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Post by parker002 on Jul 10, 2012 17:04:41 GMT -5
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Post by Carl on Jul 10, 2012 19:22:12 GMT -5
An Awesome job! You did nice work hiding the pond liner and making the pond look like it has been there all along. You're Veggie/Bog filter is first rate/perfectly designed!!! BTW, do you mind if I feature your Veggie Filter in the article about these? Carl |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 11, 2012 8:05:23 GMT -5
Which veggie filter? If you look at the 1st picture, the first veggie filter is on the left. It is fed by a 700gph pump that is attached to a Tetra pressurized biofilter. It has Red Ludwigia, Iris, and Water Mint planted in the substrate itself. There's also a potted Bluebell (I used the pot-in-a-pot method and it works very well). The veggie filter on the right contains wild Cattails (and some duckweed  . It is fed by a 1000gph pump. |
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Post by Carl on Jul 11, 2012 10:44:46 GMT -5
The Veggie filter on the left looked so natural, I did not even notice it!  It was the one on the right I noticed (maybe because it looked more typical of what I had done back in my pond maintenance days) The plants from what I could see looked like water iris to me at first glance (rather than cattails), so thanks for pointing out the types of plants used too. Carl |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 11, 2012 14:40:30 GMT -5
The Water Iris is in the pool on the left - I just planted it about a month ago and it's struggling to take off - the Water Mint on the other hand is going nuts. The dead giveaway that the left pool is there is the potted Bluebell. I dug a hole a bit deeper than the pot and put another pot, 2" larger in diameter, in the hole. Then I back-filled around the larger pot. The Bluebell pot sits down inside and I can easily remove it in the winter and bring it indoors. I figured the pool on the right was a no-brainer, unless Water Iris can grow to 7-feet tall! Of course, the Cattails are so tall you can't see the brown "tails" on them in the pictures.  |
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Post by goldenpuon on Jul 11, 2012 17:55:56 GMT -5
Wow! That is a gorgeous pond you created Parker! I love of layout of the stones and plants at the sides. Those fish are very lucky to have such a nice home! Superb job on it!
Renee
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Post by Carl on Jul 11, 2012 18:04:08 GMT -5
I guess I needed someone or something standing next to your pond for perspective.
That said, I used water iris extensively as this is the bog plant I had the most success with and these grew quite tall, with 5 foot stands being quite common.
Carl
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Post by parker002 on Jul 12, 2012 9:20:09 GMT -5
Wow! That is a gorgeous pond you created Parker! I love of layout of the stones and plants at the sides. Those fish are very lucky to have such a nice home! Superb job on it! Renee These koi are more like horses than fish. The 2 koi in the 4th picture (1 gold and 1 orange) weigh just over TWENTY pounds. |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 12, 2012 9:23:22 GMT -5
I guess I needed someone or something standing next to your pond for perspective. That said, I used water iris extensively as this is the bog plant I had the most success with and these grew quite tall, with 5 foot stands being quite common. Carl Really? I had no idea it would get that large. It will look REALLY awesome in front of our bay window if it does get that large. On a side note, I've been feeding the Aqua Masters food exclusively for about 3 weeks and they won't touch the Tetra junk anymore. Not only that, but their color is just as good without feeding them the artificial "color enhancers" too. |
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Post by Carl on Jul 12, 2012 9:35:44 GMT -5
This is good get further feedback!
Since this is a relatively new food to North America, most of the positive feedback is from Taiwan where this food is very popular with Koi keepers
Carl
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Post by parker002 on Jul 12, 2012 11:25:37 GMT -5
I've also noticed that they eat less of the Aquamasters, I imagine because it's better utilized by their digestive system. Overall, I'm saving about $2 PER POUND and that's over a Tetra brand food. |
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Post by Carl on Jul 12, 2012 19:46:35 GMT -5
I've also noticed that they eat less of the Aquamasters, I imagine because it's better utilized by their digestive system. Overall, I'm saving about $2 PER POUND and that's over a Tetra brand food. This is another positive! (I have seen this with other fish foods and dog food too) BTW, Do you mind my using your Veggie Filter pics in the Pond Veggie Filter Article? Carl |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 13, 2012 8:22:30 GMT -5
Would you like me to take some more pictures of the veggie filters specifically?
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Post by Carl on Jul 13, 2012 9:10:42 GMT -5
Would you like me to take some more pictures of the veggie filters specifically? That would be great! Carl |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 13, 2012 10:12:51 GMT -5
It's pouring down rain right now (and boy do we need it!) but I'll get you some later today or tomorrow...
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Post by Carl on Jul 13, 2012 16:06:11 GMT -5
OK, thanks
I am glad to read about your badly needed rain too.
While we (Pacific NW) have not been too bad in the rain department, most other parts of the USA really need more rain
Carl
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Post by babygeige on Jul 13, 2012 20:31:17 GMT -5
The pond is looking amazing! You've done a brilliant job with it.
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Post by parker002 on Jul 16, 2012 8:40:51 GMT -5
OK, thanks I am glad to read about your badly needed rain too. While we (Pacific NW) have not been too bad in the rain department, most other parts of the USA really need more rain Carl Yeah, we're really hurting and when the corn crop doesn't come in, everybody feels it. Food prices go up, gas prices go up (ethanol), it just sucks all the way around. |
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Post by parker002 on Jul 16, 2012 14:57:04 GMT -5
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Post by parker002 on Aug 11, 2012 14:59:11 GMT -5
Between the water mint and the ludwigia, my Irises were getting choked out. I cut back the mint (I put the cuttings in a glass of water and brought them inside for an air freshener, it's now growing OUT OF THE GLASS).
I pulled a 35-pound carpet-like mass of Ludwigia out this morning and floated it in the main pond.
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. It is fed by a 1000gph pump.
