my new (first) pond

[toehead11183]

`got this preform from a local church who was throwing it away. decided to put it in last week. dug the hole sun/mon. put it is tues, built the filter wednesday, thurs-mon was vacation. decorated it and put fish in tues night got up this morning to find IT HAS A LEAK!!!! dropped 5 inches over night. so this friday i will tear it apart. until then i has to keep 15 fedder comets from drying up. here are some pics before i added water.

if it dont work out. it would be the perfect kiddie pool for my daughter!

 

[moxxommox]

Neat job mate... nice ute too LOL

what's going in this bad boy?

 

[toehead11183]

koi if i ever get it to hold water. i'm digging it 5 times bigger next year. 8'x8'x3'

 

[Dr Joe]

Why wait? Fix this one and use it as a bog fliter for the bigger one . (Hey, the shovel is already dirty).

 

[padge206]

i can't wait to start my first real one too!!!

 

[Dr Joe]

HEY did ya fall in?

Aw man, he's probably sittin' back with his feet propped up drinking somethin' cold and watchin' the fishes.

Update.

 

[BrtnBoy449]

nice!

now all you have to do is stock it

 

[toehead11183]

sorry i forgot all about this post, i'll get pics soon. i left my camara picture uploader thingy at my moms house

 

[toehead11183]

Sorry for the delay. i forgot all about posting new pics...here they are.
i used a 2.5 gallon bucket with a 550gph pump for a filter. i put a crate over it and stacked rocks in it. thats is in the middle in the 3rd pick. i got a few water plants to help shade and control algae. so far there are about 10 1" comets, a 4 " comet, 2 4" koi and a 7" albino channel cat. i put 2 apple snails in from my aquarium and they are already breeding. enjoy the pics

 

[matthew112687]

Looks great. Good job!