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Rocks rolled here in 2003 defined the deck and what would become the pond area
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Initially buckets caught the sink drainage to water our first tree
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Our first preformed pond, 133 gallon capacity, installed November, 2010
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A natural rock sculpture found nearby in 2010
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The pond waters the trees twice a week. It is too small to maintain a symbiotic synergy.
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Measuring old pond-patio, still just considering.
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Made the decision. Ordered from Lowes. Preparing to switch old with new
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Digging out rocks and caliche soil
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Tree irrigation must keep working
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Area dug to 18" depth
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Lowe's $115 delivery of 275 gal MacCourt pond
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This was the biggest preformed pond available online
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Glued and taped slits that could open under pressure
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Saving old pond nutrients
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Trying to fit the pond below a projecting boulder
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Weighting it down with a little water
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The saved pond water has been added to the mix
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Building a waterfall. These level stones broke.
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The long waterfall rock was too heavy
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This composite decking board does carry the weight
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An iron-heavy rock and a steel rebar hold it down
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Half of an old copper-steel grounding rod holds it back
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Fitting flat patio rocks around the pond
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The burlap hides the black plastic
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Automatic pond filler made in 2010 is still working
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Old pond filler screen screws broke; should have glued them on also
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Hiding the 6" PVC pond filler pipe with burlap
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Washing dirt down between the flat rocks
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This old circulating pump's 170 GPH is way too weak
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Home Depot's TotalPond 1200 GPH pump instructions
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This water pump hose will be cut to length later on
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This pump rocks, but the jet was too much in one spot
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Dividing the water jet in two
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Numerous sources of water feed this pond
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A boulder was removed ...
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to extend the patio in this direction
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