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That's kinda what I'm thinking. Any recommendations in particular? Screening seems to do well and to be easy to clean. Regular nylon screening? Do I put that in my skimmer filter? Do you set that up outside the main pond? Like, for instance, would I put them in my waterfall box? Our hyacinth are in berm ponds that act as veggie filters. The rule of thumb, as I understand it, is 10% of the surface of the main pond in the veggie filter. More is always better. Regardless of how much space you have available, more plants is good. You can see our setup on our website (see our profile) A berm pond is a nice idea. Don't know if I can do that, but I can float water hyacinth in the main pond. I have quite a few in there now. It's not doing much to clear up the murkiness though. :-( UV is a great interim measure. We prefer not to have it necessary in the longer run. Algae cannot compete with more complex plants once the latter get going! UV lets you crunch an algae bloom. Sounds good. What do you all think about the bottom drain issue? Can I get by without one if I vacuum or scoop the bottom with a net on a long handle or both? If your pond has a low point, it is a great place to pull water from for the filter. Do I use one of those retrofit drains that pulls water from on top of the liner? Do I need a submersible pump for that? Can I use my skimmer pump? Do people sometimes need more than one pump in their pond? If the junk can settle in a veggie filter of regular filter before the pump, pulling from the bottom is a self-cleaning mechanism. We pull the water from the bottom of a 7' 'deep well' (old septic tank) in the pond. The koi stir the muck, which drifts down into the hole. The pump intake is 4" off the bottom in a 5 gal bucket with as many 1/2" holes as I could put in it. Big stuff can't get in and the draw on each hole is very low. Works great. Small stuff goes to the veggie filters and settles. Good luck. Jim Thanks Jim. That sounds like a nice design. What kind of maintenance does that system require? Joan |
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... That's kinda what I'm thinking. Any recommendations in particular? Screening seems to do well and to be easy to clean. Regular nylon screening? Do I put that in my skimmer filter? Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. It comes in a large plastic bag, and walmart stocks a cardboard case of them.. you just take as many as you need. They are about 2 ft by 3 foot. Just bought 3 more a few hours ago to increase my filter efficiency -- Gareee (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. It comes in a large plastic bag, and walmart stocks a cardboard case of them.. you just take as many as you need. They are about 2 ft by 3 foot. Just bought 3 more a few hours ago to increase my filter efficiency Oh, thanks. That's a great tip. Joan |
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Oh! Good! Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. The idea of easy cleaning is getting more and more attractive to me. Joan Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. It comes in a large plastic bag, and walmart stocks a cardboard case of them.. you just take as many as you need. They are about 2 ft by 3 foot. Just bought 3 more a few hours ago to increase my filter efficiency |
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:43:34 CST, "Gareee©"
wrote: Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. What is this dark green screening normally used for? I may have to check into this myself. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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~ jan wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:43:34 CST, "Gareee©" wrote: Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. What is this dark green screening normally used for? I may have to check into this myself. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us If it's the stuff I'm thinking of, it's used for shading plants. Comes in rolls at Home Depot, etc. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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"~ jan" wrote in message
... On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:43:34 CST, "Gareee©" wrote: Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. What is this dark green screening normally used for? I may have to check into this myself. ~ jan That's the air conditioning filter stuff. it's about 1" think, and 2 ft by 3 ft. -- Gareee (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:43:34 CST, "Gareee©"
wrote: Walmart carries this large dark green screening.. it's $3 a sheet, and is reusable and durable. You can also cut it with a heavy scissors. What is this dark green screening normally used for? I may have to check into this myself. ~ jan On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:56:15 CST, "Gareee©" wrote: That's the air conditioning filter stuff. it's about 1" think, and 2 ft by 3 ft. I'll have to remember to go look for it. May use this in the lily pond filter and see how well it performs. Tx, ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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