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The big green pot became a home for a Japanese maple...I can't remember now why it was on the path...I do buy a lot of teeny plants and pot them till they are big enough to go out on their own ( only way I can afford my maple addiction). The original pot looked like ceramic, but as the finish...

You are absolutely right! There I go overthinking things again...I did spray it w an outdoor clear coat, will have to check the can label for UV... It's just a little mermaid figure, but I hate to destroy it because I was careless...

Not sure which pot you mean. Are you talking about the black one that was the first fountain? It began to lose its finish within a few hours, and I was afraid it would fall apart, so I switched to a fired ceramic pot instead. Hope that was the right pot :)

Hit 'reply' too soon... This was in reply to a question about waterproofing bamboo sticks for an aquarium...

Thanks for the reply :) I followed your link, but everything looked pretty thick, as far as spreadability- this is a bit of foo-foo, so has lots of carved details. But, I somehow ended up finding this tidbit along the way...

Hi all, Not sure if this should be in this thread or in ponds... I want to waterproof an indoor figurine (made of resin), so I can put it in my pond. It will not be submerged but will sit in the splash from the fountain. Any suggestions for a fish-safe product? I can find all kinds of marine...

2016, and my stock tank hasn't failed me yet! Everything in and around the pond has grown up so much it doesn't look like the same place...

This is Pepé, back in summer... His face hadn't started to change yet.

Pepé came to us from a large chain pet store, in a betta cup, last April. Don't know his actual age, but he seemed to get an 'old man' face the last few months. Hard to describe, but his lip lines got heavier, face got older looking, he didn't spend near as much time racing thru the filter...

Hello, this is Rachael, Jennie Beth's daughter. I have had my betta Pepé since last April, and he's not doing too well. We think he's just an old fish. He is blind in one eye and appears to have a tumor under it. He struggles to the surface to get air and takes several frantic breaths when he...

Thanks all, for the compliments! Much appreciated... Jennie Beth

Sabina, I have had my fish out in the weather for four years now, I think, and have had no problems with the temperature swings. We had one summer where it got up to 110, and was in the 100's for a week, and I had to do partial water changes almost daily or float jugs of ice, just to keep the...

Sabina, Your tank is 2' deep and 4' long, if I read the link correctly, so your longest dimension is 2'+4'+2'= 8' (Down one side, across the bottom, and back up the other side). The shorter way it is 2' deep and 2' across so your short dimension is 2'+2'+2'= 6' 8'x6' gives you no overhang at...

Shua, I bought it back in 2009 and it was $330.00. I don't live in cattle country, so I had to special order it. There were smaller ones, maybe 6 foot diameter, available at the local feed store. (This one is 8 foot diameter). If I lived other side of the mountains I could have walked in and...

Sabina, No worries :) Glad to help. I think the weight of the water will keep the liner snug against the bottom and sides, it will just be the worry of the liner slumping in at the top, or water/dirt getting in between the liner and walls of the tank. if you do the paint on stuff, make sure you...

Thanks! I was told after I paid to have mine lined that you can buy the same stuff and paint it on yourself, so you might look into that. I couldn't figure out how I would get a flexible piece of regular pond liner to stay put in the tub...might be able to put a piece in, fill with water to get...

Sabina, I did. I had it speed lined, which is the stuff they spray into truck beds. Looks like rubbery, slightly lumpy paint. There may be a pic of it way back at the beginning of this thread. It was horrendously expensive, and I don't know if I would do it again. There used to be a poster here...

Thanks! My favorite place in the whole yard :) Jen

Pond update 2013! Hi all, Been away awhile and thought I'd drop you a little pond update! Speedliner shows absolutely no sign of wear or damage, and it has been in since 2009. Stock tank itself is in perfect condition. Everyone has made it thru another winter just fine. Gash, the last of my...

Jpappy, if we want to bleach the tank, just many rinses and dry thoroughly when done? Would you get rid of the live plants? As far as transferring media from her healthy tank, it has a black foam filter and the little premade filter bag in the pump housing. Do we just squeeze the old foam onto...