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To get a basic pump for splashy noises would be affordable, but you still need to get AC mains to it safely, which can be expensive
My techniques so far have been:
Buy a large rigid, self-supporting breeders pond (rectangular, deep ones you see at aquatic shops), put it in the garden, and build a little wooden or brick wall around it.
Build a rectangular enclosure with new sleepers (not ones saturated with creosote), and line it with pond liner, taking care to make sure the liner completely covers the top of the sleepers to stop any wood preservative leaching into the water. then put some spacers, then decking-type wood to cover around the edges
I bought a few fish - not many given that it is passive aeration and no filtering, the shop will advise based on the size and volume of the water.
The herons came and ate most of them, the hardiest/fastest ones avoided being eaten and have now bred: basically goldfish and some basic colourful koi
Tricks I use:
Barley straw - buy little packs from amazon or a shop, they stop the algae
lilies and pond weed - try to get plants to cover most of the water to shade it to control algae
Provide refuge: I got some spare plastic garage shelves, the ones with push-in legs, cut down the legs and put them in the ponds, weighted down with stones, to give the fish a place to hide from herons - I don't want netting over the pond
better off off with a half barrel thing with a few gold fish in ..
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As others have said, netting is unfortunately necessary to keep off cats and herons and that immediately detracts from the visual pleasure. Our pond was unfortunately sited in full sun so during the summer months algae and blanket weed can be a problem and choke up the pump, fountain and filters. Yes, we have used barley straw and various expensive chemicals but it's a battle against nature. Cleaning out all the resulting sludge is an unpleasant chore.
Sorry to be so negative Tony because in theory having fish in a pond is attractive and relaxing but the reality is less appealing.
Very small garden so thinking of using a Belfast sink rather than traditional pond. Maybe dig out soil and half/ three quarter submerge sink in soil.
Maybe solar powered/battery run pump. Fish and filter possible later additions.
What are the pros & cons of flexible vs moulded? Any tips on pumps & filters to use?
I've thought about the indoor tanks too, but it's always seemed a little unfair keeping fish in a tiny glass bowl. Or even a large glass bowl. Plus MrsTT has always said NO. But I might have more luck with an outdoors one that can also combine the water feature / splishy/sploshy noises that she wants.
We've got a couple of large ponds that seem to manage OK with plenty of oxygenator plants and pond lillies in them. Not really needed any maintenance other than cleaning out the leaves in autumn.
Power will be there shortly - we were going to put it out there for a water feature anyway, so the cost will be incurred whether we put a full pond in or not. Sleepers are a better (cheaper) idea than bricks - thanks.
I like the refuge idea - that's got to look better than netting. We've seen heron/s about, although there are no fish in the other ponds, so they've always gone away hungry. Access would be a little difficult for the heron - there's hedging on one side, a fence on the other, and house on the third (all about 20-30ft away from where the pond could be, so there'll be plenty of sunlight at it.
For me, they typically come early in the morning, before any is up
I think they fly around looking for the reflections of the sky, so I have had little trouble when there is a lot of plant cover in the pond
I've seen all sorts of tactics on the internet: trip wires, infra red detectors triggering high-pressure water jets, etc
Definitely worth it for those with thousands of pounds worth of koi who want to see their fish
My fish go through a cycle of being very wary and shy, eventually just basking all day, then a few get eaten and they all start hiding properly again
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