New Tropical Pond
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Wow... I ventured to the pond section seeking advice on using a 180gal tub as a temp housing for my TSN... started reading this about 12 hours ago at work. Since then, my friday night has totally diappeared while I've grown more and more impressed! I usually stick to the diy section and there have been a few disappointments lately (including my own 
). Kudos on sticking through, despite a couple setbacks and making some steady progress.
Hopefully your green water remedies itself as you predict. For cleaning the bottom I've used several venturi/sock systems in the past that worked OK, but I agree that 1/2 hp is underkill. A decent shop vac is 6hp peak, and you're talking about high powered intermittent cleaning of nearly 20k gallon setup. I'd go for something designed for a commercial pool, or (failing that, cuz you're in C/R) a minimum 1.5 hp pump driven cleaning system with a 100-250micron filter. If you use a finer filter it will clog too fast, caorser and you'll miss visible particles.
Again, many many kudos. If this thread were in the DIY section it would be 50 pages long at least by now. Looking forward to future updates.
Oh and good job on making a lucrative career in the fitness biz. I like my gym time, but I'm betting I'm 10 years younger than you and don't look near as sharp.
). Kudos on sticking through, despite a couple setbacks and making some steady progress.Hopefully your green water remedies itself as you predict. For cleaning the bottom I've used several venturi/sock systems in the past that worked OK, but I agree that 1/2 hp is underkill. A decent shop vac is 6hp peak, and you're talking about high powered intermittent cleaning of nearly 20k gallon setup. I'd go for something designed for a commercial pool, or (failing that, cuz you're in C/R) a minimum 1.5 hp pump driven cleaning system with a 100-250micron filter. If you use a finer filter it will clog too fast, caorser and you'll miss visible particles.
Again, many many kudos. If this thread were in the DIY section it would be 50 pages long at least by now. Looking forward to future updates.
Oh and good job on making a lucrative career in the fitness biz. I like my gym time, but I'm betting I'm 10 years younger than you and don't look near as sharp.
My water is still green but I'm really enjoying the hole project. The felt that I put in the filter is clogging up pretty quickly. Mabye when the felt get a little worn down.
I have a couple construction additions. They finished the rock work and the second railing on the deck.
I took some orchids that I had and mounted them in the bottom of a palm leaf and scewed it to the large palm
My flowers are blooming nicely.
I just had a tadpole birthing. Wow are there alot.
The Guapote is still protecting the nest. Holy **** is this guy getting mean.
I just put my two little koi in with the sharks. They're still alive! The Guapote's must think that they are aliens and leave them alone. My wife didn't like the way they looked at her from the aquarium in the house. I didn't want to put them in the pool because of the qualntity of waste.
Here is my indoor tank with the african cichlids that I'm going to put in the pool.
I have a couple construction additions. They finished the rock work and the second railing on the deck.
I took some orchids that I had and mounted them in the bottom of a palm leaf and scewed it to the large palm
My flowers are blooming nicely.
I just had a tadpole birthing. Wow are there alot.
The Guapote is still protecting the nest. Holy **** is this guy getting mean.
I just put my two little koi in with the sharks. They're still alive! The Guapote's must think that they are aliens and leave them alone. My wife didn't like the way they looked at her from the aquarium in the house. I didn't want to put them in the pool because of the qualntity of waste.
Here is my indoor tank with the african cichlids that I'm going to put in the pool.
and thats that they say that we are in a economical crisis, this guy is making bankkkkkkkkk..............
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