Summer Tub Pond update

This is an update picture of my summer garden tub water feature. It has an external home-made filter box containing several layers of filter foam. A 400 litres per hour pump circulates water from the tub to the filter box and, after passing through the foam, it returns to the pond.

The pond also contains a tiny fountain pump that comes in with a timer to help oxygenate the water.

I have added six small White Cloud Mountain Minnow to the pond and they seem to be happy at the moment. They are classed as 'temperate' fish and can live in water down to 11 deg C.

The plants in the grey pots are 'marginal' plants that like a very moist soil. I have added drainage holes halfway up the sides of  the pot to maintain a water source in the base of the pots.

A mixture of ground cover and alpine plants have been planted around the pond.

It is surprising how a water feature can attract wildlife to the garden. We have already notice Damsel flies perching on the plants around the pond. We also have evening visits from a Toad, which is great.

16th June 2017.

I have just checked the pond this morning and was surprised to see a Toad and a Frog have moved into the pond. They are full grown ones. I wasn't aware they were resident in our garden.

(photos are stock images)