Acidic Ponds

[Zafirah]

Would i be able to set up a pond in a VERY woodys area. I thaught i might be able to but was worried about all the pine needles that fall in their. If i could set up a pond, what steps should i take to make it safe for fish

 

[ITHURTZ]

You can put anything anywhere. Wooded area your gonna have one hell of a cleanup task daily.

Safe for fish, I would do some kind of filter waterfall thing and make sure animals cant eat them

 

[black angel]

with trees nearby you are going to have the constant threat of roots breaking the liner. most ponds should be built as far from trees as possible.
the pine needles wont be good for it either and the fish might try to eat them and get them caught.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Yeah tree roots can pose a risk to ponds, but a lot depends on whether the tree's roots grow primarily down or across and how generally invasive they are- i "think" pine tree's roots grow downwards, so should be ok, but don't count me on that. Make sure you line the pond with building sand, then underlay, and then the liner as this will help prevent roots coming through the liner. Also make sure there aren't any rocks in the pond hole as these can also puncture it over time.
My pond is very close to an australian tree off some sort (i think its a bottle brush tree or something like that) but it is fine being so close to such a tree since australian trees grow their roots directly downwards and not across (like willows) so they can take advantage of deep water levels in drought etc- either way, the soil in my area is so thick with pure clay, even if the liner was punctured it wouldn't drain because of all the clay in the soil.
My mum used to have a small pond under some pine tree's once, it was a big hassle though as numerous times a year we had to scoop all the needles out of the pond, the goldfish seemed to be ok though.

 

[fishnterrapins]

Yeah if you do decide to build a pond that close to a tree you will have to clean the surface off every day I would recommend. If you can build the pond any where else I would advise trying that though as you've also got to consider how much sunlight that tree is or isn't blocking getting to your pond and how it affects your view of the pond. In principle however so long as your happy with the placement and you're prepared for daily maintenance (picking out pine needles etc) then there should be no problem