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Ok, so I’m ignorantly getting into a major project. And against every force that’s within me, I figured I would actually ask someone for advice before I just jump into it. I’ve got about a 30’x8’ space in front of my house and I want to put a rock pile at one end with the water flowing out/down from it, along a small (~12” wide) rock-lined ‘creek’, and into a preformed pond. Pond will be roughly about 6’x8’, probably 250-300 gal, and maybe 18-24” deep. (See my attached masterpiece of a hand-drawn plan)
The first question I’m vexed with is how I’m going to plumb this thing. Specifically, should I poke holes (x2) in my preformed pond liner for the outflow and electrical? Not seeing a lot of examples of this on the Google, but this seems like a common/likely setup. Any special advice on making this leak-proof?
I’m up for any advice you can throw at me. Just starting the planning phase but probably going to break ground within a few weeks.
Pump size? PVC Pipe or flexible hose? 1” line? 1-1/2” line? Bigger/smaller?
Thanks to anyone brave enough to share!
Ok, so I’m ignorantly getting into a major project. And against every force that’s within me, I figured I would actually ask someone for advice before I just jump into it. I’ve got about a 30’x8’ space in front of my house and I want to put a rock pile at one end with the water flowing out/down from it, along a small (~12” wide) rock-lined ‘creek’, and into a preformed pond. Pond will be roughly about 6’x8’, probably 250-300 gal, and maybe 18-24” deep. (See my attached masterpiece of a hand-drawn plan)
The first question I’m vexed with is how I’m going to plumb this thing. Specifically, should I poke holes (x2) in my preformed pond liner for the outflow and electrical? Not seeing a lot of examples of this on the Google, but this seems like a common/likely setup. Any special advice on making this leak-proof?
I’m up for any advice you can throw at me. Just starting the planning phase but probably going to break ground within a few weeks.
Pump size? PVC Pipe or flexible hose? 1” line? 1-1/2” line? Bigger/smaller?
Thanks to anyone brave enough to share!