Denise T
In ground pool converted to fish pond
Hi everyone!
We have converted our in ground pool (9000ish gallons) to a backyard pond. We have seldom used the pool in the past several years and just maintained it to keep the mosquitos at bay. Fast forward to the beginning if this year we had a leak in the piping that shut the system down. Didn't have the time to fix it, so the water dechlorinated and around April we noticed tadpoles. At that point the lightbulb went off and we decided to go with nature.
We started this journey about a month ago. Fixed the leak, modified the filter to be a mechanical/biological filter, tested the water parameters and began adding fish and plants.
What was once a pain in the you-know-where is now our favorite hangout spot. We have a long ways to go, but are enjoying the journey so far!
We have converted our in ground pool (9000ish gallons) to a backyard pond. We have seldom used the pool in the past several years and just maintained it to keep the mosquitos at bay. Fast forward to the beginning if this year we had a leak in the piping that shut the system down. Didn't have the time to fix it, so the water dechlorinated and around April we noticed tadpoles. At that point the lightbulb went off and we decided to go with nature.
We started this journey about a month ago. Fixed the leak, modified the filter to be a mechanical/biological filter, tested the water parameters and began adding fish and plants.
What was once a pain in the you-know-where is now our favorite hangout spot. We have a long ways to go, but are enjoying the journey so far!