Originally Posted by RAH
Plants will help with the nutrient load. Have you considered adding potted water lilies. There are also different kinds of both hardy and tender emergent water plants that can be potted and placed in shallow water or on cement blocks so they are only partially submerged. These can look really nice but tender plants must be pulled in the winter and stored inside if you live where it gets cold. We had a much smaller concrete pond in the back yard when we first got married and had it chock full of plants. It stayed pretty clear and we could enjoy the goldfish. One tender plant that does well in pots partially submerged is canna lily. https://tesselaar.com/canna-tropicanna-is-perfect-in-ponds/

RAH, will they survive from year to year in the pond, or are they a "buy every year" thing?

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