Zayne Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 where can you get fish ponds from small starter ponds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 dig a hole and line it with plastic which you can buy at bunnings etc or build one out of timber and line it the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Or farm supply places for the stuff they line dams. Stock troughs can be good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 What I'd love to do is get 3-4 concrete troughs and sink them into the ground, then landscape around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Plastic or fibreglass are easier to move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Don't see many big plastic or fiberglass troughs around. Only rarely see concrete ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Have a look at www.indac.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I wouldn't want to pay for new, I want used and cheap. And also that site is completely useless, no prices at all. Though, I'm sure they're all more than ... let me check how much I want to pay...Ummm...About $3.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 i made two a few months back, one is a hole in the ground with a liner - about $20, the other is an old bathtub dug in - try the local dump/noticeboard for a free one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpy_boy11 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Well...i have 2 small ponds 1. Plastic/Fibreglass mold put into the ground. Costed me only $40 but its actully priced at like $130 i think. = $90-100 all up (including plants and all) 2. I made my own Deck pond (Which i love to death! :lol: ). I made a box frame out of timber (make sure its not rotting and is strong) in the yard (or you can buy cheap), made the sides out of treated plywood from Mitre10 mega (only costed like $23) for all 5 sides. Nailed it all together brought liner, put it in, filled it up, added plants (lillies mostly), baby goldfish. And bobs your uncle. The fish were small comets only about 2cm most of them are now 5cm long and i had babies goldfish aswell last year :bounce: = about...$45-60 all up i think, not to sure. And its 2 years old now and still sturdy. Oh and if your having a small pond... make sure your stock lightly at first! defiantely do not overstock. I also recently made another deck pond too. I have no filter in either pond (planning to get one) but the fish have been fine for the last 3 years (they had babies so...lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Or farm supply places for the stuff they line dams. Stock troughs can be good too. will keep that in mind for the future, thanks Caryl. I think i remember someone mentioned on here a while back they used the plastic often used to cover sileage (sp?), its white on one side and black on the other....the dam liner sounds like the go though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 I have a winebarrel lined with plastic, that makes a great starter pond. I think it's better than plastic for an aboveground pool as the wood insulates against it getting too hot or cold. I have one goldfish in it, whenever I try to put friends in for him he kills and eats them (even if they are bigger than him ), so I have come to the conclusion that "Hannibal" is a sociopath. A mini waterlily, an iris and lots of other waterplants such as lysimachia and oxyweed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Bathtubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! perfect size, generally watertight and cheeper than chips (i picked mine up for $1 each on trademe) and you dont need to dig a hole if you want. all you need to do is buy a plug and silicone it in if you want. my two bath ponds dont even have plugs and are blocked by dirt and grass growing up through the drain hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 I wouldn't want to pay for new, I want used and cheap. And also that site is completely useless, no prices at all. Though, I'm sure they're all more than ... let me check how much I want to pay...Ummm...About $3.50. Most farmers have a few unused ones lying around that may just need a patch up they'd prolly give you for cheep as. I have several but you're a bit far away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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