Show off your pond pics

Lycosa · 11-10-2006, 12:12 AM

How about planted ponds. Anyone have pics they'd like to share or show off of your pond? Weather's getting cold, so it's a great time to plan for spring. I've included a rather old pic of mine at my old house, shame I don't have any after the plants grew in. Looking for inspiration......

**fresh_lynny** · 11-12-2006, 09:39 PM

This is a great idea! Once I get my large water feater planted and running I will contribute, In the meantime, I would love to see everyone's pond pics!

Wasserpest · 11-12-2006, 11:49 PM

Here is mine

Pictures from this Summer, grass shows some heat stress...

I like to lay in the grass in front of it and watch the various animals... Minnows, Gambusia, insects...

This year I fed the Water lilies well, and they hardly left any surface uncovered.

Beautiful animals...

Taking care of business...

And here is how it looked 3 years ago!

**A Hill** · 11-13-2006, 12:31 AM

awsome ponds, I might eventually get to make a new one but since we moved we dont have one, don't have any pictures of the old one

I really like how your pond has grass that just drops off it looks cool!

- Andrew

dymndgyrl · 11-13-2006, 12:55 AM

Hi, I'll try posting my pics here thru photobucket, which I've never done before. I built the pond over the summer - about 350 - 400 gal. rubber lined, four big comets, homeade "Skippy" filter, electric fence to keep out the coons, herons, otters, cats and dogs. (It works! but we named the pond "The goldfish of Alcatraz")
I'm going to transform the wood planter in the background into another 'vege-filter' pond and have a small water wheel carry the water down to the lower pond.

**A Hill** · 11-13-2006, 02:08 AM

Ha! High security pond! and I have to say the lines arent too visible either. Nice pond!

- Andrew

**fresh_lynny** · 11-13-2006, 02:26 AM

Looking great!
Wasser, I love your lillies and your froggies are happy too, obviously

Lycosa · 11-13-2006, 02:37 AM

Awesome! Glad to see such nice pictures, and even better photography!

Koi_Lover · 11-13-2006, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dymndgyrl

Hi, I'll try posting my pics here thru photobucket, which I've never done before. I built the pond over the summer - about 350 - 400 gal. rubber lined, four big comets, homeade "Skippy" filter, electric fence to keep out the coons, herons, otters, cats and dogs. (It works! but we named the pond "The goldfish of Alcatraz")
I'm going to transform the wood planter in the background into another 'vege-filter' pond and have a small water wheel carry the water down to the lower pond.

Hi,
Im Really Interested in your Electric fence. Can you point me to a direction of where i can purchase one. I have a horrible Herron problem. Thanks

daFrimpster · 11-13-2006, 03:37 AM

what's a Skippy filter? Peanut butter related? Chunky would probably provide the most surface area for beneficial bacteria. I guess smooth would be used more like a micron filter?!?

Wasserpest · 11-13-2006, 03:48 AM

Chunky, yeah, that's right, hehe.

Skippy's Koi & Pond Page

dymndgyrl · 11-13-2006, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koi_Lover

Hi,
Im Really Interested in your Electric fence. Can you point me to a direction of where i can purchase one. I have a horrible Herron problem. Thanks

This is the brand fence kit I used, but I bought it at a local feed and garden supply store here in Canada, for only $160 cdn. If you look around you can probably find it cheaper on the web somewhere. It comes in battery or AC:

Shop at FiShock.com

Supposedly a heron will land on the shore and step into the water (as opposed to landing right in the water) and they will either be reluctant to step on the wires or will get shocked if they try to step on them. I suspect a heron could just reach over and grab a fish, but I live right on the ocean and we have nesting herons all over the place, so I think it's been working.

dymndgyrl · 11-13-2006, 04:44 AM

And here's the Skippy Mini- me. I used a combo of bird netting, and two kinds of pot scrubbers for the media:

Mini-Me Skip Jr. Biological Filter

New 2 fish · 11-13-2006, 06:58 PM

Wow Wasser! How'd you get the grass to crawl over the edges like that?
I'll have to take a pic of my "natural pond", but the plants have already faded up here....

Wasserpest · 11-13-2006, 08:23 PM

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.

11-10-2006, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lycosa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 214	Show off your pond pics How about planted ponds. Anyone have pics they'd like to share or show off of your pond? Weather's getting cold, so it's a great time to plan for spring. I've included a rather old pic of mine at my old house, shame I don't have any after the plants grew in. Looking for inspiration...... __________________ On a cold, dark, and starry night in the U.P., if you sit very still....and listen very closely.....you'll freeze solid. I've moved so I figured I needed a sig change. On a hot, bright, and cloudless day in Florida, if you sit very still....and listen very closely.....you'll burst into flames. http://www.beckulture.com For all your Creepy Crawly Needs.

