zinc coated stock tank

[LLeonhardt]

I'm new to this pond forum, But I have a oval stock tank that I want to put some gold fish in, I have ordered a pump filter combo, and will also put some river rocks in the bottom, anything else I need to get, or know ?

 

[dieselplower]

Personal opinion... Skip the rocks.

 

[Mmathis]

Welcome! And I agree with Dieselplower -- skip the rocks. They tend to collect debris and make it harder to keep the bottom clean.

How many gallons does the tank hold?

 

[Troutredds]

Welcome aboard, LLeonardt. I'd find a nice shady place to enjoy your tank pond. The sun could heat up that metal tank and promote excessive algae blooms. Just a thought: Why not dig a hole and at least partially bury that tank? It's galvanized, so it wouldn't rust, it may stay a tad cooler buried a ways and I think it would look more like a pond and less like a tank. You could even border it with rocks or plants. Just an idea...good luck.

 

[LLeonhardt]

It is a 95 gallon tank, I got a pondmaster filter and pump.

 

[LLeonhardt]

Ok, the tank was filled up last weekend, and installed my pump and filter, but the water is not clear, it looks milky. Do I need to seal the inside of this tank, and if so with what ?

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Do you have fish in it yet?

Did you rinse the tank before filling it?

 

[sissy]

you can spray the inside of that tank with the leak sealant spray .The metal from the tank could be reacting against stuff in your water .i used to get that at my house in NJ .You can add additives to the water .

 

[LLeonhardt]

No fish yet, I was thinking about putting some feeder fish in it this weekend to see want happens.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I would hold off on adding fish until you figure out what is clouding the water. I would try emptying it and refilling to see what happens. It's not like its a huge amount of water.

 

[sissy]

do you have city water or well water and do you have a liquid test kit so you will know when to add fish

 

[LLeonhardt]

We have city water, it's been in the for over a week, is should be ok. But I will get e test kit this weekend.

 

[sissy]

Water takes at least a month to settle because of all the stuff they put in city water .You usually have to treat it and it could be reacting against the metal

 

[LLeonhardt]

Here is a link to the first video of my zinc tank pond.

 

[Jennn]

I'm curious on how your pond is doing?