Bog building, also called upflow filter, eco filter, wetland filter

[addy1]

Just pay postage. I am going to purge the bog of some, already over grown. Losing my rock path

 

[damian]

Awesome. Let me know what you have and I'll definitely take some.

 

[MTguy]

@addy1 if you still have some plants you are culling and need to get rid of, I’d happily pay you postage+ most of my stuff dies over winter so it gets expensive every year. I was surprised my horsetail rush survived the winter! I’m gonna give lizards tail a try this year, as it seems hardy to zone 4.

 

[GBBUDD]

Careful what you ask for

 

[addy1]

I just tossed a lot, need to let some grow back.

@addy1 if you still have some plants you are culling and need to get rid of, I’d happily pay you postage+ most of my stuff dies over winter so it gets expensive every year. I was surprised my horsetail rush survived the winter! I’m gonna give lizards tail a try this year, as it seems hardy to zone 4.

 

[hamstermann]

Can't remember the thread where someone was asking about building a bog for their pond recently, so wanted to post this here. This is a great summary of a lot of ozpond's channel, all wrapped up in one helpful and informative video:

 

[GBBUDD]

Oz has some great explanations and also is easy to follow. He does touch on if you have more fish . And that is critical with most ponds. THE FISH LOAD.

He is very happy with a small school of fish and underwater they are great little eco systems. But again very few fish.

I am rather stingy with the food to my koi. I want them to root around the pond nipping at every rock every nook a cranny.
Adding koi in particular, Can demand a great deal more filtration and circulation. To keep a healthy environment.

With my entire pond, cistern, bogs, upper pond, stream, lower pond, I guesstimate I'm about 17000 gallons and I usually have 25 to 30 koi a foot to 2 feet long. In order to get the water to the clarity I like the bog where it is a decent mechanical filter. I felt it lacked or my design did the need to have more mechanical where I can physically remove some of the every day slime. The solution to that was a nano bead filter. The combination I am very pleased with.

 

[hamstermann]

guesstimate I'm about 17000 gallons and I usually have 25 to 30 koi a foot to 2 feet long.

Are you going to let them all grow out as long as they want to get or do you remove them after they get to a certain size?

 

[GBBUDD]

I have rehomed many , aggressive breeding, aggressive feeding, changed patterns or colors and no longer fit the bill, but i have not removed due to getting too large though i do have my favorites if they get large they aren't going anywhere but who knows , someday i may switch to gold fish and not do a thing to the pond, but thats day is not even a bic lighter at the end of the tunnel today

 

[Scottmilr3]

When you guys build your bogs do put down underlay over the liner and then put in all of your rock/stone? Or do you put all the layer of rock directly on the liner?

I know addy suggested putting an extra piece of liner under the centipede

 

[Mmathis]

When you guys build your bogs do put down underlay over the liner and then put in all of your rock/stone? Or do you put all the layer of rock directly on the liner?

I know addy suggested putting an extra piece of liner under the centipede

We treat it the same as we would when building the pond. The EXTRA is there just in case — the last place you want a puncture leak is in the bog.

 

[Scottmilr3]

We treat it the same as we would when building the pond. The EXTRA is there just in case — the last place you want a puncture leak is in the bog.

Thank you for the quick response!!! Glad I ordered a little more underlay.

 

[GBBUDD]

When you guys build your bogs do put down underlay over the liner and then put in all of your rock/stone? Or do you put all the layer of rock directly on the liner?

I know addy suggested putting an extra piece of liner under the centipede

Absolutely and I would recomend no less than 8 oz . Which is like 3 to 4 layers of the box store needle punch weed barrior that they claim is 4 oz

 

[Run91]

Hi Andy. Thanks for the great information. One question if my bog is 17 inches deep can I put bigger stones on the bottom and smaller ones in between and finish with the pea gravel the last 12 inches? Thanks

 

[GBBUDD]

YES the idea is to give the water larger path ways to get distributed across the bog before it meets the tighter pack of the smaller stone the key is to make sure you use river rock and that is rock that is rounded and allows for spaces between the rocks if you use chip rock that is jagged this rock will lock together preventing the water from going anywhere and will clog in short time.