I've been planning on building a pond for over a year, but right now it looks like we might move (although it's doubtfull). I also have very little money cause I might have found a car, which is slowing becomming a bigger deal.

But as I look at all these beautiful ponds I keep wanting to pick up a shovel! Besides, the area the pond will be going in needs to be cleared out....Maybe I'll beg my dad to let me start on something!

Gah, this is the perfect time of year to dig, too! It rains just enough to not flood but soften the ground!

My pond didn't cost much at all to build. Just lots of work. I dug it by hand and used a plastic tarp as the liner. The rocks are all local. The only cost was the pump. I have recently added a filter to help with the green water. The plants were mostly shared from friends and the fish come from various places. You can also use the out of ground method that several people have on here and use rubber stock tanks. That is what is nice about ponds you can spend very little or a lot! Good luck!

Me too!!! All these beautiful pond pictures are killing me. I live in an apartment and I want to buy one of those rubbermaid troughs and I could keep it on the balcony...


I really really better not though.

You need too look no further than what Divinegf did with a rubbermaid trough a few posts down. Sure you don't have room on that balcony?

Really my pond didn't coast alot
it was maby 72$ for the plastic 30 $ for 2 bags of rocks
and i got some free plants o and the pump coast
20 $

Same here sidekick and slim i live in a condo
But im on the bottom floor and i have a little peace of land just for
me so im getting one of those pool thing.. for above
ground ponds i
Can'r wait!!!!

I also have a plastic "fake" whisky barrel that sits in some English Ivy with an old water pump, it is really cute. Didn't cost much.

DO you have any fish in there?

I use it as my q-tank for my pond. Right now it is not set up since winter is coming on. Sometimes I put a few small fish in it until they are big enough to go to the pond.

That's a good idea

Hi all....I thought that I would pass on my
support for indoor or patio ponds. I have a flower
barrel (looks like a whiskey barrel) that I picked up
at the home depot about 6 months ago that I use for
my indoor pond. I've had real good luck with the barrel.
It holds about 35g and I have 4 comets in it.
It has a whisper filter that does a real good job.
I have crystal clear water that stays between
68 and 76 degrees and the nitrates, nitrites and
ammonia remain at O and the ph @ 7.5.
I have less than $100 invested and at that it
was well worth the cost.