Show off your pond pics - Page 2

mr.gaboozlebag · 11-15-2006, 12:06 AM

Here is mine.

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Lycosa · 11-15-2006, 01:59 AM

Nice pond too Mr. Gaboozlebag...I laugh even as I type the name....

I see that the Hyacinth is growing well! I had to remove it often as it would cover the surface if you let it!

ianmoede · 11-15-2006, 02:43 AM

Mines in an old flower box that i put a liner in in the front of my house.

**A Hill** · 11-16-2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Wasserpest

Nothing special... as long as the liner isn't that much above the soil level, the grass will extend a little and cover the rim. Around the back I am using "Irish Moss" which grows a little into the water and with some capillary action stays evenly wet and green.

One of my little nieces didn't pay attention and took a swim...

No fish were harmed in the process.

Haha I had a friend go "swimming" in out old pond, and our pond was quite deep around 4 feet deep in the very center

. Boy did that wake him up!

bioch · 11-16-2006, 03:49 AM

Wow, Wasserpest, as you progressed the water was super clear of algae! Beautiful.

Wasserpest · 11-16-2006, 04:12 PM

Yes, as soon as I added a pump, filter and the waterfall, the green water went away. Before, it was interesting to watch as the sun hit the pond, green nebulae started to form.

BTW the only aquarium plants that thrive in my pond are sagittarias. Vallisnerias grow fine, but are completely red/bronze color (sign of nutrient deficiencies). Both survive the winters fine. Crypts grow okay, but die when it gets too cold. Any other aquarium plants dissolve quickly.

New 2 fish · 11-17-2006, 09:24 PM

Ohh.. I love Irish Moss! I found a place that sells it this summer. I'll have to pick some up next year.
Hopefully I can get a pic tomorrow and post it!

mr.gaboozlebag · 11-17-2006, 11:25 PM

Thanks Lycosa. I have water hyacinths, a water lily, lizads tail, and 2 pickeral rushes.

New 2 fish · 11-20-2006, 07:09 PM

Ok- here's a pic of my pond which I installed this spring.

adamprice271 · 02-13-2007, 04:04 AM

We did ours about 8 years ago and had goldfish in it, but about 3 years ago we did a makeover on the pond and it is now 1000g and holds 5 koi that started out small but are getting decent size.

Look in the last picture. See the big fake rock? That houses the electircal outlets for the lights around it. The flat "rock" panel to the right just behind the rock liner of the pond is where the skimmer is. The water goes in there, through a net and to a 4500gph pump that sends the water to the tower at the top which is filled with a BIIIIIG bag of carbon and a few large filter pads then overflows to a small pool, then runs to the left or right side back to the main pond. Circulation is great, it is ALWAYS clear and the only alge that grows is in the streams.

**brotherd** · 03-13-2007, 04:38 PM

i just came across the pics now(a month after you posted them!).Man I wish my yard was big enough to do something that big.I have always wanted to do a pond.My max size would be 300 gal.Or maybe just a water fall.Every year I say "this is the year!".I just looked out the window and it is snowing heavily.I guess I'll have to wait some more.

**frozenbarb** · 03-13-2007, 09:11 PM

whoa that is off the hook that some rich person yard with such a nice garden, i bet you could sell that house forr milllions

Melificent · 03-14-2007, 06:35 AM

Here are a few of my pond, it's 4,000 gallons, over 4 feet deep in the lower pond, which is actually the one on the top in the pic! I have quite a few Koi, and have just begun to start seeing them again, due to the ice finally being gone. I only have 2 lilies in the lower pond, because the koi like to eat them sometimes, but I have 9 in the upper pond. I am so glad spring is on it's way!
Taken from my bedroom window, through the screen

'Joey Tomocik' hardy lily

Tropical 'Albert Greenberg' Lily

View from the side of the lower pond, the umbrella is there to keep the bottom pond a bit cooler in the summer, since it can't be covered with lilies

**brotherd** · 03-25-2007, 04:45 PM

Very inspiring!What growing zone are you in?You mentioned ice?Were the lilies in there the whole time?(dumb question?)

Melificent · 03-31-2007, 03:22 AM

I'm in 5a I believe, could be 5b according to the map I have. The Winters get pretty cold, but so far we have been lucky with no losses all winter, and healthy fish in the spring. I would love to have a greenhouse enclosed pond, but that's pushing my luck a bit with the hubby.

The plants stay in year round, and are starting to break the surface already, I love spring!

11-15-2006, 01:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lycosa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Way UP, MI Posts: 205	Nice pond too Mr. Gaboozlebag...I laugh even as I type the name.... I see that the Hyacinth is growing well! I had to remove it often as it would cover the surface if you let it! __________________ On a cold, dark, and starry night in the U.P., if you sit very still....and listen very closely.....you'll freeze solid. http://www.beckulture.com For all your Creepy Crawly Needs.

