Well after a thorough clean out of the pond and a cycled rotation in cleaning all the pump equipment and filters the pond is all set for the summer.
I went on eBay and put 'Marginal Plants' into the search category and bought about £30.00 worth of plants which arrived the next day from Fishybiz96. Very good quality and saved a fortune had I bought them from my local place. They were not potted though so there was a few hours work involved. List of plants bought with pictures are below.
Mares Tail
Dwarf Bulrush
Tillea Recurva
Bushy Mini Horsetail
Penny Wort
Dwarf Yellow iris
Myosotis Palustris
For now I have planted them all in different size pots and put them on a large plastic tray which is sat on two upturned milk crates. See pictures below.
I have just taken a load of photos of the plants and the fish coming up for feeding. Here they are.
Main shot of pond
Closer views
The Power Centre
The Water Blade in action
The milk crates and trays The two plastic trays you can see are balanced on top of a milk crate to give you an idea of what it looks like. All the plants at the moment are a few inches under the water which is up to 12 degrees today!
Photos of the fish
I am going to sell the three large Koi Carp either on here or on eBay so look at the pictures and if anyone is interested, collection only I'm afraid, please let me know. There is a blue grey coloured one and the other two are orange and white, all are around 12 inches long from nose to tail.
I know the fish look like they are swimming on a brick wall, its the reflection and my poor photography
The lily and the Mares Tail plants will have to sit deeper but I know the Koi Carp will dig about and make a mess that is why I am selling them. Once the Carp have been sold I will re-arrange the plants.
More photos in a week or two when plants are more developed.
Cheers,
Steve