Hi all. This is an odd one!
I'm in south-west England. I have a 750L pre-formed pond with about a dozen small fish and plenty of vegetation. There's a combined filter-fountain unit which sits in the middle of the pond. (A Blagdon 5-in-1 2000) The pond's about 18" / 46cm deep and the fountain pipe extends a couple of inches above the surface.
For the last couple of years, from time to time I've found the fountain unit on its side - mercifully, still working! It's quite a chunky machine and obviously bottom-heavy. So whatever's tipping it over must be pretty forceful. I wondered at first if a badger had come for a drink and fallen in.. But there are no signs of badgers elsewhere in the garden and surely it wouldn't happen more than once..
I'm at a loss. I want to stop it happening because if the unit breaks it has to be replaced and that's seriously expensive. Not to mention the disruption to the pond system. Has anyone else had this happen? Suggestions welcome.
I'm in south-west England. I have a 750L pre-formed pond with about a dozen small fish and plenty of vegetation. There's a combined filter-fountain unit which sits in the middle of the pond. (A Blagdon 5-in-1 2000) The pond's about 18" / 46cm deep and the fountain pipe extends a couple of inches above the surface.
For the last couple of years, from time to time I've found the fountain unit on its side - mercifully, still working! It's quite a chunky machine and obviously bottom-heavy. So whatever's tipping it over must be pretty forceful. I wondered at first if a badger had come for a drink and fallen in.. But there are no signs of badgers elsewhere in the garden and surely it wouldn't happen more than once..
I'm at a loss. I want to stop it happening because if the unit breaks it has to be replaced and that's seriously expensive. Not to mention the disruption to the pond system. Has anyone else had this happen? Suggestions welcome.
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