Author Topic: Lowes Pond Kit with 160 gph SALE... Got them for my lotus... (Read 1555 times)

tinkster · « **on:** November 11, 2008, 06:08:55 PM »

For anyone interested lowes has these pond kits on sale for 19.00. Mine had them outside lawn and garden way up on a top shelf. They had been 60.00 I think they would make great ponds for lotus, much bigger than the barrel liners.

tinkster

small fish · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:38:55 AM »

Hey, that is great... I want one but I am not sure where I would put it... I am starting to run out of room..

Myra

Lori · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:56:11 AM »

Tinkster,
That is a great buy! It may be a great container. I'm familiar with those little preforms and they could be a super idea. I buried a big trash can about 8 years ago and made a lotus bog. It worked very well but a lotus growth tip did actually split the container at one of the indentions on the side (it had a series of "panels" stamped into the sides) after several years! I was surprised a lotus tuber would break a round container and it may have been a weak spot or something. Those shelves will make more of a corner for a tuber to get around, but it may not be a problem.
Looks like a good thing to try! Love those lotus!
Lori

tracey_shafer · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:01:03 AM »

Tink how many gals is the pond part? So many times the same things are not on sale here but it might be worth looking into.

tinkster · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:18:42 AM »

it is a 35 gallon. Goodluck!

Lori I thought about the edges to but the edges are kind of smooth vs a square as it kind of looks on the picture .. I also thought I might raise the dirt level 5" or so up on top of the shelves and still have room for 6' of water of so and that would help them.. I will see how they do. I thought if needed I could use calking to make the corners of that a bit more smooth but not sure I need to.

When I moved two of my barrel liner tub lotus's into lotus ponds, I seen how much better they do but I want my big ponds for lillies, so hoping these will work for the lotus I am keeping

tinkster

Desertponder · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2008, 01:46:09 PM »

Oh cool! I have one of those and they are a nice size for a small watergarden.

I doubt that our Lowes has any of them. I don't remember even seeing any of those there this year. Our Lowes rarely has stuff on clearance as most of the time everything just gets bought up by the end of the season.

bunny56lbc · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2008, 06:52:19 PM »

What a Great find , tink

I'll have to check out our Lowe's to see what they have.

bonnie

marla · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2008, 07:00:09 AM »

Thanks for the info, it does look like it would make a nice little watergarden. To bad I don't have a Lowes close......maybe 45mins away.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2008, 12:13:00 PM »

Thanks Tink! I checked out our Lowes and saw quite a few things for sale in the ponding section. I bought the same pond kit as yours for $19.99. I'm going to use this pond for a few turtles

They also had larger odd shaped ponds for a third of the price. Great deals but I have run out of room in my garden for such large shapes. They also had the pressure filters on sale with and without the UV light. Just a heads up for anyone who needs extra pond stuff

small fish · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2008, 06:27:02 PM »

Yea !!!! Tinkster !!! I went to Lowe's and they had several on sale. I bought one and much to my suprise, I have found a place for it. Suprise, Suprise

Myra