170 gallon galvanized stock tank transformed into a backyard water feature complete with waterfall live plants and fish.
Stock tank pond with waterfall.
You can bury the tank so that it is ground level or just level it up and add water.
He dug a hole to sink the tank then leveled the surrounding ground.
This one is so easy that you can have it set up in just a couple of hours.
He also dug a small pit nearby to house an above ground filter and connected the hoses to a pond waterfall tub.
Gardeners have been using stock tanks or feed tanks as they re sometimes called for years as water features and even as containers for a vegetable garden.
If the stock tank is to be used as a regular pond place the stock tank on the lawn where you want the pond.
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To make a garden pond you simply need something that will hold water.
This is not an original idea of course.
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The plastic in ground tub went by the wayside a couple of years ago so we pulled that out of the ground tossed it in the dumpster and filled in the hole.
You can choose the size of the stock tank pool according to your needs.
My stock tank pond.
Cut a circle in the lawn at least 4 foot wider than the tank which will give you two foot on each side in case you need to get down in the hole to move it around.
I wanted mine as a tiny fish pond that i could place in the staging area part of my garden.
I thought that was a better option for us and our two dogs without doing a full scale pool says james.
Making a swimming pool using a stock tank pool is a very good choice.
If the stock tank pool is used for children swimming in summer you can buy a small stock tank pool.
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Choose your tank size and location to set it this spot is right off our patio and it used to be a fish pond waterfall feature.
So enter a stock tank.
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An old stock tank makes a wonderful choice.
I made this video of my goldfish peacefully swimming around on a summer day.