Hi! Here's my pond

[Roy L.]

Hi! I'm Roy from Norway, and I am new to this forum.
I registered because I'm very interested in odd and unusual fish, and to my surprise I discovered a thread about ponds...

So naturally I must put out a picture of my own pond :D

[Vitaliy]

Beautiful pond man, great job.

[Roy L.]

Thanks :D
Very small pictures I put out though, what is the size-limit?

[Vitaliy]

Thanks :D
Very small pictures I put out though, what is the size-limit?
No limits. :)

[I3u11he4d]

I'm jealous,Thats a beautiful pond.I hope mine turns out to be half as nice as yours. :)

[Kieranuk]

Great pond! And welcome to MFK I am hoping to have a pond and if it looks anything as good as yours I would be really happy. How long did it take you to make it?

[Roy L.]

Difficult to say how many hours, but those pictures are from the third season.
There's always something that's not completely finished...
But it was not until the third summer I had that clear water, because
that spring I finished a big homemade filter.

[Roy L.]

Sorry I posted the same pictur twice :eek:
I meant to show that there are other fish than Koi there also.
There are common karps that are 50 cm. +
and some species I dont know the english words for...

[kit]

:WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA:

[Roy L.]

Missed the picture

[Roy L.]

Do You have this fish in America?
(the orange ones)

[Loubard]

Super cool!! Nice pond!

[Roy L.]

LEUCISCUS IDUS !!
That's the name of them, I read it on Your tread Loubard!
The same fish :)

[guppy]

Very nice pond, do you use something to keep it from freezing over in the winter?

[Roy L.]

Thanks :)
I use an airpump/diffuser to keep a hole in the ice so the gasses kan get out, and so the fish don't sufficate.

And I put a crate with holes in the sides over the hole, to help keep it open.
It works fine, even when it gets down to -30 C.

It's important then that the air-stone is not placed deep, because then all the water will start to sircle and be chilled down.

You know water is heavyest when its +4 C, and stays at the bottom.

[Loubard]

LEUCISCUS IDUS !!
That's the name of them, I read it on Your tread Loubard!
The same fish :)

Ha ha, sharp action Roy L.! :D

[Roy L.]

Must always snook around ;)
Is that a common fish in the Netherlands?

[Loubard]

Yeah, you can buy it at every Garden center who sell pond stuff and fish. Like €10,- for 10 fish. You can also buy the normal dark form and a blue form too.

And is it common at Drammen, Norway?

Your pond is looking good btw, is it indoors?

[Roy L.]

There is a few lakes in the south part of Norway they've been put out, and we don't see them often in shops...
But ofcourse ponding is not a very common thing either, not like in Uk, Germany and the Netherlands..
Did You mean my little livingroom-pond on my space?
That was just a little prefabricated pond I set up very simply...
Missed seeing my fish during the wintertime :D

[MStad64]

Very nice , Roy

[fishyboi]

NICE POND

[Loubard]

Did You mean my little livingroom-pond on my space?
That was just a little prefabricated pond I set up very simply...
Missed seeing my fish during the wintertime :D

Yeah I did, do you have any pics of your pond outside then?

And in The Netherlands it is actually quite common to have a pond. I think I have read that almost 1/3 of the people has a pond. Not a big one for most, as not eatch garden is big enough to house a decent sized pond.

[PUFFERMAN]

Nice Pond :headbang2 :headbang2

[Mourinho18]

yeah dude, that pond is sick. Very impressive especially in a place like Norway. I've been to sweden and it gets WICKED cold up there.

[joeytoe]

Thats a damn fine looking pond youve got there. :thumbsup:

[mon]

nice pond!!!!

[Roy L.]

Thank's very much You all!
I came in here mostly to talk aboyt Arowana's but I've hven't had the time yet :D

[Roy L.]

I actualllly have a Silver Arowana of about 50 cm. in that indoor-pond, he he...

[SAGE]

i wish i can see it but still i cant even though i all ready post 5

[fishyfishy]

I am trying to start a 2000 gal pond. I have the liner, pump ,and filter. any one have any suggestions.

[Roy L.]

I am trying to start a 2000 gal pond. I have the liner, pump ,and filter. any one have any suggestions.
If you'r gonna make a natural pond, be very careful with the edges.
It's not easy to make it good, so the liner don't show.
I think it was a very good idea the way Loubard did the edges.
And a good tip is to make the pond deep, so the fish have plenty of space to swim. Then it's easyer for the fish in the wintertime too, if you have cold climate.

Take pictures when you start digging, and we can comment as you go.
Good luck :)

[Loubard]

Thanks Roy! And yeah fishyfishy, if you post pic's we can def. comment or give advice. That would make an awesome threat!

[guppy]

Hiya Roy and Fishyfishy, welcome to MFK. The Ides are illegal in Oregon, dammit. Nice pond. Roy, do you have problems over wintering?
FF where are you and do you want to keep locals or things like Koi?

[Roy L.]

It works fine to over winter the fish in the pond, but it's very important to keep an open hole in the ice with an airpump.
Othervice they suffocate under the ice becauseof the sumpgasses and lack of oxygen.
And since water is heaviest at +4 celcius it's important to prevent the water from sirculating much.

[Nic]

:drool: :drool: :drool: wow beautiful pond great job :thumbsup: :headbang2

[dapike1979]

:headbang2
No limits. :)

[guppy]

Oh, 640 pixel width works well for posting, Merry X-mas.

[msouth468]

Cool

[SteveTsemberlis]

nice pond

[Don4921]

nice pic guppy :ROFL: :ROFL:

[jimsuy]

VERY NICE KOI...

[Muske]

Sweet looking pond...how old are the two biggest koi? Did you buy them already a decent size? Or have they grown to there current size. Show us a pic of your filter as well.

[adobongrabbit]

nice work!

[gentleman4u81]

very nice.

[tankmates]

Nicely done!

[jimsuy]

nice pond.... very relaxing.... :)

[joelfish]

Awesome pond. I love the little bridge you have there.

[rob page]

how much does it cost to run one?

[fish head )'>]

very nice

[limz_777]

nice , do you have pics of your setup for filtration?

[SecretHavenFarm]

Very Nice!

[mrairportjunke]

nice

[CichlidFiend]

fabulous

[TOON_CARP]

Nice pond;-)

[Opiate]

stunning