bill.... water is collected from the sky here...have underground tank..the ponds are fed by rain water..i thought it rained a great deal in thailand..tropical?...what do you mean pay for water?...get a tank and collect the rain..merle Merle,
Everyone's invited to join the Yahoo! Zen Forum. Water is at a premium here on my mountain. All the water we have is from our well. I'm not planning on building any ponds. I don't want to have to maintain one, or pay for the water it would take to keep one viable. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  here in this garden there are 3 ponds..with the rubber lining..that's where > the black snakes likes to hang out..there were gold fish for years.. > > however birds have cotton on to it and eat them..the "billabong" at the > bottom of the garden had huge koi in it.... >  > however that leaked and the fish were taken to a nearby very large dam in > large garden nursery where there a hundreds of them... > > the billabong has a concrete base now..and what ever gold fish there are the > birds catch those as well.. > > once apon a time the goldfish were dinner plate size... > '' > hey edgar do you think the bob bloke is ok to invite to the forum?.... > > hey bill a pond is a great idea..brings frogs..you maybe might reconsider > this... > > what's holding you back?.. > merle > > >  > Bill, > > Normally a butyl rubber liner is used to make koi ponds watertight. It's very > difficult with tile as it always eventually leaks though you'll have less > trouble in your freeze free area... > > Your koi will feel much more secure and at home and less stressed if they > have some big water plants and hiding places. Some lotus and other plants > would be ideal assuming it gets sun. Also it's better to have natural algae > growing on the sides and bottom (though not very green water) for them to > nibble on. > > Also all chemicals should be avoided if at all possible. Do you have well > water or chlorinated water? > > Edgar > > > > > On Apr 14, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Bill! wrote: > >  > >Edgar, > > > >It was my intention to make fish pond next to my front stairs. I had it > >tiled to make it watertight. My plans were to line that with rock and to > >put in a rock waterfall at the end nearest the house. > > > >This whole effort proved to be more work than I had anticipated so I > >eventually abandoned those plans. The 'pond' has now been filled in and has > >been covered with a wooden trellis that is covered with orchids. > > > >...Bill! > > > >--- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > >> > >> Bill, > >> > >> I see you have a koi pond but it looks more like a swimming pool. I also > >> have a couple of koi ponds in my garden joined by waterfalls and a small > >> stream. > >> > >> How come yours isn't outside and more natural? Animal problems perhaps? > >> > >> Edgar > >> > > > > >
