Hello From Chicago!

[laughingwaters]

Hi everyone! An overall enthusiast of koi ponds and garden ponds for over 20 years. Opened up a design, build and maintenance firm for ponds and water features in Chicago in 2002 - so you can say I'm a little bit interested in this area! Hoping to make new friends, learn what creative methods folks are using for their own ponds and maybe offer some maintenance advice if need be.

Excited to be a part of this and I look forward to exploring everybody's ponds - thanks for having me!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Welcome to the forum. I'm just a bit north of you in southeastern Wisconsin.

 

[j.w]

@laughingwaters

 

[JRS]

Welcome!

 

[poconojoe]

Welcome!
I'd say the most recent innovation or improvement I've witnessed that has become quite popular as of late is filtering with a bog.
It's certainly the best addition or improvement I've personally done for my pond in over a decade.
Do you have any experience with gravel based bog filtration?

 

[Lisak1]

Welcome to the GPF @laughingwaters !

 

[GBBUDD]

Welcome, i have thought of doing similar. with more of a focus on building them. i have always loved creating and building and this has my hobby and creativity all rolled into one.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome!

 

[laughingwaters]

Welcome to the forum. I'm just a bit north of you in southeastern Wisconsin.

Nice! Such a short trip to the border. Glad to know you, neighbor!

 

[laughingwaters]

Welcome!
I'd say the most recent innovation or improvement I've witnessed that has become quite popular as of late is filtering with a bog.
It's certainly the best addition or improvement I've personally done for my pond in over a decade.
Do you have any experience with gravel based bog filtration?

Thanks! Agreed - starting to see bog filtration become more popular in the suburbs. We've been dealing with some, so learning and experimenting as we go, but I think it's going to explode in the next couple of years.

 

[laughingwaters]

Welcome, i have thought of doing similar. with more of a focus on building them. i have always loved creating and building and this has my hobby and creativity all rolled into one.

You definitely should! Designing and building is a passion and can be completely satisfying. It's such an invigorating creative outlet. If you have the opportunity to start - don't hesitate.

 

[laughingwaters]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!

 

[CometKeith]

Hi everyone! An overall enthusiast of koi ponds and garden ponds for over 20 years. Opened up a design, build and maintenance firm for ponds and water features in Chicago in 2002 - so you can say I'm a little bit interested in this area! Hoping to make new friends, learn what creative methods folks are using for their own ponds and maybe offer some maintenance advice if need be.

Excited to be a part of this and I look forward to exploring everybody's ponds - thanks for having me!

Hi Laughingwaters. I’m in Chicago also and a little more than obsessed with my pond and fish. Where are you? It would be fun to say hi. Also you are welcome to visit my little pond if we social distance! Feel free to send me a message if you want. Thanks CK

 

[laughingwaters]

Hi CK! I say Chicago but really it's Palos Heights, so south 'burbs. I find it easier to say Chicago because not many people outside of the area know where the Palos trifecta is or that it even exists! LOL. Thank you for the invite - so appreciated! This has been a truly odd year so far but hopefully we can come out of it and finally be rid of masks and social distancing. Fingers crossed!