Looking for cheao pond goldfish breeders

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  1. matteffect

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    Hey guys i so i set up my pond. 100_0295.jpg100_0296.jpg

    I was looking for someone who could sell me some cheap goldfish for this pond. thanks

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    And Filtration? Hmmmmnnnnn?
     
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    Got a small pump 950L/hr and a filter. I will post some pics tomoz, its night now.
     
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    Sorry guys the heading doesnt really make sense.

    Looking for cheap goldfish for a pond.
     
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    That does not look like a real big pond mate...get it up,running and cycled... 3-4 Goldfish would be ample...Rather get comets for it - the shallowness and inabillity to hold its temperature will stress out more fancy types...
     
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    How do you know shallowness? Its a good 1m deep.
     
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    i will get some comets because i understand your reason
     
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    Soz - looked like one of those dinky little 20cm deep "Header" ponds you get from most nurseries...
     
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    np. I think its about a 300L, because it is pretty big.
     
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    That is going to look awesome ... plant loads of plants around it.

    Your comets will eaisly grow to be foot in size so do not add load of fish just because they are small. BTW I took a big storage box - did some 50 mm piping added media (think it was rings, batting, bio balls) and a fountain pump in the pond then pump the water into the box. Filters through the media top to bottom and overflows into the pond. Works like a charm - best thing of all I seldom need to clean the filter - one a year. This has been running for over 3 years 24x7 - I needed to replace the shaft on the pump once.

    This was mine back in 2009 - hmm that reminds me - time to clean the filter ..

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    Where did you get that tub of yours .. that size at 1m deep - nice. I would love to add one for the dogs water bowl in the backyard.

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    Well its not really a tub. I think its a carbon fibre thing made for actual ponds. My friend gave it to me with the filter, so grateful. Mine just pumps the water out the pond into the filter, filters thorugh top to bottom and runs back into the pond. Nice bubble effect. Thanks.
    I will upload some more pics tomoz as when i started taking photos it was getting dark.
     
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    Yes please post more pics .. oh and if you could ask your friend about the source .. mine is some german import that builders had a few years back, but they seem to have stopped the range since people only bought them when they went on sale.
     
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    To be honest, i dont think my friend really cares. He never liked fish so he just gave the pond to me. The pond as already at his house when he moved in, so he wouldn't know. Sorry
     
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    all good ..
     
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    Im going to let the pond cycle, for a few weeks. Once thats done i will obtain some comets. Is 4 good or to many?
     
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    Been looking at your pics...please post some TRUE length,breadth and depth measurements when you can....looking at your pics,there is no way that sucker is a meter deep... I have built over 400 ponds for poeple in my live,so realy perplexed by you saying its a meter deep... If you estimate its 300 liters and a meter deep - that means your surface area will be something like 20 x 15cm - wich it clearly aint...

    Give us the correct measurements tomorrow and we can only then give you proper,acurate advice dude...
     
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    Will definetly do. I will measure properly tomorrow.
     
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    The calculations for 300lt if 100cm deep should be 60cm by 50cm
     
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    Soz - thanx Slayer...still - in pics it clearly aint that either...(Dont do math all that well on a Friday night...biochem never fails me though...lol)
     
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    Ok guys im really sorry i got the measurements wrong.

    Length=1.2m
    Width=96cm
    depth=40cm
     

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