grubby Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Bought this Chinese green glazed pot at Auction for nix. Sealed up the drain holes with aqua knead IT . Placed in garden, added water. Water Lillies, Guppy grass for spawning and Red Stemmed Thalia for effect. Will leave it for a week to mellow and acquire some aquatic life and then will add some Rhads or Blue Eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 You bought it but it cost nix? I like some of the stuff you do. Good imagination. I also like to experiment so chucked a 40 litre plastic Bunnings tub in the back garden and filled it with water. 30 degree day = 38 degree water. I moved it under the shade of some trees. Hopefully the water temp will be more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 You bought it but it cost nix?I like some of the stuff you do. Good imagination. I also like to experiment so chucked a 40 litre plastic Bunnings tub in the back garden and filled it with water. 30 degree day = 38 degree water. I moved it under the shade of some trees. Hopefully the water temp will be more realistic. Virtually Nix, I bought it as part of a job lot. Average it out over 10 items and it was almost Nix. I thought it was more polite than Bugger all or Sweet Fcuk All. Don't be such a pedant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah you have to have plenty of shade for these small bodies of water or they cook. My first pot pond at home, my wife made me put it in the confines of the Pool area, so my toddler daughter couldn't get into trouble with it (HOW ???, bloody nurses !!) and it has no shade and cooks, only thing that can survive in there are Paradise fish. Or try to get air to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatic7 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hey Grubby, how many liters does it hold? nice container Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hey Grubby, how many liters does it hold? nice container Not sure, it took a while to fill. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 do you cover that? I have an issue with some frogs on my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nope, Frogs can get in it. Too tall for toads and in anycase I have toad proofed my garden, so we don't get them anymore . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover65k Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hi [MENTION=3726]grubby[/MENTION]. Could you give toad-proofing details pls? I'll have to do somethinf around the base of the pool fence for the Billabong. Caught 2 of the bl**dy things recently. Grover Sent from my SM-G900FD using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heintz.G Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Hi [MENTION=3726]grubby[/MENTION]. Could you give toad-proofing details pls? I'll have to do somethinf around the base of the pool fence for the Billabong. Caught 2 of the bl**dy things recently. Grover Sent from my SM-G900FD using Tapatalk How would this do for the billabong [MENTION=5372]Grover65k[/MENTION] http://www.bunnings.com.au/eden-1-0-x-3-0m-java-reed-screen-_p3040557 Sorry for the hijack [MENTION=3726]grubby[/MENTION] Edited December 15, 2015 by Heintz.G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotCrabs Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I got a 109l tub sitting in a railway sleeper garden bed with plants all around it, have filled, put some Water Wisteria in there and Ambulia, see how it goes before adding anything in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hi [MENTION=3726]grubby[/MENTION]. Could you give toad-proofing details pls? I'll have to do somethinf around the base of the pool fence for the Billabong. Caught 2 of the bl**dy things recently. Grover Sent from my SM-G900FD using Tapatalk http://www.bunnings.com.au/whites-outdoor-190mm-x-10m-galvanised-gutterguard-mesh_p3040312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
