Sherry, it looks great and the fish have smiles on their faces, what more can you ask for? lol
I had a similar arrangement of wooden decking and flat field stones, around five interconnected, preformed ponds at one time. It did take the utility look away from the sides of the ponds.

The only thing that immediately comes to mind is the water dropping from your waterfall, due to capillary action, could drawn under the lip of your waterfall, creating some water loss.

There really should be a piece of liner under your waterfall that continues down into your stock tank to stop the under flow of water at the lip of the waterfall.

Maybe you already have this in mind, but I figured I should mention it.
Good luck with the new project.
"Horton"

Horton,
Yes, I had thought of it and hope this idea will work. Once I get the rocks, fish, muck, plants, and water out of the pond to begin the project, I hope I can trim the existing liner leaving plenty to fall over the edge of the tank under the water fall. I just have a sneaky suspicion though, that with my luck, I'll be rebuilding the falls. Here's a picture of the falls right after it was built. Over the next 2 years, the pond was really gorgeous. The plants did grow too tall though and we had to remove several, so with the possible leak, I think its time to redo. With the probability of more raccoons in the future I think the rigig stock tank is the way to go. I just dread starting over. {{gwi:186207}}

Sherry, I hear what you are saying about starting over from scratch again. But with the weather warming up a bit and you will get going. You see the improvements and it becomes a work of joy!!!!!!

Nose to the grindstone woman!lol
"Horton"

I have a question here, if I may......
I'm going to build a really small waterfall for my 300 gallon stocktank this summer. About the piece of liner under the lip of the waterfall so nothing leaks out backwards.......What keeps that piece of liner from just floating on the water's surface??

catherinet,
I didn't build my waterfall, so I don't know how much of the waterfall liner overlaps the pond liner. When I start my project, I will be able to take a look. I suspect that there isn't much waterfall liner beyond the edge of the pond. I'm going to take pictures of the waterfall just in case I end up having to disassemble/rebuild it.
sherry

Cath, you could tape it down with a bit of EPDM liner tape or stick it to the side of the tank with Silicone Seal or Gorilla Glue.
"Horton"

Thanks Horton. I think I'll avoid the Gorilla Glue, as I think they're an endangered species, right? :)

Catherine. I have mine hanging about a foot down into my pond and it does not float at all. Maybe the weight of the water or the flow of the water keeps it straight down as it runs down it.

Thanks Glenda.

That is a very pretty pond and waterfall!

Okay Cath,No monkey business, how about just using any old "Primate Paste"? lol

Actually the liner should just hang down and sort of self adhere to the tanks side, as Glenda pointed out.
"Horton"

Hi Sherry,

Here's a photo of my 300ga stock tank with decking on 2 sides, rocks on the other sides. The edge of the tank is actually about 4 or 5" above ground to prevent runoff from flooding it, with soil and rocks banked up the sides. I don't have a skimmer, it's small enough that I just net out the leaves as necessary, but I imagine one could cut the tank and add a skimmer, just seal it well. Must be a way - even on the curved end. The sides are actually straighter if you could rotate it 1/4 turn in your space. The dimensions are 5' x 5'6". The 60ga tank on the right is my not very well hidden modified skippy filter. More camoflage is this summer's project :) The 2nd pond just behind the first is a 250 gallon lined pond.

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I hang potted water plants on the sides using S shaped 'hanging plant extension hooks' (4" and 6" depending on how deep I want my plants) sold at most hardware and home improvement stores. Just drill 2 holes in the pot about an inch down and 3 or 4 inches apart and stick two S hooks in and hang. Water lilies sit on the bottom.

This is my little streamlet coming from the skippy back to the pond. Your waterfall is gorgeous! I eventually plan to improve mine :)

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I love my stock tank pond - easy to maintain, no plant shelves so I can put plants wherever I want, easy to step into when I need to. And with a tank heater I can over winter my plants and fish in it even here in MN. I also have 3 other small above ground stock tank water gardens just for the joy of the variety of plants I can grow.

Too bad they don't make stock tanks in a 12' x 20' kidney bean shape :)

Good luck, Sarah

Make sure the tank is LEVEL!! I have spent 4 years trying to hide the fact that mine is not. There's no 're-doing' the edge of a stock tank.

S

Sarah, your ponds are gorgeous. I think I had seen a picture earlier - that's what gave me the idea for decking on one or two sides. I think I am going to really enjoy this one once it is all done.

"Too bad they don't make stock tanks in a 12' x 20' kidney bean shape :)" Isn't that the truth? LOL Yesterday, I clearing weeds from a large area of the yard where the grass has died and the more I cleared, the more apparent it became that the location would be a good place for a much larger pond instead of a deck, but I really do not want to do another lined one. Maybe someday I'll pour a concrete pond.
I am having trouble envisioning the plant hangers, so I hope I can find the right ones.

Sherry

Sherry,

They look like this. But I find the shorter ones work better so that the top of the pot is just underwater. And I've found them in packages of 2 for 1.99 at Ace and fleet farm in their gardening sections.

Sarah

Here is a link that might be useful: S shaped extension hook

Sarah - perfect! Thanks for the pic. I guess I should have read your earlier description better. The tank came this week and I am so anxious to get started, but the weather has been rather unpredictable lately. At least, I'm in North Texas and not North Dakota. For any of you who are still experiencing blizzards and such...good luck.
Sherry