What does your pond look like ... Today?

[GBBUDD]

I wait to do the shelves until the spring. the massive oak i have not far from the pond, those leaves don't like the vac. But after soaking for 4 months they soften up they definitely are still holding up and not decaying, just much easier to get them out of the pond then.

 

[FountainMan]

GBBUDD, For some reason this isn’t letting me reply directly to the message above.
gbbudd said: Watch out for that tubing it is not the best . they call it kink free but it is prone to blowing.

I had this problem with the tubing. Helps if you don’t completely twist the tubing around when inserting barbed fittings. Just enough to open the coiling to get the fittings in without stressing or rupturing the plastic. If you have a heat gun you can warm the plastic enough to where it’s more pliable and easier to work with.

 

[addy1]

GBBUDD, For some reason this isn’t letting me reply directly to the message above.

He typed the reply in the reply box, so the system does not see that as a message you can reply to. You could copy paste his reply and post it that way.

 

[addy1]

We got our first layer of ice on all of the ponds. Morning temp is 19f Pond water temp (big pond) is 46f

 

[GBBUDD]

no ice at my house 300 miles north THANK GOD we had frost yesterday but its 50 + here tomorrow

 

[j.w]

We are going down in the 30's at night now but warming up to the 40's. Did this just become the weather thread? We sure tend to run amuck lately

 

[brokensword]

We are going down in the 30's at night now but warming up to the 40's. Did this just become the weather thread? We sure tend to run amuck lately

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I'm always hearing from Mgt about run-amokers trolling the hallowed halls of GPF on a regular basis now...sigh; so much cleanup, you know?

 

[addy1]

We went from hotter than normal to colder than normal, whatever normal is anymore.

We climbed to around 47 and the thin layer of ice melted.

 

[j.w]

We made it up to 46 so right behind ya! @addy1

 

[brokensword]

Thanksgiving Day under the tent pond pic! Upper temp is the air, lower is the water. Still working on my new waterproof case for UW cam; hopefully by the week's end!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Put my pond breather in and cut my sedges down. Temps were sort of nice today so I had to get it done.

and I found a woolly bear caterpillar while I was at it.

 

[Turtlehead]

Today my pond is doing well! I put it in a year ago. It is 13 feet long and 8 feet wide, runs 12 to 28 inches deep and holds about 1100 gallons. This pond is in central Florida and our "winter" weather slows plant growth and the water lilies have gone dormant. My yellow bellied slider turtle, "Big Bertha," loves her log. There are about 20 fish in the pond and several frogs. I built the waterfall four months ago. To filter the pond I have a 1250 gph submerged filter and a 2700 gph pump connected to a external canister filter and a waterfall. The sound of the waterfall is very pleasant. I used a 22 inch spillway at the top. I am enjoying it immensely!

 

[GBBUDD]

WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!! certainly didn't take long for it to look like it has always been there nice work

 

[Turtlehead]

Thanks! I used to keep planted fish tanks up in New England so I had some experience with aquatic plants. I am also an avid gardener so a pond is a great combination of my favorite hobbies. Plants in Florida do grow fast! I have to trim some of my shrubs every 2-3 months!

 

[GBBUDD]

I understand i had a planted tank that was a true gem back in the day < ======== your looking at a small pic of it in my imogee to the left there https://www.aquariacentral.com/foru...m-unsure-but-i-think-youll-like.110988/page-8 i do miss it . have thought about moving ouf of new england the politics are pathetic . but i hate living in an over even more " i think"