Jan, what part of " an overflow to carry away surplus water " didn't you
understand? Wow! I've always wanted to say that.
Actually, the timer comes on twice a day for 10 min and the surplus goes
down the overflow drain and over a cliff in my backyard. Oh, I'm also on a
well, so all the nasty things that are common in " city " water aren't a
problem.

Paul



"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
Paul in Redland mentioned:
and water changes are automatic.

So how are you removing water? If the water is leaving via evaporation
that's not a change, that is a topoff. Water should be removed and new
water added 10-20% at least twice a month, if not more often.

See water change-outs at:
http://www.koiclubsandiego.org/H2oQual.html ~ jan


On Thu, 22 May 2003 18:46:18 -0700, "Paul in Redland"
wrote:

Solve that problem by having a valve on a timer to add water to the pond
daily and an overflow to carry away surplus water. The advantage is that
the
water level in the pond never varies, ( hence the skimmer doesn't need
the
door thingy ) and water changes are automatic. I have both of my ponds
set
up this way and the third one that is in the planning stage will also
have
this feature.
Paul

"Cleveland Ponder" wrote in message
. com...
I disagree. The reason for the door/flap is to maintain a constant
spillway height adjusting to changing water levels. It causes the
water to move faster at the opening causing it to pull floating debris
in. If the spillway gets to shallow, debris can catch at and block
the opening. If the spillway gets to deep, the flow gets to slow and
doesn't draw the surface water.


"Paul in Redland" wrote in message
...
Forget the door thing if your skimmer will run 27/7, it won't be
needed.

Paul



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