Nice Forum

[Nova]

We built our pond last year and are already wanting to make changes and build a second one. I started posting today and already have answers to some questions, I like this forum.

In reading some posts I am surprised at the size of some ponds people have. Mine is only about 8' x 14' but it fits the location and I like it.

 

[DrDave]

Welcome to our Forum Nova!

 

[j.w]

Nova

Your pond is about the same size as mine. I just have goldfish

 

[Nova]

I have goldfish and couple 5 koi.

My pond during a hail storm last May.

The bullfrog lives the downspout drain pipe by day and in the pond at night. It is the toads we have problems with. We removed 12 pairs of toads taking to a small lake area. After thinking it was cool to have long strings of toad eggs in the pond only to have them hatch into 300 tadpoles, it not was cool any more.

 

[j.w]

Love your big frog and your pond and area looks really nice. You definitely need to get some nice plants growing around your pond. It will help keep out the real Mr Heron. I have some fish line attached to poles around mine also cuz heron don't like that stuff. It gets in their way and they don't like their legs messed with running into it.
Here he is trying to sneak in before I added the lower line of fish line. He just ducked under it when I didn't have the lower line.

Now I haven't seen him since I added it around the whole pond with two strands of the line

 

[koiguy1969]

welcome to the group....if we cant dazzle you with brilliance we will baffle you with B.S....seriously...theres plenty of ideas and advise here. teach and be taught!

 

[addy1]

Welcome, you did what I thought would work well jw, lines of fishing line around the pond, rather than over it.

 

[j.w]

Yep addy and I like the way the fish line doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. It's hardly even noticeable :alieneyesa:

 

[CometKeith]

Hi Nova, Welcome to the forum!