buellsfurn
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I have one of these. lesson one when first installed don't forget about it when visiting the pond
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I have one of these. lesson one when first installed don't forget about it when visiting the pond
Not always true. You can still get Winter Kill (algae blooms under ice eats up all the O2)
buellsfurn
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hence the floating heater and water fall never gets turned off
J Beard
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marko12
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This has definitely happened to me after quaffing a couple of cold ones and it will wake you up real quick.
Nice solution, but no one would be able to get to my front door without taking a bath
Another plus !
Well a few questions...
No measure was taken but estimated 3500 gallons. 18 depth inches on shelf, 4 feet in center well.
Varmints? No Issue here. Inland herons not seen, if they showed they left.
Pond has dogs... "get the cat, get the squirrel, get the bird" are acceptable commands in my backyard. Dogs ignore the fish. They occasionally swim. Makes more maintenance, but wtf Bird dogs need fun too.
Edit: No freezing issue, pump is 24/7 good water flow, pond is too deep to freeze.
As for a sad pic while pond is need fresh green, dogs knock over crap. Great time to show the bad pond. Current look from deck. Next the first night of the pond. Last the swimming puppy she mucks up the water it takes 24 hours for the filter to clear it.
Looking forward to spring.
No measure was taken but estimated 3500 gallons. 18 depth inches on shelf, 4 feet in center well.
Varmints? No Issue here. Inland herons not seen, if they showed they left.
Pond has dogs... "get the cat, get the squirrel, get the bird" are acceptable commands in my backyard. Dogs ignore the fish. They occasionally swim. Makes more maintenance, but wtf Bird dogs need fun too.
Edit: No freezing issue, pump is 24/7 good water flow, pond is too deep to freeze.
As for a sad pic while pond is need fresh green, dogs knock over crap. Great time to show the bad pond. Current look from deck. Next the first night of the pond. Last the swimming puppy she mucks up the water it takes 24 hours for the filter to clear it.
Looking forward to spring.
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DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
Little DA jumped in my neighbor's Koi pond, while fully clothed after daycare, one day last summer.
While I wouldn't mind a pond in the yard, I'm sure it would be too tempting to stash it in the backyard and put some air stones and a heater in it, to make a redneck hot tub. Actually, that's not a bad idea...
While I wouldn't mind a pond in the yard, I'm sure it would be too tempting to stash it in the backyard and put some air stones and a heater in it, to make a redneck hot tub. Actually, that's not a bad idea...
buellsfurn
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very nice, like the lights they look pretty cool , 4 foot deep id be in it alike the pup
Archeryrob
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The dog is the reason we never built one. We always have labs and my wife is very controlling of what and where the dog is. She is always cleaning/covering up of any mud and would be the same on water. She cleans up after them being outside.
Labradors love mud and water and then want to walk on the carpet and sleep on the couch. If we had a pond the dog would be in it any any chance.
I've also always taught my dogs to get sticks underwater as ducks dive on dogs when wounded. I imagine she might start fishing in her own pond if left to it.
Labradors love mud and water and then want to walk on the carpet and sleep on the couch.
If we had a pond the dog would be in it any any chance. I've also always taught my dogs to get sticks underwater as ducks dive on dogs when wounded. I imagine she might start fishing in her own pond if left to it.
We had a nice pond at our old house. Every dog fell in....once. After that they learned to watch their step. And then there was my neighbor's lab. I came home one day, and she was in the pond, covered in mud and debris. Some contractors saw her running around (she was a "neighborhood dog"...no fence), saw our fence, and assumed she was ours, so they put her in our yard. The fish were skittish for weeks.
The old pond:
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buellsfurn
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looking good your ahead of me been a little busy hoping for this weekend to at least get the filter cleaned
buellsfurn
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the wife and I have went to Lilly ponds before they will ship also if I remember correctly Gaithersburg Maybe. up 270 anyway its been years . In Davidsonville central avenue 1 block pass homestead gardens on left if homestead is on your right coming from rte. 301 don't remember the name but they where all fish and supplies at one time they even imported Koi . sorry for all the iffy info
I have a small pond. More like a puddle. About 150 gallon preform with water fall. Had a handfull of goldfish survive the last 5 years but something finally got them this spring. Just cleaned it and restocked a couple weeks ago. I'd like to build a bigger one soon.
Nice ponds everyone.
Nice ponds everyone.
joyd69
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Tropic Bay Water Gardens
600 W Central Ave, Davidsonville, MD 21035
600 W Central Ave, Davidsonville, MD 21035
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buellsfurn
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that's the one thank you
remodeler1
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You can get to Lily pons from 270 if you take rt 80 to Park Mills rd to Lily Pons rd. Used to go for the water snakes etc... as a teen
buellsfurn
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we mailed ordered mostly everything because their a good bit away from me . But we did go once they had a gum ball machine by one of the ponds and the HUUGE Koi would come for the free bee.
