Pat's Piece of the Amazon

[Second Hand Pat]

So I have a half cooked plan to setup an above ground pool this summer and place and growout some of the discus outside. In April people here move delicate fish outside for growout and move them back inside for the cooler months in October. My plan is to use an intex pool and will target a 33in x 12 foot circular pool which will hold 1700 gallons. I will cycle the pool with some pond pure (if practical) and place some experimental fish in the pool to ensure they can actually live. The pool will have a pump for areation and circulation, a partial sand bottom and driftwood to provide cover. I will also use netting used by greenhouses to cover the pool to protect from birds, coons etc.

I place credit for this idea fully on the head of Nandi as he is doing something similar in Hungry with the Xingu F1s.

[wdeleon01]

Oh wow Pat that sounds like an adventure. How much water changes will you be doing.

[Poco]

Good luck Pat! I am sure you won't be doing daily water changes on that baby

What do you have in mind for temp control?

[Second Hand Pat]

Oh wow Pat that sounds like an adventure. How much water changes will you be doing.

Walter, that is sort of TBD (to be determined) Most likely a couple of times a week, not sure of the percentage and this reminds me to check with Nandi to see what he plans on.

[Second Hand Pat]

Good luck Pat! I am sure you won't be doing daily water changes on that baby

What do you have in mind for temp control?

The sun Baber, the pool will be half in sun, half in shade. The volume of water helps to protect with large temperture changes over short time periods (or at least I hope so ) Summers are 90s in the day and 70s in the evenings. Days are longer.

[Chad Hughes]

Pat,

You've redefined MTS. I can't wait to see your setup and hear your reports on how it's working.

[Trier20]

I hope this works out for ya Pat! It will be neat to watch this unfold!

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat,

You've redefined MTS. I can't wait to see your setup and hear your reports on how it's working.

Thanks Chad...MTS? Mission and Training System??

[Second Hand Pat]

I hope this works out for ya Pat! It will be neat to watch this unfold!

Thanks Brandon, you are killing me in bejeweled

[nwehrman]

Multi Tank Syndrome ... Bigger and better ... Not sure how to compete with a pool though...

Looking forward to pictures Pat! I think it will work, especially where you live!

[Chad Hughes]

^^^

[Second Hand Pat]

Multi Tank Syndrome ...

Guilty of this for sure.

Thanks Nicole, should be fun and hopefully not just a mower obstacle.

[Second Hand Pat]

^^^

Yea I got it...

[Jeff O]

Cant wait to see this project come to life!

[Chad Hughes]

Yea I got it...

LOL!

I did like your translation though "Mission and Training System". Made me laugh.