Fish Pond

Off Topic Discussion - Chat about anything, just keep it fairly clean.

Moderator: snoopdog

User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Fish Pond

Post by snoopdog »

Just like to share some photos I just remembered I had on my camera taken a while back. I setup a pond for my mother about 5 years ago and finally took some shots. There are more pictures in my album if anyone want to see more of this.

http://www.mbrk.com/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=9696
Last edited by snoopdog on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:36 am, edited 24 times in total.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
sb1227
Astrea snail
Posts: 1055
Joined: Fri May 23, 2003 9:24 pm
Location: Foley

Post by sb1227 »

Wow. That is SWEET! How big is it?
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

Huge, I do not remember what I thought the gallon were. I remember it started really small, that is why it is kidney shaped. A little while after digging it, she liked it so much she requested that I make it bigger, I ended up splicing the two ponds together with liner tape.

It is at least 25' across one end. I dug it with a shovel.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
sb1227
Astrea snail
Posts: 1055
Joined: Fri May 23, 2003 9:24 pm
Location: Foley

Post by sb1227 »

That had to hurt. :lol: It really is nice, does she have trouble with big birds and those Koi?
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

Nope.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
GermanShepherdGirl
Copepod
Posts: 350
Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:47 am
Location: West Mobile

Post by GermanShepherdGirl »

Very nice! I'm jealous!
-Kristyn
sb1227
Astrea snail
Posts: 1055
Joined: Fri May 23, 2003 9:24 pm
Location: Foley

Post by sb1227 »

I took a look at the pics in your gallery, it must have taken forever to do that. The landscaping is fabulous. I'm amazed by people who can make things look so good and organized. I just don't have that landscape/aquascape talent.
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

Me either, Mom does though. I just dug it and setup the plumbing and skimmers.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

That looks fantastic! I wish I could landscape/aquascape like that. Right now, that is the only thing lacking in my planted tank--sense and direction.
I could never make my tank look as good as some, let alone a pond. I guess it is one of those things to work on.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

All is good until she tells me, I sure am losing a lot of water.....

Thinking of having to re-seam between the two ponds is not something I ever want to have to do. Luckily in the past it is normally just wind or such blowing water out of the waterfall.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
sb1227
Astrea snail
Posts: 1055
Joined: Fri May 23, 2003 9:24 pm
Location: Foley

Post by sb1227 »

You know.....your mom could set up a planted tank aquascaping business. :D For poor people like me and Andrew who lack the artistic talent.... :P
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

My Mother has never been much for predetermined planting, unlike me. I do things in a logical manner, things are more structured when I do a flower bed or a pond.

Although I did not spend as much time with the plants, etc with my pond. Here is a picture of mine when it was going, not quite as large or majestic.
Last edited by snoopdog on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
Amphiprion
Astrea snail
Posts: 1472
Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:41 pm
Location: Mobile, AL

Post by Amphiprion »

Still looks really good to me! I did a small 'whiskey barrel' pond a while back with disastrous results. Not entirely sure what happened, but the instability of the tiny thing may have had a lot to do with it.

Weird, these pictures only work for me 50% of the time. Once my browser went back to the thread page after posting, it was just url stuff and no pics.
Andrew

25g planted nature aquarium
User avatar
snoopdog
Yellow Tang
Posts: 4258
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:37 pm
Are you a Bot ?: No
Location: Mobile, Al
Contact:

Post by snoopdog »

Weird, maybe clear your cache and cookies. I have turned on HTML to make the G2Image stuff work, I may leave it on, it depends.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
User avatar
Amyjoe
Hermit Crab
Posts: 890
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 8:16 pm
Location: Mobile,AL
Contact:

Post by Amyjoe »

Don't feel bad I live in the same house with him and my pictures don't work either.
Wonder what it is going to take to get a bigger tank?????
Post Reply