Re: Fish pond
Originally Posted by
Dextrous63
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Deepest apologies JBR, I was asking about your pond vac in my previous post.
Think I understand your filter system. The fact that it pumps water from the bottom will aim that lower level circulation I referred to.
In my setup, the water to the pump comes from a surface skimmer which, by definition, is at water level.
Then into a folder box like yours and into a metal blade thing like these
https://www.primrose.co.uk/arc-stain...713_10831.html
My pond all sounds very grand, but it's not really. About 3m by 1.2m partly raised rectangular, 90cm deep with a shelf around 30cm from surface.
Oh, I'm sorry I misunderstood.
The pond vac is pretty much just a long pipe with an electric pump in one end. The pond water comes out of a flexible hose which can be laid wherever we want the water to go.
I was going to go out to the shed earlier to take a photograph of it for you, but it has been absolutely bucketing down all day and I don't like getting wet!
Yes, we seem to have quite different pond recirculation systems. I shouldn't like to say which is the best idea, not being an expert in such matters, but as long as the water is clean and aerated I suppose that's all that matters.
Our pond is oval shaped, about 9' long and 6' wide at the longest/widest points. I think it must be between 1 1/2 and 2 feet deep, but there are shelves at each end. It's mostly under the ground surface, but the edges are raised on 2 or 3 courses of bricks. Lined with rubber.
I can't claim any pride in creating it: it was there when we moved in, but without any filtration at the time it was dark, soupy and lifeless!