Good Afternoon all

[Repsolkid]

Hi all
Firstly, I would to thank all those that responded to my dilema. After considering all ideas I set about going over the every inch of the pond to see if I could see any possible way that mud was being stirred up by the fish or introduced to the pond without me seeing it.
Well 3 hrs later I think I have found the problem!

The ground under the water fall had slightly collapsed in a heavy rain storm a week ago, and was slowly leaking mud into the pond, out of sight literally under the waterfall!
I have now stripped and rebuilt the fall, so hopefully that is the solution!

Of course only time will tell

Thanks again.

I shall be logging in and participating here as it is a very good forum
Cheers
Nic

 

[Mmathis]

That's good news! Glad you were able to find the problem and fix it. And, yes, please check in and keep us posted!

 

[sissy]

Seems like waterfalls are always leak sneaks .I have a leak at my waterfall also .But my koi do root up the plants when they are bored or hungry .

 

[callingcolleen1]

Good job finding the muddy problem! Was going to put in my "2 cents" but I see that no longer required!

 

[j.w]

Yay you hopefully found the leak and so glad you are sticking around w/ all the rest of us pond nuts

 

[Repsolkid]

Yep, I am hopeful that this is the root cause. I will know in a day or so, as it should clear pretty quick
I shall update this is in a couple of days n case anyone is interested in the conclusion

For now I am going to read other posts and see what sort of discussions take place on here

Thanks all again

Nic

 

[Mmathis]

I shall update this is in a couple of days n case anyone is interested in the conclusion

Well, haven't you guessed already, that YEAH! we're interested!!!

 

[CountryEscape]

Yep, we will be watching for a conclusion to your problem. And, even though we all gave you some guesses and ideas, in the end, you just needed a shove to go look harder yourself, and YOU FOUND IT! I'm really happy you found your problem. I had a leak in my bog, dug MOST of the pea gravel out of it, including all the plants. Didn't find anything, concluded it must have been a fluke thing. Put it all back, still had a leak. Dug ALL the pea gravel out, and found a tear about 3/4" long on the inside wall of the bog, towards the bottom. Still not sure how it happened, but suspect a turtle digging in for the winter. My point is sometimes we have to go back to our first guess, and look harder. Seems that's what you did here, too!

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forums! I'm glad you managed to get to the bottom of the problem

 

[Repsolkid]

Morning all,
I am very pleaseed to say that the waterfall collapse was definately the problem. The water is clearing well, and although not back to normal just yet, it is now not far off!

The conclusion has been confirmed by the fact that I can now see through the pond water, and below the waterfall at the bottom of the pond is a mass of small stones that have obviously come from the falling debris and mud run off under the waterfall. Hopefully my repair will stop this happenning again.

I am also hopeful that within the next 2-3 days the water will be back to its normal clarity

Thanks again

 

[addy1]

Fantastic glad to hear!

 

[callingcolleen1]

It is nice to hear the water is clearing up, maybe you can post some pictures of your pond later?

 

[CountryEscape]

Great news, Repsolkid!!! And, yes, we all love to see pics of everyone's ponds, no matter how large or small or under construction. Especially this time of year, nice to see what pond areas look like in other parts of the world.

 

[Mmathis]

Great news, Repsolkid!!! And, yes, we all love to see pics of everyone's ponds, no matter how large or small or under construction. Especially this time of year, nice to see what pond areas look like in other parts of the world.

Agree, agree!

 

[Repsolkid]

Morning from a cold but sunny UK
Well, after 2 more days of leaving the pond to filter itself through, I am pleased to report that the wonderful water clarity that I had before this crazy incident, is nearly back! I think a couple more days and it will be as it was before.
Many thanks for all the responses and ideas. Also,as there have been a few comments about seeing different ponds I will upload a few shots just to show how the pond developed a few years ago. Its not a major project but I loved building it. So much so, I have since built 2 more for other people since
I have now designed my next pond, which will be a 20,000L version for much larger koi. That project should start in about 6months time.
My pond in the photos is about 3.1m x 1.5m x (sloping 0.5 to 1m) deep, approx 3000L
You will also notice that the orginal pond that went in (stage 2 photo), was a hard plastic version (1200L). But as soon as I had completed it, I realised it was not what I wanted so I ripped it out and built my own!
Cheers
Nic