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Any books on defensive pond design?
I was curious if there's a good book out there on defensive pond
design. I have been having numerous problems with my latest pond involving the technology that supports it. For example, I've had problems with: 1) The pond draining because the filter overflowed 2) Fish dying because the pump stops 3) UV clarifier that died for no reason It's basically been an entire season of BS for me with the pond. The thing I'm tired of the most is the pump stopping on me. It's not clogged because the thing is enclosed in a large pump protector. If the power goes out for just a fraction of a second I'm at risk of the pump deciding not to turn back on when the power returns. Overloads and GPF issues are not in play here because the other device on the outlet continues to work and the pump comes back online when I pull out the plug and plug it back in again. I also have a Laguna Filter Falls waterfall and it has overflow holes at the top. Unfortunately those holes can't be connected to a tube, so when the filter decides to overflow there's nothing I can do about it. This happened recently because those filter balls somehow got loose from their section and jammed up the outflows. I don't think this ever happened before and I had 3 clog up at once and lost several hundred gallons of water. What I need are a book of tips to prevent BS with things like: 1) Use foam instead of filter balls because the balls will just clog up the filter's tubing 2) Look for XYZ when choosing an external filter so that you don't risk returning to a drained pond after returning from a trip 3) Look for XYZ when choosing a pump so that you don't risk returning to a pond of dead fish after returning from a trip |
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