As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap
alternatives?
Thanxx
Bill Brister

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will
probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be
perfect What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll.
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
...

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none
I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will
probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be
perfect What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll.
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
...

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none
I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will
probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be
perfect What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll.
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
...

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
.. .
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing
out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon
liner
if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none
I
have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more
temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other
cheap
alternatives?
========================
The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy
one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about
$3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I
put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5
years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and
the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool.

I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will
probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be
perfect What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll.
===============================
I use elcheapo minnows (rosy reds) used as feeders by aquarists. They're
something like 10 for a $1.00. They do an excellent job but like company,
so put at least 5 in each tub. I also use extra goldfish fry. I feed them
all a small amount of flakes every day.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband,
you will usually find he's already married."
~~~~~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In article , Hal
writes:

20 mil what? I have 20 mil Permalon with a bottom drain and it
works well. Much easier to handle than the 40 mil EDPM in another
pond.


it also weighs a lot less and doesn't rack up the shipping bill.

I also have permalon for a liner.

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

In article , Hal
writes:

20 mil what? I have 20 mil Permalon with a bottom drain and it
works well. Much easier to handle than the 40 mil EDPM in another
pond.


it also weighs a lot less and doesn't rack up the shipping bill.

I also have permalon for a liner.

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