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- Aug 18, 2016
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Hello everyone,
I'm an avid gardener and moved last November to a new house that had an abandoned 300 gallon rigid pond. I had never water gardened before (or kept fish) so I read as much as possible over the winter and figured I would try to maintain the pond for at least a season (depending on my success).
After ice skim melted I looked into the pond to find it barren with a submerged Beckett fountain and a waterfall pump & hose. Waterfall feature didn't work (pump was burnt out & waterfall housing is cracked).
The GFI outlet wasn't working so I ran an extension cord to try and use what I had (the submerged fountain). After running for some time I added some plants and snails to balance out "the green water" which helped a little but it wasn't until I added plants (marginal & submerged) then started using a better filter/fountain/uv clarifier did the pond really start "living" - a while later I added a couple bullfrog tapoles & fish in small doses.
And now we're off and really enjoying the pond: next step is getting through winter. I'm on the border of zone 6/7 and just keep on reading.
Tom