Location, location, location. . .

[AquaOwner871]

Is the Key! Me, myself and I deciced to but a pre-made 100g. pond in my backyard for my turtles. Well, those turtles got out during a warm summer flood. I am not that worried about it since they are native to my area, but disappointed in myself for not seeing a massive flaw:wall:. I never had a fence around the whole pond and I only had a fence around their basking area, and kept the pond itself 3" below the standard water level. Meaning, the non-athletic turtles would never get out of the pond, except their basking area. Flooding destroys that "fence" I created! It worked great for about 2 years. . .so I do recommand it but watch out for flooding!

Now for my situation. Now that the turtles are gone, and my roommates don't want the creatures anymore:mad2:, I don't know what to do with it! It has dierct sunlight, algea heaven. It is slightly under a fungus infected tree, nasty leave maintence. Plus, I found out the waterfall is leaking due to the erosion from the bad winter we had. I might get rid of the whole thing but I love it! What do you recommand doing with it? Anyone? I want some imput from you guys as well as the internt as well!!

 

[THE V]

If you love it fix it up..

Repair the waterfall and this time protect it against the erosion.

Add a lot of plants which will help control algae and make it look good. If it has full sunlight you have a ton of options to choose from. Look for plants that you like and that can overwinter where you are at.

You can keep 2-3 goldfish in it as long as it doesn't freeze solid, and toss in some rosy reds. If you have an issue with rain flooding it out I wouldn't put any small non-native fish into it, otherwise a paradise fish might work in there as well.

You could also keep crayfish or ghost shrimp, and snails in there with the plants if you are not a big fish fan.