I know, I know - once you start small you want to go bigger :-)

Right now I have a small bird splashing pool - roughly 5' long by 3' wide
(or so) and only 8" deep at the most. It was set up as a decorative piece
for birds to use as a bath. The "deep" end has a small pump w/a fountain
attachment. It's got a 45mil EPDM (or whatever it's called) lining for the
bottom. It's low maintenance.

One Q though: is there a way for me to get gunk off the bottom w/o
disturbing the little things that are moving about in there? There are
little wriggly things (how stagnant does water have to be for mosquitos?).

I'm thinking of upgrading to a preformed liner but don't know if they make
any that have a shallow end of only a few inches deep so the birds can still
splash around in there. If I had a deeper "pond" I could add more plants (I
have only a few now and it's tough for them since the water heats up) and
maybe even add a few rosies to make sure the mosquitos don't breed. And, if
it was deeper I probably wouldn't have to worry about frog loss over the
winter. I had two poor saps that climbed in w/out my knowledge and promptly
were frozen. I had my fingers crossed for a cryogenics type situation, but
sadly, they met their chilly end. It was frozen solid when I noticed one
suspended there - found the 2nd in the spring.

Would I have to do it w/a flexible liner again if I want to keep the shallow
end?

Thanks
LeeAnne

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