Water Gardening: Water Puppies At Play, 1 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
The pond is NOT deep, because I have several very young grandchildren and I didn't want the worry of deep water. It goes against all the written material, but seems not to bother the fish at all. Deepest point is a mere 2 feet deep.

It is 22feet x 18feet.

There are about a dozen large koi (18-24")and about 50 goldfish from 8-12inches.

The "necklace" of rocks on the perimeter has all been removed as of last winter. They were to stabilize the edge and protect the liner from the sun until the plants could cover it. Only a couple of rocks remain to hide the pipes that enter the pond at the back righthand side and of course the waterfall.

It's come a long way in four years and we did fight the battle of green water for a year and upgraded the filtration system after a year and again the following summer. We have typical summer temps of 85 - 110 F and the filtration system does a great job of keeping the water looking like good vodka. :-) Crystal clear and free of algae by cleaning the skimmer daily and backwashing a couple of times a week. Winter temps are rarely below 40 F, so the fish are active all year round.

It didn't start out looking this way and that first year I threatened several times to fill it in and make it a rose garden.

This message was edited Feb 4, 2004 2:00 PM