Comments on: 10 Easy Steps to Create a Simple Backyard Pond with Children

By: Happy New Year with A Year Full of Learning

Happy New Year with A Year Full of Learning — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:30:16 +0000

[...] 10 Easy Steps to Create a Simple Backyard Pond with Children [...]

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:02:09 +0000

Yes, you have to condition the water before you add it to the tank. We add water to a bucket, condition according to directions and add water.

By: Sharee

Sharee — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:40:51 +0000

How do u maintain the water? When it evaporates do u just add more? Do u have to condition when u add water?

By: Inspiring Children to Garden: Field Trip

Inspiring Children to Garden: Field Trip — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:52:39 +0000

[...] MacGyver would just move right in and live at Hill Country Gardens if we let him! We dream of having a pond like this in our backyard one day. For right now we are content with MacGyver’s Backyard Container Pond. [...]

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:14:52 +0000

The experts at the water garden center told us we simply needed oxygenating plants. It becomes like a living pond with algae that the fish actually eat. The water does evaporate so we add fresh clean water as needed. We always treat the tap water before adding it to the tank. This tank is extremely low maintenance. So easy an eight year old can take care of it!