"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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I have finally got the nod to convert our little waterfall feature into a
small pond...it will be around 100 galls maybe a little more...depends on
how deep I can dig...and how far before hitting pipework...

We currently have a pump that takes the water from a small reservoir and
then feeds it back from the top as a waterfall - it is so many years since
we put it in I can't remember exactly what it is...but it was always very
efficient for the purpose...

My plan is for a few Shubunkin (2-4 max) and a lot of plants...I quite
like the idea of creating some sort of veggie filter at the top and am
very fond of eating watercress so that will probably be the chosen crop...

What I would like to know is if I need to add anything else in terms of
filtration....we can easily hide an external system and it is close to a
power outlet...

First of many questions, on this project, I'm sure
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For an easy quick-to-make easy to clean filter you can wrap a Beckett pump
loosely in window screen and drop it into a 2g black flower pot. Fill pot
up with pea gravel, drop in pond, plug it in.... VOILA! :-)
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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