First winter 6 month old pond

[Joejoe80]

I’ve been in the fish hobby for 30 year. This is my first pond. I built it in 3 months. I have about a dozen fish 10 or so comets and 1 Shubunkin. Had 2 but one got to close to the skimmer.
The pond is about 15x10. 2 foot deep. I never really measured. It’s About 1500-1800g
I’m running a 3000g clearskim7. With a 3100gph Alpine pump. With head height and linear footage I’m running about 2000gph.

 

[j.w]

@Joejoe80
You did a great job and it looks beautiful! Love the lights and the fire pit right by the pond!

 

[Joejoe80]

Thanks there are lights in the waterfall also but can’t get a picture. I will upload a video

 

[j.w]

Video would be neat to see!

 

[Joejoe80]

 

[j.w]

Wow you work fast
Nice put together video showing us everything you did step by step!
Your fish have lots of room to grow. What part of the country do you live in? I don't see any snow or ice so must be somewhere fairly mild.

 

[SherrysPond]

Nice! Love the lights in the pond. I am going to put some lights in by spring!

 

[Joejoe80]

Wow you work fast
Nice put together video showing us everything you did step by step!
Your fish have lots of room to grow. What part of the country do you live in? I don't see any snow or ice so must be somewhere fairly mild.

I live in Jersey. The video is from a couple months ago. Before the cold weather.

 

[j.w]

Not as cold here where we live so I don't need anything to keep ice away unless we have an unusual cold spell. I keep my waterfall running all year to keep ice clear if that happens. Some here use pond breathers or cattle trough heaters to keep air in pond or a hole open in ice.

 

[Joejoe80]

Nice! Love the lights in the pond. I am going to put some lights in by spring!

They are actually water resistant battery powered remote controlled. I did not want permanent lighting as I was afraid if they went out. I would have to rip up the pond to replace wires. Didn’t want to have to deal with anything like that.
Having pump plumbing underground. That I have to dig up if something goes wrong is enough for me.

I’ve replaced the battery’s 1 time in 6 months. That was with them on fully bright and used almost every night. I leave them in the pond but they are not submerged underwater. They are placed in spots that the water flows around them. They are really bright and do a bunch of colors and flashes. They are very cheap simple and I love them.
Plus if I want to move them around for different lighting effects I can.

 

[Joejoe80]

Not as cold here where we live so I don't need anything to keep ice away unless we have an unusual cold spell. I keep my waterfall running all year to keep ice clear if that happens. Some here use pond breathers or cattle trough heaters to keep air in pond or a hole open in ice.

so far it’s gotten as low as 20° At night. I haven’t had any ice form yet.
I do have a Aerator in place just in case

 

[Joejoe80]

Not as cold here where we live so I don't need anything to keep ice away unless we have an unusual cold spell. I keep my waterfall running all year to keep ice clear if that happens. Some here use pond breathers or cattle trough heaters to keep air in pond or a hole open in ice.

you can see just a little bit of slush on the surface. But it was snowing. The slush was gone a few hours later when it got warmer

 

[Tula]

Beautiful pond, you put in a lot of hard work !

 

[Joejoe80]

Beautiful pond, you put in a lot of hard work !

I can honestly say there was not one thing that was easy. Everything was way more work than I thought

 

[addy1]

I can honestly say there was not one thing that was easy. Everything was way more work than I thought

Always!

Welcome to our group!
Beautiful job!