Mmathis
TurtleMommy
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Most of you who follow me know that we moved to our current home 2 years ago. Old pond was 
demolished, but goldfish and some plants came with us to the new place....and have been living in temporary quarters in the backyard: a 300 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank and an Intex pool (the kind with the inflatable top ring.).
Our original plan was to get the new pond started this spring, but then Covid-19 hit, and we decided a safe course of action would be to put our plans on hold until finances were a little more stable. In the meantime, I bought another Intex pool, but this one is a 10’ diameter pool with an exterior frame. It’s a little over 1000 gallons. I wanted to combine all fish and plants into a single “pond,” rather than have them in 2 separate ones. This temp. “Pond” is semi-under an oak tree, so found a net and set it up over the “pond.” So far, so good. No comments, please, about my electrical set-up. I know it’s not safe (an extension cord), but the cord with the pump is a GFIC cord, AND the whole line is on a house GFIC circuit.
Here’s the NEW, temporary “pond.”
Anyway, my news is that hubby gave me the go-ahead. We had a pond builder come out yesterday to give us our first estimate! Hubby wants me to get at least 2 other estimates, so I’ll be on the phone today, making calls.
Of course, the new pond will include a bog! And....because of the box turtles, it will also have a satellite bog — a separate bog pool incorporated into their habitat.
Stay tuned for updates!
demolished, but goldfish and some plants came with us to the new place....and have been living in temporary quarters in the backyard: a 300 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank and an Intex pool (the kind with the inflatable top ring.).Our original plan was to get the new pond started this spring, but then Covid-19 hit, and we decided a safe course of action would be to put our plans on hold until finances were a little more stable. In the meantime, I bought another Intex pool, but this one is a 10’ diameter pool with an exterior frame. It’s a little over 1000 gallons. I wanted to combine all fish and plants into a single “pond,” rather than have them in 2 separate ones. This temp. “Pond” is semi-under an oak tree, so found a net and set it up over the “pond.” So far, so good. No comments, please, about my electrical set-up. I know it’s not safe (an extension cord
), but the cord with the pump is a GFIC cord, AND the whole line is on a house GFIC circuit.Here’s the NEW, temporary “pond.”
Anyway, my news is that hubby gave me the go-ahead. We had a pond builder come out yesterday to give us our first estimate! Hubby wants me to get at least 2 other estimates, so I’ll be on the phone today, making calls.
Of course, the new pond will include a bog! And....because of the box turtles, it will also have a satellite bog — a separate bog pool incorporated into their habitat.
Stay tuned for updates!
