Duecejt's pond

[duecejt]

Made a little progress on the pond over the last few weeks. Had some help which was nice. Thanks to knightsd fro the jackhammer and advice.
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More update coming as soon as I make more progress. Thanks

[duecejt]

Well...The pond is about 95% complete just a few more rocks and or driftwood pieces to hunt down. The local rock shops are loving me. Here is the progress thus far. I also added 5 Koi from the show a few weeks ago. Very happy with them.
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj435/duecejt_photos/NewPondReef3-20012010.jpg
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[Vince]

Looking great Josh!

[duecejt]

Thanks man. I have been working on this for months now. Very time consuming project. Im really enjoying it though.

[Rlock4227]

Where did you get those beauties from?

[duecejt]

The fish came from the Koi show at Del Mar a few weekends ago. The guys company was Eastern Koi & Waterscapes in Wesminster, Ca. Thanks I picked those 5 from about a hundred fish.

[Rlock4227]

If you don't mind me asking how much for all 5

[duecejt]

$100. They were $25 each but I got him to do 5 for $100.

[XO PRESENTS]

Very gorgeous... as soon as I am ready.. that's the next project...
Ron

[h20poloman]

very nice Josh and congrats again on the new pad

[duecejt]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I recently added 3-10"-12" Koi that a friend gave me from his pond as a house warming gift. Post pics as soon. Also got some plants that really make it look like a natural pond. I finsd myself out there for an hour at a time just feeding them and checking them out. Really relaxing...

[Deep_blue]

Looking good Josh. I can't wait to snorkle in there when the water warms.

[specvjeff]

Did you do small rocks on the bottom Josh?


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[duecejt]

I have some natural aquarium gravel about 100lbs...I need to get some more. I also need to fill in the back part where you can see the liner. Need a few Driftwood pieces...I will get back into it now that March is over.

[specvjeff]

I was going to recommend not using it at all. A lot more work for yourself to keep it clean.


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[duecejt]

Had that thought too. But it looks nice on the bottom. Not going to have a 1" bed or anything just a light amount to give it some depth and make it a little more natural. I can barely see into it at this time. Got a algae bloom in the water column. Need to hunt down a sterilizer.

[Therapy]

UV is a must for a pond exposed to full sun. Maybe think of a shade sail. Be sure the UV is appropriate for your GPH on the pump.
May 15th koi club is having an auction where you can buy some decent koi at a reduced price.
Did you learn what the kind of koi you have?

[duecejt]

You will have to come check it out Therapy. Not sure the names of the types of Koi. I have a total of 8 now. The water is now clear thanks to the 25w UV sterilizer. Took about 10 days to clear it all up. The plants are really taking off too. I saw at Costco they had those shade sails for $30. Probably need to grab one of them.

[duecejt]

Updated with a few new pics. Photobucket is giving me problems so I hope this works.
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj435/duecejt_photos/Camsnewbed024.jpg
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[swissfish]

Nice Work Josh! Did you dig that by hand?

[duecejt]

Yeah I did...I thought you were coming over to help? Just kidding. Hey you want some dirt? I had help one day from a friend and his jack hammer. Boy this dirt here in Santee gets hard about 2 feet down. Have to come check it out Swissfish! Come see the reef too!

[seareef]

Very nice work Josh. :rock:

[swissfish]

Yeah I did...I thought you were coming over to help? Just kidding. Hey you want some dirt? I had help one day from a friend and his jack hammer. Boy this dirt here in Santee gets hard about 2 feet down. Have to come check it out Swissfish! Come see the reef too!

Did not get the memo ;) all you needed for me to swing by is a Growler filled at Manzanita and a shovel.

[duecejt]

Wish I knew that during the 3 months I spend digging this beast. JK! An hour here and hour there and 1 day with help and a jackhammer....Progress was made.

[pylos]

That looks great, just stumbled on this thread. Do I hear outdoor saltwater pond / shark reef in the future? Ha!

[duecejt]

I'm not that crazy Pylos.... I have seen a shark pond at a residence. The pond took up his entire garage. It was an above ground pool with a 55 gallon drum converted to a Bio filter. He had a huge pile of LR in the center and for live stock he had a few Smooth hound sharks, yellow tangs and a few small stingrays. Pretty cool actually. Wish I had a pic of it to share.