X-Zenia wrote:
Welcome to rec.ponds!

Some of us are still here, despite the constant noise of cross
posted off-topic messages and mindless personal attacks on
others by a troll.

You got to wonder what these trolls/slugs must be/look like.

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 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!

Patrick

Please post any questions you have, or simply introduce yourself
under a new header. We have a lot of talented and knowledgeable
people who post
here and they may be able to solve your problem, should you have
one (or more).

If you get a rude obscene or foolish answer to your post, sorry,
but it part of
our ongoing problem. Just ignore it. Someone will post a
rational response to your question.

Please do not feed the trolls while here.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This message was posted via one or more anonymous remailing services.
The original sender is unknown. Any address shown in the From header
is unverified.

wrote in message
oups.com...
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

--
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
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*