Anyone run a pond in your back yard? I have a small 2 pond setup, maybe 400 gallons total. Looking for some helpful tips on maintenance, what works, and doesn't, chemicals, etc. Water this Spring seemed a funky, super stinky. I'm considering draining, and refilling, but wonder if I can do something better?
Pond care?
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Pond care?
I have a small pond ;-) I know a little bit if you have a lot of debri that's fallen into your pond you should rent a pond vac I personally wouldn't change the water unless you have no fish in it. Just like our tanks you need to have the good bacteria in there to eat the fraying stuff and reduce nitrates
I have a small pond ;-) I know a little bit if you have a lot of debri that's fallen into your pond you should rent a pond vac I personally wouldn't change the water unless you have no fish in it. Just like our tanks you need to have the good bacteria in there to eat the fraying stuff and reduce nitrates
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Scott do you have trickling waterfalls or is it just a stationary pool? If you have waterfalls I have found that if you let the falls dry out over night you will have less algae growth. This obviously is similar to how the algae scrubber works ; thin layers of running water, air and sun light is perfect environment for algae to grow. Therefore if you let the waterfall area dry out over night (12 on/ 12 off) you will have less algae issues. I have also often times installed inline uv filters and also bottom draws and installed jets fed from the return line to circulate stagnate areas of water or areas where current forces surface debris to a stale areas unable to be recirculated and taken in for the return loop.
If you need any help with ideas, you can always call or text me. I have built and specified many ponds and water features in recent years, with many running over 45k gallons an hour with multiple pumps.
Here are few pics of one of my favs that I designed and my company installed. It has 3 Atlantic title wave pumps, 1 for the two smaller falls and 2 for the main section.
Scott do you have trickling waterfalls or is it just a stationary pool? If you have waterfalls I have found that if you let the falls dry out over night you will have less algae growth. This obviously is similar to how the algae scrubber works ; thin layers of running water, air and sun light is perfect environment for algae to grow. Therefore if you let the waterfall area dry out over night (12 on/ 12 off) you will have less algae issues. I have also often times installed inline uv filters and also bottom draws and installed jets fed from the return line to circulate stagnate areas of water or areas where current forces surface debris to a stale areas unable to be recirculated and taken in for the return loop.
If you need any help with ideas, you can always call or text me. I have built and specified many ponds and water features in recent years, with many running over 45k gallons an hour with multiple pumps.
Here are few pics of one of my favs that I designed and my company installed. It has 3 Atlantic title wave pumps, 1 for the two smaller falls and 2 for the main section.
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