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Anyways, an update on my pond.

As some may recall I asked a number of questions before building it.
Well, between my prior aquarium knowledge and some of the advice I
received from this NG everything, so far, has worked out great. After
letting the tap water age for about a week, I next stocked the pond --
7'W X 8'L x 2'D -- full of plants. A few days later, I added a few
small minnows. A week after that I dropped in a small slider turtle, a
few newts, and a frog. As of today, the plants are growing and
flowering, the minnows have had babies and the turtle, frog and newts
show themselves from time to time.

I bet once that turtle learns where the food is coming from you will see it
a lot more often.

I only have a small pump (with a
pre-filter) that powers my small waterfall and the water is nearly
crystal clear. (I never had an algae bloom) Whoever said/says water
gardens/ponds are easy was/is right. And whoever said/says once you
build it you'll soon wish you built a bigger one was/is also right!

I started with a 150g pond, then went to 800+g, then 2000g...... it's a
true addiction.

Patrick

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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
rec.pond's FAQ are at:
http://www.geocities.com/justinm090/faq.html
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