May 11th, 2011, 00:24 | #1 |
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后院的“小雨滴”
LD念叨了好久,周末终于下定决心,开始动工了 - 在后院挖一个小水塘,可以种些荷花什么的。 LD的意思是不要太大,1m左右的一个圆水塘就可以了。就这么干吧,先在草地上画上线,然后找出工具来开挖! 知道挖土不容易,特意到HomeDepot租了一个工具,据说砂石地都能用。回来一试,根本不是那么回事,一点儿也不吃土,只好又去还了。问有没有铁镐租?没有!HomeDepot好处就是如果不好用,不需要你说,不收你钱。 看来只好拿出我前年土制的工具了。用这个松土,效果呱呱的。前年种樱桃树,去年移枫树,它可立了汗马功劳。我怎么都差点把它忘了呢? 不一会儿,土坑就初具规模。休息的时候看看,怎么觉得就有点死板呢?心念一闪,在一边加上两道圆弧。嗯,这下好看多了。LD也点头认可。 就叫她“小雨滴”吧。 |
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May 13th, 2011, 18:05 | 只看该作者 #13 |
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My 2 cents
Your pond maybe a little too small. I have a 6' X 4' oval pond in my backyard. The depth is about 2 feet. 1. You can buy pond liner kit from Costco, around $200-$300. 2. You need to buy water pump to filter the water and to create fountain. That's about $80. 3. In summer, you need UV light filter to kill/control algae, otherwise, in a hot summer day, your pond turns dark green in just a few of hours. Especially if you want to have some fishes in the pond. Cost is around $150. And you need to plug it in 24/7. 4. Don't even think about keeping fishes in your pond in winter, 2-3 feet of water will freeze all the way to the bottom. You need at least 6 feet deep if you really want to. But with 6 feet of water, pond liner is not enough because of the weight of water...you need concrete. My solution is to scoop the fishes back and keep them indoor in a fish tank and dump them back in the pond once the temperature is around 15 degree. Try feeders first because they are dirt cheap. Don't spend too much on Koi, as you might just be throwing your money into the water. |
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May 13th, 2011, 21:36 | 只看该作者 #14 | |
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Regarding the fish in the winter, I think you may be right. Although it's unlikely to have 2 feet thick ice on the river, but it's possible to the pond because of the such small body of water. I'll only put the cheapest goldfish in (29cents each). The cheaper, the stronger. |
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May 14th, 2011, 01:11 | 只看该作者 #17 |
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我有个很小的池子,记得好像是300L。补充一些,给楼主参考。 2尺的深度不能过冬,除非用电加热器。我的一个同事就是这么做的,我觉得相当费电,好像很多西人对能源没有概念。我也是冬天放入地下室一处不用的房间,用的是一个大号垃圾桶,室温大约15度,桶上面吊盏灯,定时循环及照明,已经两年了,没有在冬天死过一条鱼。 绿藻主要影响的是美观,其实对鱼本身并没有什么。当然,循环一定要开。树叶要捞掉,否则会烂,出味道。 对于小池子,主要养鱼,还是植物?很遗憾,不可兼得(大池子当然可以)。 concrete,pond liner? 和上面的朋友正好相反。liner不怕压力,因为压力都传到周围的土去了。佐证便是大部分的室外inground游泳池都使用liner。但土要压实,并铺上沙子。concrete的缺点是太钢,在加拿大的气候下,早晚会有裂缝,而检查、维修起来很麻烦。 建议池边用石板围一圈,和水面稍留一些垂直距离,顺便压住liner。有一个晚上,睡不着,亲眼看到一只猫呆呆的坐在池边,望着水面,那个幽怨啊! |
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May 14th, 2011, 10:17 | 只看该作者 #19 | |
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绿藻在天热的时候会长的很快,一天就能把你的池子变绿变臭。我第一年没经验,三天之内所有的鱼都死了,可能是缺氧的缘故,不过因为都是很便宜的feeder,所以倒也是不心疼。后来加了UV过滤,池水再也没变绿过,鱼也没再死过。 说道猫,没错,我家邻居的猫就经常来小池塘边看鱼。。。 |
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