Automated Pond(Previously titiled "Vacation plan")

[Treasure chest]

Will be away for a couple of months this summer. I have configured my outdoor nano barrel pond to be self sustaining. It has been running for a week and everything is so far so good.

Here is my pond


Armed with electric fence


I added an automatic feeder. Twice a day.


Add fresh water daily when my garden drip watering system turns on.


Water level is measured by a float switch.


Power head controlled by the float switch and a timer purges extra water once a day.

[eternity302]

WOW! Creative.. and looks expensive! Can we also see what's inside?

[plantedinvertz]

WOw....Definitely creattive!

[Treasure chest]

Thanks for the kind words. I have a couple of fancy in there. I know it may be easier just moving them indoor but the project is fun by itself.

[Smiladon]

very interesting. I hope you dont have any small kids in your place...you dont want them touching those electric fence...lol

This actually is very interesting indeed. Maybe I can use this idea for a BIG pond (whenever I get a house...); not the electric fence though. lol

I am actually thinking of a big green house in the backyard and have a nice Japanese style garden with a big koi pond

[Treasure chest]

The electric fence is reserved for the raccoons. One of them wiped out my entire stock a few years ago and kept coming back for more The electric fence only gives a very low current but high voltage pulse per second. I touched a couple of times by accident. Yes it is painful. It is like the pain from a static charge shock times 10.

[eternity302]

The electric fence is reserved for the raccoons. One of them wiped out my entire stock a few years ago and kept coming back for more The electric fence only gives a very low current but high voltage pulse per second. I touched a couple of times by accident. Yes it is painful. It is like the pain from a static charge shock times 10.

=) i dun blame you! I had a raccoon that killed over 50 of my dad's outdoor pond goldfish 10 years back... from then on.. he given up!

[Morainy]

Wow! It's fun to look at the mechanics of that pond, nevermind the pond life. If you're not an engineer, you might want to give that career some consideration!

[Treasure chest]

I am no engineer, however I did put lots of thoughts into this pond during the years and I am happy on what have worked out so far. I build most of structures using PVC and PEX pipe. Most of them are hold by tension. I did not drill a single hole or modify anything on the Chinese Goldfish pot.

[cow]

im curious

while you are gone for that long what do the fish eat