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Hey Everyone,
As the title says, I'm currently in the process of cleaning and 're-setting' my pond. My wife and I bought our dream home back in January and have been steady working on improvements and beautification projects on the property. After countless projects and gallons of sweat, I was finally able to get started on the pond on the back patio last weekend wooohoooo!!
So the first thing I had to do was assess the pumps and filtration system - low and behold all of the wires had been cut so I re-wired the pump and UV light, temporary, to see if they would actually turn on and function properly. BINGO, both wok so I began the task of digging the new wire paths, splicing the permanent wires, adding conduit and junction boxes and now I have hidden wires and am operational. Oh and I ordered a new UV bulb that came in yesterday.
The water was extremely dirty with zero visibility as it had been basically a stagnate pond for years(?) and I had no idea what the pond actually looked like below the waterline. (DICLAIMER: I did put a bunch of minnows in there when we moved in to take care of the mosquitoes.) After I got home, I started pumping the water out with a 110AC sump pump - 3 hours later, I finally have visuals of the bottom and layout of the pond - Looks fantastic and is about 3.5 feet at its deepest point! But the remaining muck was too thick for the pump to operate so I had to switch to the ole 5 gallon bucket trick and empty the sludge by hand. Sometime around midnight, the pond was empty rinsed out and the rocks were placed around the liner and around the plant shelves to give it a more realistic look. I refilled the pond and started the pump and UV filter and climbed into bed after a refreshing, outdoor, much needed shower ha!
I applied an algae treatment as well, and hopefully I'm on the right track for some clearer water. This is a first for me so if yall have any suggestions or tips, I'm all ears!
Here's a few pics of the setup....
Hey Everyone,
As the title says, I'm currently in the process of cleaning and 're-setting' my pond. My wife and I bought our dream home back in January and have been steady working on improvements and beautification projects on the property. After countless projects and gallons of sweat, I was finally able to get started on the pond on the back patio last weekend wooohoooo!!
So the first thing I had to do was assess the pumps and filtration system - low and behold all of the wires had been cut so I re-wired the pump and UV light, temporary, to see if they would actually turn on and function properly. BINGO, both wok so I began the task of digging the new wire paths, splicing the permanent wires, adding conduit and junction boxes and now I have hidden wires and am operational. Oh and I ordered a new UV bulb that came in yesterday.
The water was extremely dirty with zero visibility as it had been basically a stagnate pond for years(?) and I had no idea what the pond actually looked like below the waterline. (DICLAIMER: I did put a bunch of minnows in there when we moved in to take care of the mosquitoes.) After I got home, I started pumping the water out with a 110AC sump pump - 3 hours later, I finally have visuals of the bottom and layout of the pond - Looks fantastic and is about 3.5 feet at its deepest point! But the remaining muck was too thick for the pump to operate so I had to switch to the ole 5 gallon bucket trick and empty the sludge by hand. Sometime around midnight, the pond was empty rinsed out and the rocks were placed around the liner and around the plant shelves to give it a more realistic look. I refilled the pond and started the pump and UV filter and climbed into bed after a refreshing, outdoor, much needed shower ha!
I applied an algae treatment as well, and hopefully I'm on the right track for some clearer water. This is a first for me so if yall have any suggestions or tips, I'm all ears!
Here's a few pics of the setup....
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