园艺后院的“小雨滴”

XBPS2 · May 13th, 2011, 18:05

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.

XBPS2 · May 14th, 2011, 10:17

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作者: Taotaoba

Thank you very much for your cents.

The UV filter is the thing I never thought/heard of. Where can I buy it?

Regarding the fish in the winter,...

UV灯，Big Al有卖的，这里有链接：http://www.bigalsonline.com/Pond_UV-Sterilizers.html。买完以后记得量好接头的管径，特别要注意内径和外径，然后去Home Depot买相应尺寸的胶管。

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。。。

XBPS2 · May 23rd, 2011, 01:00

EPDM我知道最大的有50'X100'的，一卷重2000多磅。你买的10’X15'是很可能是从10’X100'一卷的上面切下来的。如果你去专做Pond的店可能会买到更大尺寸的。

始终还是觉得你应该再挖大一点儿，对水草和鱼都有好处。跟大鱼缸比小鱼缸更容易打理应该是一个道理。

XBPS2 · Jan 30th, 2012, 22:39

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作者: 石针养花

今年冬天不冷，期待故事继续！

是啊，后来水藻控制怎样了？还有冬天水冻没冻？记得你挖了3尺深，如果鱼冻不上，今年开春咱家的小池塘也挖深个两尺，省的年年入秋还得把鱼搬进家里来养。

XBPS2 · May 5th, 2012, 10:37

即使水面有冰冻上了，也最多只有半寸而已。前两年我试过拿6寸长的钻头都钻不到水，冰面上站人都没问题。再观望你的一年看看，今年先懒懒。

May 13th, 2011, 18:05	#1
XBPS2 Senior Member 注册日期: Nov 2004 帖子: 1,217 积分:2 精华:2	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 5th, 2012, 10:37	#5
XBPS2 Senior Member 注册日期: Nov 2004 帖子: 1,217 积分:2 精华:2 声望: 69630	去年冬天不冷，没几天水完全冻住的情况即使水面有冰冻上了，也最多只有半寸而已。前两年我试过拿6寸长的钻头都钻不到水，冰面上站人都没问题。再观望你的一年看看，今年先懒懒。

May 23rd, 2011, 01:00	#3
XBPS2 Senior Member 注册日期: Nov 2004 帖子: 1,217 积分:2 精华:2 声望: 69630	EPDM我知道最大的有50'X100'的，一卷重2000多磅。你买的10’X15'是很可能是从10’X100'一卷的上面切下来的。如果你去专做Pond的店可能会买到更大尺寸的。始终还是觉得你应该再挖大一点儿，对水草和鱼都有好处。跟大鱼缸比小鱼缸更容易打理应该是一个道理。