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- Jan 2, 2021
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- Dingman's Ferry PA
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I built a koi pond at (what I thought was to be my last home) my home in West Orange, and was loving it. My wife and I figured out how to get me retired and still have an affordable home we could enjoy and be proud of. Well obviously the pond remained in NJ and we are here in the Poconos now. No regrets! Well maybe one, we miss the pond. We bought a fixer-upper and and I am finally getting to the landscaping. We have bears here and I don't want to attract them with koi. I had enough headaches with herons in NJ. I don't want to argue with the bears. They don't just leave they, "argue" back! We have lots of other native wild life here; frogs, salamanders and the usual suburban dwellers birds, chipmunks, squirrels' and raccoons etc..
I'm thinking of focusing on waterfalls, a small one out front and a larger one in the backyard. Maybe with shallow pools (2-3") at the base of each. I have been looking at the equipment available, and slowly making purchases for the first project in the spring. I want to work on curb appeal, so I'll work on the gardens out front and the smaller waterfall next. So far I have 15 milk crates for the water vault (instead of Aqua blocs), and a pump (Jebao DCP-8000 used) on the way. I'm also thinking of a Pondmaster Pro3000 spillway, and a Tetra skimmer. I'm figuring the little bit of filtering from the skimmer should be enough, since there will be no bio load from fish and plenty of water flow, aeration and plants. I'm having fun finding the least expensive equipment and adapting it to my application. I have lots of time available and take pride in making well working finished projects at a low cost. Of course that leaves me with some extra bucks to spend when I really want the best.
If anyone notices any problem in my thinking or equipment choices jump in. I'd like to think I'm always right but life has killed that dream.
I'm thinking of focusing on waterfalls, a small one out front and a larger one in the backyard. Maybe with shallow pools (2-3") at the base of each. I have been looking at the equipment available, and slowly making purchases for the first project in the spring. I want to work on curb appeal, so I'll work on the gardens out front and the smaller waterfall next. So far I have 15 milk crates for the water vault (instead of Aqua blocs), and a pump (Jebao DCP-8000 used) on the way. I'm also thinking of a Pondmaster Pro3000 spillway, and a Tetra skimmer. I'm figuring the little bit of filtering from the skimmer should be enough, since there will be no bio load from fish and plenty of water flow, aeration and plants. I'm having fun finding the least expensive equipment and adapting it to my application. I have lots of time available and take pride in making well working finished projects at a low cost. Of course that leaves me with some extra bucks to spend when I really want the best.
If anyone notices any problem in my thinking or equipment choices jump in. I'd like to think I'm always right but life has killed that dream.