Hi guys! My name is Brian. I live in St. Louis, MO. I recently moved into a new home this spring and sadly had to leave my pond behind at the old house. My old pond was my first venture into this and was very basic. Basically a 5' by 3' hole that was about 30" deep. I ran the pump from the bottom of the pond up through a canister filter and then routed the filtered water onto my waterfall (just a big flat rock). I did all the work myself and basically managed to only spend money on the pump and filter. I kept goldfish for about 5 years in that pond.
Now that I have moved, I've already mapped out the location of my future pond and have been slowly gathering materials and equipment - mostly via craigslist.
So far I have a 5000 gph pump (brand new in box) and a Savio compact skimmer. I've also started gathering rocks, as I know I'll need a lot of them. My goal by the end of the year is to have the liner, the waterfall filter, and enough rocks / materials to start construction in the spring. I do have a tree to remove and lots of plants to relocate.
My plan is to have an 8' by 6' pond that is stepped down to a max depth of about 3'. I plan to keep goldfish in this pond. I'd like to have a very nice waterfall....or maybe even a dual waterfall.
I'd like to get any advice or feedback from the forum and look forward to working through the design and build of this with everyone.
Attached is a picture of my old pond.
Glad to be here.
Brian
Now that I have moved, I've already mapped out the location of my future pond and have been slowly gathering materials and equipment - mostly via craigslist.
So far I have a 5000 gph pump (brand new in box) and a Savio compact skimmer. I've also started gathering rocks, as I know I'll need a lot of them. My goal by the end of the year is to have the liner, the waterfall filter, and enough rocks / materials to start construction in the spring. I do have a tree to remove and lots of plants to relocate.
My plan is to have an 8' by 6' pond that is stepped down to a max depth of about 3'. I plan to keep goldfish in this pond. I'd like to have a very nice waterfall....or maybe even a dual waterfall.
I'd like to get any advice or feedback from the forum and look forward to working through the design and build of this with everyone.
Attached is a picture of my old pond.
Glad to be here.
Brian