Topic: The decision has been made that I am going to create a fishpond in the back of my yard. My husband isn't thrilled about the project but he has allowed me to do so. No I just need some help or some pointers on how I can do this effectively. Can somebody walk me through what supplies I will need for the entire set up and what I need to keep the fish healthy?
Answer from Guest:
Basically what you're going to need to do is to big giant hole inside of your yard and get aligner that is made of plastic to put on the bottom. The pond liners are the most expensive but they really help the fish and help keep the pond as clean as possible because without it it will get a lot dirtier than you think. What most people do is just put the liner down after the whole his dug and then put around 6 inches of dirt on top of it to hold it in place so you won't even notice it's actually there.
Then you're going to have to fill it with water and it should hold itself pretty easily and you're going to have to get used to adding water because it evaporates on a pretty good level. The goldfish will be glad to see that the new water is added anyhow because they're old water well get kind of stinky and new water just helps build oxygen. Here is a good link click here to follow on goldfish care and setup.
Once you have all the water set up you're going to want to figure out a high-powered filter. This is very key to keeping your fish healthy and a lot of people if the pond is large enough you won't need a filter but if it's medium-sized you will need a filter. It kind of sucks because they use a lot of electricity and you're going to have to change the filter pad on a biweekly basis.
What really helps us to at other creatures and animals to help create a complete ecosystem that really adds to it. Live plants will really add benefit and help clean your water more than what you never know. And make sure that you don't overpopulated too much because goldfish can grow up to a foot long on average. And you can overpopulate the fishpond pretty easily if you don't keep up with filter and adding new water once in a while.
It's actually quite fun and children actually love fishponds and I really like take care of mine. I sold a couple houses because I'm a realtor in Nevada and fishponds really add value to the people are buying it because it's just very kind of a cool thing.
Even though your husband doesn't like it right now I'm sure after it's all finished and he gets to go feed the fish early in the morning he's going to come around on the idea and actually enjoy it.
