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My husband finally had a chance to make our ducks a permanent pond. It has an awesome gravel ramp and a faucet drain to make water changes super easy!
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My husband created this neat little pond for our duck, using a mortar mixing tub and scrap wood that we had laying around. It has a frame to hold the tub and a built-in ramp. With only one duck, is it easy to clean and refresh the water.
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I got lucky and found someone giving away a 300 gal pond. It looks like it is the same plastic as this tank is made out of. It already has a drain hole. I live in Illinois where it gets quite cold. I am wondering if I need to do anything special to be able to keep it going all year. Also, should I put something soft under it, like mulch or sand?
I would use crushed gravel underneath to maintain good drainage. If you use something soft it will wash away and undercut your container.
This may be a bigger project than you are aware of as a pump system can be expensive.
Where do you purchase the tub with a water valve connected?
Larger stock tanks come with a drain plug installed. If yours doesn't have one, Home Depot sometimes carries them. Otherwise you can DIY one using electrical(gray) threaded PVC connectors and a few other fittings.
Any farm store carries the 50 gallon stock tanks with a drain. All it takes to plumb in a valve is the proper PVC fitting and a PVC valve. I prefer a PVC ball valve with a PVC extension, because they drain the tank faster without plugging as easily and get the water away from the tank to eliminate a chance of erosion. Just remember, watering the garden with the water should only be done a maximum of twice a year to keep the soil from becoming too alkaline, so the water will have to be drained into the ground or disposed of into the sewer, if available, at other times.