How do you go about making a pond?????? - Aquarium Advice

WhiteAngel · 03-10-2004, 07:48 AM

I was wondering, how would you go about making a pond????

And is it possible to make one in a limited space????

I am only allowed, out of my cousin's backyard, to use a part that is 20' long and about 10' wide.

What fish can be put in besides koi?

How much would a set-up cost?

03-10-2004, 08:20 AM

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I was wondering, how would you go about making a pond????

There are many types of pond construction, from those preformed ponds you can buy at [acronym:0f6561fbe5="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:0f6561fbe5], Lowe's, Walmart, etc., to free-form, where you make whatever shape you want, and use a liner manufactured for pond use, to concrete-lined ponds.

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And is it possible to make one in a limited space????

Certainly, you can also make a tiny one with a 1/2 barrel and liner, or the preformed ones mentioned earlier.

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What fish can be put in besides koi?

goldfish (stay away from the fancy ones like Oranda, or redcaps) comets, shubunkins, and regular feeder goldfish are hardiest, but I reall can't speak for Montana, your winters are way different than Maryland!

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How much would a set-up cost?

Cheapest, prolly $200 bucks or so (Angelfishfan could answer this best), up to unlimited tens of thousands of dollars for an ultra cool pond, waterfall, stream, lights, and every fancy thing you can think of!

Mine is free-form with liner, 2 ponds connected by waterfall and stream, I think I have about $5,000 invested in it.

Best book I know of on the subject: The Complete Pond Builder, by Helen Nash.

[acronym:0f6561fbe5="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:0f6561fbe5]

03-10-2004, 07:48 AM	#1
WhiteAngel Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 53	How do you go about making a pond?????? I was wondering, how would you go about making a pond???? And is it possible to make one in a limited space???? I am only allowed, out of my cousin's backyard, to use a part that is 20' long and about 10' wide. What fish can be put in besides koi? How much would a set-up cost? __________________ PICTURES NONE, SORRY One blue point [blue-grey body, with slate blue tail, ears, mask, and legs] Siamese, Sky; one black stray cat female, Phantom; their babies {March 1st, 2004[03/01/04]}: Tulip, lilac female [pink-grey legs, tail, mask, and ears with white body]; Ginger, ginger female; Shadow, black male; SnowBell, white female. two Canaries [Rex, {normal} Sama {albino}]. Two out of three eggs has hatched already, live babies. Sadly, the third baby was unable to make it. One pure-bred but sadly unregistered grey Arabian filly called Gjina; One light brown furred WOLF called Flame {the park officials of Yellowstone didn't want him}

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