I finally did it. I bought a black plastic oil pan at Wally World, added
some pretty mixed size pebbles and a small water pump, a few ceramic fogs
and VOILA! A pretty indoor tiny pond among the tropical plants in my
sunroom. Cost? About $15 with the pump.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human liberty.
It is the arguement of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.
William Pitt 1783
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Reel McKoi wrote:
I finally did it. I bought a black plastic oil pan at Wally World, added
some pretty mixed size pebbles and a small water pump, a few ceramic fogs
and VOILA! A pretty indoor tiny pond among the tropical plants in my
sunroom. Cost? About $15 with the pump.

Sounds nice. I'd not be able to resist planting it. A couple of anubias
or an amazon swordplant would make nice "marginals" and some strands of
anacharis or a clump java moss for the oxygenator. ;-) You could even
keep a white cloud or two if you put a sponge biofilter/prefilter on the
pump. *grin*

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__

"Elaine T" wrote in message
m...
Reel McKoi wrote:
I finally did it. I bought a black plastic oil pan at Wally World,
added
some pretty mixed size pebbles and a small water pump, a few ceramic
fogs
and VOILA! A pretty indoor tiny pond among the tropical plants in my
sunroom. Cost? About $15 with the pump.

Sounds nice. I'd not be able to resist planting it. A couple of anubias
or an amazon swordplant would make nice "marginals" and some strands of
anacharis or a clump java moss for the oxygenator. ;-)

## LOL!!! You're too much! :-D Actually I tried floating a water lettuce
in it but it didn't thrive.

You could even
keep a white cloud or two if you put a sponge biofilter/prefilter on the
pump. *grin*

## HEEEEYYYYY........ I have some rosy reds outside in a plant prop' pool.
:-))))
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees."
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:07:09 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

I finally did it. I bought a black plastic oil pan at Wally World, added
some pretty mixed size pebbles and a small water pump, a few ceramic fogs
and VOILA! A pretty indoor tiny pond among the tropical plants in my
sunroom. Cost? About $15 with the pump.

Ponsai!!!! ) I use Peace Lily, variegated arrowhead (the house plant) and
variegated heart leaf philodendron in mine, with anacharis around the
sponge filter.

Those oil pans are excellent for planting smaller lotus also. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:07:09 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

I finally did it. I bought a black plastic oil pan at Wally World, added
some pretty mixed size pebbles and a small water pump, a few ceramic fogs
and VOILA! A pretty indoor tiny pond among the tropical plants in my
sunroom. Cost? About $15 with the pump.

Ponsai!!!! ) I use Peace Lily, variegated arrowhead (the house plant)
and
variegated heart leaf philodendron in mine, with anacharis around the
sponge filter.

Those oil pans are excellent for planting smaller lotus also. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
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What a great name - PONSAI! ) Mine is too small for anything bigger
than a young arrowhead. The philodendron is an excellent idea. I thing
I'll snip a few bits from the velvet red one in the dining room - and put
them in it. And yes, a string of anacharis. I have loads of that stuff.
I think the ivy is a really neat idea.... the ferns around it have really
perked up. They love the extra humidity. So far no algae has grown in it.
The pebbles are as clean as the day I put them added them. It gets filtered
sun through a lace curtain and the plants.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:00:04 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

What a great name - PONSAI! )

Thankyouverymuch. Course you realize when you start making ponsai's that
it means you've gone over to the dark side of winter ponder's boredom?
~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:00:04 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

What a great name - PONSAI! )

Thankyouverymuch. Course you realize when you start making ponsai's
that
it means you've gone over to the dark side of winter ponder's boredom?
~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
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Yep, I have gone over the brink. I was so desperate to play in water and
hear it splash I went bonkers that day in the automotive dept. when I saw
that black oil-pan,... and said - YES!!! YES!!!! Lotsa people start
going "stir bugs" about this time of the year. Cabin fever starts setting
in....

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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...

On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:00:04 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

What a great name - PONSAI! )

Thankyouverymuch. Course you realize when you start making ponsai's

that

it means you've gone over to the dark side of winter ponder's boredom?
~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

=================================
Yep, I have gone over the brink. I was so desperate to play in water and
hear it splash I went bonkers that day in the automotive dept. when I saw
that black oil-pan,... and said - YES!!! YES!!!! Lotsa people start
going "stir bugs" about this time of the year. Cabin fever starts setting
in....

