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    hi can i make a pond out of a belfast sink and put any fish in it please? thanx

  • #2
    Yes, if you block up the plughole.

    Waste of a decent sink though!
    All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
    Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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    • #3
      It would have to be very small fish. And because the sink is quite shallow and white I think it would heat up rather too much for ordinary (not tropical) fish in summer.
      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
        It would have to be very small fish. And because the sink is quite shallow and white I think it would heat up rather too much for ordinary (not tropical) fish in summer.
        Why bother with fish.
        My pond is a lot smaller than a Belfast sink(old kids sand pit) frogs are now breading in it.
        I do have to remember to "top" it up in summer though.(about a bucket full a week)
        I have never had a "slug problem" & neither does anybody else on our lottie site.
        Last edited by bubblewrap; 03-04-2010, 09:05 PM.
        The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
        Brian Clough

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        • #5
          Better to use it as a drinker for the chooks or grow alpines in it. Too small for a fish pond!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Too small, maybe a bog garden ? you could grow carrots in it !
            You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans

            I would be a perfectionist, but I dont have the time

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            • #7
              If you make it a wildlife pond, remember to sink it to ground level and put in a slope of pebbles so that amphibians -and anything that falls in can get out!
              When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!

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              • #8
                thank you for all your replys. its actualy a family heirloom of sorts. it belonged to my grandparents it was used in there kitchen and i was even bathed in it which i can actualy rember . when they had there kitchen remodernised it was relocated to there back garden. i was helping my dad clear the house after my gran passed away last year and found it under a load of vines so i braught it home. i wasnt sure weather to use it as a planter or a water feature
                Last edited by charmaine; 03-04-2010, 11:20 PM. Reason: spelling

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                • #9
                  What a lovely heirloom Charmaine. Are you sure you can't use it in the house? Otherwise I would advise making a herb garden in it, with extra drainage in the bottom.
                  Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                    What a lovely heirloom Charmaine. Are you sure you can't use it in the house? Otherwise I would advise making a herb garden in it, with extra drainage in the bottom.
                    i would love to use it in the house but my o/h wont have any of it he says are kitchen is too modern and it wouldnt look right i think phhaaa what does he no

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                    • #11
                      We had a small Belfast sink in our garden - I didn't realise they were so coveted and was just about to plant it up with alpines, when my brother happened to mention they were looking for one for their utility room. Don't think my sister in law enjoyed removing the snails from the overflow but it has been in use for about 12 years now. It cleaned up beautifully and luckily had not been damaged when being moved from pillar to post in our old garden.

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