New Tropical Pond

[tuggerd]

Thank's for all of the positive input. I really appreciate it. This pool/pond is far from easy. It's a good thing I like this stuff because its really time consuming.
I'm still losing water from the pool, I don't have a clue where its leaking from. One of the fall/filters is clogging up and the falls above it is starting to overflow. That should just be a matter of cleaning the barrel filter.
Here are some photos of me cleaning the main filter felt and draining some of the algae out of the bottom of the filter. Some nasty stuff that come out of this clean looking pool.

 

[pondowner]

Absolutely gorgeous. I hope things start to become a little easier for you. A leak is a big time nightmare.

 

[Muske]

How big is that dominate male Dovii?

 

[90cat]

Just skimmed through and all I have to say is AMAZING! Tuggerd you the man.

 

[jerzyperson]

i have to ask, are the original africans still in there or have they been eaten?

any updates?

 

[tuggerd]

Yes the original african cichlids are in there and are reproducing like crazy. I haven't written much about the pool because its basically the same old stuff. I still have the leak and my uv light burned out so its pretty green right now.
On a happier note, I'm raising the water level in my other pond about 6 inches. I'm making room for the new peacock additions that will go in there pretty soon. I'm trying to seal the porous rocks with a latex/cement sealer. It's tuff because the plants around here are growing into the water and opening up gaps between the sealer and the rocks.

 

[RN1888]

cant wait to see it finish

 

[Louie]

Wow...stunning colors all around. All your hard work is paying off. Id never leave the yard.

Lol I know its paradise what he has going on there. I ESP love cichlids so its incredible for cichlids.

Type of pond that you wind up late for work,events as you always stop to look at it lol.

 

[Illbuyourcatfish]

awesome pool, but this site is called monster fish keepers...read through 73 pages...

 

[tuggerd]

Sorry, I missed your point. Both of my tropical ponds are in the outdoor pond threads. There are universal ponding principles that all of us can learn from and experiment with. I think that's what this site is about.