just thought I'd share some pics of my pond I took last night.

[Rlavassor86]

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Nice! I cant wait till my ground cover gets to where it covers stuff

 

[Rlavassor86]

Nice! I cant wait till my ground cover gets to where it covers stuff

Thanks! Its taken a lot of work and a few years to get it where its at now but I'm proud of it. Being my first pond and all. My goal I'd to have another about 30 feet away and create a stream to connect them.

 

[jwh0818]

Nice pond! How big is it?

 

[Rlavassor86]

Nice pond! How big is it?

If I remember right it was close to 300 gallons. I think a little over that.

 

[jwh0818]

Whats your stock?

 

[Rlavassor86]

Whats your stock?

For now just some comets. Theres 6 in there but still small. I'm waiting to expand before I spend money on koi

 

[jwh0818]

For now just some comets. I'm waiting to expand before I spend money on koi

If you want a nicely stocked koi pond, I my self would go ahead and make it around 2-5k gallons. Since your gonna be digging, might as well go big or go home so to speak!

 

[Rlavassor86]

Lfs by me has some really nice koi but they go for 300 each lol and even more for the bigger ones

 

[jwh0818]

Lfs by me has some really nice koi but they go for 300 each lol and even more for the bigger ones

Nooooo. Id buy some small cheaper ones and let em grow out. I think you'll find much more satisfaction doing it that way. 300 for a koi is way too much!

 

[Rlavassor86]

Nooooo. Id buy some small cheaper ones and let em grow out. I think you'll find much more satisfaction doing it that way. 300 for a koi is way too much!

Yea they've got some real small ones bout 5-10 each.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

If I remember right it was close to 300 gallons. I think a little over that.

300 there must be more to it then what I can see in the picture. I think mine looks bigger maybe not Idk

 

[Rlavassor86]

300 there must be more to it then what I can see in the picture. I think mine looks bigger maybe not Idk

Yea some of the plants have overgrown the far end and its pretty deep. Tell ya what ill measure it and figure out the volume and get back to ya on it. But I'm pretty sure it was right in that area

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Yea some of the plants have overgrown the far end and its pretty deep. Tell ya what ill measure it and figure out the volume and get back to ya on it. But I'm pretty sure it was right in that area

It may be.. I kinda just guessed on mine. Mine is oddly shaped so figuring it out is a pain.

 

[Rlavassor86]

I've got a 1200 gph pump I use for draining for water changes and it takes it a good 15-20 just to drain half but also considering about 2-1/2' -3' of head on the pump.

 

[Rlavassor86]

It may be.. I kinda just guessed on mine. Mine is oddly shaped so figuring it out is a pain.

Yea mines like a figure 8 outline

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I've got a 1200 gph pump I use for draining for water changes and it takes it a good 15-20 just to drain half but also considering about 2-1/2' -3' of head on the pump.

Get some good day shots at different angles for me, please. I'd love to see some more of it. Plus get a ton of shots while adding to it when you get that far.

 

[Rlavassor86]

This pond has become another passion for me. I had to get rid of my 125 malawi tank cus a seal failed and I just didn't feel like fixing it. So now I'm doen to my 72 planted and the pond. I miss my cichlids though. I'm seriously contemplating a 220 for a malawi biotope

 

[Rlavassor86]

Get some good day shots at different angles for me, please. I'd love to see some more of it. Plus get a ton of shots while adding to it when you get that far.

Will do.

 

[Rlavassor86]

Will do.

The addition is next springs project though. Being a single full time father has put the expansion on the back burner for now since they take up all my time lol