Tweety's Pond Page

My first outdoor pond.  Although small at 4' X 4' X 16" it is an entire world of peace and quiet in my suburban neighborhood.
This is how the pond looked in 1998 when it was first finished.


 The pond sits above the ground.  The frame around the pond is built of pressure treated lumber
and that is in turn covered with cedar that I recycled from an old fence.   The large square cedar
box on the rear deck houses a 25 gallon bio filter constructed of egg-crate, plexiglas, and 150 #
of 2 mm pea gravel as the filter media.  The smaller round wooden drum to the left is a 25 gallon
veggie filter that houses a very dense population of Duck Weed.  The filter is fed by a 1200 GPH
pump which draws from the bottom of the pond through a pre-filter of 2mm gravel.  All total the
entire system holds approximately 170 gallons of water.
 


 

The pond contains various oxygenators and Goldfishes.  Anacharis, Cabomba, and Hornwort all are potted in top soil and covered with larger 1/2 gravel.  An attraction and Fabiola Lilly are also potted in the pond. Since this picture was taken I have added 1 Pickerel Weed, 1 Common Arrowhead, Two Louisiana Irises, 2 Cattails, Primrose Creeper and some Baby's Breath. The small lavender flowers on the Baby's Breath made an impression on me so I picked some and took it home.   Fishes include 1 large 3" Comet, 2 - 3" Calico Fantails, and 3 smaller Calico Comets.


 

The following pictures are current as of July 13, 1999.  As you can see I have added a few plants.
I have also removed the waterbell for now.

The two long running plants traveling across the water are Primrose Creeper.
I picked them out of a bog at work.


 
 
 
Here's a look at my Pickerel Weed, Common Arrowhead, Louisiana Iris and a few others.

 I am already planning a larger pond which incorporates this pond as part of the overall system.  I only have 12-1/2 feet X 42 feet of total space in my back yard with which to work.
 


 
 

I would appreciate your comments  tjbird@bellsouth.net
 
 
 
 

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