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Newbie need help
I have a 25'x25'x24" pond with a 60'x2' stream. 40% covered in plants. 4-6
6 inch goldfish, and some baby goldfish, a few frogs. External self priming pump and no skimmer or biological filter. No stones on the bottom of the large pond. The water recirculates up to a 3'x3'x12" pool with stone in it. The water then cascades over a 36" fall into the stream. The pond is relatively clear. 1. Do I need to install an expensive man made biological filter? If so, can I use small stones in the smaller pond to act as surface area for bacteria? 2. Do I need to clean the bottom of the main pond on a yearly basis? If so, why? Can I do damage to the natural system by stirring it all up? 3. Evaporation? Given the dimensions above and our summer temps in the 60's to 70's, I have noticed that the level of the large pond area has a loss of about 1/8" for two days. We've had no rain. Given the surface area of my larger pond area and the length and width of the stream, is there any evaporation that I could actually measure? Thanks for your help. -- Steve Shapson Southern Wisconsin |
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