11-16-2006, 04:12 PM	#21 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 8,951	Yes, as soon as I added a pump, filter and the waterfall, the green water went away. Before, it was interesting to watch as the sun hit the pond, green nebulae started to form. BTW the only aquarium plants that thrive in my pond are sagittarias. Vallisnerias grow fine, but are completely red/bronze color (sign of nutrient deficiencies). Both survive the winters fine. Crypts grow okay, but die when it gets too cold. Any other aquarium plants dissolve quickly. __________________ Click here for answers to all your questions All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes

11-17-2006, 09:24 PM	#22 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	Ohh.. I love Irish Moss! I found a place that sells it this summer. I'll have to pick some up next year. Hopefully I can get a pic tomorrow and post it! __________________ 30g planted with cories, white clouds, Harlequin Rasboras ,ottos. 10g planted with glowlight tetras and an otto. Outdoor pond with one common goldfish and comets. 5.5g with endlers.

11-17-2006, 11:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
mr.gaboozlebag yay I'm happy (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: boston,ma Posts: 777	Thanks Lycosa. I have water hyacinths, a water lily, lizads tail, and 2 pickeral rushes. __________________ Ehiem pimp#202. If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, if you teach a man how to fish, he will buy a fish tank.

11-20-2006, 07:09 PM	#24 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	Ok- here's a pic of my pond which I installed this spring. __________________ 30g planted with cories, white clouds, Harlequin Rasboras ,ottos. 10g planted with glowlight tetras and an otto. Outdoor pond with one common goldfish and comets. 5.5g with endlers.

11-15-2006, 02:43 AM	#18 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	Mines in an old flower box that i put a liner in in the front of my house.

11-16-2006, 03:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
bioch Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 56	Wow, Wasserpest, as you progressed the water was super clear of algae! Beautiful.

02-13-2007, 04:04 AM	#25 (permalink)
adamprice271 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 75	We did ours about 8 years ago and had goldfish in it, but about 3 years ago we did a makeover on the pond and it is now 1000g and holds 5 koi that started out small but are getting decent size. Look in the last picture. See the big fake rock? That houses the electircal outlets for the lights around it. The flat "rock" panel to the right just behind the rock liner of the pond is where the skimmer is. The water goes in there, through a net and to a 4500gph pump that sends the water to the tower at the top which is filled with a BIIIIIG bag of carbon and a few large filter pads then overflows to a small pool, then runs to the left or right side back to the main pond. Circulation is great, it is ALWAYS clear and the only alge that grows is in the streams. __________________ 55g Angels and Corys 135g semi planted low tech, Angels, tetras and an FX5

03-13-2007, 04:38 PM	#26 (permalink)
brotherd Plant Worrier (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary Posts: 54	wow! i just came across the pics now(a month after you posted them!).Man I wish my yard was big enough to do something that big.I have always wanted to do a pond.My max size would be 300 gal.Or maybe just a water fall.Every year I say "this is the year!".I just looked out the window and it is snowing heavily.I guess I'll have to wait some more.

03-13-2007, 09:11 PM	#27 (permalink)
frozenbarb Algae Grower uh oh... (View User Tanks) PTrader: (35) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA NY Posts: 1,948	whoa that is off the hook that some rich person yard with such a nice garden, i bet you could sell that house forr milllions __________________ Best Commerical ever =D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH6A4...eature=related

03-14-2007, 06:35 AM	#28 (permalink)
Melificent Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chubbuck, ID Posts: 60	Here are a few of my pond, it's 4,000 gallons, over 4 feet deep in the lower pond, which is actually the one on the top in the pic! I have quite a few Koi, and have just begun to start seeing them again, due to the ice finally being gone. I only have 2 lilies in the lower pond, because the koi like to eat them sometimes, but I have 9 in the upper pond. I am so glad spring is on it's way! Taken from my bedroom window, through the screen 'Joey Tomocik' hardy lily Tropical 'Albert Greenberg' Lily View from the side of the lower pond, the umbrella is there to keep the bottom pond a bit cooler in the summer, since it can't be covered with lilies __________________ Melissa

03-25-2007, 04:45 PM	#29 (permalink)
brotherd Plant Worrier (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary Posts: 54	Very inspiring!What growing zone are you in?You mentioned ice?Were the lilies in there the whole time?(dumb question?)

03-31-2007, 03:22 AM	#30 (permalink)
Melificent Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chubbuck, ID Posts: 60	I'm in 5a I believe, could be 5b according to the map I have. The Winters get pretty cold, but so far we have been lucky with no losses all winter, and healthy fish in the spring. I would love to have a greenhouse enclosed pond, but that's pushing my luck a bit with the hubby. The plants stay in year round, and are starting to break the surface already, I love spring! __________________ Melissa