September
2002
Check here for news & information generated during the pond's second &
final month of construction.
September
4, 2002
Fishing
Trip Plants
I spent the holiday weekend camping/fishing at Lake Waramaug. We caught lots
of fish but it also gave me the opportunity to collect a few aquatic plants
for the pond. Although not all of the plants I collected are doing well some
look like they may survive. The water & mud that I collected while harvesting
the plants contained all sorts of little water critters including tiny worms,
bugs & snails. Its possible that some may turn out to be harmful to the
pond but I like the idea of introducing some 'biological soup' to the mix.
Snails I know can help control Algae but at the same time they also devour
plants. I'm hoping the fish & other predators will keep these new critters
in check & establish a nice self contained eco system.
Click here for pictures of the lake plants.
September
9, 2002
Fish
Diving
Our original three Goldfish seemed to be doing well so we decided to get them
some new friends. We picked another three medium sized Goldfish & two
large. The two large ones we placed in the lower pond along with one medium.
The remaining two we placed in the upper pond. So we had six fish in the lower
pond & two up top. Interestingly though the two in the upper pond must
have felt lonely as they apparently dove over the water fall & joined
the others in the lower pond. So it looks like we won't be having any fish
in the upper pond unless we can figure out a way to keep them from leaping
over the falls.
Click here for pictures of the new fish.
September
13, 2002
We
have a Leak!
Over the last week or two we've noticed the pond's level dropping about an
inch a day which is a fairly substantial water loss. The addition of rocks
to the pond's edge & recent heavy rains seem to have caused the pond's
edge to settle some. In places we had water spilling over the liner under
the rock.
The solution was simple but time consuming. We had to remove much of the ponds rock, raise the height of the liner in the low spots & then put the rock back. Hopefully doing so should have stopped the leaks. If the water level continues to drop then we might have to consider the unpleasant possibility that we have a hole somewhere. We'll have to see.
September
21, 2002
The
Pond is Officially Complete!
This week we finished up the remaining pond's landscaping. We decided to scrap
the wooden deck concept & go with a much more sturdy stone design. We
added flower beds around the pond & relocated our bird bath. With that
done the pond could be considered finished. Woohoo!
Water
Lilies!
Coinciding with the completion of the pond's construction one of our Water
Lilies decided to finally bloom. A nice touch.
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