I have a mud bottom natural pond about 28,000 gallons and a big fountain. Will a bog help clear my muddy green water? I have 7- 2ft. koi and about 30 4-6in koi. I feed them 1/2 cup per day. Where can I find instructions for building a bog?
We have an 80,000 gallon Koi pond. It has never been filtered and the water is green.
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Start here and it would probably help
www.gardenpondforum.com
Bog building, also called upflow filter, eco filter, wetland filter
I was asked to start a thread on how to build a bog. This is my rendition on bog building 101............. Building a bog: Before you decide to build a bog, you need to know what you want its primary purpose to be. Total pond filtration bog filtration combined with another filter. If you...
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Addy1 is the queen of bogs! She is the one that inspired me and many others. She has an extensive thread on the process. I just can't seem to find it. Maybe someone can help find it and post the link here.
Here's the bog I recently added to my pond:
My add-on bog build
I finally did it! I joined the bog club! The bog is approximately 14 feet by 5 feet and about 12 inches deep. I know my 1600+ gallon pond has been overpopulated due to my fish reproductive rates! Last year the water never cleared up to my liking. I figured my two pressure filters and my...
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Oh goodness, I know a lot about backyard pond bogs but nothing about “natural bogs.” In general, yes, a bog will help with water quality, but the kind of bogs we have are self-contained and plumbed as part of a lined pond. Any time you add plants, it’s a good thing.
I’ll let someone else chime in on this one. Also, this is an old post, so I’m going to see if the moderators can start you off in a new topic. Your chances of being seen by more people tends to get lost in these older posts.
Thank you for your help. I didn't intend to be a pond person but I couldn't stand to see the fish get thrown away and AA county made me dig the hole anyway. Everyone is just amazed that I do nothing for water quality except aerate and the fish are quite healthy anyway.