my new pond...pics

[nativelover]

well heres the hole (not done) just to give you an idea of the shape of the inside.

the bottom is 9' x 7' and slopes out to 7.5' x 12'

heres the filter and six head bubbler/ flountain (not sure yet)

hers me...in the pond...very tired and glad its almost done.

hers a shot looking south

and heres a shot while looking north.

its not finished all the way, but its comming along, should have fish in by friday.

 

[nativelover]

almost forgot, after the padding, liner and gravel its 26 inches deep.

and heres another pic lookin east.

 

[Dr Joe]

almost forgot, after the padding, liner and gravel its 26 inches deep.

and heres another pic lookin east.

No No NO... pool is pointed in the wrong direction ! You must rotate it 30 degrees to the left............. JK

Nice job. Fish in it so soon ? Whats going in it once your out?

uhm... how did you move those rocks without wrinkling the liner? (weird question huh?).

 

[JardiniBoy]

Looks like it's gonna be awesome! Quick question ... do ponds need to cycle?

 

[Chad55]

That looks really good. I have the same question though how is ur liner so straight. I have all sorts of wrinkles in mine.

Chad

 

[stotty]

Looks like it's gonna be awesome! Quick question ... do ponds need to cycle?

Yes just like your tank but bigger can take anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks. First of all Do you have fish in the pond? If you have no fish in the pond then you will need to add ammonia to the water to start the process...no ammonia means the cycle never starts. Also add 1 pound of salt per 100 gallons i have always done this BUT NEVER put salt into the filter intake. The sudden rise in salinity will annihilate your filter bacterial function.It is very important that the salt be pure salt that is free from additives, such as Iodine. I have Koi Orfe channel cats Chub and all thrive in my pond. the salt also keeps the pond clear.

 

[nativelover]

well the pond is basicly squar, so i put a bug wrinkle in each corner and there are a few little wrinkles along the sides, but its not like it affects the fishes health (wicj is really all that matters to me) as for the rocks, i just picked them up and set them where i needed them to be, execpt the one in the south east corner it was about 250 lbs so i rolled it the best i could and placed it over a 1 1/4" pvc pipe thats sunk in the ground for overflow.

right now theres two guppies in it, big pond for two tiny fish, and i only put about 1 lb of salt per 200 gallons so ill add more.

and also the liner is firestone 45mil wich is really thick and rubbery and doesnt scrunch up when you walk on it like the 20mil stuff that comes in pond kits.

 

[vildotcom]

how big do the firestone liners come?

 

[nativelover]

mine was 17 x 15 but ive seen huge ponds constructed using only one piece , so im guesing you could get a 50 x 50 if you wanted.

and if you mean how thick do they get, im not sure, but 45mil seems perfect.

 

[carpediem]

Nice job man... I'd like to see pics when it's done. Quite often you can find pond stores that sell pond bacteria. I've never bought it, can't say if it works or not. I would seed your filter media with media from someone else's pond.