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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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That's when you need a nice, planted fishtank! *evil grin* I can
introduce you to the very, very dark side of winter boredom - planted
aquaria! It's deceptively easy - instead of a black oil pan, you pick
up a 10 gallon fishtank. Suddenly you realize you can watch everything
grow from the sides instead of only the top...

BTW, I love the name ponsai too!

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__

"Elaine T" wrote in message
om...

That's when you need a nice, planted fishtank! *evil grin* I can
introduce you to the very, very dark side of winter boredom - planted
aquaria! It's deceptively easy - instead of a black oil pan, you pick
up a 10 gallon fishtank.

## I already have one in the sunroom and it's loaded with plants. We just
picked up some beautiful gold and red platties last Saturday for it. But it
just wasn't a .... pond! I have another 2 gallon tank with a blue betta
and some plants.

Suddenly you realize you can watch everything
grow from the sides instead of only the top...

## You got that right. I have two 55 gallon tanks in the outbuilding. I
may set one up for next winter. I've had indoor tanks for years and just
had to take a break from them for awhile.

BTW, I love the name ponsai too!

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"Elaine T" wrote in message
om...

That's when you need a nice, planted fishtank! *evil grin* I can
introduce you to the very, very dark side of winter boredom - planted
aquaria! It's deceptively easy - instead of a black oil pan, you pick
up a 10 gallon fishtank.


## I already have one in the sunroom and it's loaded with plants. We just
picked up some beautiful gold and red platties last Saturday for it. But it
just wasn't a .... pond! I have another 2 gallon tank with a blue betta
and some plants.

I have a 2 gallon planted betta tank too. Squishy (my betta) is red and
blue. I just switched the gravel to fluorite and put a 14W 5500K
compact flourescent in the hood so I can REALLY grow stuff in there.
I'd love a 70 gallon tank but can only keep small tanks in my house
because my landlady is afraid for the carpeting if a big tank breaks.
So instead, I've started building the 3 tiered half-barrel pond. :-)

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__

"Elaine T" wrote in message
om...
Reel McKoi wrote:

## I already have one in the sunroom and it's loaded with plants. We
just
picked up some beautiful gold and red platties last Saturday for it.
But it
just wasn't a .... pond! I have another 2 gallon tank with a blue
betta
and some plants.

I have a 2 gallon planted betta tank too. Squishy (my betta) is red and
blue. I just switched the gravel to fluorite and put a 14W 5500K
compact flourescent in the hood so I can REALLY grow stuff in there.
I'd love a 70 gallon tank but can only keep small tanks in my house
because my landlady is afraid for the carpeting if a big tank breaks.
So instead, I've started building the 3 tiered half-barrel pond. :-)

======================
Where are the 1/2 barrels? Outside? I can understand about her concern. I
had a 29 gallon split down the side back in the 1970s. The water ran down
through the ceiling and walls. It was a mess but we owned the house....

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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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I've done Pondlets in the house with a
big jar.

Gravel, anacharis, pond water, aquatic
frog, aquatic snails and an aquatic leech. All sorts of interesting
stuff comes in with the pond water.
Once I found a tiny hydra stuck to the side
of the glass.

You can see one here
http://www.planet-pets.com/plnthydr.htm

I've done Pondlets in the house with a
big jar.

Gravel, anacharis, pond water, aquatic
frog, aquatic snails and an aquatic leech. All sorts of interesting
stuff comes in with the pond water.
Once I found a tiny hydra stuck to the side
of the glass.

You can see one here
http://www.planet-pets.com/plnthydr.htm

"kathy" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've done Pondlets in the house with a
big jar.

Gravel, anacharis, pond water, aquatic
frog, aquatic snails and an aquatic leech. All sorts of interesting
stuff comes in with the pond water.
Once I found a tiny hydra stuck to the side
of the glass.

You can see one here
http://www.planet-pets.com/plnthydr.htm
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What wonderful little critters live in ponds. Who would ever think...? :-)
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:00:04 -0600, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

What a great name - PONSAI! )

Thankyouverymuch. Course you realize when you start making ponsai's

that

it means you've gone over to the dark side of winter ponder's boredom?
~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

=================================
Yep, I have gone over the brink. I was so desperate to play in water and
hear it splash I went bonkers that day in the automotive dept. when I saw
that black oil-pan,... and said - YES!!! YES!!!! Lotsa people start
going "stir bugs" about this time of the year. Cabin fever starts setting
in....

-
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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Humm.... sounds like a VERY cool idea! I may have to give that a try
this fall...
Thanks for the idea!
W. Dale