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A real garden pond requires a lot of care and of course the right location. Your garden only offers little space, but you still don't want to do without a small water point? Then simply use a zinc tub. On this page you will find valuable tips for creating, designing and planting a mini pond.
A zinc tub is ideal for the mini pond
Create a mini pond
Required material
- a zinc tub
- pond liner
- a spirit level
- clean gravel and stones
- plant baskets
- pond substrate
- bricks
- if necessary, filter systems or sludge vacuum cleaners
site selection
Mini ponds are suitable for balconies, terraces or simply in the middle of the garden. The floor must be absolutely level. You should also not place your zinc tub directly under a tree to save yourself cleaning work in the fall. If your mini pond is in the blazing sun, increased algae formation is likely. Your miniature ecosystem should not get more than six hours of sunshine a day. A semi-shady location is therefore best.
If you set up your mini pond on the balcony, you must consider the later weight when choosing the size of your zinc tub. Adjust the volume of the static. You should also check the tub for leaks beforehand. These occur primarily on folded and soldered seams.
manual
- Level the ground at the chosen location.
- Check your work with a spirit level.
- Line the zinc tub with the pond liner.
- Press the foil firmly in the corners
- Sprinkle a layer of gravel on the ground to increase stability.
- Use the bricks to lay small stairways around the edge of the zinc tub.
- Fill the zinc tub with clean water.
Design a mini pond
It looks particularly impressive when your mini pond starts to glow at dusk. You can get the diving lights you need for this at the hardware store. Simply let them slide to the bottom of the zinc tub.
variant
In addition to the free-standing garden pond in the zinc tub, there is also the option of burying it. The advantage here is that the water does not heat up as much.
Suitable aquatic plants
Proper planting will save you a lot of work. Many plants filter the pollutants out of the water and thus prevent, among other things, the formation of algae. However, you must pay close attention to the recommended planting depth. If the plants are too far out of the water, they will die just as much as if they get too little air under the water surface. With bricks, which you gradually place in the pond, you will be able to build the optimal base.
Plants for 5 cm water depth:
- jester flower
- Japanese swamp iris
- lizard tail
Plants for 10 to 15 cm water depth:
- arrowhead
- sumo claw
- marsh marigold
Plants for 20 to 25 cm water depth:
- hedgehog butt
- frog spoon
Plants for 30 to 40 cm water depth:
- lotus flower
- Cyprus grass
- pike weed
- water spring
- water lily
Floating Plants:
- seaweed fern
- frog bite
- dwarf duckweed
- floating fern
- shell flower
- water hose
- fairy moss
The dwarf water lily grows directly on the ground.