heres my 125gallon water feature. next spring were going to be upgrading to a 300gallon. im still working on planting my plants around it. i have elephant ear bulbs planted all around it. im adding bacteria once a week and i have green water, the plants you see are cattails, and theres lillies on the bottom making their way to surface. there are a few elephant ears growing in water also that came back this spring. enjoy pics!

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heres my oranda, hes of course showing off his beautiful wen!
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heres a close up of cattails that came back this spring i cant believe how fast they grow!
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as soon as all plants come up i'll take more pics it will be very pretty! thanks for viewing!

just to give ya an idea on size of pond its 5' X 6' 125 gallon. the 300 gallon were getting is a large rubbermaid thats 8'around its pretty big. i think were going to bury the rubbermaid and hook up the water fall to it with our pump.

Very nice!

Cute Fish!

cool! i think it's going to look even better than the 100 gal

look at those happy fishes!

Looks great, I can't wait to see it once all the plants have taken over, it will be beautiful I'm sure.

And your fish are adorable too.

Lovely new pond, it'll look fab once it's settled in! It's nice to see an oranda in a more natural outdoor environment.

thanks guys! the pond has been up and running since february this yr. my water has turned green which is to be expected.lol with our other pond during the winter it turned crystal clear after the 1st frost. im sure this one will do the same as far as the oranda goes hes not acting weird anymore, hes eating on his own and the shubunkins and comets are letting him eat. though the oranda did eat a spider this morning lol extra protein i guess! as soon as all my colorful caladiums come up and reach good height ill snap a few more pixs.

very happy fishies

Im in love with your oranda, what a sweet face! The pond looks awesome.

Your pond is coming along nicely. It looks like the fish enjoy it too.

thanks for all the compliments im prolly going to have to drain it though cuz where in the middle of getting a new bouse put on property so i think its in the way. ill just keep them in a large rubbermaid until house is ready.

Cute fish, pretty pond, congrats!

nice fish and good looking fish 2!

NIce fish you have. Your pond is excellent

Use the 125 gallon as a spill away down into the bigger one....you could use it as a top tier or even a bog filter!

Those elephant ears are going to get HUGE and spread.

How did I miss this thread? I love the little pond!I bet those plants have grown a lot since you took these pics.Updates please.

what a nice pond amd your fish look like they enjoy it

thanks everyone! my flowers have grown all around the pond and it looks so pretty! im really excited about building the 5,000 pond in the spring. we decided to go big! ill have to post pics of us digging and puting in the liner im really needing the bigger pond because i have a koi that has grown to about 8in since i put him in the 125gallon. hes going to need the room and i figure with a pond that big i wont need to upgrade at all my water has turned a nice green in the 125 gallon i can still see the fish and my frog eggs have hatched into cute tadpoles!

So where are the pics???????
5,000 gallons sounds like a dream,and I can't wait to see it happen for you.In the meantime though,I want to see pics-----froggies,koi,etc.

i'll take pics over the weekend and ill have them for you guys next week. maybe sooner my tadpoles are getting big i think my fish have had enough of them because they dont seem to bother them anymore as far as the frogs oh my they keep me up at night

that is such as nice pond !!!

did u get it at Home Depot???

wow! your good yes i did and i got a nice deal on it to!! i only paid 50bucks for it

really!! that is a good deal when i went there they were $125 dollars.....luckie

well the reason i got it so cheap was because the store was not going to carry them anymore they had 3 left but i just got the one. the filter ive had for 3 yrs now i bought it with my other pond i had (90 gallon) i like the premade ponds but you do run a risk with them cracking. the new pond thats going in will be made from a very heavy liner from a pond store in my town.

well loks like i need to go check out my Home Depot
good luck on gettin your new pond made

thankyou its going to be job thats for sure! but in the end my fish will have the room to swim and play maybe some babies

Hi,
Great Fishies!!! the pond.