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Here are the pictures of my water feature: About half of the container is buried in the ground. We did that to prevent it from freezing solid. The two surviving fish seem like they are doing OK. They were swiming around, and were eating the food I gave them.

When I had originally cleaned out the pond last fall, water sat in it for almost 6 months before I put the current crop of goldfish in it. So, no, I didn't treat the water, since I would assume the chlorine would evaporate out. Any water added after that was very little (just enough to add an...

I have a small water feature pond I created with a 50 gallon plastic barrel liner. I have had this with water plants for a number of years, and last late fall, since we had problems with the fish not surviving, I took everything out and scrubbed it down (didn't use any soap or cleaner). Filled...

That is what I am planning on doing, common single tail variety.

Thanks for the link. That was very informative. My gravel mixed with crushed coral should be fine. The filter I have is the Marineland Penguin Bio-Wheel 350, which is for tanks up to 70 gallons. One more question, do I need to use a heater in the tank? The house during the day is no lower...

Hi Mikey, Sorry, when I posted, I thought I was signed in. I had joined, and then I posted my question, thinking I was still signed in. :) Thanks, Steph