I sure hope so, and turtles!
You live in the midwest? My grandparents built a pond in their backyard when they finally settled down. My uncles have been building, rebuilding, repairing, refilling, and cleaning it ever since...
Nope, northeast, good old Jersey
. I love working in the yard so can't wait
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Three words: West Nile Virus!
10.5K gallon pond? wow, that sounds big!
Yeah my neighbors thought I was putting in a pool when I started digging it...haha. I'm gonna get lots of mosquito fish, but you usually only have problems in stagnant water.