Pisces Siena Preformed Pond 90cm x 63cm Liner - Starter Wildlife Nature or Fish Pre formed Pond

I bought the small pond in August 2021 and installed it in a hole in my garden. It is still there and functioning as a pond. I don't use any fancy filtration, just natural bacteria, which I top up periodically with a sludge bomb when the water gets stinky. I have some pondweed (elodea) floating around. Some marginal planting, which gets churned up every year in frog breeding season and needs putting back in place once they are done. The pond is thriving, and gets filled to the brim with spawn every year. The tadpoles like the shallow areas. The frogs over winter in the deeper areas. The snails live in the plants and eat the algae from around the sounds. This year is the first year I have had to treat for green water, which is my own fault, as I did too big of a water change and upset the natural balance. This has been a great little pond. Super low maintenance. Easy to install, though as the plastic is soft and flexible, be prepared to shove handfuls of soil down the sides to support the shape when you plant it. If you do not plan to plant the pond, then be aware that this is not intended to be a stand alone pond and will need to be put in something solid - or you will need to select a different product. If you are planning a starter pond, it is worth noting that a washing up tub or clean large cat litter tray also serve well as good starter ponds, and these are solid enough not to need planting (though will freeze over winter). I started with a washing up tub, after a frog spawned in a puddle and I needed an emergency pond. That tub, which I later planted, is also still going, and is also still used as a spawning ground. The only adaptation I needed there was a broken plant pot to form a shallow shelf for tadpoles to bask on and something for my stubborn frogs to hide under, which also sloped close enough to the top of the tub for the froglets to exit when they grew their legs.

Just the right size for a wildlife pond. It will be supported by log rolls as we don't want to sink it in the ground. Yes it seems well made and although it doesn't weigh much it will be strong enough.

Nice little ponds for bringing on the babies in the polytunnel could be used for a waterfall too, not the thickest but it's in the ground so won't break

I was pleasantly surprised about size a depth. Just right for a small feature pond. Good depth for marginal plants air aerating ones too. Reasonably strong but I did avoid standing on or leaning on it. Good value for money and quality.

This is a lovely little starter pond which is fairly easy to install. It's quite sturdy and after digging a hole slightly larger than the pond, I used the sifted soil for it to rest on, leveled it with a meter long spirit level and the rest of the soil around the sides. With a couple of pond plants and a few rocks around the edges, it looks the part! I imagine it could take a solar powered pond fountain in the centre. Unfortunately it does not have a wildlife escape route for hedgehogs etc falling in, as does the Pisces medium and large size ponds in this range. I have left it as a natural pond to attract frogs and dragonflies. I had a frog visitor right away and am expecting a few more in time and hopefully a newt would be lovely!

It's the right size but the container is flimsy in particular the edges.

Delighted with this pond. I have 4 happy little fish in it. Ideal size for the small area I had for it.

The product was very flimsy when it arrived so decided to return it. Was purchased with Amazon Prime but the supplier refused to pay for the return & insisted that I pay for the return & a big & bulky product. It can in a plastic bag which was not suitable for return & would have had to be packed before it could be returned. Had to go direct to Amazon prime & they sorted it all out & refunded me the money. Do not use this company as you will have no come back if you wish to return this substandard product