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hey. this is my pond http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm
from all the advice ive been getting on this newsgroup my pond is slowly but surlely cleaning up.... it seems as if after the night when the pump isnt running the pond looks clearer in the AM. than when it goes on ( the pump supplys the waterfall ) through out the day theres a build up of floating chunks of algea, and the water has less clarity. am i pushing to much water around? should i be running the pump throughout the whole day 24/7 ? so if anyone has any advice on that id love to hear it...im also putting some plants right before the waterfall, does this help? 2 more things, i have some iris's that im potting and adding them into my pond. is this worth doing?? and will they survive in 2 feet of water? the last thing is....i have duckweed growing naturally in in a small creek behind my house, when ever i take a hand full of em and put em in my pond, theyre gone the next day!, i dont think theyre going out the drainage....any advice? THANX ALOT!!!!! |
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Hi new guy, welcome aboard.......First off your pump should be running 24/7
as long as the water is above 40 and 50 degrees. Second, the more plants the better, 2 feet of water is pretty deep for iris, you should probably set them on some sort of plant stand, milk crate, pvc stand, bricks, blocks, something of that nature. Iris generally like between 2 and 8 inches over them. Duckweed, if you have fish, especially koi, is most of the time a treat to eat, that's probably where it is going. What kind of filtration are you using, how big is the pump per gallon of circulation, and generally the more surface water movement the better for oxygen exchange. One more important thing to remember there are a lot more people on here that know boat loads more than me, and any advice you receive from me is worth exactly what you paid for it.....tee hee..........Pond looks great by the way.....good luck ponding.......Claude |
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Your pump should be running 24/7 - at night it will help aerate your pond
with the waterfall and if you have a bio-filter, it will never work without water constantly being pumped through it - I have Iris's in my pond (water iris) but have them planted as marginals on a 12" shelf - if you have fish , they are eating your duckweed - they love it Sounds like you have things pretty well figured out, except for the pump thing - mine only stops to do maintenance on it or the filter Gale :~) from all the advice ive been getting on this newsgroup my pond is slowly but surlely cleaning up.... it seems as if after the night when the pump isnt running the pond looks clearer in the AM. than when it goes on ( the pump supplys the waterfall ) through out the day theres a build up of floating chunks of algea, and the water has less clarity. am i pushing to much water around? should i be running the pump throughout the whole day 24/7 ? so if anyone has any advice on that id love to hear it...im also putting some plants right before the waterfall, does this help? 2 more things, i have some iris's that im potting and adding them into my pond. is this worth doing?? and will they survive in 2 feet of water? the last thing is....i have duckweed growing naturally in in a small creek behind my house, when ever i take a hand full of em and put em in my pond, theyre gone the next day!, i dont think theyre going out the drainage....any advice? THANX ALOT!!!!! |
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so....to prove im thenewguy! whats a bio-filter?obviously stands for
biological filter..so is this what the plants are for ...to provide a bio, natural filter of the water? otherwise , my filter is just 2 sheets of very dense material that alow water to passthrough but not particals of algea...and i actually have 2 pumps. theyre both like 1/4 horse power, they dont push that much water around...the thing is ..IS it too much water? is it possible that the water from the waterfall is disturbing the layer of slime of the bottom and thats making the rest of the pond unclear? give me some hints about filtration of a pond please, like i got one that says that my pumps shouldnt be close to the bottom, i used that and it helped! is there anything else i need to know? |
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Hi Thenewguy.
