Kind of a duplicate post to the one I made in intros, but I figured this is probably the better place for actual questions.
I just started my first pond after thinking about it and planning for about 3 years. I've been kind of learning as I go along but I've reached a point where I don't think i want to continue without getting some good advice. It's time to purchase liner/skimmer/pump and I'm guessing this is the most critical stage.
So i thought it would be easy to just do a little bit of research and pick out a 7000 gph external pump and a skimmer/filter and be all set, but it turns out the more i read, the less i seem to understand.
Basically, the larger triangular portion is the main pond and is a little under 6000 gallons. The part my wife is in will be raised about 18" and is a little under 800 gallons. There will be a short stream dumping into the main pond. To the left of that is going to be a waterfall about 3' high that dumps into the raised part. My plan is to have an external pump hidden behind that, and a skimmer/filter buried on the left edge of the main pond.
Any suggestions for pumps and skimmers? How about any giant glaring mistakes that jump out at you?
I just started my first pond after thinking about it and planning for about 3 years. I've been kind of learning as I go along but I've reached a point where I don't think i want to continue without getting some good advice. It's time to purchase liner/skimmer/pump and I'm guessing this is the most critical stage.
So i thought it would be easy to just do a little bit of research and pick out a 7000 gph external pump and a skimmer/filter and be all set, but it turns out the more i read, the less i seem to understand.
Basically, the larger triangular portion is the main pond and is a little under 6000 gallons. The part my wife is in will be raised about 18" and is a little under 800 gallons. There will be a short stream dumping into the main pond. To the left of that is going to be a waterfall about 3' high that dumps into the raised part. My plan is to have an external pump hidden behind that, and a skimmer/filter buried on the left edge of the main pond.
Any suggestions for pumps and skimmers? How about any giant glaring mistakes that jump out at you?