Decided to give summer tubbing a whirl this year.
After a visit to a local garden centre late in the day when it was empty, an array of wonderful solutions to problems you didn’t even know were an option adorned the shelves. Marketing with pictures of people on boxes smiling at their pond filter (can’t be normal behaviour, must be some sort of filter fetish I’m not aware of). Sales assistant peeping over the shelves like Golum just spying and waiting....
“You want UV steriliser precious.....?”
To be fair he was a really nice chap just doing his job but personally can’t stand being sold to. Anyhow, I figure the point in these sort of projects is they should be inexpensive fun so made a sharp exit.
Ordered a plasterers tub 4ft x 2ft and 1ft deep which should arrive soon:
165 litres when full although won’t be filled to the top so 150 litres approximately.
Have never done anything like this outdoors or pond related so we’ll see how it goes.
Tub will be positioned on the patio so will receive just over 6 hours of sunlight early on, a break from direct light in the afternoon, then just over another hour late in the afternoon/evening.
Had a rifle through the unused equipment box and found an Aqua One sponge filter and Eheim air pump. Sponge filter will be running 24/7 with UV resistant airline running to the air pump in the house.
Also found a ton of pots and clay weights from plant purchases.
Will try some of the easier species from the tanks indoors in these with a little aquarium soil. Also got frogbit and a nymphaea bulb to put in.
Any suggestions on pond plants to suit that can sit potted in 30cm of water with 6 hours of light would be most welcome.
After a visit to a local garden centre late in the day when it was empty, an array of wonderful solutions to problems you didn’t even know were an option adorned the shelves. Marketing with pictures of people on boxes smiling at their pond filter (can’t be normal behaviour, must be some sort of filter fetish I’m not aware of). Sales assistant peeping over the shelves like Golum just spying and waiting....
“You want UV steriliser precious.....?”
To be fair he was a really nice chap just doing his job but personally can’t stand being sold to. Anyhow, I figure the point in these sort of projects is they should be inexpensive fun so made a sharp exit.
Ordered a plasterers tub 4ft x 2ft and 1ft deep which should arrive soon:
165 litres when full although won’t be filled to the top so 150 litres approximately.
Have never done anything like this outdoors or pond related so we’ll see how it goes.
Tub will be positioned on the patio so will receive just over 6 hours of sunlight early on, a break from direct light in the afternoon, then just over another hour late in the afternoon/evening.
Had a rifle through the unused equipment box and found an Aqua One sponge filter and Eheim air pump. Sponge filter will be running 24/7 with UV resistant airline running to the air pump in the house.
Also found a ton of pots and clay weights from plant purchases.
Will try some of the easier species from the tanks indoors in these with a little aquarium soil. Also got frogbit and a nymphaea bulb to put in.
Any suggestions on pond plants to suit that can sit potted in 30cm of water with 6 hours of light would be most welcome.
Wife will love it just like last time, will tell her it’s the bin that smells funky and hide them somewhere out of sight.
