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Red worms in filter
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Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:56 pmby Blue Flamingo
Hi all! I recently setup a 125 gallon pond. I was just cleaning out the filter today when I noticed a lot of little red worms. I'm wondering if I need to be concerned about them. Is this normal?Do I need to replace my filtration media? There is a tree above the pond. There is one turtle and at the moment a few gold fish.
Re: Red worms in filter
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Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:30 amby steve
Could be blood worms/midge larvae. I don't think they are easy to remove in an outdoor tank/pond. What kind of filter does your pond have?
Re: Red worms in filter
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Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:57 amby Blue Flamingo
Ya I think thats what they are too, they looked the same in google image. It's a homemade canister filter. Five gallon bucket (bottom to top) lava rocks, pebbles, two foam filter pads, and a bag of carbon.
Re: Red worms in filter
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Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:23 amby steve
Ah, cool. Anyway pics of the pond?
Re: Red worms in filter
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Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:21 amby devilduck
Free fish food!
Re: Red worms in filter
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Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:10 pmby Linus
They grow in my DIY pond filter. They just help break down the waste. Quite beneficial.
Re: Red worms in filter
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Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:40 pmby Blue Flamingo
@Steve, sure I can post some pics but its not quite done yet.@DevilDuck Ya! If only I had known at the time I may have been able to harvest some. @Linus Great to know that they will benefit the filtration proccess!!
Re: Red worms in filter
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Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:51 pmby Blue Flamingo
Re: Red worms in filter
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Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:57 amby steve
She's looking good. So is this a pond in-progress? Looks like a nice spot
Re: Red worms in filter
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Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:49 pmby Blue Flamingo
Well that is the pond that she will be in. As for the beautification of the pond area, that is a definitely a work in progress.
Re: Red worms in filter
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Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:51 amby steve
Ahh, gotcha. What are the dimensions? Could you fit a 300 gallon stock tank in there? Is this for year-round?
Re: Red worms in filter
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Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:29 pmby Blue Flamingo
I'm not sure what the dimensions of the area are. I know that the 200 something gallon pond was too big for that area. It's just for the summer time. It's too cold here in the winter for her to be out year round. A round stock tank might fit there but that will have to be for the future when I can save up for it. There a little bit more expensive the what I was able to setup for her.
Re: Red worms in filter
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Tue Jul 22, 2014 3:38 pmby steve
OK, keep us updated
Re: Red worms in filter
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:44 pmby Jeremiah
Great pond! You may want to consider swapping out your lava rock for something that clogs less frequently (i.e., a "bag" of plastic bird netting filled with pot scrubbies).
More importantly, though, you may want to get a less abrasive basking area for your turtle. Bricks are easy to use, but may scrape its plastron.
