Raised ponds

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jun 23, 2006 8:56 pm

I have a small pond I put in the back yard last year. I really liked it but I put it in all by myself and it ain't pretty

The planting around it looks good though!

But anyhow I wanted to make it bigger so I found this site on the internet. It will be a raised pond. I'll be putting this one over the pond I have now.

So the pond will be about 4' in the deepest part and 3' in the shallow end. About 7'w x 7'L.

I have all the stuff I need so I'll be making this tomorrow!!

http://www.aquariaplants.com/pondpage.htm

Anyone tried a raised pond?

ICGardner · Post by **ICGardner** » Jun 25, 2006 9:19 pm

Good luck, Annie! Let us see how it turns out!!!!!!

sunnydee · Post by **sunnydee** » Jun 27, 2006 12:14 pm

Hey I have a quick question since it is a raised pond, can you winter fish over in it? If you can it's something I definately am interested in. I have a yellow lab (with alot of pup still in her) and she loves my little preformed, inground pond. Luckily the fish have survived her "trips" to the pond but my lilies aren't so lucky. Fortunately they weren't expensive besides her g-pa is a champion water retriever so it is in her blood and I can't be too harsh on her for that.
Please post pictures of your progress, I can't wait to see how yours turns out. I am also thinking this would help create some more shade areas for more hosta.

Wonder how difficult it would be to make a 6 sided one?

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jul 06, 2006 8:37 am

Well I'm not sure about overwintering fish in it but I'm gonna try. I did get a pond deicer for it.

I did get the pond done but some people prob wouldn't like it cause I used a pool liner! So of course it's blue LOL. But the fish seem happy and the plants are growing, so I don't mind the blue. At first I wasn't sure about the blue, but it kinda grows on ya

I'm glad I made it, more room for my fishies, and the tadpoles and frogs LOL.

I do like the natural look better but, now my dogs have a much harder time getting into it

So I can live with the raised pond.

Gardentoad · Post by **Gardentoad** » Jul 06, 2006 9:44 am

It won't be long before algae grows on the liner and it will be dark green, just like the black liners.

I had a 18" deep preformed pond that I buried halfway in the ground. I knew it would freeze solid so I used to overwinter my goldfish in a plastic 30 gallon trash can in my basement.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jul 06, 2006 2:38 pm

Thats what I'm hoping for

But if not I kinda like it anyway LOL. I just put the raised one over the pond I already had in the ground. So it's about 16" in the ground and about 2 to 3' (depending on which side your on) above the ground.