How much do you enjoy your pond?

[CTU2fan]

Might sound like a silly question, but I'm thinking of doing a pond. It will be either a ghetto-style above ground pool or I might go ahead and dig a pond. What I'm wondering is, will it be worth it? How much time do you guys spend looking at your pond/fish? Was it worth the work and $$$ to make it, if you had it to do again?

I suppose of I go ghetto and don't like it it's not a big loss, but I'm leaning toward digging one as a dug pond should be easier to regulate the temps. I'd like to be able to keep tropicals in it all year if I can work out a reasonable heating solution...but in the end I'd hate to do the work on this thing and have it just sit there.

 

[Pshmock]

I enjoy my pond alot. I like to watch my koi swim around and play together.

 

[synodontisjack]

Im out there whenever its warm watching the fish

 

[tigerbutterfly]

Any amount of time and money would be worth it to have a pond, for me, that is. But I fear living in Hell, er, um, I mean Vegas, I'm afraid I'll boil the fish. :-(

 

[haynchinook334]

Might sound like a silly question, but I'm thinking of doing a pond. It will be either a ghetto-style above ground pool or I might go ahead and dig a pond. What I'm wondering is, will it be worth it? How much time do you guys spend looking at your pond/fish? Was it worth the work and $$$ to make it, if you had it to do again?

I suppose of I go ghetto and don't like it it's not a big loss, but I'm leaning toward digging one as a dug pond should be easier to regulate the temps. I'd like to be able to keep tropicals in it all year if I can work out a reasonable heating solution...but in the end I'd hate to do the work on this thing and have it just sit there.

this is my gotto pond.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168929

 

[polish]

I can't wait to have a house where I can make one, digging up my backyard at a rental condo might not go over so well. I spend hours staring at my tanks, I am sure the same would apply to a pond. Keep in my if you make it a ghetto ugly thing you'll likely not want to look at it nearly as much as if you make it a nice looking pond.

haynchinook334 - Yours is very nice, I wouldn't call that ghetto at all.

 

[HandsomeDevil]

I really like mine, it's not huge but holds my koi and 2 red eared sliders, I like to relax beside it when it cools off in the after noon. My advice don't skimp on the filter equipment, a UV sterilizer is a must.

 

[haynchinook334]

i don't have uv sterilizer....is that bad? my water is crystal clear. but it is also not in direct sun light.

 

[jcardona1]

how could you not enjoy this????

 

[CTU2fan]

The thing that the pool-as-pond has going for it is the light blue liner...I'll be able to see my fish

Chinook yours is really nice, if I had a place to put it I'd totally do an indoor pond like that, it's pimp. Though mine would be gars and aros (and yeah, probably cats too).