Crashj wrote:

You need professional help. I am not being rude, I hope, it is just

Not strictly, but I always figure that if you have to ask...

If you want an outlet near the pond to connect various devices you
will want a ground fault interrupter circuit. You connect a circuit
from your main breaker box to a circuit run underground to an outlet
box near the pond. The duplex outlet in this box must be a GFI type,
unless the breaker in the main is a GFI breaker. The outlet device is
cheaper.

The outlet device is cheaper, but it really pays to get the whole outdoor
line protected. If you can run the line from your existing (GFCI-required)
outdoor outlet on the house, then the GFI in the existing outlet will
protect the outlet at your pond. Then you save the expense of the GFI
breaker. btw, if your current outdoor outlet(s) don't have a GFI
receptacle, replace them. It's really cheap insurance.

Often you will see outside outlets with a metal flip over cover. These
are inadequate for our needs. What you want is a clear plastic shield
made for a metal connecting box. This has openings in the bottom for

It's not necessarily clear, nor is it always used on metal. It's called an
"in-service weatherproof receptacle cover".

If the power lead runs across the yard and underground it needs to be
in metal conduit so you [or the next owner] can't go through it with a
shovel.

Again, metal is not necessary. And if you go deep enough, even PVC isn't
necessary. But always use marker tape over cable rated for direct burial
so that a digger will see the tape before cutting the cable.

There are local codes which must be met or your insurance is void,

In locales where it is legal to do this yourself, at the very least, your
utility should have an inspection service to make sure you did it right.

hence the warning about needing a professional.
Now about the turtle . . .
"Not a professional electrician, but I know several"

ditto + I've wired two houses and a pond with the complete approval of the
inspectors.
--
derek