Observation Deck for the Fish

[shanezam203]

Any idea how to make an above water window/ observation area for the fish to come up & see through area to see the fish like this?

Here is my Pond now.

 

[BlueOrca]

Bunch of posts here, how to video in my posts......


https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/fish-tower.14024/#post-217799

 

[j.w]

I remember talking about those quite awhile ago and the only downsides were the algae and the heat and maybe the oxygen in them if I recall right.

 

[Mmathis]

I looked into that a year or so ago. One really big problem was that the water inside will heat up more than your pond water.

 

[shanezam203]

I looked into that a year or so ago. One really big problem was that the water inside will heat up more than your pond water.

I'll want to make it removable so I can clean it often and keep it see through, Im sure it will require some maintenance.

 

[j.w]

If you do it let us know how it works for you and we would love to see pictures

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I have my doubts that a goldfish would swim up into one of these towers on their own. But I don't know that for sure, just my opinion.

That photo reminds me of those ridiculously small aquariums that show a tank full of huge goldfish in them. Such fake advertising many times to people who don't know any better

If you do end up getting one it would be interesting to see how it works for you.

 

[Shdwdrgn]

Could you run an output line from a small pump to keep water moving inside the dome? That would help keep the temperature even and maybe slow down the algae growth a bit.

 

[Priscilla]

I love these. I'm sure there are many downsides and I don't think its something I would leave in my pond all the time for the reasons listed above, but imagine your friends oohing and ahing over this. How neat!

There's a lot of videos on you tube installing these and using them. Looks like people put food in them to introduce the fish to them. Some use like a 20 gall aquarium so really big fish swim in there.

Since my bottom is not really level, I'm am considering attaching something from the deck, maybe some stiff wire (?) and resting a bowl on that.

 

[fishin4cars]

An aquarium turn upside down will work. Putting food inside and letting it float up will attract the fish inside on there own. If still thinking about attempting this make sure you have a lot of support underneath. there is a lot of suction and it will need some good support to keep in in place. Placing plants inside the tank will produce small oxygen bubbles inside. Looks neat at first but it doesn't take long for the bubbles in the tank to start adding up and causing the container to be more buoyant. The major drawback is how quickly the container does heat up. If there is a way to make a flow of water move near the container it could help but beware that if left stagnant in the full sun this water gets warmer than you might expect.