Hey everyone,
Anyone out there have an indoor pond? My inlaws have what they refer to as a Lanai (not sure if I spelled it right) in there new place in Florida, it is a large screened in room with an in ground pool. Their room is probably 15 feet X 25 feet. I was imagining something like this but a bit more built up with windows and what not, I think it is referred to as a sun room or 3 season room? I was thinking it could be attached to the house with large pocket doors leading out to it so it could feel like part of the living space.
I would LOVE an indoor pond because currently I battle every predator imaginable outside and I don't get to enjoy my fish in the winter. (By the way, this might be a total pipe dream... I can dream though).
I then thought about what it would take to deal with an indoor pond. This is the list of things that first crossed my mind....
- I would want a big 'ol dehumidifer to keep the huminidty down, if not I would think mold in the house would be an issue (yuck)
- I would want to pipe in a drain or drainage sink and a source of water so I could do water changes.
- What about pond odor? I would think the water changes and a good filtration design would help this?
- What about sunlight?
- What about heat? I would think a sun room like this would get hot due to the green house effect.
Anyone tackle these problems?
Anyone out there have an indoor pond? My inlaws have what they refer to as a Lanai (not sure if I spelled it right) in there new place in Florida, it is a large screened in room with an in ground pool. Their room is probably 15 feet X 25 feet. I was imagining something like this but a bit more built up with windows and what not, I think it is referred to as a sun room or 3 season room? I was thinking it could be attached to the house with large pocket doors leading out to it so it could feel like part of the living space.
I would LOVE an indoor pond because currently I battle every predator imaginable outside and I don't get to enjoy my fish in the winter. (By the way, this might be a total pipe dream... I can dream though).
I then thought about what it would take to deal with an indoor pond. This is the list of things that first crossed my mind....
- I would want a big 'ol dehumidifer to keep the huminidty down, if not I would think mold in the house would be an issue (yuck)
- I would want to pipe in a drain or drainage sink and a source of water so I could do water changes.
- What about pond odor? I would think the water changes and a good filtration design would help this?
- What about sunlight?
- What about heat? I would think a sun room like this would get hot due to the green house effect.
Anyone tackle these problems?
