The outside of my wall is a giant undergravel filter, 4 foot of gravel. That sucks the water into one of the sides, into the gravel, then blows the water ouside the other side of the pond. It also has bottom drains and a skimmer that goes through a bio filter that's my water fall.
I'm planning on buying weather loaches again this fall. My last one lived 6 months, I fear my oh on that. What do you guys do for ph? I dumped in a gallon of vinegar, that did nothing. It's still 9.
As for nets and traps, I have every kind on the market! Yet have found no food so yummy that the guppies or bluegill will go in. I think the only way to catch my plecos is to drain the pond enough I can see them. I haven't found anything that reaches down 7 feet and out 12 feet. Such a waste to drain so much water in a drought. I know I won't use my bottom drain to drain the pond, nor is there a way to divet them anywhere but the water fall. It would suck in my fish! How do you guys do it? I giant sump pump? The contractor didn't put in a way to drain it.
Can you rent giant pumps to do this?
@ the shade. Boy have I thought of this! But my monster is so long and wide, I have no way to support it. Even if I sunk massive posts, I'd need a center beam. What solutions have you guys found? Do water dyes work, and can you still see your fish? I wish there existed a long scope I could put in the water from the shore so I could fish watch and not need a snorkel and wetsuit. Lol
What do you guys do with your fish when they outgrow your ponds? I've thought about sturgeons, love that look, but guess they wouldn't do so well in a community pond. I took out my original catfish after almost stepping on him while I was swimming. :'(