First Pond Excitement!

[Lisak1]

@Spanky - I would definitely NOT call that pea gravel. Ours is all very, very uniform in size.

 

[GBBUDD]

it all depends what you are looking for if you want the utmost clearest water right away whay you have will fit the bill. But you are right it will also clog faster how big of a bog are you making ?

 

[Spanky]

New circuit. Didn't know that I could do it lol

 

[Spanky]

Restacked blocks for staggered. Rounded sharp edges.

 

[Spanky]

Filling the gap

 

[Spanky]

Gotta love that saw

 

[Spanky]

Edges of this 12x12x24" chimney flue liner were too rough and sharp. Fixed

 

[Spanky]

Bog ready

 

[Spanky]

Time to fill and landscape around it. Hard to calculate the volume, but I think it's small, around 550 gallons pond only. Another 100 gallons in the bog. It's late in the year, but I'm going to plant the bog and get a few shubunkins to get things rolling. Come spring I'll be rocking and rolling

 

[Spanky]

@GBBUDD the bog is 78" x 46" x 12" deep. Oversized compared to the pond, I guess

 

[GBBUDD]

New circuit. Didn't know that I could do it lolView attachment 123854

Before you back fill place some danger tape that you can get at the depot buried underground line . and place it above the underground direct burial wire . Down the road you may be grateful you did also local codes will have a minimum depth that the wire has to be at .

 

[GBBUDD]

i wouldn't use it in the bog but it would make for some good looking gravel at the bottom of the pond. how would it look circling the pond say a foot wide and ring the entire area?

 

[addy1]

Nice job @Spanky My bog is big my pond is big, both work together perfectly. If your bog is a bit "big" for your pond it will just filter that much better.

 

[Lisak1]

We used that same chimney flue for a cave @Spanky - I hand sanded those edges. You're smarter than me! But the fish do love it and it makes a nice flat spot for a few potted water lilies! They grow a nice coat of algae so fast you can't even tell it's there.

 

[Spanky]

My thought exactly @Lisak1 so my small pond surface area is approx 38 sf. How many hardy lilies should I add for adequate shade cover? It is in full sun (around 6 hours/day). Or maybe one lily and some water hyacinth?