Well, my addiction continues. As water garden stuff seems to be going on
sale/close-out I keep toying with the idea of starting a new pond on a major
budget. Lay the liner over the slightly built up edge, pump into home made
filter and viola! cheap pond. Then I would add decorative edging, water
features etc as possible. Someone gave me the idea of using a garden tiller
to loosen soil and make the digging part easier, though I must confess the
manual labor aspect is the biggest dampener to my enthusiasm for the whole
idea.

I am looking for CHEAP ideas to add a skimmer since leaves will certainly be
a problem before long. If I opted for the 'pay me now' idea I also dont
understand what keeps small fish, tadpoles, frogs etc from getting sucked in
a bottom drain or skimmer. Thanxx

Bill Brister - Austin, Texas