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Posted by David on March 12, 2005, 5:59 pm
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On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:58:40 GMT, richard@vrx.news (Richard Sexton)
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>>I am still in the conceptual design stage of the tropical water
>>garden/pond/aquarium, mentioned in a couple of earlier posts. I have
>>been fixated on the idea that the deepest pool should be around 5-6'
>>deep, but have recently started thinking -- is there any practical
>>reason for this depth? I have based this presumption upon what the
>>koi ponders like to do. But I'm not building a koi pond. This
>>project is for tropical fish.
>>
>>So I am wondering what you real aquarists would do? If you were
>>building such a thing, and tropical fish were a primary focus, how
>>deep would you make the deepest pool? NetMax has suggested fish sizes
>>of 5-9" in this deepest pool, and I feel pretty good about that. But
>>does this auger for a depth of 5-6 feet? I really don't have a
>>feeling for what makes sense. But I am starting with a blank sheet of
>>paper, and can make it any way I want. How deep would you real
>>aquarists make your new tank if you had a free hand? (Remember that
>>although this will be part of a water garden, this deepest pool will
>>also have a side view.) What depth makes sense?
>>
>>(I'm sure some of you think this whole project doesn't make sense, but
>>I'm trying to remain optimistic ... <g>)
>>
>>Thank you very much, David
>>
>>
>
>Indoors or out?
Outdoors, in a tropical climate -- so no freeze worries
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>>garden/pond/aquarium, mentioned in a couple of earlier posts. I have
>>been fixated on the idea that the deepest pool should be around 5-6'
>>deep, but have recently started thinking -- is there any practical
>>reason for this depth? I have based this presumption upon what the
>>koi ponders like to do. But I'm not building a koi pond. This
>>project is for tropical fish.
>>
>>So I am wondering what you real aquarists would do? If you were
>>building such a thing, and tropical fish were a primary focus, how
>>deep would you make the deepest pool? NetMax has suggested fish sizes
>>of 5-9" in this deepest pool, and I feel pretty good about that. But
>>does this auger for a depth of 5-6 feet? I really don't have a
>>feeling for what makes sense. But I am starting with a blank sheet of
>>paper, and can make it any way I want. How deep would you real
>>aquarists make your new tank if you had a free hand? (Remember that
>>although this will be part of a water garden, this deepest pool will
>>also have a side view.) What depth makes sense?
>>
>>(I'm sure some of you think this whole project doesn't make sense, but
>>I'm trying to remain optimistic ... <g>)
>>
>>Thank you very much, David
>>
>>