Nice picture, didn't think of the 2" drip edge.
I knew the step was for something important.
Didn't think of that either.
I can see why those would be really important.
What's on the bottom of the pond. Did you use
greenwood plywood and carpet liner too, or did
you just put sand and the liner on top?
Why do you hang the pump by the hose?
Do you mean to have it midway into the water?
Don't you want it on the bottom to maximize circulation?
(top right corner flows to bottom left opposite corner)
You used a permalon liner?
Can you comment on using that vs. other liners like;
Vinyl, Xavan, EPDM Rubber, and PVC pond liners?
I was commenting on your Winter covering of the POND...
How many gallons total?
....Kodiak
wrote in message
...
surprisingly, that entirely synthetic carpet padding still "pads" after a
number of
years. it is really nice to walk on it, and also continues to pad the
liner. it is
sooooo easy to work with, forms around corners. cut with scissors or just
tear it.
the inside of the veggie filter is 9" wide x 11.5" deep, the outside is 12
x 18 since
the front has a 2' drop at the very bottom so anything overflows the
filter drools
back into the pond, not outside the pond. the front edge of the filter.
depth is
controlled by size and position of the overflow/waterfall. I just kept
trimming it
until the flow was right.
here is page I made to explain
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/details.htm
"Kodiak" wrote:
What's that piece you used to do the lip for the water falls?
... it is 10" wide pine (safe for fish). I used a jig saw to make it
rounded with
"lips" on the ends so it was bolted to the side right under the cut for
the
waterfall. I also ran it thru the table saw to cut an angle on the back
edge so the
front slants down.
How do youget such a clean finish with no liner sticking out?
... I trimmed it around the pine lip. even if it leaks teh water drips
back into the
pond. if I did it again I would use silicone caulk.
Do you just trim the liner and then pinch down the excess with the wood
trim on top?
... yes, I stapled the liner to the wood fence in back and covered that
with a strip
of cedar screwed to the backing. I stapled the liner to the top of the
cedar boards
in front and trimmed it back. the cedar cap on top is raised to overflow
will go
under the cap. when using wood it is very easy to staple, trim and cap
with wood.
the lip on the front cedar board also hides the liner in the back. I fill
the water
until it reaches the lip so I dont have to see liner.
What is that shelf about 1.5ft down only on one front wall?
Is that to sit your heater and Pump?
... that is for my lilies. AND if we want to step into the pond. not for
the heater
or pump.
Do you just run a hose from the pump straight into the trench?
... yes, the hose goes thru a hole in the end of the veggie filter then up
on the
outside the liner and bends over the top and down into the filter .. no
holes in the
liner!!!. I have a metal clamp holds the hose in place so it doesnt jump.
The pump
hangs by the hose right near the start of the veggie filter, not by the
electrical
cord. in winter the pump is in a bucket filter and the water redirected
right back
into the pond.
Can KOI actually jump out of a POND with that much headroom?
.... they could jump out the front since the water is pretty high. even
with the
plastic in place the last orfe in the pond did just that, found an itty
bitty hole
and jumped thru it. sigh. Now, Jo Ann, the GF Guru says a shelf will
prevent koi from
jumping at that point.
I like the winter stuff you did. Which part of the US do you live?
.... the pictures or how I covered the pond or ??? I am in Wisconsin.
Ingrid
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