My First Pond is under way.

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About 30 miles southwest of Toledo. I appreciate the offer, but with the price of gas now a days, I'll probably start out with some feeder comets 'til I get things settled. Should be able to hook up the filtration tomorrow, weather permitting.
 
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It's called my fingers don't always cooperate and I didn't catch the typo before I submitted my membership. If you look under my user name you will see the correction. I have 2 poodles (one toy and one miniature) that are my spoiled rotten babies. I have wanted a "real" pond with a waterfall for a long time and I love to garden...thus my user name.:banana:
 

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poodles said:
It's called my fingers don't always cooperate and I didn't catch the typo before I submitted my membership. If you look under my user name you will see the correction. I have 2 poodles (one toy and one miniature) that are my spoiled rotten babies. I have wanted a "real" pond with a waterfall for a long time and I love to garden...thus my user name.:D

I've just got back from Holiday and seen this post thanks to a message from DrDave, I've fixed your username for you now :)
 
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After setting the flagstone and before I put all the rocks on top I sealed the edges with Black Waterfall Foam. I then set the rocks on top to make the edges and sealed the inside of them with waterfall foam. I still have some more sealing to do to get it just the way I want it but that will wait until spring.
 

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It is easy, path of least resistance. If the gap under the slab is very small or non existant, the water has no choice but to go over.
 
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The winter has served me very well. I have learned many important lessons. The most important lesson being that even in the harsh winter of Ohio the pond is still very enjoyable. I decided to leave my waterfalls running all winter and I have had no issues. The ice buildup was a beautiful site. The water running under the ice was just as amazing. Sitting in the living room I could still hear the falls which has always been one of my favorites.

I have also decided to re-do several features of the pond. Son once the snow quits flying and melts away I have learned that I should have taken a little more time when digging the ledges to make sure they are level so plants don't overturn so easy. I also need to dig them a little deeper to keep the top of the pots under water easier. I will also re-do the pond edge to slope them away from the pond slightly hoping to keep the stones from sliding in the pond especially under the added weight of heavy snowfalls.

I look forward to the spring as I know it will keep me very busy. I also can't wait to visit with all my fish.
 

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Good luck with your renovations to your pond...im thinking of digging out my plant shelves myself .. should gain atleast a couple hundred gallons of water volume and i dont really utilize them anyways.
 

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