Hey guys,
I am an architect and building a 2 storey house, for sale purposes. I will also build a 350-400 sq ft(40-50 sq m) pond in front of it. Well, i will use the pond as a marketing trick, as there are no ponds here, ever.
Now, i know this is a large enough pond to go without a filter. And i can't teach how to maintain a healthy filter and skimmer to my customer. I need something zero maintenance. That's why i will build a large pond in the first place.
I know putting tons of fish there, is going to cause problems like algae. However a pond without any fish means problems like mosquito.
Maybe adding only a handful of male goldfish and mosquito fish would work? Male goldfish can't get to breed and won't leave enough nutrients in the water to form algae. That's a huge pond for couple goldfish after all. And mosquito fish i know will get to breed but they won't have a large total biomass.
I mean i had a 50 sq ft pond before. I had mosquito fish in there. They bred a lot and became like couple hundred but their total mass never exceeded maybe couple ounces.
By the way, i will of course build a small waterfall(no filtration). But in my last pond experience, keeping the water moving wasn't enough to prevent mosquitos by itself. Well, maybe my pump wasn't large enough.
So, what do you think i should do ?
Thanks .
I am an architect and building a 2 storey house, for sale purposes. I will also build a 350-400 sq ft(40-50 sq m) pond in front of it. Well, i will use the pond as a marketing trick, as there are no ponds here, ever.
Now, i know this is a large enough pond to go without a filter. And i can't teach how to maintain a healthy filter and skimmer to my customer. I need something zero maintenance. That's why i will build a large pond in the first place.
I know putting tons of fish there, is going to cause problems like algae. However a pond without any fish means problems like mosquito.
Maybe adding only a handful of male goldfish and mosquito fish would work? Male goldfish can't get to breed and won't leave enough nutrients in the water to form algae. That's a huge pond for couple goldfish after all. And mosquito fish i know will get to breed but they won't have a large total biomass.
I mean i had a 50 sq ft pond before. I had mosquito fish in there. They bred a lot and became like couple hundred but their total mass never exceeded maybe couple ounces.
By the way, i will of course build a small waterfall(no filtration). But in my last pond experience, keeping the water moving wasn't enough to prevent mosquitos by itself. Well, maybe my pump wasn't large enough.
So, what do you think i should do ?
Thanks .