Brown water?

[rubyduby]

it is a beautiful pond! Many of us would love to have it! Build a nice bog filter and you probably would get rid of the brown.
Can you tell I love bogs!

I would love to build a bog filter Addy but I was talked into the two Aquascape skimmers and Biofalls (and of course 2 pumps) by the first pond guy I hired. As soon as I bought the house the old pond filter system gave up the ghost and I had to find someone quick that could help me...needless to say after having me buy all of this stuff he installed it wrong and I had to find someone else to re do the waterfalls and fix the skimmers. This cost mucho dinero. I only wish that I wasn't rushed into anything because I definitely would have built a bog filter with what I know now....Maybe in my next life

 

[JamieB]

I would love to build a bog filter Addy but I was talked into the two Aquascape skimmers and Biofalls (and of course 2 pumps) by the first pond guy I hired. As soon as I bought the house the old pond filter system gave up the ghost and I had to find someone quick that could help me...needless to say after having me buy all of this stuff he installed it wrong and I had to find someone else to re do the waterfalls and fix the skimmers. This cost mucho dinero. I only wish that I wasn't rushed into anything because I definitely would have built a bog filter with what I know now....Maybe in my next life

Or you could do one to the side somewhere, with a bit of tinkering, some pipe, a big bin or bit of liner, rock and plants and a pump just for the bog. Even if it's just a small one at first, and you can grow all kinds of yummies like tomatoe plants in one, as well as iris, and tons of other water happy plants.

 

[Lisak1]

Forget it...I just read that it takes 4-6 pounds per 1,000 gallons.

Our pond is about 4000 gallons and we just toss in a couple of bags every year - it definitely helps. I put it anywhere where the water is going to pass through/over it. I leave a bag in place for a couple of weeks, then I pull it and toss in a new bag.