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I've recently picked up some half whisky barrels and decided to give them a new life as mini outdoor ponds by lining them with pond liner. Living in Scotland, I'm no stranger to the unpredictable weather - warm days followed by chilly nights.

I'm keen to try out some of my aquarium plants in these barrels. Currently, I've got a mix of hygrophila polysperma and difformis, a couple of gkento4t vallis and some stargrass in one of them. I used small riverstones as the base layer and planted some directly, while others are in pots with garden soil. Has anyone else experimented with this in temperate climates and seen success? It's only been a couple of days since I put the plants out, so I'm waiting with bated breath to see how they'll fare. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

It's all about the plants and a cold snap. I've chucked surplus floating plants from my tanks into the pond around Paisa before, and it's a mixed bag. Sometimes things look great, then the nighttime temp drops below 10 and it's back to square one.

I've also added some frogbit to the mix, we'll see how that fares. I'm not holding out much hope for most of the plants to make it past September, but hopefully they'll thrive through the summer months. I'm planning on introducing some fish once the water warms up a bit - White Clouds are a definite, given I've got a surplus of them, plus a tank full of fry. Some tetras might also get a spot, as they're breeding prolifically and taking up valuable space in my other tanks.