Help for a newbie

[nicoleej]

Hi. I’m new to this forum but I’ve found a lot of suggestions helpful. I have a home where I inherited a pond and I love it. In the summer it’s wonderful to sit by. I think I need to make some changes so I can get clean clear water though. I never knew about big filters and I’m terrible at picturing things so I took some pictures of my pond in hopes you all could give me suggestions on how to tie a big filter into my current pond.

Can I use old concrete pieces in my pond if they are washed and cleaned? More rockery is something I’ve seen other have that I don’t have.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! I think you meant to say “bog” filter, but that’s OK — we know what you meant.

 

[SarahT]

Hi and welcome.

 

[addy1]

Welcome to the forum!

We can give you a lot of suggestions.
First I would pull the liner back a bit and dig a shallow shelf. On that shallow shelf you would lay the liner and have it come up the new edge.

The lay rocks on your shallow shelf coming up and out of the pond. It will hide the liner nicely. I am on my phone, the pictures are on the computer, that would show you what I mean.

Then start digging a hole for the bog.

 

[GBBUDD]

Welcome aboard,
Your pond is at phase one, like @addy1 said the first plan of attack is to get the liner hidden above the fluctuating water line. That trick alone will change your water sitting on a rubber liner to a naturalistic looking pond a work of art. I to have my pond up against my patio we are always sitting out back.

 

[poconojoe]

Welcome!
Great suggestions so far.
There's lots of reading on this forum concerning bog filtration, so dig in and read as much as possible.

 

[GBBUDD]

 

[j.w]

@nicoleej

 

[nicoleej]

Welcome to the forum!

We can give you a lot of suggestions.
First I would pull the liner back a bit and dig a shallow shelf. On that shallow shelf you would lay the liner and have it come up the new edge.

The lay rocks on your shallow shelf coming up and out of the pond. It will hide the liner nicely. I am on my phone, the pictures are on the computer, that would show you what I mean.

Then start digging a hole for the bog.

I was thinking that would be better. I’ve also noticed that people put an under layment and then the pond liner. This pond only has the liner. I think I need to do that as well.

The far end of my pond is already shallow I was thinking that’s the best place to put the bog. As far as running the pipe to the bog is it appropriate to run it up and on the outside of the pond then into the bog?

Sorry for all the questions

 

[GBBUDD]

You have hopefully only begun with the questions.

After having a pond the size you do making it smaller you will regret.

 

[combatwombat]

As far as running the pipe to the bog is it appropriate to run it up and on the outside of the pond then into the bog?

If you can run your plumbing inside the pond, that's certainly better, but sometimes impractical.

 

[addy1]

Here is my simple drawing of making the edge look better.

 

[SarahT]

Here is my simple drawing of making the edge look better. View attachment 151441

and what beautiful fish, too!

 

[GBBUDD]

I thought they were the sperm of today . The ones that got guys pregnant

 

[poconojoe]

I thought they were the sperm of today . The ones that got guys pregnant

Yep, because now we are told that men can get pregnant and have abortions.
I saw that at one of the hearings, so it must be true!