Pond project - Jungle vines

newday3000 · 08-05-2012, 02:47 AM

I was given ceramic Koi art from Hawaii and thought it looked good guarding the pond. Plants growing out of the pond and into it (Creepy Jenny) adds roots when it hits water, cool plant. Canna lily bloomed very nice blooms.

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newday3000 · 08-26-2012, 10:14 PM

pond plants are growing very well, frogs everywhere and fish are thick ready for the winter.

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**pweifan** · 08-26-2012, 10:53 PM

Looks great! I really like the Creeping Jenny as well. What's that plant with the red/green leaves?

FIT BMX · 08-26-2012, 11:05 PM

Your pond has grown in very nicely! But that one koi looks a little glossy I think he's been out of the water to long, you should toss him back in before he's dead!!!!

newday3000 · 08-27-2012, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by pweifan

Looks great! I really like the Creeping Jenny as well. What's that plant with the red/green leaves?

Thanks, it's still a new pond, lot's more I want to do with it.

The red/green plant is pink sunburst canna lilly http://www.lilypons.com/Pink-Sunburs...uctinfo/21505/

images here http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cl...ac.dsNG8kZPDU4

I had mine bloom same as in the pictures. It was very easy to grow and needed no ferts at all.

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newday3000 · 08-27-2012, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIT BMX

Your pond has grown in very nicely! But that one koi looks a little glossy I think he's been out of the water to long, you should toss him back in before he's dead!!!!

Thanks,

My boss got me this from Hawaii from a local artist that specializes in Koi ceramics. Thought it looked cool watching over the ponds. Can also be submerged but my pond is too deep to see it.

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**pweifan** · 08-27-2012, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newday3000

Thanks, it's still a new pond, lot's more I want to do with it.

The red/green plant is pink sunburst canna lilly http://www.lilypons.com/Pink-Sunburs...uctinfo/21505/

images here http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cl...ac.dsNG8kZPDU4

I had mine bloom same as in the pictures. It was very easy to grow and needed no ferts at all.

Thank you for the details!

newday3000 · 09-23-2012, 11:48 PM

Decided to winterize today to avoid standing in freezing water. I also used new tip on suspending netting from the vines near by and leaves using beach balls. Works very well and easy to install netting with beach balls.

Still need to remove UV, and pressurized filter but I can do that easily without getting wet and pool house has switch to kill power the pumps that I will leave at the bottom of the pond.

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newday3000 · 12-22-2012, 07:52 PM

I am using pond aerator to keep the ice open and after a huge snow dump, I found the snow insulated the water and the bubbler kept a 12" hole open. In the past i used powerhead pointed at the surface to keep the hole open.

The aerator is very low power and so far so good. Was trying to keep the hydro costs down and avoid a de-icer which are 300 watts cycled on and off in -35c is likely going to cost a lot of money.

Will see how this bubbler solution works when it gets colder.

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newday3000 · 04-20-2013, 10:07 PM

getting ready for the new season,

new filter pump getting installed, areators

08-05-2012, 02:47 AM	#61
newday3000 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 438	I was given ceramic Koi art from Hawaii and thought it looked good guarding the pond. Plants growing out of the pond and into it (Creepy Jenny) adds roots when it hits water, cool plant. Canna lily bloomed very nice blooms. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Attached Thumbnails __________________ 75 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank (Journal) 220 Gallon African Cichlid tank (Journal) Ponds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ponds/140285-pond-project-jungle-vines.html pics, pics

08-26-2012, 10:14 PM	#62
newday3000 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 438	pond plants are growing very well, frogs everywhere and fish are thick ready for the winter. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ 75 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank (Journal) 220 Gallon African Cichlid tank (Journal) Ponds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ponds/140285-pond-project-jungle-vines.html pics, pics

09-23-2012, 11:48 PM	#68
newday3000 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 438	Decided to winterize today to avoid standing in freezing water. I also used new tip on suspending netting from the vines near by and leaves using beach balls. Works very well and easy to install netting with beach balls. Still need to remove UV, and pressurized filter but I can do that easily without getting wet and pool house has switch to kill power the pumps that I will leave at the bottom of the pond. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Attached Thumbnails __________________ 75 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank (Journal) 220 Gallon African Cichlid tank (Journal) Ponds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ponds/140285-pond-project-jungle-vines.html pics, pics

12-22-2012, 07:52 PM	#69
newday3000 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 438	I am using pond aerator to keep the ice open and after a huge snow dump, I found the snow insulated the water and the bubbler kept a 12" hole open. In the past i used powerhead pointed at the surface to keep the hole open. The aerator is very low power and so far so good. Was trying to keep the hydro costs down and avoid a de-icer which are 300 watts cycled on and off in -35c is likely going to cost a lot of money. Will see how this bubbler solution works when it gets colder. __________________ 75 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank (Journal) 220 Gallon African Cichlid tank (Journal) Ponds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ponds/140285-pond-project-jungle-vines.html pics, pics

04-20-2013, 10:07 PM	#70
newday3000 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 438	getting ready for the new season, new filter pump getting installed, areators __________________ 75 Gallon High Tech Planted Tank (Journal) 220 Gallon African Cichlid tank (Journal) Ponds http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ponds/140285-pond-project-jungle-vines.html pics, pics

08-26-2012, 10:53 PM	#63
pweifan Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45/100%) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 588	Looks great! I really like the Creeping Jenny as well. What's that plant with the red/green leaves?

08-26-2012, 11:05 PM	#64
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Your pond has grown in very nicely! But that one koi looks a little glossy I think he's been out of the water to long, you should toss him back in before he's dead!!!!

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