Winter tubbing - Let's see your indoor mini and large ponds

[Speakeasy]

At the beginning of March this year, I started my first outdoor mini pond. Given what a summer its been, I found myself spending countless hours sitting next to that pond and staring into it...like I was a crystal ball or something of the like. I didn't find any answers, so to speak, but I did find some peace. So when summer ended I couldn't bear the thought of it going away, and so, I've been taking steps and making moves lol. Which is to say I moved my outdoor mini pond indoors. It's not yet finished (grow lights are on the way) but here are some pictures. 

I've heard that fish tanks are a thing that exist but there's just something about a pond. I'm curious as to how many like minded individuals there are out there. If you have an indoor mini pond lets see em 

[Streetwise]

Awesome! I moved my plants, wood, fish, and shrimp from my tubs to a new tank. I decided later that I would also bring the tubs indoors with floating plants until next spring.

What plants do you have in there? I love the emergent growth!

[MattyIce]

This is a 40 gallon tuff stuff, some blue hygro and scarlet temple growing out the top. They were emmersed grown when I got them so I just planted them like that. Have white clouds in it:

This is a 50 gallon rubber maid stock tank, white clouds and guppies, maybe some shrimp

both of the above have dirt with a cap and I use them for storing trimmings/growing out roots

 

this is a 100 gallon stock tank I had setup outside for the summer and brought in.  Had mosquito fish in it, but took all of them out when moving it so nothing in it currently as far as I know.  With moving it I’ve been holding off putting any fish in it, also not sure what fish I want to put in it, thinking about moving some gold/orange rice fish to it.

 

when I first brought it in 9/23:

10/11:

Been skimming duck weed from other tanks into it incase I pick up fry with the duck weed but now there is too much.

[Taylor Blake]

These are my two tanks that can also be called "ponds" my 300 gallon stock tank with a 150 gallon above tank planted sump. I also have my 830 gallon gar tank. In there now I have bubbles the alligator gar he is around 3 feet and a small koi that is a little under a foot.

[Streetwise]

@MattyIce, I also did organic soil + cap tubs, which is why I want to keep them alive over the off-season.

Next spring, I want to try some of those plants you have.

@Taylor Blake, running connected ecosystems is very cool.

[Kriskm]

1 hour ago, MattyIce said:

This is a 40 gallon tuff stuff, some blue hygro and scarlet temple growing out the top. They were emmersed grown when I got them so I just planted them like that. Have white clouds in it:

This is a 50 gallon rubber maid stock tank, white clouds and guppies, maybe some shrimp

both of the above have dirt with a cap and I use them for storing trimmings/growing out roots

 

this is a 100 gallon stock tank I had setup outside for the summer and brought in.  Had mosquito fish in it, but took all of them out when moving it so nothing in it currently as far as I know.  With moving it I’ve been holding off putting any fish in it, also not sure what fish I want to put in it, thinking about moving some gold/orange rice fish to it.

 

when I first brought it in 9/23:

10/11:

Been skimming duck weed from other tanks into it incase I pick up fry with the duck weed but now there is too much.

I love the plants you have going on in the 100 gallon stock tank! It's like a beautiful slice of summer going on inside. I'm also enjoying the this idea of an indoor pond in general. Our house is so small that we don't have room for much, but a pretty pot with some rice fish would be nice. 

[MattyIce]

10 hours ago, Streetwise said:

@MattyIce, I also did organic soil + cap tubs, which is why I want to keep them alive over the off-season.

Next spring, I want to try some of those plants you have.

I started my two capped tubs indoors around the end of winter, I've been afraid to move them. don't want to mess up the cap and cause a tank crash or something, so they never went out.  have you moved your ponds in and if so have you had any issues?

 

Edited October 12, 2020 by MattyIce

[Speakeasy]

23 hours ago, Streetwise said:

Awesome! I moved my plants, wood, fish, and shrimp from my tubs to a new tank. I decided later that I would also bring the tubs indoors with floating plants until next spring.

What plants do you have in there? I love the emergent growth!

The plan was to put em in a tank, but when it came time i couldn't do it, just wanted to keep the pond. 

The guy coming out of the water is a pickerel rush I believe, planted in a fabric pot sitting on a milk crate...gonna repot it, try and bounce it back. Got a bush of water sprite again planted in a 1 gallon fabric pot with about 3 inches of aquarium gravel, cool thing about fabric pots, you can fold them down to whatever depth you want them. 

Also have some anubius that wasn't doing to well in a tank but in the pond it started to boom. And water hyissinth