![]() |
|
View Poll Results: Are you ready for pond season? | |||
Yes !! |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 | 18.24% |
No. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
7 | 4.40% |
I don't have a pond you insensitive sod ! |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
47 | 29.56% |
I wish I had a pond. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 | 18.87% |
Wait, isn't this a reefing forum?? Why are we talking about ponds?? I'm so confused! |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
46 | 28.93% |
Voters: 159. You may not vote on this poll |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Spring is here! (ish..) So who's ready to start their outdoor tank project (aka the Pond).
|
#2
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() that's why I said "ish"
![]() |
#3
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() My pond has been running for over a week now. But as it was filling, the pond was freezing over. I'm not joking. By the next morning, the whole pond surface was frozen. (That's Edmonton for you).
|
#4
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Wife want to ponds built this yr. and I told her that you are coming up to dig them out Kien cause your just so damn nice and good at it.
![]()
__________________
Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear............... 8' - 165gal Reef DIY LED's Build 2012 Nano Contest Winner Febuary 2013 POTM Winner 300 gal + 60 gal Complete DIY Build |
#5
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Been unable to touch my big project in the past few yrs, but now that I have some help laying around the house a shovel actually hit the ground the other day. All the big boys/girls (fish) have been staying in the house for the past few yrs
![]()
__________________
Mike 150g reef, 55g sump, T5's, Vertech 200A, Profilux III - German made is highly over rated, should just say Gerpan made. Reefkeeper - individual obsessed with placing disturbing amounts of electricity and seawater in close proximity for the purpose of maintaining live coral reef organisms. |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
![]() Pond is doing great (knock on wood). Original 16' x 8' x 11' tall greenhouse is filled to overflowing. Third raised garden box (8' x 3' x 3') built and second 16' x 9' x 10' greenhouse is framed and ready for double paned glass sheets. Already had three helpings of brocolini from the greenhouse this spring and going to do a third harvest for our lunch on the deck today.
Man, I love living in Burnaby. Got dozens of apricots already growing and all my fruit trees and berry bushes are in bloom or already have baby fruit on them. Anthony |
#7
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() My "Koi Pond" will have to wait till I re-stain the deck first.
The "pond" if you will is a 3' tall by Ø24" ceramic flower pot that we fill up and place on our front veranda. Sadly it's still susceptible to the occasional wild animals pulling out the fish. Usually they hunt in a bit of a pack. Of coarse I'm talking about neighborhood kids trying to touch the fish.
__________________
Ross 9 Gallon Nano, Modular LED Lights 14 Gallon BioCube w/ Rebel LED Lights 67 Gallon Mixed Reef, Modular LED Lights Send in the Clowns - Clown Fish Breeding 5 Gallon Fry Hatchery and 15 Gallon Clown Grow Out Tank |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
![]() Finally the ice has melted in my shaded pond and despite a total freeze over for a couple of weeks, all my guinea pigs survived, and no I didn't throw actual guinea pigs in my pond. I normally bring in all of my fish, I winter them in my cold storage room in a horse trough. This year I left a few in my smaller pond which holds about 1500 gallons an iis only 3 feet deep with just a pump bubbling up, all the goldfish survived. May long weekend is when the koi go out and they can hardly wait as it has been a long winter.
|
#9
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Well, after the blast of snow we had yesterday I was sure that Pond season had come to an end (already)
![]() Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
I suppose it also helps that my pond is exposed to sun pretty much year round. It's not shaded by my house, even in the winter. I have also done the hoop-house thing where I'll throw a hoop house over my pond. Both with hoop house and without hoop house works fine but i do prefer using the hoop house because it actually shortens the winter season by about a month on either end. That is, with the hoop house I can typically feed my fish right into November and start feeding them as early as March/April. It is a little bit more maintenances to put up and take down the hoop house but I think it's worth it. But again, I've over wintered without the hoop house too though. ANYWAY, all of you people with ponds and outdoor fish, where are your PICTURES?!?! |
#10
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() I wish I had a pond. My husband is "anti-pond". I was thinking about doing a small version in a half barrel or something but I don't think I'd have the time and likely want to go bigger. I figure I'll skip the pond thing and save my breath for a new scratchless 180/220
![]()
__________________
Christy's Reef Blog My 180 Build Every electronic component is shipped with smoke stored deep inside.... only a real genius can find a way to set it free. |