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Greetings from a newbie!
I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband,
Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without our knowledge about a week after we put it in the ground. I thought the fish were doomed for sure since it was filled with city water and we had no plants yet. But, the 8 goldfish (2-3 inches long) and "Big Freddy" the 6 inch guy seem to be doing fine. Very active and they come to me when I go out to feed them. It's probably too many fish for the size, but what do you do? My dad was being sweet, y'know? We need to have a permanent solution for the electricity -- the orange extension cord running to the garage is not very pretty. And I want to landscape around it with more rocks and pea gravel. We were lucky enough to have all the rocks we needed to surround the pond and build the bench from rocks that used to be a patio. Our driveway is native stone and when the house was built in the 30s the patio was stone too. Over the years someone pulled out the stones and piled them in the corner of the back yard. So we just started going through the pile and building the perimeter. There's still plenty left over for more landscaping. I opened a webshots account so I could show you guys pictures and see if you had any suggestions for me. I really have no idea what I'm doing -- but I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. We have had consistently clear water so far -- it did get a little dirty a couple of days ago when we had a huge rainstorm. And I'm doing a 20% water change once a month. So...whaddya think? http://community.webshots.com/album/159023062ZIhpAQ I sure enjoy reading all the posts in the group! There's so much to learn... Angie Tulsa, OK |
Greetings from a newbie!
I think your hooked, There is plenty of time before Labor Day to put
the bigger pond down stream. You do want "Big Freddy" to be happy, don't you? ;-} Why does the song "Another one bites the dust" always pop into my head at times like this. Congratulations and welcome to ponding. Hank -- some photos of my little puddle http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1 "AngieB" wrote in message ... I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband, Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without our knowledge about a week after we put it in the ground. I thought the fish were doomed for sure since it was filled with city water and we had no plants yet. But, the 8 goldfish (2-3 inches long) and "Big Freddy" the 6 inch guy seem to be doing fine. Very active and they come to me when I go out to feed them. It's probably too many fish for the size, but what do you do? My dad was being sweet, y'know? We need to have a permanent solution for the electricity -- the orange extension cord running to the garage is not very pretty. And I want to landscape around it with more rocks and pea gravel. We were lucky enough to have all the rocks we needed to surround the pond and build the bench from rocks that used to be a patio. Our driveway is native stone and when the house was built in the 30s the patio was stone too. Over the years someone pulled out the stones and piled them in the corner of the back yard. So we just started going through the pile and building the perimeter. There's still plenty left over for more landscaping. I opened a webshots account so I could show you guys pictures and see if you had any suggestions for me. I really have no idea what I'm doing -- but I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. We have had consistently clear water so far -- it did get a little dirty a couple of days ago when we had a huge rainstorm. And I'm doing a 20% water change once a month. So...whaddya think? http://community.webshots.com/album/159023062ZIhpAQ I sure enjoy reading all the posts in the group! There's so much to learn... Angie Tulsa, OK |
Greetings from a newbie!
Yep you are doomed now.....you'll want a bigger one soon enough......but what
you have created is lovely! Enjoy... maureen |
Greetings from a newbie!
You guys got right to it. Very nice.
Now enjoy it and begin to see little visions of a larger pond! Phyllis -- ____________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net "AngieB" wrote in message ... I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband, Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without our knowledge about a week after we put it in the ground. I thought the fish were doomed for sure since it was filled with city water and we had no plants yet. But, the 8 goldfish (2-3 inches long) and "Big Freddy" the 6 inch guy seem to be doing fine. Very active and they come to me when I go out to feed them. It's probably too many fish for the size, but what do you do? My dad was being sweet, y'know? We need to have a permanent solution for the electricity -- the orange extension cord running to the garage is not very pretty. And I want to landscape around it with more rocks and pea gravel. We were lucky enough to have all the rocks we needed to surround the pond and build the bench from rocks that used to be a patio. Our driveway is native stone and when the house was built in the 30s the patio was stone too. Over the years someone pulled out the stones and piled them in the corner of the back yard. So we just started going through the pile and building the perimeter. There's still plenty left over for more landscaping. I opened a webshots account so I could show you guys pictures and see if you had any suggestions for me. I really have no idea what I'm doing -- but I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. We have had consistently clear water so far -- it did get a little dirty a couple of days ago when we had a huge rainstorm. And I'm doing a 20% water change once a month. So...whaddya think? http://community.webshots.com/album/159023062ZIhpAQ I sure enjoy reading all the posts in the group! There's so much to learn... Angie Tulsa, OK |
Greetings from a newbie!
