Im running as follows
Mix
One spoon yeast
2 cups suger
1 spoon baking soda
2l bottle
Diffuser im running a red sea earth stone that has very small micro bubble infront of the return pump , works best for this situation.
At night time im running a strong airstone also infront of the return pump
When i started this diy , the mix was bit too strong and fish was less active and swimming at the top , thats clearly an indication of too little oxygen.
Droped the mix and created a new batch that was running 1-2 bubbles per second.
I had a high tech tank so i know the basics
Light at this stage is natural , porch has a white roof so a lot of light , thats why the algae did so great.
Ill get better pics of my sump tomorrow, just the basic filter media to catch dirt in first chamber . Second chamber is like a mini planted on its own , trimmings , moss , then a nice amount of crushed coral , did the trick for me using co2 .
When winter arrives i move the pond inside the garage , yes its a struggle , been doing it a few years now, too cold during winter . Running a 300w jager on a temp controller to keep it stable at 26 . We get days here that reaches over 43 , the pond so far at the hottest stage reached 30 and that imo is still good .
I will however have to look into stronger lights for winter time .
I would like to get a better mix getting co2 , some say baking soda , some say baking powder , some even use none of them .
Maybe shortly ill try the citric acid route .
Notice the latest video i added plants and a few more fish
