"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"Lilly" wrote in message
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The ones that are about 18-20" deep and 6' (?) or so across make great
"ponds", if you can live with the kiddie graphics (i.e.: Little Mermaid
etc). At the end of the season, they are dirt cheap and usually less
than $20.
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In many areas, this won't be deep enough to protect the fish from a hard
freeze.

** I have cheap aquarium heaters floating "through" cheap Styrofoam (with a
hole cut in the middle) in each pool what has GF. I only plug them in when
it drops below freezing. I've had no problems losing fish to ice.

Just keep that in mind when using one of these pools for a pond.
Also, these pools are not designed to take years and years and years of
sunlight, so they will break down and leak eventually.

** This is true, so I double them. Those in the ground, not exposed to the
sun and being supported by the earth are now 9 years old. All are lined
with black dropcloths which also protects them from the sun and hides the
silly cartoons. You can protect those above ground from the sun by pulling
the dropcloth over the sides and using earth to hold it down. You'll just
need a bigger piece, but they're cheap!
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Carol.... the frugal ponder...
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