New forum member - advice required please

[owenmahamilton]

Hi, I just joined this forum as I'm in the process of buying a pond for my garden and I'd like some advice as to what sort of pump and anything else I'd need please. I am in a wheelchair and so I'm planning on buying a Raised Hexagon Garden Fishpond with Viewing Windows which I have found online, the main reason being I will be able to see the fish when I'm indoors. I don't have any outside electrical sockets so to keep the costs down as much as possible I'd prefer to have a solar powered pump and therefore would very much appreciate any advice anyone on here can give me as to which one to go for and also let me know anything else I need to go with it. I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to this sort of thing so don't really have any clue as to where to start and I want to make sure I don't end up buying the wrong things.

Thank you in advance.

Owen Hamilton

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forum Owen!

How big is the raised pond that you've seen?

 

[sissy]

Welcome and the best thing you did is come to this forum to get help we love to help but we don't dig .First thing what is your budget for the set up you want and what size is the raised pond and how big is it and are you going to have fish and what is your weather like .Meaning protecting it from freezing or over heating

 

[owenmahamilton]

Thanks for the warm welcome, I posted on another forum first and got quite a hostile response. Am I allowed to post links to other websites on here? If so I'll post a link to the pond I'm going to buy. I live in the south of England, I'm having my lawn removed and replaced with paving slabs and then will put the pond on the patio where I can watch the fish through my patio windows, the pond I am buying is hexagonal, made of wood with 2 perspex viewing windows, measuring 166cm x 144cm x 51 cm.

 

[morewater]

If it's an above-ground unit (about 18" deep) and you live in England, how are you planning on keeping it from freezing solid in the Winter?

As to the link, sure......go ahead an post it.

Want me to go over to the "hostile" forum and kick some ass for you?

 

[owenmahamilton]

I believe you can get heaters but as I said in my original post, I'm a complete novice when it comes to this so am happy for any advice people can give me.

 

[morewater]

Heating that volume of water outside is going to cost you a fortune, Owen.

You should get a hold of Dave from this forum, he's got aboveground tank set-up and is in the UK as well.

Haven't seen him around in a while, though.

https://www.gardenpondforum.com/members/dave-54.5153/

 

[sissy]

You can buy heaters and you can wrap it in insulation just for the winter also .We like to help but we like it better when people have an idea of what they want .How cold are your coldest temps in the winter

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome. Though I don't know what the other forum is, I understand completely how you felt -- and glad you found us.