New Tropical Pond
- Thread starter tuggerd
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Looks real nice tuggerd. I think you just gave me a good idea for my pond. Don't forget give us an update.
I checked out filter felt media. Wow was it dirty. I wonder how often I'm going to have to change it. I put one layer of felt in the last layer of media. I had two layers but it was restricting the water flow too much.
The bog has turned out to be quite the little mermaid hangout.
I placed a couple of gobs of algae from my other pond to speed up the maturing process.
The plants are starting to kick in. You can see the new growth coming in.
I finally did it. I gave my kids a couple of little fish to let go in the pond. They were so happy. The fish make things so interesting for them while they're swimming.
I really need to figure out a vacuuming system. My filter seems to be working great because the water is crystal clear. But the dirt that settles to the bottom is tuff to get.
Something is wrong with the site. It doesn't let me upload pictures. I'll get them on when I can.
The bog has turned out to be quite the little mermaid hangout.
I placed a couple of gobs of algae from my other pond to speed up the maturing process.
The plants are starting to kick in. You can see the new growth coming in.
I finally did it. I gave my kids a couple of little fish to let go in the pond. They were so happy. The fish make things so interesting for them while they're swimming.
I really need to figure out a vacuuming system. My filter seems to be working great because the water is crystal clear. But the dirt that settles to the bottom is tuff to get.
Something is wrong with the site. It doesn't let me upload pictures. I'll get them on when I can.
Thats the reason I don't like felt. It works great, just gets clogged to fast and makes my pump work harder.
I haven't been able to rinse and re-use it either which kinda sucks. Seems to really trap debris inside the fabric. Again, great for polishing the water, just a little pricing to replace that often.
I haven't been able to rinse and re-use it either which kinda sucks. Seems to really trap debris inside the fabric. Again, great for polishing the water, just a little pricing to replace that often.
Is there a problem with this site? I don't get the usual spaces to upload photos.
So far I think that the felt will work pretty well. I just ran it under the hose for a while and rung it out like a towel. It is pretty fine though.
So far I think that the felt will work pretty well. I just ran it under the hose for a while and rung it out like a towel. It is pretty fine though.
hey tuggerd how ya doing here is an idea for your dirt in the bottom problem
take a wet dry shop vac extend the hose connecting to the vacumn so that you can set the vacumn on the side of the pool and go into the pond with it. To make it so that you can run the vacumn constantly cut a drain hole and attach a hose to in the bottom of the vacumn so that the water will flow through back into the pond. to work at filtering the dirt leave the dust screen in or get some fine mesh cheese cloth and line the inside of the vacumn should catch all the debris.
though this might cause some fine particulate to suspend in the water after you vacumn should be less and less
the pond looks so great
what have you had show up in the way of wildlife
take a wet dry shop vac extend the hose connecting to the vacumn so that you can set the vacumn on the side of the pool and go into the pond with it. To make it so that you can run the vacumn constantly cut a drain hole and attach a hose to in the bottom of the vacumn so that the water will flow through back into the pond. to work at filtering the dirt leave the dust screen in or get some fine mesh cheese cloth and line the inside of the vacumn should catch all the debris.
though this might cause some fine particulate to suspend in the water after you vacumn should be less and less
the pond looks so great
what have you had show up in the way of wildlife
Great idea! Thank's. So far the tiger heron and some poop around the edges. I'm not sure where it came from yet.
Wow! You're right about that filter felt. I'm thinking about ringing it out and then maybe in the washer. Its a little too fine.
I think the poo may be the neighbors cat.
I think the poo may be the neighbors cat.
