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Old 04-02-2003, 08:14 PM
Nedra
 
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Default Settlement Tanks

Actually you are doing it the *right way*. I got the idea;
bought the preform; and had 125 gallons of water
in it before you could say "Jack Robinson". No planning, no ifs, ands or
buts.... That's the way a Type A person does things! NOT the right way

I know your a newbie...
Belatedly, Welcome to rec.ponds.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"BenignVanilla" wrote in
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"Nedra" wrote in message
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Hi Wild Cherry Jello Lover ;-)
I'm sorry I jumped on you :O)


No problem. Actually, I enjoy it when females willingly "jump on me", but
that is a topic for an alt.* ng.

You keep talking about large particles getting to
the pump ... we are talking
about fish poo here, aren't we? Guess I'm a bit dense
but I don't see a problem in taking Bonnie Espanshade's
suggestion.


I am a newbiew and am designing my first pond, so I am trying to cover my
bases. Originally, I was not going to have a bottom drain, but plan to

now.
The BD will feed my pump which will dump into my veggie filter. I have

been
worried about sucking something up the drain...a fish, a pebble, a stick,
etc. I figured I should have something between my drain and the pump. Is
this off base?

I agree I like Bonnie's idea of using window screening. I plan to use a
small settling tank to provide this ability. I figure I'll put the pump in

a
6 gallon bucket, and screening it from the feed. This way I can easily

clean
it up when needed.

My own VF pump is a Beckett 500 gph.
Pond is a bit less than 3,000. VF has plenty of dwell
time. I don't have a bottom drain yet. Would like to
install one that goes over the top of the liner ... as
opposed to thru the liner.


Since I am in the design stages...I plan to go under the liner...*fingers
crossed*

(I do have another much
bigger big pump that goes to the waterfall.)
Good Luck with your venture!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"BenignVanilla"
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"Nedra" wrote in message
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BV, I can't tell if your for real or not? Jokes
are fine ... but Gee ... oh well. For the Veggie Filter:

5-6 posts of research/questions and math...one joke about jello

referencing
another posters reference to gelatin, and you don't know if I am for

real?
Lighten up. Gee whiz.

The Veggie
Filter is fed by a hose - one end of whichis attached
to a pump
that sits near the bottom - NOT on the bottom - just
near the bottom of your pond.

This is key to my problem. Originally I planned to have a pump IN the

pond,
but now I plan to use a bottom drain, have it empty into my veggie

filter.
This prevents me from having the pump in the pond because I don't want

the
pump directly attached to the bottom drain, in order to prevent damage

from
large debris. This started me on the concept of an intermediate or
settlement chamber, which I have found will be too large for my

desired
area. So I have been playing with many different ideas on how to get a

small
set of chambers to provide enough fall out time to protect the pump,

but
not
neccessiraly act as a REAL settlement chamber.

Someone suggested gelatin being used in some filter systems, not ponds
particularly, in order to help get the particles to glom together.

Hence
my
jello joke.

The hose goes across
the bottom of the pond, up the far side and into the VF.
I attached a manifold to the hose that goes into the VF. The

manifold
has
holes drilled all over it. This slows down the
water - allows for "dwell time" all over the VF. The
exit is a cut out, usually about 6 inches deep and 8 or
9 inches wide. Depends on the size of your pump.

Nice idea, but I don't think it will work for me in my design, as I am
looking for something to precede my pump. The manifold will probably

be
a
good idea for my VF, but I am still trying to solve my problem of

protecting
the pump from sucking up a large particle.

BV.
aka Wild Cherry Jello Lover