Habitat - Outdoor :: buy pond?

[cameron740]

where did you guys get your ponds i dont want one that goes in the ground i want an above ground one help asap

[steve]

How big are you looking for? Most in-ground ponds use liners, above ground ponds could be stock tanks. There are pre-formed ponds too, but they're usually small.

[cameron740]

about 150-200gl...one that sits on the ground

[steve]

A stock tank is just much more useful.

[cameron740]

so then were do i buy those

[Diamondbacks4Life]

You should be able to buy a stock tank at a local tractor supply store. Also check craigslist under farm and garden in your area. People sell, preformed/stock tanks for cheap all the time.

[cameron740]

ok cool...how many gallons is yours diamondbacks4life?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

ok cool...how many gallons is yours diamondbacks4life?

Mine is 300gallons. Also there are waterland tubs that are really expensive also really big lol.

[jjdrivesajazz]

here's my progress on my pond, it's a 150 fiberglass pond that i framed with 2x4's, and then use cement board on the outside to close it all up, filter is going to be a doc/skippy style 32gal trash can and there's 4ft x 2ft of dry land that's going to be soil

[cameron740]

tjat looks cool how much was the pond

[steve]

Looks great jjdrivesajazz! Do you have any more pics? It would make a great build thread.

[rogersb]

Rubbermaid makes a 300-gal stock tank that costs about $300 not including shipping. There are other smaller sizes, too, but keep in mind of the recommendations for the amount of water needed for your turtle(s).

On the other hand, there are a lot of kid's wading pools - the preformed heavy-duty plastic ones, not the inflatable ones - that can be used for above-ground turtle ponds, AND you can buy them at ToysRUS or WalMart on the cheap and not pay any shipping costs.

I recently converted one such pool into a 200-gal turtle pond. The pool has a built-in slide that I covered with a rubber bathtub mat (the kind with suction cups on the underside) that my turtles LOVE climbing up to bask at the top. This removes the need for a centrally-placed basking platform, and that in turn opens up a lot more swimming area. Best of all, not having the central platform makes cleaning the "stuff" out of the pond much, much easier.

You can hide the fact that it's a kid's pool with landscaping stone, but you don't give up the option of being able to move it if you need to.

After installing a good-quality Beckett pond pump, a sterilizing UV filter, and some aquatic plants, I have a pond that my turtles really enjoy, and one that didn't require much engineering or effort to get running.