Hi people!
I'm back because my backyard is still a huge headache.
So to re update everybody we bought a house with 3 ponds and a dry stream.
The problem is that all has been built in the idea of collecting rainwater... which of course has made our pond cleanings work useless within the year that followed the cleanings.
Now as I mentioned on another topic our biggest pond will be redone. The edges will be raised. But with the crazy weather recently and the amount of water falling I'm wondering if it's worth it or if even that, is gonna end up being a useless and costly attempt to keep this pond clean and run offs free.
Here is a photo of the stream that collects a ton of rainwater and brings it directly to the pond (this photo was taken before the works last year, since then there is a pump and filtration system that have been added the main run off has ben taken care off but the stream is still a big issue.
So I would like to have your opinions on what would work.
For now there's a liner all along the stream.
Ideally I would remove the liner, dig and flatten the slope of the stream to have the water stay in there instead of flowing in the direction of the pond. I would move dirt along the pond to raise the edge and separate it from the stream.
Now with that scenario rain water would still go right in the stream, but with no liner it should eventually penetrate the ground right and with no slope it should stay in the stream instead of going in the pond ?
I was also thinking of installing a catch basin if necessary and I would have to dig some more (a lot actually) to bring the pipe outside the backyard and where it won't bother the neighbors.
What do you think ?
Does it sound like a good way to get out of all these pond headaches or should I just give up, put some air pump and remove all pump and filtration and let it be a crapy bog full of dirt... (the fish seemed a lot happier with clear water and pump).
Thank you very much for reading..... and all your help I'm seriously going crazy with these ponds.
I'm back because my backyard is still a huge headache.
So to re update everybody we bought a house with 3 ponds and a dry stream.
The problem is that all has been built in the idea of collecting rainwater... which of course has made our pond cleanings work useless within the year that followed the cleanings.
Now as I mentioned on another topic our biggest pond will be redone. The edges will be raised. But with the crazy weather recently and the amount of water falling I'm wondering if it's worth it or if even that, is gonna end up being a useless and costly attempt to keep this pond clean and run offs free.
Here is a photo of the stream that collects a ton of rainwater and brings it directly to the pond (this photo was taken before the works last year, since then there is a pump and filtration system that have been added the main run off has ben taken care off but the stream is still a big issue.
So I would like to have your opinions on what would work.
For now there's a liner all along the stream.
Ideally I would remove the liner, dig and flatten the slope of the stream to have the water stay in there instead of flowing in the direction of the pond. I would move dirt along the pond to raise the edge and separate it from the stream.
Now with that scenario rain water would still go right in the stream, but with no liner it should eventually penetrate the ground right and with no slope it should stay in the stream instead of going in the pond ?
I was also thinking of installing a catch basin if necessary and I would have to dig some more (a lot actually) to bring the pipe outside the backyard and where it won't bother the neighbors.
What do you think ?
Does it sound like a good way to get out of all these pond headaches or should I just give up, put some air pump and remove all pump and filtration and let it be a crapy bog full of dirt... (the fish seemed a lot happier with clear water and pump).
Thank you very much for reading..... and all your help I'm seriously going crazy with these ponds.