Alright I have wanted a pond for awhile now. Someone gave me a little 165g preformed pond but I can't house the fish indoors during the winter & bigger is always better anyways! I do want to build a HUGE koi pond but I am going to get my feet wet first with a good sized goldfish pond, thinking between 500-1000g. So here is what I know so far....
-Goldfish only pond with plants
-At least 2ft deep to sustain the fish during NJ winters (told that would be enough by local pond installers, most likely will go 30")
-Waterfall!
-Top inside edge of pond lined with rocks (you know how the rocks are half submerged in the water...)
-No plant shelves! No rocks in the bottom of the pond! (everything I have read about these 2 things are bad, feel free to present arguments though I am open minded)
-Location!
Day 1 (Yesterday afternoon) Progression
LOTS of good worms in here that were thrown into the garden!
End of Day 1
I'll post day 2 pictures a little later (need to go to work soon) There was 2 electrical lines and a hose that needed to be moved and 2 toilet drain lines surrounding the area that need to be avoided. :yuck: Another note about the location, the ground level at the foundation needs to remain that height so I will need to build up around the pond and outwards a bit.
Things I have at my disposal.....
-Laguna 1400 pressure-flo filter with UV (rated for 1400g but not suitable for anything more than 600 in all reality & can't handle more then 900gph)
That's about it for that!
Things considering....
-Filtration. Skimmer box & laguna 1400 going to be enough??? Can I run the skimmer box line directly to the waterfall without further filtering?
-Might build a little sitting deck slightly overlapping the pond (hiding the skimmer box)
-The locations get nearly no sun this time of year but from my recollection it gets plenty during the warmer months, it that going to be a problem?
And I have a million other ideas running through my mind but we will get there in time!
My plan is to start digging it out as much as I can before it gets too cold & finish it in the Spring.
-Goldfish only pond with plants
-At least 2ft deep to sustain the fish during NJ winters (told that would be enough by local pond installers, most likely will go 30")
-Waterfall!
-Top inside edge of pond lined with rocks (you know how the rocks are half submerged in the water...)
-No plant shelves! No rocks in the bottom of the pond! (everything I have read about these 2 things are bad, feel free to present arguments though I am open minded)
-Location!
Day 1 (Yesterday afternoon) Progression
LOTS of good worms in here that were thrown into the garden!
End of Day 1
I'll post day 2 pictures a little later (need to go to work soon) There was 2 electrical lines and a hose that needed to be moved and 2 toilet drain lines surrounding the area that need to be avoided. :yuck: Another note about the location, the ground level at the foundation needs to remain that height so I will need to build up around the pond and outwards a bit.
Things I have at my disposal.....
-Laguna 1400 pressure-flo filter with UV (rated for 1400g but not suitable for anything more than 600 in all reality & can't handle more then 900gph)
That's about it for that!
Things considering....
-Filtration. Skimmer box & laguna 1400 going to be enough??? Can I run the skimmer box line directly to the waterfall without further filtering?
-Might build a little sitting deck slightly overlapping the pond (hiding the skimmer box)
-The locations get nearly no sun this time of year but from my recollection it gets plenty during the warmer months, it that going to be a problem?
And I have a million other ideas running through my mind but we will get there in time!
My plan is to start digging it out as much as I can before it gets too cold & finish it in the Spring.
The excavation would be done by sunset tomorrow! Good luck with the project.