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I'm poking around the pond and stumble across this thing just sitting in
the water.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...p022007006.jpg
This is one tough lily. It started life as a bunch of bulbs I threw into
the water (that's about as much care as they get at my place). Alas, one
of the bulbs was thrown way short, and landed in very shallow water. Yes,
this was the bulb. It also survived the pond being drained twice, once
when it got enlarged and once when the pond got really low on water,
although the water wasn't completely gone. The plant has been left high
and dry for days at a time, and yet it survives and even blooms. I've
really got to hand it to plants with spirit like that.

--
Galen Hekhuis
Hell hath no fury like a bird in the hand.

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Galen Hekhuis wrote:
It also survived the pond being drained twice, once
when it got enlarged


OK, I have read enough to know that practically every ponder wants a
bigger pond and wishes he/she had done it the 1st time. I am converting
a pool to pond with 18,500Gal and 3 1/2' to 9' depth and am afraid it is
too big. What size pond is the RIGHT size? I know that depends on the
given space, but can this group agree on an IDEAL size if they had the room?

Chip

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Now THAT is a beautiful lily...and tough. There has to be a wonderful
proverbial lesson in here somewhere.

Jim

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"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
I'm poking around the pond and stumble across this thing just sitting in
the water.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...p022007006.jpg
This is one tough lily. It started life as a bunch of bulbs I threw into
the water (that's about as much care as they get at my place). Alas, one
of the bulbs was thrown way short, and landed in very shallow water. Yes,
this was the bulb. It also survived the pond being drained twice, once
when it got enlarged and once when the pond got really low on water,
although the water wasn't completely gone. The plant has been left high
and dry for days at a time, and yet it survives and even blooms. I've
really got to hand it to plants with spirit like that.

--
Galen Hekhuis
Hell hath no fury like a bird in the hand.


Very nice, careful it doesn't eat you. :-)

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"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message
...
I'm poking around the pond and stumble across this thing just sitting in
the water.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...p022007006.jpg

Brevity snips
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That is one tough plant! Nice color too! :-)
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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It's name wouldn't be Audrey by chance?

k :-)

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"Chip" wrote:

Galen Hekhuis wrote:
It also survived the pond being drained twice, once
when it got enlarged


OK, I have read enough to know that practically every ponder wants a
bigger pond and wishes he/she had done it the 1st time. I am converting
a pool to pond with 18,500Gal and 3 1/2' to 9' depth and am afraid it is
too big. What size pond is the RIGHT size? I know that depends on the
given space, but can this group agree on an IDEAL size if they had the room?

Well, I did hear that the ship they built for the movie "Titanic" is for
sale...

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

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"k" wrote in message
ups.com...
It's name wouldn't be Audrey by chance?

k :-)


"Feed me Seymour, feed me now !"

Ideal pond size
 

The biggest that the space and you can manage. Our 2 acre home back
yard has a 4,000 gal system that fits where it is located by the deck
and behind the house. If I could do it again, I could not change
much. Our aesthetics for the width of the deck and the length of the
house dedtermined the size. The size is determined by the location.

Our 35 acre property is another story! The pond there is an acre.
The size was determined by the most that the runoff would support. It
is dirt bottomed and would be hard to work for koi. It has bluegill
and bass.

Part B of the issue has to do with the fish you are running. The rule
of thumb for koi is 1,000 gal for the first and 100 per additional
koi.

Your pool has more depth than you need, but not more tha you can use.
It could be beautiful to have 6-8' of depth for your fish. If I were
building it from scratch, I would probably make it shallower for
cost's sake.

Have you ever been to the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco? When
I was htere in the 1960's, it had a great stream setup with fish.
Huge and winding.

What is the biggest pond that will fit your aesthetics? That is the
ideal size. IMHO

Jim

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"Chip" wrote in message ...
OK, I have read enough to know that practically every ponder wants a
bigger pond and wishes he/she had done it the 1st time. I am converting a
pool to pond with 18,500Gal and 3 1/2' to 9' depth and am afraid it is too
big. What size pond is the RIGHT size? I know that depends on the given
space, but can this group agree on an IDEAL size if they had the room?
========================
The bigger the better! :-) I only dream of and wish I had something like a
18,500g pond for my koi.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

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"Reel McKoi" wrote
The bigger the better! :-) I only dream of and wish I had something like
a 18,500g pond for my koi.


I hope you have more than one, or he'll be pretty lonely in a pond that
large ;)


Michael
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
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San Diego Joe wrote:

"Chip" wrote:

Galen Hekhuis wrote:
It also survived the pond being drained twice, once
when it got enlarged


OK, I have read enough to know that practically every ponder wants a
bigger pond and wishes he/she had done it the 1st time. I am converting
a pool to pond with 18,500Gal and 3 1/2' to 9' depth and am afraid it is
too big. What size pond is the RIGHT size? I know that depends on the
given space, but can this group agree on an IDEAL size if they had the room?

Well, I did hear that the ship they built for the movie "Titanic" is for
sale...

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

Closer to you. Just a large flatbed and a quick trip to Rosarito. :-)
Will be tough sitting at the border with it, though.

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Galen, what a wonderful discovery that greeted you. Nice surprise. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

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"MLF" wrote in message
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I hope you have more than one, or he'll be pretty lonely in a pond that
large ;)
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I've got hundreds of koi,... wanna buy some? :-))
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö