before and after pictures :)

[sissy]

Just remember up and down temps will change water quality and fish waste and even food that you feed the fish can make changes in the water and if you do not have a liquid test kit get one .You will need to address this fast before it gets out hand .Pollin from trees and rain do not help .Not sure what kind of filter you have or how it works ,that is the most important part of a pond the filter and cleaning it of gunk on the bottom of it .Not sure your filter will have built up a bio load by now ,since you had it all cleaned and redone

 

[Becky]

Great work, that's such an improvement!

 

[Rivermist]

A small update since I've been able to introduce the first plants...

I've done my best to stop the run off and had to move the huge rocks around myself...

Also the chair is temporary. I have to remove that little holy bush and install a little bench... just have not found the perfect bench yet.

Had my first Hyacinth blooming... and they are starting to spread slowly

Will get more plants of course and waiting for my lilies to recover from the fish attack lol


The last one is my toads tadpoles with what's lefts of my lilies... they have been replanted yesterday in another tub.

 

[Rivermist]

one more so far the water is clear, the bottom is brown from all the clay that has ended up in there with the big run offs, I truly hope this belongs to the past now.

 

[sissy]

well you must be doing something right because those hyacinths are huge and they look healthy and your pond is looking great .

 

[Rivermist]

Thx it's such a pleasure to sit by this little pond... very relaxing and rewarding right now. I still wait for a big storm to see if my work to block the rain water is gonna help...


I can't wait for few more plants, it gave so much soul to the place

 

[buckry]

Love it, huge improvement, well done!

 

[j.w]

Looks so very nice and plants really do add a lot to a pond. Cute little tads. Bet ya can't wait for your lilies to bloom. I had one bloom so far this year but more buds are on the way

 

[don't ask]

very nicely done considering what you were facing and hope heavy rain doesn't give you headaches... and i agree with sissy, water clarity will get there and hyacinths are looking great..wish i could say that about mine

 

[taherrmann4]

It is looking good....

 

[addy1]

wonderful

 

[sissy]

your not the only one tmann .It seems mine don't want to grow or have babies .

 

[CometKeith]

rivermist, The pond looks very nice. Just wondering do you do anything special for the tadpoles? It looks like you have a nice bunch there!

 

[Rivermist]

Thx a lot to all.

For the hyacinths I must say they were already beautiful at the store (american plant) . Although next time I will peroxide bath everything lol I thought their plants were beautiful, the water was clean; and they had a huge choice that got me lost so i just took the few I knew; will go bak for more now that I have looked the other plants online.

cometkeith I just got those guys from a puddle that was getting dry probably got between 70 and 80 but they leave as they become little toads. I wish I could find some bullfrog tadpoles lol last year I had black toads tadpoles and tree frogs tadpoles (all get them at the barn where there's a huge wildlife).
I just instal them in what is the closest to their natural environment, grasses and clay for food and hiding.

 

[Rivermist]

j.w with the tadpoles that was what was left of my lilies... they come back from the almost afterlife lol