New mini-ponder here. I live in IL, Zone 5B.
I have a 30 gal in the ground mini-pond I put in back yard over the summer. I purchased 6 White Cloud fish. ( Apparently they were never given the "talk" about the birds and the bees and now have about 2gazillion fish teeny weeny White Clouds!)
(Full disclosure - am dealing with a concussion so everything is way more confusing than usual. I apologize in advance for questions.)
I was planning on bringing the fish inside until the population explosion! I am confused what to do with this pond/fish/plants over winter.
I have a 30 gal in the ground mini-pond I put in back yard over the summer. I purchased 6 White Cloud fish. ( Apparently they were never given the "talk" about the birds and the bees and now have about 2gazillion fish teeny weeny White Clouds!)
(Full disclosure - am dealing with a concussion so everything is way more confusing than usual. I apologize in advance for questions.)
I was planning on bringing the fish inside until the population explosion! I am confused what to do with this pond/fish/plants over winter.
- Pond Boss filter w/ pump
- Tuff Stuff 30 gal oval tank - recycled LDPE flexible plastic which gives rubber-like quality.
- Plants: Floating water lettuce, Corkscrew Rush submersible (hyacinth plants didn't survive)
- Do I leave the Pond Boss running over winter? Should it stay in the water?
- Do I bring fish inside - or leave them?
- Is a heater or cover needed?
- If I bring fish/plants inside - do you drain the water and start over again in spring?