My first container pond...

**xenxes** · 07-09-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jhays79

Thanks for the comments. Those bugs have never bothered me, they seem harmless. i can't find any of the fish in there, not sure if theyre hiding or what. The waterfall is just stacks of slate built up like that. Didn't cost me anything as I had pieces to use laying around. I just stacked them up, and used some bricks to support them underneath inside the container. You can't see the bricks unless you really look.

Okay I'm stupid, so.. just a pump going to the top and cascading down via slates? Did you just piecemeal everything together or did you do anything special?

jhays79 · 07-09-2012, 07:38 PM

Nope, just stacked them up. It's pretty sturdy. If you stagger the slate pieces and arrange them right it comes out pretty solid.

jhays79 · 07-20-2012, 07:07 PM

Swordtails already had fry in the pond. Temps are dropping so i threw a couple of small heaters in to keep the water temperature from getting too cold.

Jegli09 · 08-02-2012, 05:34 PM

wow looks nice. How are all the plants doing?

jhays79 · 08-03-2012, 11:09 PM

Everything is doing awesome, thanks for asking! Here are a few new pics. Some of the swords and platies enjoying the pond

some water wisteria growing out of the water

**xenxes** · 08-04-2012, 12:19 AM

Too much duckweed! Ahhhhhhh!!

jhays79 · 08-04-2012, 07:01 PM

I actually pulled some handfulls of duckweed out today. it doesnt bother me, I like it!

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07-09-2012, 07:38 PM	#17
jhays79 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: nj Posts: 257	Nope, just stacked them up. It's pretty sturdy. If you stagger the slate pieces and arrange them right it comes out pretty solid.

07-20-2012, 07:07 PM	#18
jhays79 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: nj Posts: 257	Swordtails already had fry in the pond. Temps are dropping so i threw a couple of small heaters in to keep the water temperature from getting too cold.

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Jegli09 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 167	wow looks nice. How are all the plants doing?

08-03-2012, 11:09 PM	#20
jhays79 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: nj Posts: 257	Everything is doing awesome, thanks for asking! Here are a few new pics. Some of the swords and platies enjoying the pond some water wisteria growing out of the water

08-04-2012, 07:01 PM	#22
jhays79 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: nj Posts: 257	I actually pulled some handfulls of duckweed out today. it doesnt bother me, I like it!