Jacqui, Oh it was an ordeal,physically.It was 24 tons of peastone,$450.,15 tons of lichon rock,(old farm stone walls)got a good deal$100/ton,for streams edges etc.,and our 30 tons from site ,(saved from site work,1996-2002,as we accomplised one thing at a time..it was forrest,little money,so...
WOW!My feelings exactly...think it is 25x30'...will tryto post pic but may be at limit..if so could send to you..it(enclosure)is 50'x38'x50'triangle,cement block,capped..Linda
Actually it took a lot longer,but depends on what you design..I wanted1',2',and a3'section(+ it slopes down,everything has to be leveled,and we wanted a big falls,and 3"drops"in the stream to the fishpond,so you have to figure how much of a total drop inbetween the 2 ponds,but that's handshovel...
Wayne.bob..you could do it too...I am 61,and you are probably much younger..got to admit it was harder than building our own house(and that took 3 yrs!)Mayyybe cause a lot of it I did alone.Hubby says that I have turtle madness...Linda
Some of these were taken inside before pond was ready and some in guest(lol)bathtub,where I kept new ones for 24 hrs.that had been 1day shipped...some pics from breeders that I bought. :rolleyes:Linda
Hi guys,something is stealing goldfish..heron or raccoons,hawks,....we have BIG owls(bard,barn),sawhets,screech.....fox,coyote...hmmm,and this huge pilated woodpecker(?), and more..can't do much about the fish,but plan on a couple of strands of electric wire around the enclosure......won't work...
Nina and Chucky, thanks...yes we have 4 acres of woods...We had(own) a backhoe for the pelim. digging,thank goodness..all rocks,ledge,boulders and clay here.(rocks came in handy,lol)Linda
:rolleyes:We finished all this in MAY,08...Tired but HAPPY! 3000G.turtle pond,(only exit/50'triangular enclosure),stream connects to fish pond..ebts,n.a.woods,epts,1redear,2yellow bellies.---koi,goldfifish.thanks for looking,Linda(in R.I.)