Hello Garden Pond People. Long time Lurker. First time Poster.
Figured I'd start a Thread about my Pond Rebuild.
For the past few Years I've had a small performed Pond beside the deck, with a little Waterfall, and a DIY Down flow filter made from a small green bin (The bin is for Compost.. the city gives them out for free but I compost my own waste), Now I've always planned to build a bigger pond "One Day" but karma decided I needed to do it this year.
This spring I had what I've called "The Day Everything Went Wrong"
Let me tell you the story if you will.
Nice warm spring Day, Ice has finally melted off the Pool, and I decided it is time to get things running. I start by throwing my Pond Pump into the Pool, to pump all water off the winter cover (I do this every year. The Pump is a MaxFlo 5000 waterfall pump that can handle debris) meanwhile I'm netting the large crap out of the pool and pond, and bringing the pond plants back to the surface, this is when I notice there is no water being pumped out of the pool anymore, hymmm must be clogged right?, I check on the pump to discover the Impeller has snapped the shaft in half. FACK.
I decide to try and pull the winter cover off the pool, and the bloody thing rips in half, dumping all the Gross yuck water into the pool. GRRRR.
Fine.... Pool is going to take a lot of vacuuming and shock to get clean again, But maybe I can Patch the Cover, I Wash it all off, and go to hang the winter cover on the laundry line, Only to have the clothes line break on me.
So now I have No Pond Pump, a Ripped winter cover. a pool full of gross disgusting water, and a Busted clothes line.
Time to sit down on the deck in my Nice comfy patio Chair (Gravity Chair) and have a beer. ONLY TO HAVE THE PATIO CHAIR RIP Completly when I sit down on it..... Needless to say I went to bed at this point
Now I'm a pretty Furgal, and Pond pumps are stupid expensive, so I hit the internet (Kijiji... Kinda like craigslist) and find someone selling their pond equipment, A pump, 2 liners (one 19ftx22ft the other 13ftx10ft) Plus a ton of plumbing, and chemicals all for less then the cost of the pump. ($175 cash to be exact) Perfect, I can use this pump, and at a later date I can build a Larger pond with the liner right?
So a little background information.
The Maxflow 5000 Waterfall Pumps about 1500 Gallons an hour
This new Pump pumps over 6000 Gallons an hour.
Once I hooked up the new Pond Pump, I realized I had a serious problem.
The Output from the Filter was no longer gently falling into the Performed Waterfall spillway, No it was shooting straight out and completely over the entire pond altogether.
Guess I'm building that new Pond NOW!
Here is a picture on the Cute little pond I had.
Figured I'd start a Thread about my Pond Rebuild.
For the past few Years I've had a small performed Pond beside the deck, with a little Waterfall, and a DIY Down flow filter made from a small green bin (The bin is for Compost.. the city gives them out for free but I compost my own waste), Now I've always planned to build a bigger pond "One Day" but karma decided I needed to do it this year.
This spring I had what I've called "The Day Everything Went Wrong"
Let me tell you the story if you will.
Nice warm spring Day, Ice has finally melted off the Pool, and I decided it is time to get things running. I start by throwing my Pond Pump into the Pool, to pump all water off the winter cover (I do this every year. The Pump is a MaxFlo 5000 waterfall pump that can handle debris) meanwhile I'm netting the large crap out of the pool and pond, and bringing the pond plants back to the surface, this is when I notice there is no water being pumped out of the pool anymore, hymmm must be clogged right?, I check on the pump to discover the Impeller has snapped the shaft in half. FACK.
I decide to try and pull the winter cover off the pool, and the bloody thing rips in half, dumping all the Gross yuck water into the pool. GRRRR.
Fine.... Pool is going to take a lot of vacuuming and shock to get clean again, But maybe I can Patch the Cover, I Wash it all off, and go to hang the winter cover on the laundry line, Only to have the clothes line break on me.
So now I have No Pond Pump, a Ripped winter cover. a pool full of gross disgusting water, and a Busted clothes line.
Time to sit down on the deck in my Nice comfy patio Chair (Gravity Chair) and have a beer. ONLY TO HAVE THE PATIO CHAIR RIP Completly when I sit down on it..... Needless to say I went to bed at this point
Now I'm a pretty Furgal, and Pond pumps are stupid expensive, so I hit the internet (Kijiji... Kinda like craigslist) and find someone selling their pond equipment, A pump, 2 liners (one 19ftx22ft the other 13ftx10ft) Plus a ton of plumbing, and chemicals all for less then the cost of the pump. ($175 cash to be exact) Perfect, I can use this pump, and at a later date I can build a Larger pond with the liner right?
So a little background information.
The Maxflow 5000 Waterfall Pumps about 1500 Gallons an hour
This new Pump pumps over 6000 Gallons an hour.
Once I hooked up the new Pond Pump, I realized I had a serious problem.
The Output from the Filter was no longer gently falling into the Performed Waterfall spillway, No it was shooting straight out and completely over the entire pond altogether.
Guess I'm building that new Pond NOW!
Here is a picture on the Cute little pond I had.