My boyfriend & I finally finished our little pond. It's in a 50 gallon rubbermade container that means a lot to me. It belonged to my Dad who passed away last year. He & I often spoke about turning it into a little pond at his home, but with Katrina & everything we never got around to it. I think he'd be proud of what I've done.
You've done a wonderful job!!
Your Dad would be thrilled, I'm sure ^_^
It’s absolutely beautiful Jomoncon! I’m sure your dad would be very proud of your little piece of paradise.
beautiful job^_^. I love your lighting and the color of the rocks you chose. Gorgeous. God bless your dad.
It's really well done - a charming little oasis flawlessly executed. You can see the care and the love in it.
Beautiful little pond. Your dad would be so proud of you. Enjoy it everyday, with fond memories of your Dad. God Bless!
That is the cutest lil pond. I agree with everyone else. Your dad you've been very proud of you master piece. BTW....love the alligator on the right hand corner.
You did an awesome job!! It really looks natural. You created his dream.
I'd like to thank all of you for your very kind words. My Dad was a real nature lover and always had a large vegetable garden and a separate flower garden. He also loved to fish so maybe he would have liked my few little goldfishes!!
Good for you......a wonderful job.
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that's a beautiful pond! Are you putting any fish in it?
Your pond is just darling. You did a beautiful job. I am sorry for your loss, but am sure he is looking down at your pond & smiling.
Jo,
I had 7 little goldfish, about 2" each. I called them the seven dwarfs. Now they are the seven dwarfs minus one. I know that's a lot for this small pond, but I guess a few more will go onto fish heaven before they get to a larger size. If not, I have a friend with a larger pond who will take any that get too large. They are getting adjusted tome feeding them & not hiding when I walk up to the pond.
I just love your pond. Do you think the fish will survive the heat in the summer? That's my concern with a small pond. And which 50 gallon container did you use?
Jo
Jo,
I used a rubbermaid stock tank that is 52"x31"x12" deep.
My pond is only a few weeks old,so I can't say how hot t will get in the New Orleans heat. About half of the surface gets no sunlight, and the other half gets suns only in the afternoon. I now have a lot of plants in the water & hopefully that will helpd keep the water a little cooler.
Since the sides of the tank are sheltered from the sun that also helps to moderate temperatures. I vacationed once in New Orleans ( pre Katrina) and found it to be an amazing place and a place where we put the convertible top up to get away from the heat.
I think since you have the water circulating with the waterfall, the temp.will probably be okay.
That is just lovely! You'd never guess it was a preformed container. Looks very natural with the great rock work you did. Lots of plants in the pond to uptake nutrients out of the water will help a lot with having a large fish load in the pond. You can also do weekly small water changes if needed. With that much shade, and if you have lots of plants on the sunny side to shade the water the temp should stay in a safe range. You can always freeze water in butter or cool whip bowls and float them in the water during the heat of the day to help cool the pond if it gets too warm.
Lana
Lana,
Thanks for your advice. I love the idea of a block of ice to help cool things down in the heat of the day. I must have a small leak by the waterfall, requrring me to add at least 5 gallons (10%) of water per week. It will probably get worse once the real smmmer hits and temps stay in the high 90s. I think I'm going to add even more underwater plants to help out. I seems to be getting some sort of algae on the waterfall. Not too bad yet, but I'll keep an eye on it.
BTW, if I have too mny typos in this, blame it on the margaritas!!
mmmm, margaritas! Love em :)
No rubber showing! Love and landscaping you did around it.
