hot tub to patio pond conversion

[addy1]

Rather than paying to have our old hot tub taken away, dear honey said to convert it to a pond.

Currently it has water and I tossed in 4 lilies. Added a small pump to circulate the water = anti mosquitoes. Spray painted the edge to get rid of the bright white edge. I have rock on roll rocks etc to dress it up when we are home again, i.e. done with Baltimore.

The floating stuff is to keep the bees from drowning. Landing pads for them.

Needs work, but with just the water moving around the dark green water is clearing up. No fish yet. I have not tested the ph of the water, our water is so acidic I need to make sure it is ok for fish before adding them.
Probably only adding fan tails to this one.

 

[mrsclem]

A jacuzzi for the bees! Thought you said no more ponds!

 

[addy1]

I did.....honey talked me into it.....putting some of my fav lilies in it to grow free. And the purple hybrid. Warmer water, they have not done beautifully in the big pond. Should not freeze solid I hope .

 

[MitchM]

Another pond!

 

[addy1]

Another pond!

Yeah.......#11. 300-400 gallons

 

[MitchM]

I was wondering what you were going do with all your free time.

 

[addy1]

What free time.........none right now. One reason it is just sitting there.

 

[MitchM]

 

[addy1]

Driving to Baltimore right now..

 

[MitchM]

...as I was saying.

 

[Lisak1]

Oh good! I was just thinking "you know what @addy1 needs? Another pond!" Haha! Your husband knows you very well - never let a good container that will hold water go to waste!

 

[j.w]

You can beautify it later w/all that free time @MitchM says you have
Some nice rocks around the top or? Hire @callingcolleen1 to come over and do like she did w/her greenhouse aquariums since she has so much free time also

 

[Tula]

@j.w , I was about to say the very same thing.....do what @callingcolleen1 did to her green house fish tank !!

 

[callingcolleen1]

You can beautify it later w/all that free time @MitchM says you have
Some nice rocks around the top or? Hire @callingcolleen1 to come over and do like she did w/her greenhouse aquariums since she has so much free time also

I have no free time, its expensive! Ha ha ha

 

[callingcolleen1]

Wow that hot tub has lots of potential! With that top edge you could do what I did to my fish tank, except use the Great Gap Expanding foam, does not need the biggest expanding foam, just that that foam sticks better in rain and weather than glue gun. Have all your rock, moss and wood on site and ready to go. Great Gap filler is messy so use gloves. I have done marvellous things with that great gap filler in past projects. You can realky make it nice and fun too!