@MoonShadows
thanks for the info.
We already have a smaller pond that has been very successful. We'll stock the
new pond with plants and fish from the smaller one when it's safe. Plants first,
then fish, a few to start.
My main concern are the high TDS in the pool.....at least 2000 ppm per my meter, and
3400 according to Leslie's, but they just do chems & eyeball it....not sure
how accurate they are.
I'm trying to avoid doing a major water change, but think that is the safest thing......replace
at least 80% of the current water to dilute the TDS.
Here is a good paper
Understanding Your Fish Pond Water Analysis Report
https://fisheries.tamu.edu/fil...
We were inspired by this pool conversion in Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I put together a small island today using 2" thick filter mesh, a noodle float, and sheathed copper wire (from Home Depot for electronic barrier for dogs....didn't work for the dog, but works great for many other things...very strong). just to see if it would be stable, and it appears to be.
The iris is in soil in a shopping bag (with slits for water exchange) from the grocery store (that we are all accumulating in California, because we forget to take them into the store, and don't remember till checkout
)
Added sphagnum moss, and will hide the noodle & mesh with other plants, and organic debris.....just experimenting.
Should be Ok for a few days until I do the water change, but so far so good.
