Using a DIY Hot Tub Pond is fun and easy. With new aquatic plants and other landscaping supplies, you could turn an ordinary hot tub spa into a beautiful pond where you could raise fish as an alternative to fish food. In order to go on with your DIY hot water garden pond project, here are the basic items that you need to transform an ordinary hot tub spa into a garden pond: Bleach. Garden hose. And finally a heater.
You could also choose to build a wooden hot tub spa instead of using concrete. But in this case, you should use masonry sand as filler in order to achieve a more stable and flat garden pond. For the structure, you should use masonry sand, asphalt shingle, and then fill it with the garden hose. Then you could install an artificial rock shelf on one side of the hot tub spa in order to keep the structure flat and upright.
For your garden pond, you have to first prepare the site where your garden hot tub will be placed. You could use heavy duty garden bags filled with gravel to set up the pond. This is actually the most common practice when it comes to building a DIY hot tub garden. Make sure that the garden is leveled; otherwise, the water may not drain properly. After digging the garden area, you need to remove any rocks or anything that could be detrimental to the garden. It is best to remove old leaves and twigs to lessen the effect of bleach on the plants present.
Once you’re done with the garden setting, the next step to perform is removing the fish from the old hot tub. Make sure to put at least three feet of space between the old hot tub and the garden. Also ensure that all the fish will be safe from bleach. If there are no fish in the old tub, you may consider putting up aquariums and fish food in order to provide the fish with their natural habitat.
To create a beautiful garden pond, the best way to decorate it is through landscaping. There are many landscaping techniques you could use to enhance the beauty of your garden pond. There are two main options that you have to choose from when landscaping your old hot tub spa. The first option is to raise the fish vertically up into the air and replace them with aquatic plants. The other option is to remove the fish and plant new grasses and aquatic plants on its surface.
When it comes to raising fish, you have to consider the fact that it requires additional time and effort in order to successfully do so. You also have to think about the extra cost that will be incurred when you hire a professional to do the job for you. You can however save money on this by doing the task yourself. In addition to the financial cost, raising fish can also take up a considerable amount of time which is something that you cannot afford to do if you want to have a garden pond in your back yard.
Raising fish is more beneficial than you think. Aside from giving you an amazing view of your backyard, your garden pond will also benefit from the fish that you have brought in. Fish are known to filter your pond and keep it clean and algae-free. Having a garden pond with an old hot tub is one of the best investments that you can give to yourself as it allows you to enjoy spending time in your backyard even more.
There are several benefits that you could get when it comes to raising fish at home. However, remember that it is not all about having a beautiful garden pond. Aside from the monetary benefit that you get from it, your time is also being wasted if you use a professional to do the job for you. By simply doing the job yourself, you could easily raise and breed different types of fish without having to spend a huge amount of money. However, if you have the skill and knowledge in raising fish, it would be best to seek the help of a professional who knows the ins and outs of raising and maintaining fish in a DIY hot tub garden pond.