Pond Construction & Equipment

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Specific discussions on pond construction and garden pond equipment from liner to water pumps. Which are the best, what they do, and what you might need for your garden pond.
addy1
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Bog building, also called upflow filter, eco filter, wetland filter
  • addy1
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Tula
Tula
addy1
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A nice write up by poconojoe about keeping a pond healthy
  • addy1
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212
poconojoe
poconojoe
addy1
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Help in choosing a big enough filter for the fish you have. Waste produced / fish length
  • addy1
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446
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Seaming EPDM liner
  • GBBUDD
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
addy1
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The basics and some of the common mistakes made building a garden and or koi pond
  • addy1
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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New pond build
  • Scottmilr3
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300
Scottmilr3
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Seeking comments - first pond design
  • AussieGardener
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273
addy1
addy1
GBBUDD
Going for it! phase one 12,000 gallon pond.
  • GBBUDD
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YShahar
YShahar
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Here we go -- FINALLY! A pond for wildlife...
  • bagsmom
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SarahT
SarahT
Michel G
Biomechanical IBC filtration system
  • Michel G
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51
Jhn
Jhn
mrsclem
Broken bog manifold pipe!
  • mrsclem
2 3
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300
mrsclem
mrsclem
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Which block sealer
  • rickklem
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72
zeuspaul
zeuspaul
koshki
Do I need a UV system since I'll have a bog? It's part of a package.
  • koshki
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102
jgrandmont
jgrandmont
combatwombat
CW's Back Yard Water Garden Begins!
  • combatwombat
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30K
j.w
j.w
bootsies_mom
Newbie here. Building a red-slider turtle pond from scratch. HELP!
  • bootsies_mom
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247
bootsies_mom
bootsies_mom
GBBUDD
Turtle number three What type is it?
  • GBBUDD
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124
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
K
Adding a bog filter to my 600gal pond
  • kryten22uk
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25
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340
poconojoe
poconojoe
IPA
400 gallon pond with bog
  • IPA
2 3
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50
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IPA
IPA
Laaf
What lighting do you have around your pond?
  • Laaf
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9
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93
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
wamil
Start of construction for 20000gal pool conversion
  • wamil
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14
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302
stevenmiller3
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Pressurised filter Kit
  • Brian Mclaughlin
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6
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67
Brian Mclaughlin
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Bog filter hookup when using 4" bottom drain with external pump
  • ArtisanB
2
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188
poconojoe
poconojoe
TheFishGuy
Long lasting high quality pumps
  • TheFishGuy
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10
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158
TheFishGuy
TheFishGuy
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All my fish died
  • Trix_19_1
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9
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159
Mmathis
Mmathis
GaryMoz
Thoughts on a skimmer
  • GaryMoz
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13
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129
GaryMoz
GaryMoz
wamil
Partitioning & sealing a small indoor pond.
  • wamil
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5
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216
addy1
addy1
Landman
Please help with waterfall design
  • Landman
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2
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85
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Artesian well pond
  • Balsam Camp
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12
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558
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
Laaf
Help with bog details on new concrete pond
  • Laaf
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4
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133
combatwombat
combatwombat
GaryMoz
What pipe to use underground?
  • GaryMoz
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5
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101
combatwombat
combatwombat
BarbAZCA
Adding a bog filter to existing pond/waterfall
  • BarbAZCA
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3
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78
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
Evguy1
Reinventing my pond
  • Evguy1
4 5 6
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100
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3K
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
SoCal Pond
Small solar powered pond build
  • SoCal Pond
2 3 4
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67
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1K
addy1
addy1
Sushi Prohibited
Taking out the leaf catcher
  • Sushi Prohibited
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3
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102
WaterGardener
WaterGardener
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Do pumps require lubrication or oil as maintenance?
  • Tobykanobe
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combatwombat
combatwombat
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First pond creation; wildlife pond
  • Tall
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6
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115
addy1
addy1
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UVC PLS bulb for pond filter iisue
  • Bonkers
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141
Bonkers
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Oase biotec 5
  • Jonno91
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2
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77
Mmathis
Mmathis
Jhn
This is what boredom got me
  • Jhn
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Mechanical filter questions
  • skinnywater
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163
skinnywater
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Landman
New Koi Pond Build apox 8'x12'
  • Landman
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addy1
addy1
myswtsins
Flow rate through bog
  • myswtsins
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Mmathis
Mmathis
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First Time Koi Pond Set Up
  • Monteylemane
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11
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138
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
Turtle pond build
  • GBBUDD
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6
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141
Mmathis
Mmathis
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Water fall Pump Setup Feedback Requested
  • saxon11
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2
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90
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
Laaf
Is there an ideal depth for fish caves?
  • Laaf
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9
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150
Laaf
Laaf
GBBUDD
Fish in a new raised bog how did they get there?
  • GBBUDD
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8
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183
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
doubledown11
FiltoClear 8000 backwash leak
  • doubledown11
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0
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42
doubledown11
doubledown11
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Minimum height of bog over pond level?
  • kryten22uk
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174
addy1
addy1
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Waterproofing concrete pond
  • Fugly69
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16
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202
Chelsy Williams
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YShahar
Building pond in Israel by a Granny!
  • YShahar
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TheFishGuy
TheFishGuy
ahilton723
How much bioballs per gallon of water in pond
  • ahilton723
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188
GBBUDD
GBBUDD
MrsSunflower
Where to place the Pump
  • MrsSunflower
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5
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92
MrsSunflower
MrsSunflower
Laaf
How to repair a crack in a concrete pond
  • Laaf
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10
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107
Laaf
Laaf
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Semi-natural/seasonal pond
  • SourGrape
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4
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67
j.w
j.w
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