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Home Improvement Store Kits -vs- Water Garden Specialist Kits
I am very very tempted to put a pond in my backyard for a variety of
reasons. As I have been looking around for kits for this project, I have pretty much established that I want to go with a flexible liner rather than a hard shell type pond. However, here is my concern: You can go to Home Depot or a similar store and get a kit for a pretty large pond for around $150, maybe $200 or a bit more, supposedly for the whole deal to keep it clean and so on. Then, you look at businesses and websites that specialize in this sort of thing, and kits with pretty much the same stuff in it for a smaller sized pond are many hundreds of dollars more. I remember years ago having an above ground swimming pool that came with a pump that was a real joke...it did not have close to a chance of keeping the pool clean...will I run into the same problems if I go and buy that Home Depot kit (Beckett or Little Giant brands)? Do these much cheaper kits work okay? Or is it necessary to spend that sort of huge money from a specialist to get something that actually works? Any suggestions, sources, experiene with this sort of thing would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
Home Improvement Store Kits -vs- Water Garden Specialist Kits
I've always been suspicious of kit filters. They are usually too small and hard to clean, like daily!!! You don't want to do that. Most of us make our own filters which we think do a much better job. We clean our filter once a year. Pumps - smart way to look at them is their energy usage. Can you engineering types post your favorite energy efficent pumps? And you want a pump strong enough to do the job required of it. Many kits throw in chemicals and treatments and additives you don't need in order to keep you buying them. All you need is something to remove chlorine and/or chloramines from your water depending on what your water source is treated with. Here are some good pages to read. http://www.pondrushes.net/ and http://www.geocities.com/bickal2000/pond.htm and http://www.fishpondinfo.com They are big sites but full of excellent information. We'll be happy to help you along the way and answer questions. It would help to know the general area of the country you live in, your gardening zone, something about your backyard (big trees, shade, full sun, etc) and any predators you happen to know lurking nearby... k30a |
Home Improvement Store Kits -vs- Water Garden Specialist Kits
Ahhh, Catch-22: The stuff you get at the home improvement stores is cheaper
to purchase, but more expensive to run (power wise). They're usually undersized for the job, too. But the most important thing: are you planning a watergarden or a fish pond? The requirements are a little different, and so is the equipment list. Where does your interest lie? In a shallow pond with beautiful lilies, lotus and similar water plants with a fish or two gliding by, or do you want a koi pond? Lee "Tim" wrote in message m... I am very very tempted to put a pond in my backyard for a variety of reasons. As I have been looking around for kits for this project, I have pretty much established that I want to go with a flexible liner rather than a hard shell type pond. However, here is my concern: You can go to Home Depot or a similar store and get a kit for a pretty large pond for around $150, maybe $200 or a bit more, supposedly for the whole deal to keep it clean and so on. Then, you look at businesses and websites that specialize in this sort of thing, and kits with pretty much the same stuff in it for a smaller sized pond are many hundreds of dollars more. I remember years ago having an above ground swimming pool that came with a pump that was a real joke...it did not have close to a chance of keeping the pool clean...will I run into the same problems if I go and buy that Home Depot kit (Beckett or Little Giant brands)? Do these much cheaper kits work okay? Or is it necessary to spend that sort of huge money from a specialist to get something that actually works? Any suggestions, sources, experiene with this sort of thing would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
Home Improvement Store Kits -vs- Water Garden Specialist Kits
I'd piece meal everything. Kits don't cut it.
Sam "Tim" wrote in message m... I am very very tempted to put a pond in my backyard for a variety of reasons. As I have been looking around for kits for this project, I have pretty much established that I want to go with a flexible liner rather than a hard shell type pond. However, here is my concern: You can go to Home Depot or a similar store and get a kit for a pretty large pond for around $150, maybe $200 or a bit more, supposedly for the whole deal to keep it clean and so on. Then, you look at businesses and websites that specialize in this sort of thing, and kits with pretty much the same stuff in it for a smaller sized pond are many hundreds of dollars more. I remember years ago having an above ground swimming pool that came with a pump that was a real joke...it did not have close to a chance of keeping the pool clean...will I run into the same problems if I go and buy that Home Depot kit (Beckett or Little Giant brands)? Do these much cheaper kits work okay? Or is it necessary to spend that sort of huge money from a specialist to get something that actually works? Any suggestions, sources, experiene with this sort of thing would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
Home Improvement Store Kits -vs- Water Garden Specialist Kits
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