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DIY Skimmers - Questions?
Now that's what I call good planning. ~ jan
On Fri, 30 May 2003 15:41:01 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Burgess wrote: I use a slightly different scheme, a 1/2 gal/hr drip irrigation emmiter into my filter, thus overflowing 12 gallons a day. My vege garden is downhill from my pond so I just move a hose around to use the water. I'm happy with it. Pond always full, water clean and I use the water twice :-) See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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DIY Skimmers - Questions?
Check out Sid Logans DIY skimmer
http://home.earthlink.net/~sidlogan/ponds/skimmer.htm it has a floating door Lisa wrote: I think I need to install a skimmer due to serious trees and I want to make it myself. If I can't - I'll just deal with a mucky pond at this point (getting fed up with the process). The concept seems simple enough. A container, a spillway cut into the container, a pump in the bottom, netting or crate to catch the junk. BUT.... 1. What about the swinging door thing? Do I need that? I think so because it will still work with raised or lowered pond levels. Right? Is that correct thinking on the door issue? If that's true, I guess one would want to get a replacement part door thingy from a premade skimmer manufacturer? Or - how would one create a proper door? Yet I see some that have no flappy door? 2. Also, I'm interested in a smallish footprint for this thing. I have an 1800 gph pondmaster mag pump. Is there any rule about vault/container sizes per the power of the pump? Or is it fair game for me in choosing the size of the container? I read here someone used a plastic file cabinet box. It would be great if I could use something similarly smallish. 3. What happens if the water level drops below the spillway? My pump would die. How do you prevent this? Does the flappy door idea prevent this from happening cuz you can sink the lowest level of the opening lower? Any pictures? |
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