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wonder if there's a minimum size where ponds work like ponds?
Yes there is. You need enough volume with enough depth to maintain temperature and give space for life. Even when you look at those barrel ponds, there is a large depth and volume to them.
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I repurposed an old porcelain shower tray and I got seed shrimp and hoverfly larvae / blood worms. Frogs lounge in it at night. I did put plants in though.
Somebody I know has frogs in her tiny pond.
Wildlife won't always be big or photogenic, but you want a specific critter you probably have to spec the pond to suit it.
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JWestland
@midlife
I've tried a couple of small ponds in the past and they sort of turn into stagnant puddles rather than self sustaining eco systems.
I wonder if there's a minimum size where ponds work like ponds?