I have a question. I have a relatively small (120 gal or so) pond that I have set into a deck for my dogs to play in. I do not plan to put in any fish or plants. It is meant only as a place for the dogs to play and cool off. I live on a sandy hill, and it will accumlate a lot of sand and leaves and grass (and toys) I have added a "roof" of shade cloth to cut the sun during the few hours it is in the full sun which will help with the fallout from the magnolia..
I anticipate draining it regularly (monthly? maybe every few weeks) . I will use this to water some trees down hill. I am reasonably sure I do not need a bilogical filter, especially since it will be drained with some regularity, but I do need to keep it clean of trash and rotting vegitation and to keep it aerated (or agitated) to keep the mosquitoes under control. I am reluctant to use the little donuts they sell for keeping skeeters down, for several reasons. I am wondering if adding some sort of simple filtration to capture particulate matter and then returning the water either in a fountain or waterfall to aerate it will suffice? Or am I totally off base?
I anticipate draining it regularly (monthly? maybe every few weeks) . I will use this to water some trees down hill. I am reasonably sure I do not need a bilogical filter, especially since it will be drained with some regularity, but I do need to keep it clean of trash and rotting vegitation and to keep it aerated (or agitated) to keep the mosquitoes under control. I am reluctant to use the little donuts they sell for keeping skeeters down, for several reasons. I am wondering if adding some sort of simple filtration to capture particulate matter and then returning the water either in a fountain or waterfall to aerate it will suffice? Or am I totally off base?