11-12-2006, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
fresh_lynny Plant chick (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,238	This is a great idea! Once I get my large water feater planted and running I will contribute, In the meantime, I would love to see everyone's pond pics! __________________ Eheim Chickie #203 Filstar Pimpette # 56 not-so-newby anymore? 90 gal acrylic, Coralife Aquapro 150x2 Metal Halides, 55x2 50/50 PC, 3 lunars, Hydor inline, 9w TurboTwist UV, Pressurized CO2, Rhinox 5000 glass co2 diffusor, Rex Grigg CO2 all-in-one, Milwaukee pH controller, 2 Eheim Pro II 2026's, Filstar XP3 backup, lilies, Eco Complete, Greg Watson dry ferts, EI mod http://web.mac.com/lynny_lynny/iWeb/Site/Velkommen.html http://www.paparazzi.com

11-12-2006, 11:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,354	Here is mine Pictures from this Summer, grass shows some heat stress... I like to lay in the grass in front of it and watch the various animals... Minnows, Gambusia, insects... This year I fed the Water lilies well, and they hardly left any surface uncovered. Beautiful animals... Taking care of business... And here is how it looked 3 years ago! __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

11-13-2006, 12:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
A Hill Loosing his mind (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,676	awsome ponds, I might eventually get to make a new one but since we moved we dont have one, don't have any pictures of the old one I really like how your pond has grass that just drops off it looks cool! - Andrew __________________ Its a work in progress right now, by next week I hope to have a good deal done. J'étais Fish Newb

11-13-2006, 12:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
dymndgyrl Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 43	Hi, I'll try posting my pics here thru photobucket, which I've never done before. I built the pond over the summer - about 350 - 400 gal. rubber lined, four big comets, homeade "Skippy" filter, electric fence to keep out the coons, herons, otters, cats and dogs. (It works! but we named the pond "The goldfish of Alcatraz") I'm going to transform the wood planter in the background into another 'vege-filter' pond and have a small water wheel carry the water down to the lower pond. __________________ Eheim Ecco 2234 - Eheim Pro II 2026 - Eheim Pre-filters on an Oceanic 70 g planted fancy goldfish tank Eheim Pimp Club member #221

11-13-2006, 02:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
A Hill Loosing his mind (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,676	Ha! High security pond! and I have to say the lines arent too visible either. Nice pond! - Andrew __________________ Its a work in progress right now, by next week I hope to have a good deal done. J'étais Fish Newb

11-13-2006, 02:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
fresh_lynny Plant chick (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,238	Looking great! Wasser, I love your lillies and your froggies are happy too, obviously __________________ Eheim Chickie #203 Filstar Pimpette # 56 not-so-newby anymore? 90 gal acrylic, Coralife Aquapro 150x2 Metal Halides, 55x2 50/50 PC, 3 lunars, Hydor inline, 9w TurboTwist UV, Pressurized CO2, Rhinox 5000 glass co2 diffusor, Rex Grigg CO2 all-in-one, Milwaukee pH controller, 2 Eheim Pro II 2026's, Filstar XP3 backup, lilies, Eco Complete, Greg Watson dry ferts, EI mod http://web.mac.com/lynny_lynny/iWeb/Site/Velkommen.html http://www.paparazzi.com

11-13-2006, 02:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lycosa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 214	Awesome! Glad to see such nice pictures, and even better photography! __________________ On a cold, dark, and starry night in the U.P., if you sit very still....and listen very closely.....you'll freeze solid. I've moved so I figured I needed a sig change. On a hot, bright, and cloudless day in Florida, if you sit very still....and listen very closely.....you'll burst into flames. http://www.beckulture.com For all your Creepy Crawly Needs.

11-13-2006, 03:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
daFrimpster Wannaru Gube (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: springfield, IL Posts: 756	what's a Skippy filter? Peanut butter related? Chunky would probably provide the most surface area for beneficial bacteria. I guess smooth would be used more like a micron filter?!? __________________ Regards, Sam 10g nanoreef 20g planted 20g & 29g fw fish only 10g Hex planted 55g planted 65g SW Macroalgae & Fish 175g FW

11-13-2006, 03:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,354	Chunky, yeah, that's right, hehe. Skippy's Koi & Pond Page __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

11-13-2006, 04:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
dymndgyrl Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 43	And here's the Skippy Mini- me. I used a combo of bird netting, and two kinds of pot scrubbers for the media: Mini-Me Skip Jr. Biological Filter __________________ Eheim Ecco 2234 - Eheim Pro II 2026 - Eheim Pre-filters on an Oceanic 70 g planted fancy goldfish tank Eheim Pimp Club member #221

11-13-2006, 06:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	Wow Wasser! How'd you get the grass to crawl over the edges like that? I'll have to take a pic of my "natural pond", but the plants have already faded up here.... __________________ 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.

11-13-2006, 08:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,354	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. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

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