My green house for fish

[bartier]

Sounds great I can't wait to see the pictures.

 

[Dr Joe]

Thanks again for sharing, would love to know your stocking levels for x gallons w/plants only.

How about some names of plants you've had success with please.

Dr Joe

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[King Edward]

I use only plants. I don't have pumps. If you have alot of plants you don't need pumps. Try it and you will see. Obviously if you have more fishes than water the plants aren't going to do the work. For me is the best way to have fishes in good shape and without costs.
The plants i use are the ones that can tolerate low temperatures.

All my tanks are heavily planted, but I still run filters... it never occurred to me before not to have a filter, but the more I think about it the more sense it makes as plants prefer ammonia to nitrate. It would be interesting to see how the fish do without the filters, might have to lighten the stocking levels....

I'd also like to know what plants you use and the size of your ponds v stocking levels! I like your setup....

 

[severum1]

Thanks again for sharing, would love to know your stocking levels for x gallons w/plants only.

How about some names of plants you've had success with please.

Dr Joe

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All my tanks are heavily planted, but I still run filters... it never occurred to me before not to have a filter, but the more I think about it the more sense it makes as plants prefer ammonia to nitrate. It would be interesting to see how the fish do without the filters, might have to lighten the stocking levels....

I'd also like to know what plants you use and the size of your ponds v stocking levels! I like your setup....

For example, in a tank with 300 liters, more or less, i have 1 couple of adults Copadichromis Azureus, 5 almost adults Copadrichromis Borley Red Kadango and, i think, more than 10 Azureus with 3cm from the couple Azureus. I don't have any problems with them. They have fabulous colors. I'm going to take some pictures for you all.

Plants. I use:
- Valisneria Spiralis Tiger
- Valisneria Gigantea
- Ceratophyllum
- Myriophyllum
- Nymphaea lotus
- Eichornia crassipes - I don't know the name in inglish

I'm going to take some pictures to.

 

[Dr Joe]

Much appreciated

 

[seal]

Nice

 

[severum1]

This weekend i've done some work in my tanks. With some friends i've done the impermeabilization of the tanks.

With that, no more liner.

 

[FisHaRNekEd]

Thanks again for sharing, would love to know your stocking levels for x gallons w/plants only.

How about some names of plants you've had success with please.

Dr Joe

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a great idea, do you need artificial lighting or is the greenhouse / sun good enough.
i suppose if i can run a 20g with 10 1" fish on plants, then 2,000g could house 1,000" of fish, right?

 

[zix]

Hello were are you in Portugal, you to keep rays must put some heating on that ponds ,12c is to low for tham

 

[severum1]

a great idea, do you need artificial lighting or is the greenhouse / sun good enough.
i suppose if i can run a 20g with 10 1" fish on plants, then 2,000g could house 1,000" of fish, right?

I don't use artificial lighting. The sun is enough. No problem. I use polycarbonate. I think that's the name in english.

You are right. In lots of water and plants you can have lots of fish.

Try it. Tomorrow i will put some photos of the tanks and plants.