pond in progress started 4/21/10

[j.w]

It's a nice job in that one that really you don't have to rush on as fish have a nice home in your house tank while you finish it. Take your time and watch your honey do the heavy stuff. He will get huge muscles too and can be your honey hunk when the lights go down............ :biggrinangelA:

 

[callingcolleen1]

Yes, we hope you feel better soon Addy, and I sure enjoy the new and exciting pictures, gets me in the mood to get out front and do some work but there is snow in the ground again, and very wet. I need some real hot weather, I find I am getting depressed about all the recent snow.

 

[addy1]

This is the sickest I have been in years, unreal how tired it makes you. Darn bronchitis, oh well it will pass. At least it did not become pneumonia.

I want to do my walking, move plants pull weeds but am lucky if I can do anything for 1/2 hour or so, then have to rest.

The bog is filling in......growing like a weed, fast.....



The fish come running when they see me



The pipes need to be straightened out, then covered with dirt, but no leaks. We had to redo the pipe for the stream pump, add the pipe for the subbie tank.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Amazing! Your bog looks great! I have snow on the ground again but my yellow flag iris is still fine and trying to grow .....

 

[sissy]

you finally got that pump .Gosh reminded me that i have not received my replacement pump from laguna ( so much has been going on ).I sent the other one back ,box was right but pump inside was a max jet instead of a maxflo

 

[j.w]

I'm glad you know what you are doing w/ all those connections addy! I would be at a loss on how to do it all and don't think I would even want to even give it a try. Just love seeing all that you get accomplished,amazing! I'll just be happy w/ my simple little pond........sigh

 

[CountryEscape]

I showed your new pics to my sister here in AZ, Addy, and wanted to ask you ... when you were in AZ and had your pond, did you have algae problems? I seem to recall you saying that you never had algae, that you had a nice large bog in AZ, too. My sister seems to think that you don't have any way of controlling the algae in AZ, because of the intense sun and heat. She has a shade screen above her pond, which really cools it down I'm sure. Just wondering! My siblings and I are all 100% German, so you can tell I'm wanting to do a "I told you so!" issue with her, although I know how to do it and get my point across without having to TELL her she's wrong. LOL She is moving back to WI when her house sells, so there won't be any bog built here, but I just had to show her your pond pics. Can't wait for her to see my ponds! Her water is not very clear, and although you can see the fish at the bottom, it sure is a blurry pic. On top, very clear, though.

 

[addy1]

I had three different ponds there, the two earlier ones had small bogs, they did fine without algae issues. My big pond in az had a small bog with an lava rock filter. It would have algae attacks (string) in the spring, one treatment with the peroxide and the algae was gone until the next year. That pond was around 14k gallons, it could have used a bigger bog. It was in the sun, a little shade from trees, not much.

The pond here, none, it stays perfect. There is some green slimy stuff growing in the bog where the sun hits the pea gravel, waiting for plants to grow. But the pond water is algae free.

When I pull some out of the bog I toss it in the pond, the fish go crazy eating it.

 

[addy1]

slowly getting the stock tank built in

Test run of the waterfall to be, need to go and get some flat rocks, build in drops.



The bog is going crazy

 

[callingcolleen1]

This time last year my yellow flags were lush green and well over a foot tall! This year they are still maybe 6 inches and the tips have turned yellow again cause they froze off again last night!

 

[callingcolleen1]

Holy Molly that bog is huge! Nice and green and water so clean, must be every fishes dream!

 

[j.w]

That tank is pretty darn big also and your bog is growing like crazy for sure! No wonder your pond stays so nice and clear looking............between your plants and all those hungry fish, algae and gunk don't have a chance!

 

[addy1]

Stole some big boulders, well they are big when you need to roll them up a hill from the edge of the big pond. Took them from an area not really seen. Started making the waterfall to be.



Put some impatiens in the top of the 55 gallon, but they may get too much sun. We lack shade, the way the house is situated. Still need to haul more dirt to cover the 55 gallon up and the edges of the stock tank.

Still need rocks, might go to the rock store, see what I can find.

Still need rocks for the outflow of the tank.



Everything is set up temporary, so it does not run during the night. The ball valve is only open about 1/2 way.

tired now lol, what we get our selves into. This addiction.

 

[j.w]

You have a good start there addy w/ your rocks and getting things all hooked up and running. I feel your pain, not really cuz all I did today was walk and pull a few weeds :blueflower:

 

[CountryEscape]

I sure hope you get to feeling better soon, Addy. I'm so thankful I have missed that flu this year. Lots of people have had it, seems to take forever to get rid of.
I noticed the floating rings above what I think are lilies in your pond. Is that a way to keep them more in one area, or what is that? Looks kind of like what a tomato cage does, or maybe I'm seeing things .... It's nice to see your pond before it explodes with plant life. Everything is so very lush and green and growing well!