Re: [GSAS-Member] On building ponds

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

Hopefully this weekend or next week I'll be tearing down my 75 gallon  
tank and removing all of the red/orange and white sandstone/ 
flagstone.  I have about 75 lbs worth in there, and I have no use for  
it.  If anyone wants it, let me know and we can work out a time for  
you to come pick it up.  :)
On Jul 17, 2008, at 8:06 AM, Clifford Miller wrote:

>
> If you don't mind wasting the gas and have the time to drive there,  
> the
> Monroe Aquatic Nursery has inspiration to spare...I love that place.
> Their "demo ponds" are just amazing (although a bit costly...a good  
> sized
> fully plumbed garden pond could easily run $8k-$20k with labor and
> materials (mostly the liner, plumbing, and lots and lots of rocks)).
>
> I think there's one in redmond too?
>
> Cliff
>
>
>> Don and Betty, and anyone else:
>>
>> Sorry I didn't respond to this question sooner, but I wanted to  
>> give it
>> some thought.
>> These are some sites that I think would be of interest to people  
>> starting
>> a pond
>> project.
>>
>> http://watergarden.com/pages/build_wg.html
>> http://www.loriswebs.com/jerryskoi/
>> http://www.olympickoiclub.org/
>> http://www.olympickoiclub.org/ponddesign.html
>> http://www.tim-jansen.com/koi_step-by-step_plumb.htm
>>
>> But there are a lot of questions that one should answer before  
>> deciding
>> how to go about
>> it. The pond I just made followed a simply 3-step process.
>> 1- Find a spot for a pond.
>> 2- Start digging a hole.
>> 3- Ask yourself what kind of liner material you have around (I had  
>> some
>> 10-foot-wide 6
>> mil stuff on  a roll).
>> 4- When the hole is big enough to use all that plastic stop digging  
>> and
>> lay the plastic
>> down.
>> 5- Start filling.
>>
>> But this isn't the right process for everyone.
>>
>> So the first things you need to ask yourself are;
>> A-- What would I do with a pond if I had one?
>>     Raise some big koi?
>>     Make a natural planted pond setting?
>>     Keep various fish, and some plants, and whatever else comes  
>> into your
>> head from
>> time to time?
>>
>> B-- How much time and money do you want to spend on this?
>>    As little as possible?
>>    A reasonable amount?
>>    Thinking you'd like something really nice if maybe a bit costly?
>>
>> C-- What kind of restrictions do you have?
>>    Need security against predators? Or kids, pets, neighbors, etc?
>>    Not much room?
>>    Not much money?
>>    Can't do any heavy labor?
>>    Can't do anything too permanent?
>>    Has to win approval of spouse/neighbor/landlord/higher power?
>>
>> If you guys can answer these questions, and share the ideas you've  
>> come up
>> with,
>> perhaps we could discuss it on this list and get input from other  
>> members
>> as well.
>> Otherwise, if it gets too involved, we can take some of it off list  
>> and
>> share your
>> experience in the newsletter as the project evolves.
>>
>>   I have a design that I worked on years ago for a solar-heated
>> above-ground pond,
>> that I never really constructed. Betty might be interested in that.  
>> And I
>> still have
>> the "big" pond which has a more elaborate system than this recent  
>> one. I
>> could share
>> some details of that as well.
>>
>> Steev
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Steev or anyone else,
>>>> Thinking of installing/building a pond in the new digs. Can you
>>> recommend
>>>> a guide or ref. on doing this.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> -Don Rudee
>>>
>>> Me too! Although I'm leaning towards an larger-than-I-have-now
>>> above-ground pond inside a solarium (dream on). Mostly to keep the  
>>> DOGS
>>> out of the water.
>>>
>>> Betty Goetz
>>>
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