hi all i think this is the correct place to put a build thread and ask questions. i have wanted to put in a small pond in the back yard since we moved in 4 years ago and now it is finally time. my wife is on board with it. though i don't know how that happened :regular_waving_emot. and i have a few extra dollars i want to throw into yet another tank/hole full of water! the budget is about $1500 give or take, which should include all equipment liner and landscape material. this budget does not include fish or pond plants (where i think i will have most questions).
i have been in the reefkeeping hobby for many years and have become quite friendly with the local fish store owner over the years. he also sells pond/koi stuff. so most of my ideas have been bounced off of him, my wife's uncle (pond keeper for many years), and a few other friends who have ponds in the area.
i guess i will post a list of equipment that i have purchased. i may have spent more money then some but i have learned from reefkeeping that skimping a bit in the beginning just means expensive upgraded later down the line
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tetra wgp 1900 pump
tetra waterfall box
tatra greenfree uv sterilizer
on order
pond liner
skimmerbox
200 dollars worth of electrical/misc plumbing parts
oh and i couldn't resist paying too much to get some large flat stone to see what my little waterfall will look like now.
ok some pics
here's where it will go. see the rope on the ground for shape ideas..that was not the final one
i built this small retainer wall to keep dirt off the new fence and so i could build it up for my waterfall area
i got started early and began digging....my wife got up and came out to see. she hated the "kidney bean" shape. we debated the shape then i changed it...how does she do that?
new rope = new shape
checking for depth. i want about 16 inches for the shallow plant shelf and about 30 for the deep area.
almost done
got the hole dug and a burm around the edge to prevent yard run off from entering the pond. i put the rocks there to see what my waterfall will kind of look like
i have been in the reefkeeping hobby for many years and have become quite friendly with the local fish store owner over the years. he also sells pond/koi stuff. so most of my ideas have been bounced off of him, my wife's uncle (pond keeper for many years), and a few other friends who have ponds in the area.
i guess i will post a list of equipment that i have purchased. i may have spent more money then some but i have learned from reefkeeping that skimping a bit in the beginning just means expensive upgraded later down the line
.tetra wgp 1900 pump
tetra waterfall box
tatra greenfree uv sterilizer
on order
pond liner
skimmerbox
200 dollars worth of electrical/misc plumbing parts
oh and i couldn't resist paying too much to get some large flat stone to see what my little waterfall will look like now.
ok some pics
here's where it will go. see the rope on the ground for shape ideas..that was not the final one
i built this small retainer wall to keep dirt off the new fence and so i could build it up for my waterfall area
i got started early and began digging....my wife got up and came out to see. she hated the "kidney bean" shape. we debated the shape then i changed it...how does she do that?
new rope = new shape
checking for depth. i want about 16 inches for the shallow plant shelf and about 30 for the deep area.
almost done
got the hole dug and a burm around the edge to prevent yard run off from entering the pond. i put the rocks there to see what my waterfall will kind of look like
