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Robertiki
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Joined: Jan 11, 2006
Posts: 179 |  Posted: 2010-03-22 9:19 pm Permalink
I've been working on my ponds with Troy, the Bamboo Craftsman, and they look great.
He bought a large featherstone and drilled through the middle to create a volcano.
has anyone any experience with Foggers or Misters??
Pictures please.
Robertiki,
Portland, OR
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-03-23 07:11 am Permalink
Mine's a rather simple deal made of 2 large concrete pipes
I put black slate on the top edge of one pond (edited pic added 3/31) and am in the process of putting volcanic rock on the sides of the taller red pond. I didn't want the pump to run continuously, but I wanted it on when I was nearby so I connected it to a motion detector.
I tried a floating 3 head ultrasonic mister and was disappointed with the fog output. A bigger 10 head would probably make more fog but they are expensive. The patio cooling misters make a great fog if they are attached to a high pressure pump (like 150 psi), that's what most of the amusement parks use for fog. I have a Halloween fogger I hide in the bushes for special occasions, that works real well.
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talo ka
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 451
From: tampa, fla
| Posted: 2010-03-23 09:42 am Permalink
pooh... no pond, just aquarium. maybe some day.
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dangergirl299
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Joined: Feb 18, 2003
Posts: 893
From: Bay Area
| Posted: 2010-03-27 12:26 am Permalink
great pics!
I had a small mister I used in an indoor fountain that worked pretty well; it changed colors too.
I just bought some pond stuff and am hoping to put in a tropical pond area in the next weekend or so. Later, I plan to add fish, ducklings and maybe a frog or turtle!
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Tacky Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 258
From: Tackyville, N. CA
| Posted: 2010-04-04 5:26 pm Permalink
I've got a 150 gal. pond in the backyard...just cleaned it last weekend and took out some plants. The water lilies are starting to grow...or at least until this horrid weather came along! I've got one goldfish and a bunch of mosquito fish. In about a month I'll get 2 more goldfish and keep them in another container until they appear to be disease free. My goldfish is about 6-7 inches, orange and white. I sure don't want to loose that one!
I was working on re-landscaping around the pond and moving the bead filter back and covering it with reed fenching, but the weather stalled everything. When spring returns and things start growing, I'll take pictures.
I've got to get some new pond netting too...birds got 3 of my goldfish before we netted. Racoons got the Koi my sister had in the pond before I moved in this house. So if you get fish, be sure you protect them.
I don't have a waterfall...just the small fountain bubbler in the center for oxygenization. I have a dry creekbed going from one end of the pond, with a bridge over it. Just got a new bridge from Big Lots that I will install when the weather clears. I'm in Sacramento, so whatever the Bay had, we will get a few days later. I'm in the very start of the foothills, so it gets pretty cold!
Looking forward to seeing more pond and water feature ideas!!!
Tacky
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jcorrigan
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Joined: Mar 19, 2010
Posts: 22 | Posted: 2010-04-13 12:54 pm Permalink
I'm considering putting in a tiki pond myself..as the tiki bar construction (or the main part anyways) draws to a close I'm looking round the backyard and thinking 'MORE Bwana MORE'
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-04-13 6:46 pm Permalink
I've waited and waited and now I'm SICK of waiting - I'm gonna dig thru the archive and post pix of people's ponds if they won't do it themselves!!! 
This is McTiki's, posted 10/06
Here is pariartspaul's, posted 6/07
Howland's Jungalero Lagoon from 9/09
I'll post more as I find them
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amybean
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Joined: Nov 22, 2009
Posts: 434
From: Alameda, CA
| Posted: 2010-04-13 6:54 pm Permalink
Now that's community service at it's finest. Thanks, MDM!
Wow, everyone. Very inspiring!
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-04-14 03:32 am Permalink
Here's one with a volcano by King Leo posted 7/07. Robertiki, this one has a 9-head mister in the top of the volcano
This one is more of a fountain than a pond - by bamboo stu, posted 10/7
The Backyard Jungles thread was a goldmine:
This is a swimming pool by fatuhiva (does that count as a pond?) Posted 08/07
And a pond (or maybe a moat) in the same yard
Is it possible that this is where Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) lived in the for movie "Caddyshack"?
Carl Spackler (played by a rather grundgy Bill Murray): "Uhm, this place got a pool?"
Ty Webb: "Pool and a pond... the, uh, pond would be good for you."
Bongofury has a nice looking pond in the same thread, posted 08/07
Looks like Bongofury has a second water feature too, posted 2/09 in his How to Build a Lava-Clamshell Fountain in One Day
Again, from the same Backyard Jungle thread posted 09/07 by Jungle Trader
From the same thread, a pond by JohhnyP posted 09/07
Also from Backyard Jungles, this pond by ahvyna posted 7/08
One last pic from the Backyard Jungle thread is a pool posted 12/08 by SizzlePixels
Here's a pool by Monkeyman posted 3/10
Queen Kamehameha's pond & waterfalls. Posted 5/09
Outdoor fountain with misters by Atomic Tiki Punk posted 3/10
A couple of waterless fountains by Tiki David Posted 6/08
Another waterless Witco fountain by Sneakyjack posted 8/06
A waterless UA fountain by Swanky posted 12/06
Speaking of waterless fountains, here's one posted 04/10 by Tipsy McSwagger
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-04-14 03:35 am Permalink
Now how about some commercial ponds:
This one has been attributed to the Hanalei (now the Crown Plaza and site of Oasis) in San Diego. Sounds like it may have been lost in the remodel, I'm sure someone will give us the scoop.
This is the only picture I found of the fountain at Don the Beachcomber's. I'm sure there's better pictures and I think there's more than one fountain.
Now here's a pond from Don the Beachcomber's in Kona, HI
C'MON PEOPLE - Help me out with pic from the restaurant fountains!
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 3992
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2010-04-18 10:43 pm Permalink
MadDog, you have been a very busy man on this thread, sorry I have not stopped by until now
when do you have time for work & family?
keep up the nice job though.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-04-22 07:21 am Permalink
ATP, family comes first but work and TC can happen at the same time
Here's the way cool "Beach Bum Shipwreck Falls" from Matt Reese's Lava Flow Inn
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-05-06 6:08 pm Permalink
Okay, Mike, here's a pic of mine.
You can see the tiki in the shadows keeping watch.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-05-06 8:37 pm Permalink
Thank you Bill. Looks very refreshing - I need to steal some of your water hyacinth one of these days if I ever make it up to your place 
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harro
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Joined: Sep 05, 2005
Posts: 672
From: Australia / Argentina
| Posted: 2010-05-07 05:31 am Permalink
great thread for inspiration! neat detective work Maddog - we're all thankful.
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