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Pond info needed--- NO filter
I have heard of ponds that are with NO filter..any info folks?
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Pond info needed--- NO filter
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
... I have heard of ponds that are with NO filter..any info folks? I have an in-ground pond about 200 gallons with a few minnows and whatever else shows up (tadpoles, birds, snakes, etc.). No filtration, lots of plants, shaded (but enough sunlight for plants), clear water. I'll do a partial water change & suck junk off the bottom maybe once per season, else top off with treated tap water or rain water. One of my two stock tank (above ground) ponds (110 gal.) also has a few minnows, lots of plants, shaded, no filtration - crystal clear. The other stock tank (150 gal) pond has goldfish, plants, shade and filtration - not wanting to take a chance with goldfish. But nothing fancier than a good pump, bell fountain kit, homemade "filter" (plastic crate w/ furnace filter & lava rocks surrounding the pump). Last year (1st year established) I was cleaning the filter about once weekly. This year I've done it once and I'm about to do it again. So - about once every two months? I think it's working... The goldfish pond water turned green with warmer weather (Feb? March?) but after a couple of months cleared up **all on its own**. g I do get some string algae in two of the ponds (in-ground & goldfish) but not enough to bother me and I pull it out by hand or stick occasionally. I'm really not into perfection. If the fish are healthy, the plants are healthy, the water is mostly clear - cool! That'll do. Gail near San Antonio TX |
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Pond info needed--- NO filter
BV,
Some of the pond books I've read say filtration and oxygenation (even in small ponds, example 20 gal.) is not needed as long as very few and very small fish are added. Does your experience find this to be true? If the animal population is kept very small compared to the pond size, can you dispense with filtration, except maybe some plantlife? "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "WilsonKKW" wrote in message ... I have heard of ponds that are with NO filter..any info folks? If you have no fish, you don't need filtration. If you do have fish, it is conceivable to have a filterless pond. Some ponds are fed by a spring, and as such the water is always changing, so filtration is not needed. BV. |
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Pond info needed--- NO filter
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
... I have heard of ponds that are with NO filter..any info folks? I have an in-ground pond about 200 gallons with a few minnows and whatever else shows up (tadpoles, birds, snakes, etc.). No filtration, lots of plants, shaded (but enough sunlight for plants), clear water. I'll do a partial water change & suck junk off the bottom maybe once per season, else top off with treated tap water or rain water. One of my two stock tank (above ground) ponds (110 gal.) also has a few minnows, lots of plants, shaded, no filtration - crystal clear. The other stock tank (150 gal) pond has goldfish, plants, shade and filtration - not wanting to take a chance with goldfish. But nothing fancier than a good pump, bell fountain kit, homemade "filter" (plastic crate w/ furnace filter & lava rocks surrounding the pump). Last year (1st year established) I was cleaning the filter about once weekly. This year I've done it once and I'm about to do it again. So - about once every two months? I think it's working... The goldfish pond water turned green with warmer weather (Feb? March?) but after a couple of months cleared up **all on its own**. g I do get some string algae in two of the ponds (in-ground & goldfish) but not enough to bother me and I pull it out by hand or stick occasionally. I'm really not into perfection. If the fish are healthy, the plants are healthy, the water is mostly clear - cool! That'll do. Gail near San Antonio TX |
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