Pool to Pond 2013

[joesandy1822]

Adding more rocks, some plants, and bought some watercress at the grocery store and put in the falls. Ended up taking it out and placing it in the rocks around the edge of the pond. Today it is doing great, but it did go through a bad looking stage when the weather was so hot. It is coming back nicely now though. Notice the slight green tint? Our friend, the little algae fairy, had made a visit.

 

[sissy]

bonus you have a deck and can add a roof to sit and eat with the fish .

 

[joesandy1822]

bonus you have a deck and can add a roof to sit and eat with the fish .

Ya, we were trying to figure out what to do with that deck. Thought about trying to lower it, or just rip it down. Then we both decided to leave it be for now. And now, it is growing on us. I put all kinds of potted plants up there, and we put a little bench. You get a whole different view of the pond when you sit up there!

 

[sissy]

how big and how deep is it .It does look great and nice you had help

 

[joesandy1822]

You can see that I've started working on the area behind the falls. Here I went in to add an extra piece of liner where there will be some slightly sharp rocks.

 

[sissy]

My front porch is up over my pond and can sit under cover and view the fish down in the pond .Put lights that shine down into the pond for night viewing and you have it made .I don't like pond lights they leak and they shine up and show water looking cloudy even if it is not .Down lights work better .I used those clamp lights .Put poles in the ground and done .Besides the height of that will give you a full view of the whole pond .

 

[sissy]

I think you just wanted to take a swim . :cheerful: You should have made your filter fall a little higher this way you would have heard splashing of water and it would aerate the water more

 

[joesandy1822]

how big and how deep is it .It does look great and nice you had help

It's about 25x15 and average depth is about 32", although there is one spot we dug deeper down by the falls. It's probably about 45" deep there.

 

[joesandy1822]

My front porch is up over my pond and can sit under cover and view the fish down in the pond .Put lights that shine down into the pond for night viewing and you have it made .I don't like pond lights they leak and they shine up and show water looking cloudy even if it is not .Down lights work better .I used those clamp lights .Put poles in the ground and done .Besides the height of that will give you a full view of the whole pond .

I will definitely keep this in mind. We have an underwater pond light that came with our kit, and we have not installed it yet. I also have 3 full cans of that waterfall foam that we never used. I guess I'll try and sell it on CL and buy an above ground light as you mentioned.

 

[joesandy1822]

I think you just wanted to take a swim . :cheerful: You should have made your filter fall a little higher this way you would have heard splashing of water and it would aerate the water more

The way it turned out, there is a LOT of splashing and oxygenation. The neighbors have mentioned it sounds soothing. Once I added the other rocks around the falls, I guess that did the trick.

 

[joesandy1822]

Falls is nearly completed here.

 

[joesandy1822]

I dug a drywell and plumbed for an overflow. Filled with large gravel. It works GREAT.

 

[joesandy1822]

View from our kitchen window.

 

[GreatDanesDad]

This whole thread is awesome!! I vote keep the porch. Plant bushes around it and make a storage underneath it and a sitting area on top with all your potted plants. It is amazing! Great Job!

 

[joesandy1822]

This was the first of the lilies to bloom.....Wanvisa. It has been BEAUTIFUL!!! You can also see the cobblestone and the cedar mulch that I put down around the edge. So far, we are really liking how the edge treatment is working. Was concerned about the mulch gravitation into the rocks or water, but so far so good.