Let's see you bottoms (of your pond of course)

[Somethin' Fishy]

That makes 2 of us. I am going to have to buy a few each check. Now that I have an idea of everything I want so far. What i really need is a great reputable online aquatic plant provider and for anyone thinking their pond to let me know, I promise to pay it forward.

I posed that same question just this morning in the aquatic plants section. (Sorry I don't know how to insert the link directly to it here.) But there have been a few responses there already, so check it out. There are a couple things I'd like to add to our pond that I just can't get locally, so I'm hoping to find a reliable source as well.

 

[Jhn]

I’ve used pond megastore and bonniesplants.com w/o any issues.

 

[Jetta]

I have several potted lilies, anachris from pet store, native grasses, and a tunnel that leads from an open area to the waterfall splash pool.

 

[bagsmom]

The bottom of mine has a fabric planter bag of kitty litter - a planted pot that I accidentally knocked off of a shelf! Now it is just down there... I have a larger pot with a water lily too. That is really all that I put on the bottom. However, some anacharis has made a little forest - hornwort too. I started with them tied to smallish rocks and had them on the medium shelves. Two plants have also become borderline invasive, sending crazy long stems meandering all across the bottom and sending up stalks with leaves at the surface. Yellow heart (aka frog bit?) and I believe it's called water willow. They were pass along plants and I really like them! Luckily, they are easy to pull out. Periodically, I lower the water level a bit and just get in and pull.

 

[herzausstahl]

Are you looking for submerged oxygenators like hornwart & anachris or more surface cover line you'd get from lilies or ever water lettuce/hyacinth? If I remember correctly your in Colorado so the water hyacinth/lettuce would thrive in the summer & multiply but die off in fall/winter. Not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Lisak1]

OK - I warned you it would be boring, but here it is! My pond bottom. My poor sad lilies - I divided them all and only kept tiny tubers. By next year they will be glorious, but this year has been cool and they are taking their time growing. I do love to show this view so people can see the gravel bottom stays very clean - I've only been in the pond once so far this year and that was weeks ago. And I haven't scooped a single bit since early April.

 

[texmaster]

Finally got home early enough to get a good picture. The middle is the koi toilet. To the right is the PVC covered with stone and a pot for the lillies.

 

[Telion]

I’ve used pond megastore and bonniesplants.com w/o any issues.

I will look into both of these.

 

[Telion]

I have several potted lilies, anachris from pet store, native grasses, and a tunnel that leads from an open area to the waterfall splash pool.

Like you I located my fish tunnel at the base of my falls the bigger black opening is the exit point there is an opening at the base of where the fall will be.

 

[Telion]

Are you looking for submerged oxygenators like hornwart & anachris or more surface cover line you'd get from lilies or ever water lettuce/hyacinth? If I remember correctly your in Colorado so the water hyacinth/lettuce would thrive in the summer & multiply but die off in fall/winter. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Both and I am actually in Utah the mountain range that causes confusion is actually the wasatch mountain range (if that is what threw you off). More do than oxygenators I am interested in looks and the underwater ocean type look. The waterfall will create plenty of oxygen. With the hornwort the oxygen properties are just an added benefit.

 

[Telion]

OK - I warned you it would be boring, but here it is! My pond bottom. My poor sad lilies - I divided them all and only kept tiny tubers. By next year they will be glorious, but this year has been cool and they are taking their time growing. I do love to show this view so people can see the gravel bottom stays very clean - I've only been in the pond once so far this year and that was weeks ago. And I haven't scooped a single bit since early April.



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I love it and it's a wonderful balance with enough green and variation to have a very natural look. Thank you.

 

[herzausstahl]

Both and I am actually in Utah the mountain range that causes confusion is actually the wasatch mountain range (if that is what threw you off). More do than oxygenators I am interested in looks and the underwater ocean type look. The waterfall will create plenty of oxygen. With the hornwort the oxygen properties are just an added benefit.

All I recall is seeing mountains in the background that made me jealous in one of your photos lol we see more glacial affects here which are still cool but not the same

 

[herzausstahl]

Best advice I can give is trust your gut & research. I'm a trial & error guy. Why I never gave anything "permanent " in my yard in case I decide one day to rip it out & change it which has happened a few times lol point is as long as whatever you add isn't too invasive you can always change it in the future.

 

[ROW FISH]

I would be very careful when introducing hornwart & anachris into your pond. I love plants and my pond is chalk full of them. Ill take an updated picture this evening. However, this year I have had to remove buckets of anahris and a fair amount of hornwart as it simply filled up the 2.5 foot water column and gave a place for sting algae to hold onto. I would suggest planing grasses in the bottom or lilies bare rooted. Of course you will need a gravel bottom for this if you dont already have one.

 

[Mucky_Waters]

Just a lot of rocks.