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Any hardy varities of pond plants will usually overwinter fine. Hardy water lilies, mini cattails, japanese iris, louisiana iris, parrots feather, crushed ice, sweet flag, spiral rush, triangle rush, spiked rush, horsetail rush, mints, arrowhead, pickeral, will all overwinter in cold climates if...

Don't use one of the de-icers made for ponds, they seem to be garbage. Everyone seems to have problems with them. Use a stock tanker deicer and you wont have huge problems. I use a floating one in my 800 gallon tanks and my horses tanks and they do fine. Have used them for years with no problems.

I would not put more than 2 or 3 fish in again. Hardier varieties such as the comets, sarassa, or even wakin if you can find them. An 80 gallon tank is going to be difficult to keep fish in the winter. You might want to consider a stock tank deicer for next winter. Also, an 80 gallon tank is...

Do you have a Home Depot nearby that sells pond supplies?? They have a round preform that sells for about $35 and has 3 little shelves for pots. I'm not sure how many gallons they are, definitely under 100 gallons. I have two of them. They make a great little pond. It can be inground or above...

I've had lots of experiences. When I was a small kid my mother never talked about her dad. He had died in 1955, a number of years before I was born. One night I was in bed in my room and I woke up. I sat up in bed because I saw an older man with grey slacks and a white long sleeved shirt...

A person isn't going to add $300 to their electric bill unless they are actually trying to heat the pond. You don't need to heat the pond you just need to keep a hole open in the surface. You could try a stock tank heater, that's what I use in my 800 gallon stock tanks. I have to or they will...

As for a water feature there, I would be concerned about splash. Your walkway could end up always being partially wet. I would do a disappearing fountain. One that has the reservoir buried and it appears that water is just bubbling up throiugh rock. That would probably reduce splashing. If you...

No, they won't. They'll just rott away. Some tropical lilies are viviparous and they will start new baby plants at the point where the stem meets the pad.

Yeah, I'm in sort of a cattle/farming area. Not anything like it used to be but still some. My husband usually solders any pinholes in the tanks and then he sprays undercoating on the outside bottoms of the tanks before we set them up. I don't do much of anything to the insides if they are in...

I like your tank and the way you set it up and landscaped around it. I have two tanks that size for all of my lilies. But.........I got mine free.:grinyes: (Ducking......LOL!) I ran an ad in a local classified paper wanting to buy used large stock tanks. A lady called me and she had three of...

I don't know about the furnace filters but I've used the blue evaporative cooler pads. However, I've read on some other Koi/watergarden forums that you shouldn't use these with fish as they are treated with chemicals to prevent mold. Makes sense but still, I've used them for two summers, I have...

bluekrissyspike took the words right out of my mouth. All the time I'm reading through this thread I'm thinking, this kid needs to get a stock tank. If you're parents are set on not wanting a pond in the yard then you need to get creative and find a happy medium that they can live with and works...

That's pretty much why I advised against putting rock in the bottom. It just collects that mess and makes for a more difficult job to maintain.:)

Personally, I'm going to highly discourage you from adding gravel to the bottom of your pond. Rock/no rock in the pond debates can get quite heated on pond forums but since you are new to ponding I would suggest you stay away from rock in the bottom of your pond. It will be easier for you to...

I second the stock tank suggestion. Much sturdier, better lighting, more room. You can buy a 100 gallon poly tank for about $59-$69 depending on where you buy it.

I really like where you are going with this.:) I like the idea of putting some pavers or stone of some type on the top to cover your liner. I hope the HOA doesn't give you any grief. I hate HOA's. Won't live anywhere that has 'em.:mad2: It appears that your yard is not fenced? They may not like...

I'm not really sure a trash can would hold up against the weight of the water. I really think it will eventually bow out on the sides and possibly split.

The only one I can think of with an actual catalog is William Tricker. http://www.tricker.com/ You can request a catalog on the website. Drs. Foster and Smith have some water plants in their catalog but you're not going to get a good variety to choose from...

The 300 gallon stock tank is not going to get too hot even in full sun. At least its my experience they won't. It would probably depend on the climate you are in but I'm in the hot desert. As long as you keep the water moving and provide aeration you'll be fine. If you wish you could put up a...

I've seen some pretty cool bathtubs made into ponds. The biggest issue is temperature control if they are above ground. It helps if they are in some shade during the hottest part of the day so you want to consider placement of the tub. You also have to consider what you are going to do in winter...