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The pond was looking really good on Wednesday so I took some pictures. Of course my turtle had to get into the act

http://00goddess.livejournal.com/1170971.html

The plants have gone crazy and everything is lush now.

I love all the plants. It really makes everything look complete in the pond. Al looks very happy.

Thanks! He really loves it.

What size and brand/type of tub did you use? I love the look, I was wondering if I did the same thing if it would be possible to place the container into the ground? Kinda like a preformed pond but hopefully less expensive.

I used a 150g Rubbermaid stock tank. You could put it in the ground, if you wanted. You can get preformed liners of about the same size for approximately the same price, but they might not be as deep.

only thing with stock tanks...I had a 50 gallon in the ground for my small koi to start in. the dogs knocked over the little fountain thing so that the water was spraying out, and after about half ran out and under the container, the whole thing popped up and started floating. LMAO I even had stone around it. This happened several times (also durring hard rains) I ended up pulling it out, and my baby red foots are in it now.

Jodi- That would happen with a preformed pond liner too, if it wasn't properly maintained.

Your pond is GREAT BTW. Al looks like a happy guy. What exactly is a "skippy"? Does it have filter media in it??? It's probably a stupid question but I had to ask....

Not a stupid question. A Skippy is a popular home made pond filter. You can read about it here: http://www.skippysstuff.com/biofiltr.htm

Thanks!

it looks like Al loved all the extra water to swim. Ive always loved the setup youve had. I would do the same but it gets too cold wher i live

Do you ever wish you could hop into that pretty little pond with Al?

@reptilegrrl

To stop your pond from overflowing with water you have to drill holes
around the the sides above the water line.

Doing so will prevent your pond from overflowing when it rains.

When it rains the pond will not overflow as the water will make its way out
from the holes you made above your intended water line around the pond.

Enjoy, Jagz

Reptilegrrl- I was wondering how you figured out how to make the "skippy" for a 150 gal pond. The web site skippysstuff.com had filters the same size as pond itself. I was hoping to pretty much copy your pond for my RES. Oh, and how do you keep him warm during the winter? BTW Your pond it absolutely beautiful!!!

Great series of pics! I especially like the one where he is looking at you. So cute!!!! Makes me want to go out and grab him some fresh fish or something. Thanks for sharing.