Depends, Scott. Is it going to have fish/wildlife in it or just plants?
Is it in full sun, or does it get some shade? If it's in a spot that gets
a lot of sun, and if you're going to throw a few fish in (which I think we
all end up doing eventually!) You'll probably want a filter to keep it
clear. But go back and read some of the old posts about D-I-Y filters....
it would be easy enough (and cheap enough) to just rig something up on your
own, rather than buying one. Something as simple as poking holes in a
small plastic container, wrapping the pump in quilt batting, and sticking it
in the plastic box!
Sue

"Scott Teetsel" wrote in message
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Sue, thanks for the help. Do you think a filter is needed to help keep
the
water clean, for this size pond?

Scott


"Sue Alexandre" wrote in message
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Hi, Scott:
I have a large koi/plant pond (4000 gallons) that this would never work
for,
but I also have a small, (150 gallon) turtle pond that was accumulating
a
lot of dirt during the initial set-up. I use a shop vac to suck out
the
dirt that settles to the bottom...... works fine.
Sue