"humBill" wrote in message
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"~ Windsong ~" P@P wrote in message
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Yes! I use them to hold, breed and raise goldfish and small koi. I line
them with a black drop cloth and drop in a small pump for aeration and
filtration. I run a circle of hardware cloth around them and a bird net
over the top! The fish grow like crazy.

Carol.... the frugal ponder...

Carol - I think it was your suggestion that I originally took on my kiddie
pool with the black plastic drop cloth. I ringed mine with a layer of
bricks, partly for decor and partially to divert water from flowing into
the pool. Thus far it has been a still pond, with lotsa 'overflow' plants
and a few baby comets and rosey reds. Electric is an issue at the moment
but I am curious what sort of 'filtration' you have. Any bio filter?
What is hardware cloth?

I'm not Carol, but I used to work in a hardware store - Hardware cloth is
like chicken wire. There are pictures at the bottom of this page:

http://www.hutchison-inc.com/html/fe...ce/utility.php

What part of the country are you in? I think a kiddie pool is too shallow
for fish ponding in the midwest.

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