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Hey everyone. New user with a brand new pond (don't even have water in yet). I've been poking around the internet for weeks now, reading about ponds until the wee hours in the morning. Just now realized that my brain is overloaded with information about submerged this, marginal that, oxygenators, bio filters, algae blooms, cycling, etc etc etc. Figured I'd sign up and say hello.
So this is my "pond"
Made from a Tuff Stuff 110 gallon stock tank from Tractor Supply Co, cedar fence boards, and deck screws. The tank is 20" deep, about 36" wide and I think it said 53" long.
I uhhh... rescued some rocks from local spots around Sacramento to put on the bottom and around the lip there. The maple bonsai is my girlfriend's, looks like it's dying.
I've been scouring local plant shops for decent and cheap water plants, haven't found much yet. My ideal vision is to fill the pond with a variety of plants and a couple of small fish and to do it in such a way that it won't require electric filtration or pumps, but that's probably going to be a tall order for me being new at this. I'll be posting some noob questions in the relatively near future, just wanted to say hello.
So this is my "pond"
Made from a Tuff Stuff 110 gallon stock tank from Tractor Supply Co, cedar fence boards, and deck screws. The tank is 20" deep, about 36" wide and I think it said 53" long.
I uhhh... rescued some rocks from local spots around Sacramento to put on the bottom and around the lip there. The maple bonsai is my girlfriend's, looks like it's dying.
I've been scouring local plant shops for decent and cheap water plants, haven't found much yet. My ideal vision is to fill the pond with a variety of plants and a couple of small fish and to do it in such a way that it won't require electric filtration or pumps, but that's probably going to be a tall order for me being new at this. I'll be posting some noob questions in the relatively near future, just wanted to say hello.