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  1. Sorry for delay in answering. The pond has had water in it since November. Now that it's warming up I have done a small water change and gone in with a silt net and cleared some stuff from the bottom, topped it up and got the filters working and have now planted it with 5 small plants that will fill out I'm sure. I went with a marsh marigold, horsetail reed, hornwort, scirpus cernuus, and something else that i've forgotten the name of (has white/grey and purple leaves). I will upload an updated photo soon. The shop where i am getting the fish don't have anything small as they said they mainly stock year old fish currently so most are in the 4 to 5 inch range, so I may just end up getting 3 of each of Shubunkins, Canary Yellow Goldfish, and Red Goldfish. Although I'm also very keen on getting a few comets as i really love the look when they are pure white with just a red patch on the top of their heads. Thank you. I've got it all set up and planted this past weekend. It is running nicely and looking lovely with 5 plants. I emptied some water then topped it up and netted as much silt out as i could as the pond collects quite a bit of leaf fall and we have has building work so it's no doubt had some wood and brick dust in it too. I will post some new photo's later. I will hopefully start adding some fish soon.
  2. Hello again everyone. As with most projects this one ended up getting very delayed and is only just finished this week. Please enjoy the photo's. I was after some advice. The pond is ready to go, as in the pumps and filtration are set up but i have not filled it or planted it, or of course added any fish. It is now early winter here in the UK, so it is best to wait until spring before doing anything, or should i get it filled and get the pump running now and then add plants and eventually fish in the spring? Any advice at all would be hugely appreciated. Cheers Dom
  3. Thanks. It's going onto a cement base but i would feel better knowing there was something under it.
  4. Thank's for reply. I was more worried about having it cushioned so that it's protected and doesn't split or crack. Or at least is less likely.
  5. Hi everyone. I've got a preformed 1000lt pond that is being built into a raised bed. It's fine to have it fully above ground, but i wanted to know if it would be a good idea to put something under it, like some kind of insulation or cushioning? Also should there be insulation put around the sides of the pond as well? Thank you.
  6. They had a good selection at mine too, I just don't really know what I'm doing so wondered what to put where.
  7. Ha! The amusement that comment has caused definitely stops it from being useless. I'm 6ft6 and 300lbs so i may need a bigger pond if i'm gonna try that. My kids have already asked to swim in it tho.
  8. Many thanks Matt. Yes, I'm hoping to be able to keep feeding down to help, but i have 3 children who will want to feed them all the time i'm sure. I am thinking maybe changing my stocking to 4 of each so I can add 3 shubunkins because of Patrick's comment about them encouraging the other fish to be more gregarious. I'm sure gonna try and enjoy it.
  9. Hey Patrick, thank you very much for your reply. Shubunkin are nice, but I prefer the others. I hadn't even thought about it from a shyness standpoint though. Do they encourage the others to be more confident, kind of like dither fish for a pond?
  10. Wow! You can tell it has really done it's job well. Excellent home made filter. I'm planning my first pond, which i am very excited about, and have planned a terracotta pot that is fed by a pump, and filled with some sponge and then bio media, that flows through a bamboo pipe back into the pond. and a large sponge filter running off of a solar air pump on the other side of it. I hope it goes as well as yours!
  11. Hi there lovely people. Huge Cory/Co-op fan from the UK. I've kept tropical fish for years, and have had lot's of different types and kept them to varying degrees of success. We are currently having our garden completely re-landscaped, and my wonderful wife who doesn't share my love of fish has agreed to us getting a pond. I am incredibly excited but i have a few questions I would like a hand with if possible? Some details first of all. Not sure to the degree of detail i need to go into, but the pond I have purchased is the Laguna preformed 980litre. This measures 6ft X 4ft X 2ft. It will be completely above ground, and will be built into a block and slab built raised bed. Here are my questions; Fish/Stocking - I was planning on getting the fish all at a small size (up to about 3inches each), and stocking with 5 canary yellow goldfish, 5 red goldfish, and 5 sarasa comets. I then wanted to reduce the numbers as they got bigger, only keeping my favorites of them. Does this sound ok as far as stocking when considering filtration below? Filtration - I have a 1500litre per hour pump which is going to be hooked up to a terracotta plant pot which I will have a mix of mechanical and biological media in. This will then come through a bamboo spout and spill out back into the pond. I also have a home made 6 inch square sponge filter which will be run from a solar powered air pump. Plants - I have got a couple of 40cm black plastic plant pots that i want to put in upside down, with holes cut into them so that they can be used as caves, and then use them as shelves for planting on top of. Our garden is east facing, and the part where the pond is gets full sun for a few hours at the end of the day. We are in the UK with temps around the 22 most of summer, going up to 30+ on barmy spells. Does this sound ok, and what plants would you go for? Many thanks for anyone who reads and replies. I'm so incredibly excited! Dom
  12. Hi all, Watched and understood. Thank you for making this place. I miss forums! Thank you Cory and team for all you do. Cheers Dom
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