preacher Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I can't find any older photo's at the moment, one of the problems of CD's lol. January 09... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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preacher Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 The amount of damselflies around the pond this summer has been amazing, blues, greens, reds... But here's some of the awesome nightlife... The small pond at the top transforms from a brown muddy bottom to a carpet of red worms... This lil cray is about 3cm long Adult Inanga, about 10-12cm long Close encounters of the third kind? 7-8cm Cray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Very cool, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thats awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 how amazing! Good having the comparison photos. You have done such an amazing job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 That is great... nice to see the before and after pics... glad to see the black plastic has been "overgrown" by the plants... Some very nice occupants you have in the pond as well. PS: How big are the dimensions of the pond area? I have got a patch of ground at my place that would be pretty good for a pond, just wondering if it is big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thank you everyone, its still very much a work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 AMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hi Mikey, its been a bit damp down here so I haven't got out to measure the pond accurately. Over all area of the Ponds is probaby about 3m wide, 4m long and roughy half a metre high for the top pond. The top pond itself is around a metre long by 600mm-700mm wide, about 200mm deep. This overflows into a bog type pond which is only 20-30mm deep and about 400-500mm diameter. That then flows into another smaller pool which measures 200mm diameter and is about 100mm deep. The main pond at the base is in 2 sections, a 1.5m long shallows which is roughly 800mm wide and about 150mm deep. This runs into a deeper area which is about 1.2m - 1.5m diameter and 400mm-500mm deep. Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I often think my pond has not done much until I look at the 'before' and 'after' pics then realise how much everything has grown! Yours is looking good preacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi Mikey, its been a bit damp down here so I haven't got out to measure the pond accurately. Over all area of the Ponds is probaby about 3m wide, 4m long and roughy half a metre high for the top pond. The top pond itself is around a metre long by 600mm-700mm wide, about 200mm deep. This overflows into a bog type pond which is only 20-30mm deep and about 400-500mm diameter. That then flows into another smaller pool which measures 200mm diameter and is about 100mm deep. The main pond at the base is in 2 sections, a 1.5m long shallows which is roughly 800mm wide and about 150mm deep. This runs into a deeper area which is about 1.2m - 1.5m diameter and 400mm-500mm deep. Cheers Peter Thanks for that... The patch I have is a triangle piece. 5m (side) x 6m (side) x 3m (base), and there is already a natural slope from "top" of triangle to bottom with some nice tree coverage so it won't get too hot for native occupants, and I was thinking of digging a "big" pond in the larger area near the base, throwing the dirt from that up towards the top narrow part where I could mount a smaller pool/pond and then get a bit of a flow going on from top pool to bottom pool. I wasnt sure if the area was going to be big enough, but judging by what you have, I think it is now a viable option...so I'll stop hijacking your thread and do some more planning and present it to the forum under it's own thread So, back to your thread... How many Koura/Inanga you got in the pond? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Last count was about 7 Inanga, 6 10-12cm's and 1 about 7cm. As for the Crays I lost count hehe. Not sure to be honest, roughly 15? Ranging from 10cm down to 3cm, having said that however I found 2 tiny 1cm Crays when I drained the pond a month or so ago so goodness knows how many I have now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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