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24-07-2003, 12:44 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it
is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 01:13 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Xref: kermit rec.ponds:123435
The skimmer will collect most of the material before it has a chance to go to the bottom, but some still settles and the bottom drain makes cleaning the bottom of the pond much easier, since it is doing it all day and all night. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 01:13 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ...
alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 02:12 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
It might work I know airation is used on some lakes around here. I also know
the Ice gets 18" thick where I live. Zone 6 is that Missouri weather? I grew up down there. If it is the ponds freezing there is nothing like it is here we drive cars on the lakes here. "Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 03:23 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Mickey,
Zone 6 cuts right across the state ... approximately. So, it depends on where you lived in Missouri? ;-) My brother used to live in northern Michigan ... they used to go ice fishing - I know what your talking about. lol Too cold for me! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... It might work I know airation is used on some lakes around here. I also know the Ice gets 18" thick where I live. Zone 6 is that Missouri weather? I grew up down there. If it is the ponds freezing there is nothing like it is here we drive cars on the lakes here. "Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 03:43 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Nedra wrote: Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 and I just shut down pumps when ice starts forming on the pond ( 8000)galons ) i dont use an air stone as the N side of the pond is next to a concrete patio and there is a 2'x25' area of liner facing the sun which heats up enough to keep a hole open along that side John Rutz Z5 New Mexico never miss a good oportunity to shut up see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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24-07-2003, 04:22 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Way south Theodosia it is on Bull Shoals Lake.
"Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, Zone 6 cuts right across the state ... approximately. So, it depends on where you lived in Missouri? ;-) My brother used to live in northern Michigan ... they used to go ice fishing - I know what your talking about. lol Too cold for me! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... It might work I know airation is used on some lakes around here. I also know the Ice gets 18" thick where I live. Zone 6 is that Missouri weather? I grew up down there. If it is the ponds freezing there is nothing like it is here we drive cars on the lakes here. "Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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24-07-2003, 05:03 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Ohhh ... you were waay South. Lots of good fishin' around
there! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... Way south Theodosia it is on Bull Shoals Lake. "Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, Zone 6 cuts right across the state ... approximately. So, it depends on where you lived in Missouri? ;-) My brother used to live in northern Michigan ... they used to go ice fishing - I know what your talking about. lol Too cold for me! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... It might work I know airation is used on some lakes around here. I also know the Ice gets 18" thick where I live. Zone 6 is that Missouri weather? I grew up down there. If it is the ponds freezing there is nothing like it is here we drive cars on the lakes here. "Nedra" wrote in message rthlink.net... Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... This year is the experimental year for the 3000gallon pond plumbing since it is the first year. I am thinking of just running the OASE skimmer and removing the aftermarket bottom drain. I live in Zone 4 and the pond will be drained yearly do to freezing. Is this a bad idea? I have a 3800 GPH Sequence pump and it sucks aloot of stuff off the top when it is used by itself. |
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#9
24-07-2003, 05:03 AM
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How important is a bottom drain with a skimmer.
Ahhh .. the sun saves your pond from icing over then.
Glad you don't have to deal with that. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "johnrutz" wrote in message ... Nedra wrote: Mickey, I have an approx. 3,000 gallon pond (zone 6) ... alot of our northern ponders just use a couple of airstones placed about 6 inches below the surface of the water to keep a hole open in the ice. The airstones provide aeration and degate the use of pumps - just thru the winter of course. I also have a De-Icer that I use when the horrid winter winds kick in. Pond is on the north side of the house and gets no sun at all in the wintertime. You may want to think about just shutting down the filtration and pumps and go to airpump/airstone for the winter. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 and I just shut down pumps when ice starts forming on the pond ( 8000)galons ) i dont use an air stone as the N side of the pond is next to a concrete patio and there is a 2'x25' area of liner facing the sun which heats up enough to keep a hole open along that side John Rutz Z5 New Mexico never miss a good oportunity to shut up see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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