What does your pond look like ... Today?

[CeeJayH]

oh and the pond has almost disappeared! and my paths Love walking down there, the smells are wonderful and all the critters running around and all sort of bugs.

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It looks fantastic, part of the natural landscape.

 

[addy1]

pretty lots of life around

 

[Timothy]

Love that last shot from Addy1!

Here's a few from around here this morning.....

The colors seem to be more vibrant in person.....or maybe I'm just partial

 

[j.w]

Nice place you have there @Timothy

 

[addy1]

Love that last shot from Addy1!

I would use it for photo of the month, love the color combo, they just opened beautifully but that would be cheating since I could edit and members can't.............lol

 

[callingcolleen1]

Really nice bridge @Timothy! I would love a bridge like that to sit on, dangle my feet over, and maybe tan and relax with fish.....

 

[Timothy]

Really nice bridge @Timothy! I would love a bridge like that to sit on, dangle my feet over, and maybe tan and relax with fish.....

Thank you. All it amounts to is a couple of railroad ties laid diagonally across a square corner. The deck is hinged creating two "hatches" that lift up exposing all of the equipment. All of our pumps are submersible. One pumps through the mechanical filter then returns through the waterfall, one pulls through the skimmer and returns underwater creating a circular current, one is dedicated to the bog, and the last pushes water to the mermaid and the "skybog". It seems like a lot of pumps, but I like the idea of running one, two, or all depending on the circumstances. The only one that runs 24-7 is the bog pump. There's an aerator under there as well, but with all of the water/air interface we're getting I don't run it often. Everything runs on one 20 amp breaker which has never tripped. All but the bog runs on a central reset-able unit at the bridge.

The Bridge

All piping, and components

Electrical center

Electrical under EPDM flap to protect from rain


More than anyone wanted to know!

 

[callingcolleen1]

Good Job Timothy. It just looks so welcoming and natural, like a real bridge over a natural pond. So sweet!

 

[j.w]

How cool of a bridge Timothy! Wish I had a big enough pond to do that to.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Yesterday:

Tonight:

 

[Jeff Kraemer]

Happy summer everyone!

 

[addy1]

The big pond is still beautiful

 

[addy1]

Lotus Tub five opened at once.................on the day we left

 

[haver79]

The lilies are popping!
Pond lilies
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Day lilies
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The lotus is doing wonderfully they grow loose in the 300 gallon pond. A lot of buds getting ready to open.

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Addy those must be colorado lilies? My favorite lily I got from you. I love those blooms and how they stand above the water! Your lotus is beautiful, do you have them planted in that 300 gal pond or just free floating? Do you fertilize them? Just beautiful.

 

[addy1]

Addy those must be colorado lilies? My favorite lily I got from you. I love those blooms and how they stand above the water! Your lotus is beautiful, do you have them planted in that 300 gal pond or just free floating? Do you fertilize them? Just beautiful.

Yes colorado, bloom a lot, the flowers stand above water and they usually send up 5-6 at a time.

The lotus are in a 300 gallon tub with anacharis and hornwort. The tub has around a foot of kitty litter in it. I used to have the lotus in separate tubs, but finally dumped them out and let them run free in the tub, I added kitty litter until it was level at around a foot deep.

I never fertilize them, the tub never gets cleaned, it gets dirty water from the big pond. That litter STINKS if you stir it up, which I never do. The lotus don't get groomed or divided.