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Greetings from a newbie!
On 7/3/04 4:11 PM, in article ,
"Hank" wrote: I think your hooked, There is plenty of time before Labor Day to put the bigger pond down stream. You do want "Big Freddy" to be happy, don't you? ;-} Why does the song "Another one bites the dust" always pop into my head at times like this. Congratulations and welcome to ponding. Hank Yeah, I might just be hooked. Just down from the pond is an indentation in the yard that water flows along when we get really heavy rains. I think that would be a good path to take to make a stream to flow into a larger pond. That would make a good fall project. Thanks for the warm welcome, Hank! And Big Freddy isn't named after Freddy Mercury. I did think of Freddy Mercury and his love of Koi after the fact though. See, my friend and I, that's what we call the one that is bigger than the others. Like her giant Hibiscus tree -- He's Big Freddy too. Angie |
Greetings from a newbie!
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Greetings from a newbie!
On 7/3/04 4:24 PM, in article ,
"Jim and Phyllis Hurley" wrote: You guys got right to it. Very nice. Now enjoy it and begin to see little visions of a larger pond! Phyllis Thanks, Phyllis! The water lettuce and hyacinth really have gone crazy. And the sedum I stuck in between the rocks is really getting established pretty quickly. I'm actually pretty proud of the progress we've made in just a month or so. Is a bigger pond really not that much more to take care of than a small one? I just worry about maintenance if we put in another. Angie |
Greetings from a newbie!
Bigger is easier, at least to a point. Small bodies of water change
temperature and chemistry so quickly, which can be stressful for the fish. Larger problems allow for more dilution of the wastes, so they don't jump as quickly. Of course if the pond is much bigger, like deeper than you stand, it makes it hard to get in and plant and fertilize the lilies. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "AngieB" wrote in message ... On 7/3/04 4:24 PM, in article , "Jim and Phyllis Hurley" wrote: Is a bigger pond really not that much more to take care of than a small one? I just worry about maintenance if we put in another. Angie |
Greetings from a newbie!
I have taken away the flamingo and iron candle holder
thingie since I took the pictures. After seeing the pond in photos, I thought my aren't I tacky with the flamingo. Simpler is better. I had a white trash pond there for awhile! LOL Oh no I love the flamingo....have two in my whitetrash back yard...LOL....my neighbor loves it too....oh well to each their own..... Maureen |
Greetings from a newbie!
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Greetings from a newbie!
On 7/4/04 12:06 AM, in article ,
"Karen Mullen" wrote: In article , (Mosfunland) writes: I have taken away the flamingo and iron candle holder thingie since I took the pictures. After seeing the pond in photos, I thought my aren't I tacky with the flamingo. Simpler is better. I had a white trash pond there for awhile! LOL Oh no I love the flamingo....have two in my whitetrash back yard...LOL....my neighbor loves it too....oh well to each their own..... it's not white trash...it's Retro, the 50s are in nowadays Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention Karen, I just visited your site. I really enjoyed seeing your pictures. And your doggie portraits are very nice! The more I visit different pond sites, the clearer it becomes that I am, indeed, doomed! Bigger! More fish! A stream! Waterfalls! I am SO in trouble. Angie |
Greetings from a newbie!
