Hello from NorCal

[Kulukan]

Hello!

I joined a couple of days ago to get some filter/pump questions answered and thought I would finally say hi My boyfriend and I are in the process of making our first pond. We were originally going to dig a 7'x3' 3 foot deep pond, but after realizing the cost of liners figured it would be a better investment to get a 300 gallon stock tank so that we could take it with us when we move.

We haven't purchased any of the parts for this yet but I am going to attempt to assemble the 30 gallon filter tomorrow. I think that I know what I'm doing but we will see (I just now realized that I don't know what size of pvc pipe to get)

We live about 40 minutes north of San Fransisco. I have a 55 gallon tank full of my beloved goldfish. There are 2 stunted commons from the days before I understood proper fish care (Maverick and Jango), 1 telescope (Kitty), 1 calico oranda (Bruce) and 1 little brown pearlscale (Boushh).

I have wanted a pond since I was little and I'm very excited to get started! The big round stock tank might require some backyard rearranging but I will find a way to make it fit!

 

[koidaddy]

Welcome to the forum. Make sure you have the stock tank level. I had one crack on me and I suspect it wasn't.

 

[addy1]

Put a layer of sand below it, that helps level it. I have one set up for my lotus plants.
Use the 1.5 or 2 inch pvc less friction loss, better water flow. We used 2 inch for everything we put together.

 

[koiguy1969]

welcome to our most humble meeting of the minds...where you are free to post your ponders pond ponderings.

 

[Kulukan]

thanks everyone :lol: we do have a couple of bags of sand sitting around though I suspect we will need a few more.

 

[sissy]

welcome to our pond world and hope your fish will enjoy there new home

 

[j.w]

Kulukan

 

[CometKeith]

Hi Kulukan, Welcome and good luck with your pond! Typically comets and shubunkins do better in ponds than fancies. I don't know how cold it gets by you, but fancies are more susceptible to harm from cold weather. Also the faster fish get to the food faster and leave less for the other fish.

 

[Kulukan]

All of my fancy fish are staying inside and they are trained to hand feed so everyone gets the right amount. I think wakin or watonai will go in the pond.

 

[CometKeith]

Those are both really nice fish. Can you get them locally or do you have to mail order from someone like Raingarden?

 

[Pond Boy]

Welcome...

 

[Kulukan]

if i go with they Watonai will come from rain garden but I can get wakin from San fransisco. Considering the cost of gas right now and the fact that going to SF means a bridge toll and buying lunch and the possibility of not liking the selection the overall cost and risk of the wakin trip might not be worth it when I can get watonai that I know I will like from rain garden. I've had a great experience buying from him in the past and got a telescope that recovered from shipping and was happily swimming in less than 6 hours after being removed from her shipping bag.

 

[DrDave]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[CometKeith]

Hey Kulukan, I'm planing on getting at least one from them too this year. It will be my first purchase from them and also the first time I spent more than 6 bucks. Here are a few of my current ones.

 

[CometKeith]

This was the picture of them.