Well, I finally got the money and the time and have put together a new, bigger stock tank for my spotteds.

It is a round, 12 foot in diameter, two foot tall, galvanized stock tank. I found a great tree branch that is hard as rock and trimmed it to fit snuggly across the middle. I built up a small basking area with some pieces of sandstone and put a hardy Bacopa water plant in front of it. I also bought an Indiana red water lily today to shade the area that gets full afternoon sun.

I've also created a land area with a rubbermaid container. I believe it's two feet long and a foot tall. I layered pea gravel and a couple of pavers on the bottom, filled the bulk with a sandy loam potting soil, added a layer of sand and a layer of gravel. I also planted a blue carex and creeping jenny. I plan to add some hardware cloth around the edges hanging into the water to allow access.

It's a work in progress. I still need to build a security top, which I'm using some cattle panels to do. I'm also going to plant some red leaf cannas on the outside to soften the tank a little. Tell me what you think!

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