"AngieB" wrote in message ... I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband, Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without our knowledge about a week after we put it in the ground. I thought the fish were doomed for sure since it was filled with city water and we had no plants yet. But, the 8 goldfish (2-3 inches long) and "Big Freddy" the 6 inch guy seem to be doing fine. Very active and they come to me when I go out to feed them. It's probably too many fish for the size, but what do you do? My dad was being sweet, y'know? We need to have a permanent solution for the electricity -- the orange extension cord running to the garage is not very pretty. And I want to landscape around it with more rocks and pea gravel. We were lucky enough to have all the rocks we needed to surround the pond and build the bench from rocks that used to be a patio. Our driveway is native stone and when the house was built in the 30s the patio was stone too. Over the years someone pulled out the stones and piled them in the corner of the back yard. So we just started going through the pile and building the perimeter. There's still plenty left over for more landscaping. I opened a webshots account so I could show you guys pictures and see if you had any suggestions for me. I really have no idea what I'm doing -- but I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. We have had consistently clear water so far -- it did get a little dirty a couple of days ago when we had a huge rainstorm. And I'm doing a 20% water change once a month. So...whaddya think? http://community.webshots.com/album/159023062ZIhpAQ I sure enjoy reading all the posts in the group! There's so much to learn... Angie Tulsa, OK Wow! You have made a lovely little pond! You may be a tad overstocked in the fish dept (they need about 10 gal. each), but if you're careful about the water quality you can pull it off. And, too many fish are just an excuse to build a bigger pond! :-) Jacqui |
Greetings from a newbie!
On 7/4/04 10:29 AM, in article ,
"Chris and Jacqui Tondreau" wrote: "AngieB" wrote in message ... I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband, Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without our knowledge about a week after we put it in the ground. I thought the fish were doomed for sure since it was filled with city water and we had no plants yet. But, the 8 goldfish (2-3 inches long) and "Big Freddy" the 6 inch guy seem to be doing fine. Very active and they come to me when I go out to feed them. It's probably too many fish for the size, but what do you do? My dad was being sweet, y'know? We need to have a permanent solution for the electricity -- the orange extension cord running to the garage is not very pretty. And I want to landscape around it with more rocks and pea gravel. We were lucky enough to have all the rocks we needed to surround the pond and build the bench from rocks that used to be a patio. Our driveway is native stone and when the house was built in the 30s the patio was stone too. Over the years someone pulled out the stones and piled them in the corner of the back yard. So we just started going through the pile and building the perimeter. There's still plenty left over for more landscaping. I opened a webshots account so I could show you guys pictures and see if you had any suggestions for me. I really have no idea what I'm doing -- but I'm reading everything I can get my hands on. We have had consistently clear water so far -- it did get a little dirty a couple of days ago when we had a huge rainstorm. And I'm doing a 20% water change once a month. So...whaddya think? http://community.webshots.com/album/159023062ZIhpAQ I sure enjoy reading all the posts in the group! There's so much to learn... Angie Tulsa, OK Wow! You have made a lovely little pond! You may be a tad overstocked in the fish dept (they need about 10 gal. each), but if you're careful about the water quality you can pull it off. And, too many fish are just an excuse to build a bigger pond! :-) Jacqui I told my dad that was too many fish, but they are all getting along swimmingly! Ha! Oh, I wanted to share about how I put the potted plants on the side...I didn't want to take up any of the fish's swimming space, but I was given the horsetail and whatever the other thing is and had to do something! Here's what I came up with: I had this triangular plastic coated wire shelf that is supposed to mount and hang over the edge of the deck railing in the corners -- like this: http://tinyurl.com/yw5re. I just slipped the overhang part under the rock and it just hangs onto the edge of the liner a couple of inches into the water. It's a great way to put plants on the edges without building a platform for them to sit on. It's working so far and could be really good for plants that don't need to be all the way into the water. Thanks for the compliment! I told my husband today about wanting to make a stream and bigger pond. He wasn't very enthusiastic...it's back breaking work! But even so, the rewards are so great. I got some more varieties of sedum from my sister today to put in between the rocks and stuff. I'm having such fun! Angie |
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