Marc Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 This will be my first year doing a couple of tubs. I'm wondering if I should place them against the house or fence so they get a little bit of shade during the day or should I put them on the porch where they get no direct light. Should I start setting them up about a month before I plan to add fish or what is the typical timing on getting them going? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Marc said: This will be my first year doing a couple of tubs. I'm wondering if I should place them against the house or fence so they get a little bit of shade during the day or should I put them on the porch where they get no direct light. Should I start setting them up about a month before I plan to add fish or what is the typical timing on getting them going? It may depend some on your climate. If you're in US, lower 48, not too far north or too far south, you can definitely set up your tub now. Everyone does them differently. We use (1) Black diamonds blasting sand substrate - medium grade (2) Cycled Aquarium water (3) Primed, large sponge filter - that has been set up in our African Cichlid Tank for at least 3x weeks or longer beforehand (4) Small internal pond pump to lightly increase flow within the aquarium (5) Water lettuce across the top. Let it settle in for a few weeks, and you're good to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 You can put them almost anywhere if you have some kind of floating plants. If you put them in direct sun I would recomend putting them about a foot in the ground to disapate heat.if you get pond plants gravel rocks and put that all in their and 4 days later get hardy fish like endlers or goldfish it should take less then a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Sorry I forgot that you may live in a really hot area. It depends where you are if you can keep the tubs in full sun. If you live in a place lile texas cali or florida I wouldnt do it. Where I live we get rain and clouds so it really doesnt matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Dwayne Brown said: Sorry I forgot that you may live in a really hot area. It depends where you are if you can keep the tubs in full sun. If you live in a place lile texas cali or florida I wouldnt do it. Where I live we get rain and clouds so it really doesnt matter Thanks, I live in northern CA, in the summer we get pretty warm days typically 85ish but can go above 100 and cool nights mid 50's but can go into low 40s. I'm thinking a spot that is mostly shaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I’m in Florida and I set mine up with a ton of water lettuce and hornwort. Everything seems perfect. This was probably one of the more rewarding projects because it has a direct connection to nature. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Does it ever freeze in northern California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Put it where it is less likely to have leaves blow in, if by the fence it is under some brush then it would be better near the house. I also think you should put it where you get the view it easiest though, its so relaxing having a coffee while watching the tub pond on a nice day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 8:34 AM, Dwayne Brown said: Does it ever freeze in northern California? It can get into the 20's in the winter at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Seems like you might be in my climate zone. I found that in western washington where i live it helps to dig and put the pot about a foot deep in the ground. This helps disapate heat during the summer and it makes sure that the bottom of the aquarium doesnt freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Dwayne Brown said: Seems like you might be in my climate zone. I found that in western washington where i live it helps to dig and put the pot about a foot deep in the ground. This helps disapate heat during the summer and it makes sure that the bottom of the aquarium doesnt freeze. Do you ever throw in an old heater on the lowest setting to extend the season or keep it from getting too cold on certain nights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Honestly no I only keep fish during the summer in a pond then I get 2 female 1 male endlers from my aquarium and put them in the pond the next summer. I find that most of my endlers seem to survive the winter although a good amount of them die to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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