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New pond , no idea
Hi , I currently have a 2'x4' pond made from a plasters bath, have had it installed for a couple of years now and suprisingly has done really well and the only time i have lost a fish was when i sucked one up a hose by mistake.
I have apprx 18 fish in this , goldfish mainly and are now approx 4" - 8" long. I would really love to start digging a new one , i have an idea of where i want to place it and what i want it to look like. My garden is on a slight slope and i really dont know where to start or what liner to use , what pump or filer etc etc. Was wondering if i was to post pics of what i have and what i want to achieve and what dimensions , would someone be able to advise me of the things i need ? please ? Actually , dont even know if i can put pics on here...so maybe on to a no hoper straight away. Thanks anyway and great to see a forum for this sort of thing on the web. |
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I am sure lots of us would be glad to advise! Maybe you could post
the pics in another location and we could go look at them. Jim |
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On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:26:35 EDT, guyman
wrote: Hi , I currently have a 2'x4' pond made from a plasters bath, have had I would really love to start digging a new one , Was wondering if i was to post pics of what i have Can't post pictures here unfortunately. Most of us use a website or photobucket or ... not sure what else is out there. Hopefully someone else can direct you as we'd love to help. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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guyman wrote: Hi , I currently have a 2'x4' pond made from a plasters bath, have had it installed for a couple of years now and suprisingly has done really well and the only time i have lost a fish was when i sucked one up a hose by mistake. I have apprx 18 fish in this , goldfish mainly and are now approx 4" - 8" long. I would really love to start digging a new one , i have an idea of where i want to place it and what i want it to look like. My garden is on a slight slope and i really dont know where to start or what liner to use , what pump or filer etc etc. Was wondering if i was to post pics of what i have and what i want to achieve and what dimensions , would someone be able to advise me of the things i need ? please ? Actually , dont even know if i can put pics on here...so maybe on to a no hoper straight away. Thanks anyway and great to see a forum for this sort of thing on the web. You can post pix as binaries to newsgroups (many of us see this outside Google), but takes some instruction and software. Better to host on a free service like Photobucket and then post links. You have quite a lot of fish for such a small pond (oxygen at a premium), so good to get a bigger pond because the fish will continue to grow. The heavy butyl liner they now sell at Home depot is good. Better to find a place that specializes in ponds. You also will want a padding to go underneath it. Some use old carpets, but I bought mine from the pond supply I use locally. Here's my pond: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ory/pond-10.jp g http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ory/pond-11.jp g (If you are seeing this in Google make sure you get the full link with ...jpg on the end) I am using a 3000 GPH pump with a waterfall filter built into the rocks. Overkill allowed me to use larger (1.5" tubing) which get me that nice gushing waterfall. About 18 large goldfish. Water stays clean. Hope this is a start. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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