Thanks I never thought of the same food you use for the pond I was thinking food you get from the aquarium, I am working on my thinking outside the box thing, looks as if I still need practice. I have had a lot of aquariums but the wife has always wanted the pretty fish but I got smart and talked my little girl who loves the pond into putting them in so needless to say I had to use trickery but got what I wanted. Bass are going in next probably just one though. I am going to try a tad pole for the kid. As for the noise in yours keep the filter clean if not they rumble and you cant here the tv. Never put on in a bedroom.