HI From NE Oregon

[Puddles]

Hey all..just wanted to say hi ..im new here .. just got my pond liner yesterday .. a 20x25 foot liner for $150 .. (got it from the Nickel Paper) .. i am so excited and cant wait to get digging .. I love fish .. we have alot of indoor tropical fish .. but thought it was time to move onto the big boys ..


I will b e taking alot of pics and some video of the pond as it gets done from start to finish.. I also have a really cool fountain about 4 feet tall and weighs over 100 pounds ... it is 2 kois wrapped around each other with a boy holding a Koi with the water coming out of the Kois mouth .. cant wait to get that in ..


I live in a small town in NE Oregon.. and love photography and wildlife .. humming birds and butterflies are my favs ... we get alot of Deer and other wildlife in town.. and love having them around ..

So excited about the pond and cant wait till it is done ...


Marion

 

[sissy]

welcome and that was a great bargain you got .Gosh fountain sounds great .I'm jealous of that sounds good .Just remember deeper means less problems in winter and summer .Mine is over 4 feet deep .Can't wait to see your pics also

 

[j.w]

Marion
Will be neat to see your pond in progress and that cool sounding fountain!

 

[Puddles]

Thanks ya guys and ya Sissy the pond will be atleast 4 feet deep if not a bit deeper .. we have enough liner and the room also ..

im gonna try and attach a pic of the fountain .i love it ..it is from 1979 and got it for $40 .. well technically $10 as i sold a fish tank that day for $30 ..lol.. the fountain was about a few hundred when new .. and just the bottom piece alone was heavy that we had to put in a wheel barrow to move it .. it comes in 3 pieces. about 4 feet tall... hubby wants to set it up in the middle of the pond ..

Ok hopefully the pics come through ...

Marion

 

[j.w]

Very cool and that will look spectacular in your new pond w/ the water coming out the fishes mouth

 

[sissy]

nice but remember to put at least 2 layers of liner under it to protect the pond liner from being damaged .That kid really caught a wopper of a fish.That was a great bargain for that price did you get it at a flea market or estate auction.I know my pond is 4 1/2 feet deep but wish i had gone deeper and that may transfer more heat to the pond also ..I know when i tough my concrete bird bath it gets really hot

 

[Puddles]

Sissy i think i got it off of Craigslist .. it looks way nicer in person ..i just love it....
Im not sure how deep we are going to go on it .but i know it wont be less then 4 feet ..we have the room and the liner for it and we have a old carpet pad to put under the liner .. need to chek the caret place for old stuff they tore out of houses ..if you raid there garbage bins you can get some good ones .. hoping tomorow is gonna be nice to start digging ..

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group! What a neat fountain you found.

 

[Puddles]

Thank You ... fingers still crossed for tomorows dig ...

Marion

 

[j.w]

Up here it is supposed to be dry on Saturday, maybe you will be lucky too! Happy digging! You should take pictures so we can see what you are doing as you go.

 

[Puddles]

JW we get about the same kind of weather ..im pretty close to the wash border... it is supposed to be nice here all week .. im happy about that and hope it stays that way .. lol.. and oh ya i will be taking lots of pics as we go along .. and i will be posting them ..

Marion

 

[j.w]

Ok didn't know where Union was, now I have an idea anyways. We are still wet today but starting to clear here. Hope you are getting some sunshine down there and push some up this way please! Will be looking forward to pictures of your build.

 

[Puddles]

It is cloudy right now but trying to clear .. it is 41 right now...atleast it aint to hot to start digging .. lol..i got some plants i have to move first ... but not to many ... so excited ...
Oh i will be taking pics... i have 2 cameras .. and photography is my hobby ..

Marion

 

[j.w]

Same here 41 and cloudy. Did it rain down there during the night and early morning? It sure did here! Well get moving those plants now and hope it stays dry for ya! Neat that you do photography. I just have a little point and shoot Canon but for me it take pretty good pix. Lots better than my old video camera that I had to take the stills off of. Happy digging!

 

[sissy]

me too jw just the digital camera my son gave me but it works for my needs .