this too. I'm about to upgrade my koi pond to a 10 foot diameter stock tank and really didn't want to have to add in a liner as I did the first time.
Gorgeous
Thank you
How many gallons is this? I’m looking to create something similar! 😊
This one is a 6ft round at 400 gallons, and a small racer at 110 gallon. The waterfall slot drops it to about 100 gallons. Which is filled with lava rock and gutter foam for the filter. And it's pumped by a intek small pool pump. So total water volume is 500 gallons. I have the same setup only bigger on the other side of the bridge with a 8ft round and a large 300 gallon racer. Which totals 1100 gallons. And is ran with a larger intek pool pump.
@@tiffanyshackelford7125 thank you!
Good setup if ur thinking about doing it. But steer away from using metal ones water will get trapped under it causing it to rot quicker rubber ones will last longer and also easier to patch.
@@colemikel8976 I have drainage under mine and it has been running just fine for 2 years now. The Rubbermaid are very limited on size. But it is also possible to drop a pond liner into one of these.
How to make water clear like this
the tank is cycled 2 an hour. with an external pool pump. and the filter holds 90gallons worth of lava rock that the water has to be pushed through. it is stocked low with 10 very small and young fancy goldfish. and is heavily planted in the filter, in the water, and things in pots sitting just in the water. this video is pretty earlier before the plants really go. despite getting from 6-8 hours of full sun a day. it stays clear due to those factors. my filter media takes up the space of equal to 1/5-1/3 the tank volume, and heavy plants, low stock. heavier stock higher filter and plants.