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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:54 pm   TerryO's Ponds

(I'm just posting this for TerryO because she asked me to upload her pics to a web server and post them for her. So here they are along with her commentaries. Enjoy! :D )

Here is the 990 gal. There are turtles, frogs, koi, newts, tadpoles (loads of eggs too)
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here is the 60 gal, There are just 2 goldfish, a couple of frogs (I threw in some of the eggs from last year) and my Eastern hatchlings.

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This picture is before I put the basking rock in the middle of the pond. I used to have it on the end, and one turtle got out and my neighbor found him. Now I put a little fence around the whole pond and put the rock in the middle. It is some kind of platform that I bought in the pet store, and put that on top of a shelving rack so it would not take away from the swimming space. If you look close you can see it under the Painted in the above photo.

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This picture was when I just changed the water in the Spring.(I forgot to add that when I sent the pictures) There is a lot of duckweed now and of course all the floating lettuce and other floating plants have spread like crazy as you can see in the photo's with the Eastern on the new basking rock. Before I put the turtles in for the summer ....that is when I change all the water. So far I haven't had any trouble with this water change. I just add the stress coat for ponds.

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This is a picture of my son's 60 gal turtle pond. He has one red ear slider in it. Of course he has a much better imagination than I do and his looks so much bigger with the water fall and all the rocks on the edge. You would never know it was the same pond as mine is.
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Another picture of my big pond. I have taken all of the koi out this week, as they got too big, and there wasn't enough swimming space for everyone. I only left 1 old guy, and a few of the babies.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:56 pm   

Your ponds are absolutely gorgeous, Terryo! :D The plants, flowers and rockwork are very nicely done and the turtles look super happy and healthy! I think I see a nice pond in my backyard in the not too distant future too! :D
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:00 pm   

Those ponds are absolutely gorgeous! I love all of the plants. Looks like paradise to me!
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:00 pm   

Absolutely beautiful! A 60 gallon pond reallhy isn't very big - but you and your son have really demonstrated what can be done to make a small space interesting and beautiful. What part of the country are you in?
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:02 pm   

Oh, that is beautiful! Terryo can't possibly be living up in NH.....right?
"Make it turtle proof, and they'll build a better turtle."
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:06 pm   

he he...why not? We have some beautiful landscapes up here in the Great White North too. :?
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:08 pm   

Terry, what did you use for a liner for the big 990gal pond?
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:22 pm   

Thank you all so much, and thank you for posting for me. I live in New York. Staten Island. For the big pond I used a liner, with sand under it. (My son just came in and said I posted the wrong info. I said it was 15 years old, but he is 18 and I had it 3 years before I had him. So I guess it is about 21 years old.) Wow! I don't believe it myself! The little 60 gal. is from Lowes. It is just a pre-formed one. I have done a lot of work through the years changing plants, moving rocks to different places. I gave the really big koi to my sister who has a 1,000 gal pond in her yard. Thank you all again.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:29 pm   

Wow, that pond is holding up very nicely for 21 years. Have you noticed any leaks in the liner at all?
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:37 pm   

A few years back I found what looked like a few long scratches. The pond was leaking up to that level. I put a pond patch on it and haven't had any problem since then. I think it was a racoon, because I also found fish bones, and apricot pits from my tree near by. The sliders were OK though.
Then we redid my yard....kids grew up...got rid of the pool, and that is when I put the little 60 gal in for the hatchlings. It took 2 years to finish my yard. (not enough money)My son (we call him hands-of gold) did the whole thing. It was worth the wait. It looks like Italy.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:41 pm   

Ha ha! Very nice! Your son deserves a lot of credit. Moving all those rocks must have been back breaking work! :cool: Hey, I got 2 teenage boys that i could put to good use too! :D Yup, my future pond is looking better and better all the time. ;) I'll show them your pictures of your ponds and put them to work!
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 pm   

Want to see pictures of my yard? I'll send them to you if you want.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:39 pm   

Wow that is a magnificant pond
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:54 pm   

Terryo wrote:Want to see pictures of my yard? I'll send them to you if you want.

Yes! show us more pics!
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:48 am   

im getting the red x's :( . it sounds great though ..lol
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