You basically have 3 types of filtration, mechanical for junk like flower petals, leaves, grasses etc, biological for converting ammonia (fish waste) into nitrates that fertilize your plants, and plants which remove excess nutirents from the water thru roots. They all work together. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
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"Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey. this is my pond http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm from all the advice ive been getting on this newsgroup my pond is slowly but surlely cleaning up.... it seems as if after the night when the pump isnt running the pond looks clearer in the AM. than when it goes on ( the pump supplys the waterfall ) through out the day theres a build up of floating chunks of algea, and the water has less clarity. am i pushing to much water around? should i be running the pump throughout the whole day 24/7 ? The chunks of algae float up during the day to take advantage of the sunlight, and sink back to the bottom at night. The pumps have very little to do with the algae becoming suspended. If the pumps are being run 24/7, as they should be, and the intake is near the bottom, you will actually catch more of the algae during the night when it settles back to the pump intake, than during the day, when it is trying to float to the surface. There is almost no such thing as to much water flow by the pumps. If the current in the pond requires the fish to constantly fight the current, like swimming into the waterfall, then they may need some reduction to be able to sleep. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html |
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"Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey. this is my pond http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm from all the advice ive been getting on this newsgroup my pond is slowly but surlely cleaning up.... it seems as if after the night when the pump isnt running the pond looks clearer in the AM. than when it goes on ( the pump supplys the waterfall ) through out the day theres a build up of floating chunks of algea, and the water has less clarity. am i pushing to much water around? should i be running the pump throughout the whole day 24/7 ? The chunks of algae float up during the day to take advantage of the sunlight, and sink back to the bottom at night. The pumps have very little to do with the algae becoming suspended. If the pumps are being run 24/7, as they should be, and the intake is near the bottom, you will actually catch more of the algae during the night when it settles back to the pump intake, than during the day, when it is trying to float to the surface. There is almost no such thing as to much water flow by the pumps. If the current in the pond requires the fish to constantly fight the current, like swimming into the waterfall, then they may need some reduction to be able to sleep. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html |
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"Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey. this is my pond http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm from all the advice ive been getting on this newsgroup my pond is slowly but surlely cleaning up.... it seems as if after the night when the pump isnt running the pond looks clearer in the AM. than when it goes on ( the pump supplys the waterfall ) through out the day theres a build up of floating chunks of algea, and the water has less clarity. am i pushing to much water around? should i be running the pump throughout the whole day 24/7 ? The chunks of algae float up during the day to take advantage of the sunlight, and sink back to the bottom at night. The pumps have very little to do with the algae becoming suspended. If the pumps are being run 24/7, as they should be, and the intake is near the bottom, you will actually catch more of the algae during the night when it settles back to the pump intake, than during the day, when it is trying to float to the surface. There is almost no such thing as to much water flow by the pumps. If the current in the pond requires the fish to constantly fight the current, like swimming into the waterfall, then they may need some reduction to be able to sleep. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html |
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hey,..i was wondering how can i construct a bio filter and will it help
clean my pond......i have more plants and theyre growing ..ok .. im getting a bunch of flowers coming up on my lillies. Its been extremly hot here , and with the power outage my pumps werent running that much. My filter situation is: 2 pumps that are about 1/4 horse power each. they pour out into a small about 2 gallon hole that has 2 pieces of material that catch particles before they flow down the waterfall. This system runs from 6am-12pm everyday. Anything wrong here? any advice on a better filtering system that can be home made and cheap? Thanx alot Http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm |
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There have been several posts on different DIY filters, and I am sure
someone will jump in and give the links again. The pump should be run 24/7 and for most of the country, I think 365. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey,..i was wondering how can i construct a bio filter and will it help clean my pond......i have more plants and theyre growing ..ok .. im getting a bunch of flowers coming up on my lillies. Its been extremly hot here , and with the power outage my pumps werent running that much. My filter situation is: 2 pumps that are about 1/4 horse power each. they pour out into a small about 2 gallon hole that has 2 pieces of material that catch particles before they flow down the waterfall. This system runs from 6am-12pm everyday. Anything wrong here? any advice on a better filtering system that can be home made and cheap? Thanx alot Http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm |
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Thenewguy,
The biggest problem with your running water the way you do is that biobugs, on the average, die off after 12 hours. Tom L.L. -------------------- "Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey,..i was wondering how can i construct a bio filter and will it help clean my pond......i have more plants and theyre growing ..ok .. im getting a bunch of flowers coming up on my lillies. Its been extremly hot here , and with the power outage my pumps werent running that much. My filter situation is: 2 pumps that are about 1/4 horse power each. they pour out into a small about 2 gallon hole that has 2 pieces of material that catch particles before they flow down the waterfall. This system runs from 6am-12pm everyday. Anything wrong here? any advice on a better filtering system that can be home made and cheap? Thanx alot Http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm |
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Thenewguy,
You really need to run your pumps 24/7. When you shut off the pumps for the night you are defeating the purpose of having them run at all. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Tom La Bron" wrote in message ... Thenewguy, The biggest problem with your running water the way you do is that biobugs, on the average, die off after 12 hours. Tom L.L. -------------------- "Thenewguy" wrote in message ... hey,..i was wondering how can i construct a bio filter and will it help clean my pond......i have more plants and theyre growing ..ok .. im getting a bunch of flowers coming up on my lillies. Its been extremly hot here , and with the power outage my pumps werent running that much. My filter situation is: 2 pumps that are about 1/4 horse power each. they pour out into a small about 2 gallon hole that has 2 pieces of material that catch particles before they flow down the waterfall. This system runs from 6am-12pm everyday. Anything wrong here? any advice on a better filtering system that can be home made and cheap? Thanx alot Http://www.thehvscene.com/pond.htm |
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my pond pumps are now running 24/7 here are the NEWEST pics of my pond as of
8/17 check them out, maybe ull have some tips for me |
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I thought the pump should run 24/7 year-round, if possible, so that gases
that build up under ice in a frozen pond can be released? I know that in my teeny water garden, the pump is what keeps the whole thing from freezing over (which should be fairly rare here in Raleigh, NC, but......) Anne Lurie "claude rogers" wrote in message ... Hi new guy, welcome aboard.......First off your pump should be running 24/7 as long as the water is above 40 and 50 degrees. [rest snipped] |
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