by Well here is the pond I dug out of a dumpster 
And breaking ground for it
And breaking ground for it
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Fern- Admin
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FishVixen- Modorater
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In 100 degrees! LOL I'm soaked in sweat not pretty!
H2O Nyck- Modorater
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That is awesome Ladies !!!!!! I cant wait to see it done!!!!
Fern- Admin
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The kids were on grub patrol, Fred and Martha had a nice dinner!
Got a little more done
Got a little more done
FishVixen- Modorater
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Yes that's my tattooed leg LOL
Fern- Admin
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And it is now in the ground!!!
Calling this a fathers day gift! My BF has wanted a koi pond for the longest time and my kids helped out a bunch!
Calling this a fathers day gift! My BF has wanted a koi pond for the longest time and my kids helped out a bunch!
zeketaz- Posts : 1087
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Man that must have taken forever to dig out..and the blisters OUCH! lol can't wait till it's done
Fern- Admin
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It took some time but wasn't too bad, the heat was the worst of it 
I'm planning on locating a local ditch plant for it, not sure what its called but it has very pretty purple flowers! And probably hunt down some other fun flowering bog plants too.
I have a mag drive pump that may run it, if I ghetto rig it to a home made bucket filter that should do the trick for filtration.
I'm planning on locating a local ditch plant for it, not sure what its called but it has very pretty purple flowers! And probably hunt down some other fun flowering bog plants too.
I have a mag drive pump that may run it, if I ghetto rig it to a home made bucket filter that should do the trick for filtration.
FishVixen- Modorater
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The mag is way to powerful for the pond. Will try powerheads ghetto rigged redneck style
williemcd- Posts : 482
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Pretty cool!.. I've got some plants on the way for ya!>.. (Can I send just the root/rhizome? Bill in Va..
ID anyone?
ID anyone?
williemcd- Posts : 482
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Hell.. what am I saying.. when humping the plants out of the koi pond, some overgrowth snapped off.. two weeks later new shoots are coming up from the pieces... Here they COME!~... Bill in Va.
Fern- Admin
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Sure! Either they grow or they dont 
williemcd- Posts : 482
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A bigger view of the plant....ID anyone?
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Hey.. Vix and Fern.. youse cheatin.. digging in sand not this root infested red clay soil here!..
Fern- Admin
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Umm.... pretty bog plant 
The grass was a son of a gun to cut! I was doing some serous shovel dancing to get it cut! But ya after that its easier in this sandy dirt we have here
The grass was a son of a gun to cut! I was doing some serous shovel dancing to get it cut! But ya after that its easier in this sandy dirt we have here
williemcd- Posts : 482
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I have to use an axe to dig around here!.. So many tree roots and once thru the topsoil.. hard pack grey clay... Bill in Va.
Fern- Admin
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For once I am glad that my grass sucks and my yard isn't very.........nice?
Only ran into a few tree roots, all we have are a few palms, a few dorky shrubs and my stick tree, less outside work means more time to play with my fish!
Only ran into a few tree roots, all we have are a few palms, a few dorky shrubs and my stick tree, less outside work means more time to play with my fish!
FishVixen- Modorater
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It's in the ground with water
Fern- Admin
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The air driven filter, made from a maxwell house coffee container! Have plenty of air and that's better to run outside than electric!
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Oh and now my neighbor will be giving me 3 koi from some pond he is redoing for someone! I need to start looking for another pond!
zeketaz- Posts : 1087
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It looks awesome! Hahaha more fish just put in a big swimming pool that'll fix the problem 
Fern- Admin
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If I had the money to I so would!
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So we all walked down to a local ditch that I knew had some fun plants and got a bunch! Some water lettuce and some Lilly's and some other fun stuff.
The pots I made for the plants
Still haven't spent any money on this
The pots I made for the plants
Still haven't spent any money on this
FishVixen- Modorater
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Like a baby bird cheap, cheap, cheap...................... 
I Like spending NO money!
I Like spending NO money!
Fern- Admin
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I am stoked on the fact that no money has been involved at all during this build!
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