Hello all!
We have an empty in ground pool, holds about 20,000 gallons. Basically we are pretty much tired of looking at the empty hole, but can't afford for it to be redone, so we would like to have a pond.
For about a year now, we have been watching youtube videos of people turning their pools into ponds by just going natural, introducing some fish and plants, and with no filtration. But, somehow, every time i ask a question on forum online, i get the answer that involves thousands of dollars spent for a filtration system. In the mean time, i keep watching videos of people updating their newly started ponds, and they are blossoming (literally) with plants and life.
So i decided to try one more forum and see if our dream can become a reality without going completely broke!
What we imagine is NOT a koi/goldfish pond. Living in Phoenix and not being very tolerant of the heat, we are mainly confined to home, and not exposed to nature a lot. I would love to have a natural looking pond, focusing mainly on plants, and keeping fish only to minimum, Arizona state required mosquito fish. I am definitely interested in adding some type of circulation to the water, but i think our budget would be limited to 500 dollars. However, i am not sure, what kind-does it have to be a submersible pump? If so, i was unable to find any for 20,000 gallon ponds. Would the pump for 10,000 ponds help at all? Or running two of these?
I would truly appreciate advice that would allow us to start working on our eye sore. I am at the point of my life where i could emotionally benefit from just looking at a pond, and being how colder months are coming to Phoenix, we would love to start ASAP!
We have an empty in ground pool, holds about 20,000 gallons. Basically we are pretty much tired of looking at the empty hole, but can't afford for it to be redone, so we would like to have a pond.
For about a year now, we have been watching youtube videos of people turning their pools into ponds by just going natural, introducing some fish and plants, and with no filtration. But, somehow, every time i ask a question on forum online, i get the answer that involves thousands of dollars spent for a filtration system. In the mean time, i keep watching videos of people updating their newly started ponds, and they are blossoming (literally) with plants and life.
So i decided to try one more forum and see if our dream can become a reality without going completely broke!
What we imagine is NOT a koi/goldfish pond. Living in Phoenix and not being very tolerant of the heat, we are mainly confined to home, and not exposed to nature a lot. I would love to have a natural looking pond, focusing mainly on plants, and keeping fish only to minimum, Arizona state required mosquito fish. I am definitely interested in adding some type of circulation to the water, but i think our budget would be limited to 500 dollars. However, i am not sure, what kind-does it have to be a submersible pump? If so, i was unable to find any for 20,000 gallon ponds. Would the pump for 10,000 ponds help at all? Or running two of these?
I would truly appreciate advice that would allow us to start working on our eye sore. I am at the point of my life where i could emotionally benefit from just looking at a pond, and being how colder months are coming to Phoenix, we would love to start ASAP!
