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Chit Chat / American Lotus Pond

« on: August 15, 2012, 07:11:05 PM »

We took a drive last weekend to a spiritually healing area nearby called Wizard Wells. I've been going through some distress at work and needed to clear my mind. While we were on the way there we drove past a large mud pond just filled with giant American Lotus. I just love the teal color of the pads.

This is my hubster's hand for a size comparison



Here's a good overview of the pond



Me stealing a pod 



The turtle at the center of the Wizard Wells 'Labyrinth of Love'



My offering to the labyrinth..a treasured bit of Arkansas granite that I got from my brother's yard



A seed pod from the Golden Phoenix that Tinkster sent me



My Desert Rose and Pride of Barbados blooms 





Got a bit carried away with the pictures 

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Pond Chat / First lotus bloom!

« on: July 11, 2012, 11:51:22 AM »

This is my Golden Phoenix that I got recently from Tinkster! So beautiful!  The containers are ugly but they are the only watertight containers that I have. That is Baby Doll in the background.





Some other blooms from my containers. I cannot wait for the cooler temps of fall so that we can dig the pond! 

Some type of crinum




And this beautiful bloom from an un named floater 

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Pond Construction & Filtration / Submersible pump recomendations

« on: May 13, 2012, 07:27:16 AM »

I couldn't decide whether this is the correct forum or if Pond Chat would be appropriate 

We are in the planning stage of construction on a ~1600 gallon, roughly oval pond with maximum head of 6' for the waterfall. I would prefer a submersible pump to keep all of the water inside the liner to minimize leak potential. Our head pond with the waterfall spill will be inside the liner because I just don't want to deal with waterfall leaks.

I looked at the Dealers section of the forum and there appear to be many choices and pricing is much lower than I had anticipated 

Can anyone please provide a recommendation on a brand that has been great for you?

Thanks for your time 


This is a plant and goldie pond so no real needs for super filtration.