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28-05-2003, 07:32 AM

(ann in houston) wrote in message . com...
I am planning a separate pond for lilies and marginals only, no fish
other than maybe someting native just to eat the mosquitoes. If they
require more filtering than the plants will provide, then I'll just
use dunks. I don't want to bother with filters or pumps on this one.
How deep is just right? I am lazy, and don't want to dig more than
about two feet. Is that deep enough for some of the larger lilies? I
may put plant shelves in, since I won't have fish to protect.

2 feet should be okay, I would make multiple levels. 6" area, 12"
area, 18" area, 2 feet, etc.

That's the best way to get lots of different plants cranking. The
lillies you can move to deeper water after they get going.