I have a greenhouse with passive solar heating. It is warmed by a 600 gallon 'pond' (absorbs heat during day...radiates back to greenhouse at night). The pond has a biological filter (bio-balls) with a small spillway. I have decided I now want to add some aquatic plants to the pond. I plan...

Hello Friends! Im spinning up a new thread to document my journey as I experiment with outdoor aquaria for the first time. This is the ‘Giant Metal Bucket’ - a 2’x6’x2’ galvanized stock tank that I plan to use as a ‘pond’ on my patio! I’ve done a bit of research, and have discovered that...

I’m excited! I’m terrified! I’m learning! These “shrimp tanks” are going to be my first fish tanks since childhood. I’ve got a green thumb so I hope that helps with setting up a planted fish tank. I also wanted to make these on the cheap so I bought these 2 gallon cookie jars from Target for $14...

Long story short, I'm looking into putting together a fish tank for my daughter. She's 2 1/2, so feeding fish (pretty much the only pet I'm not allergic to) is about the breadth and depth of what she's capable of taking on right now. Meanwhile, I like designing complex systems, and don't mind...

So I have been collecting hosta since I was in elementary schools. My mom started me with a love of perennials, plants and hostas. So ive been collecting for probably 22 years and have over 100 hostas. I will probably list every single one of them lol. My main goal for this thred is to document...