Anyone know where to buy reasonable price fiber water features. Saw few in sg buloh is nice and price around 2k for a L shape 2'x4'

Not sure is this reasonable.

This was my diy pond when it was just completed and water test.
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Added some deco with rocks and some young koi
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So pleased and happy seeing the young koi begging for food
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Colourful, free, peace and happiness koi enjoying their new home
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You got it wrong, sorry to say.

1. No soaking is required!!! That is when your pond was wet cured or even dry cured for a month (28 days) that the concrete is already matured. you can throw in any healthy fresh water fish, they won't die for sure! Once the concrete is matured no much chemical is leaching out so it is safe but still make 10% water change a week to be on the safe side. Best is get yourself a PH test kits to test the water. Our tape water is around 7PH (neutral). Rain water is 3-5 PH, if your pond is exposed to rain. Chemical leaching out of concrete is 2 to 3 PH, very alkaline but will be neutralized and that is why make 10% water change a week will take care of PH changes. Maintain the ph around 6 to 8. Fish can take even higher than this range but kind of torture to them.

Of course you should first fill the pond full keeps it for few days (3 days will do) and drain it all and refill before you put in your first fish.

2. Anti chlorine is required when you just fill the pond before putting any fish. But if you leave the pond pump running with aeration for a day, all the chlorine would have been evaporated, no need for anti chlorine. It is also not necessary to anti-chlorine for 10% water change. Anything more than that you should treat it with anti chlorine.

3. Salt? Only when your fish is getting sick. Will you take drugs/medicine when you are not sick! Forget about salting your pond, waste money and torturing your fresh water fish.

4. Quarantine, if you have existing expensive fish in matured pond. New pond and little experience, my advice is get some cheap fish first because most likely they will die while you learn to care for them.

stevie8, nice pond i respect for your DIY spirit 

Yes, that is hell lot of work, worst than digging. 

Have started with a vertical garden about 2 months now, and some plants are growing quite well, but some plants are not growing as well, so if any experts can advise (hint hint stevie8) will be great. Here's the current state:


The area is at the balcony, but I do not get full sun light. Area is airy and I do watering every morning.


This just doesn't seem to grow - any idea? lol


Yellow leaves - too much watering, or insufficient??


OK - what happened here?! Suddenly layu

Much appreciated

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Week 4


Week 8 Added 2 new pockets at the bottom

I need help .
I have problems growing grass in my garden as there is not enough sunlight.
So I chose the grass that is easiest to grow ie pearl grass.
It was not to bad with about 65% coverage since I moved in 3 months ago.
After rain some part collects water. I asked a nursery to level the ground but the lady said that since the water drains off within an hour of heavy rain, then there is not problem with drainage so I did nothing.
For the parts that could not grow grass I have removed the clay looking soil and replace with brown said and some compost. I don't know it it worked yet because ......
About 10 days ago I went to a nursery and asked for some grass fertilizer to help them grow better.
They recommended this.

I dissolved some into water and spray through out the garden.
7 days later some of the grass died and my garden now looks like this - only 30% coverage.

I think either the urea is the wrong thing to use or I put too much.
What should I do now ?
Replant all over again or just leave it and hopefully it will grow back eventually ? I am at the verge of deciding to use artificial grass if I can't get them to grow naturally.
Appreciate some sifus advise here.
I can't seem to grow any thing.

How much did you pay for the koi pond?

Very nice garden you have there. grass and plants is hard to maintain... but rock is much easier...
A bag of those rock in not cheap yo... ha ha.. hopefully those grass will no over grow form the bottom

Mind to share the contractor contact for your koi pond... Thks