Put a solar air bubbler in as well, in case the electrify goes out, they are nice back ups for oxygen and movement in case that happens. No fish death or stagnant water. They are pretty cheap.
Should have a higher snorkel clean out pipe, clearing out rocks, plants etc to get to it would be a pain. You can paint it black if necessary. I put a fake Lilly green pad around it, then an upside down brown clay pot at the rock level with a frog glued to it.! 😂🐸 didn’t have to but if you need to dig through your rocks or whatever to clean out you may have some drop in and clog it. So much easier with a higher “snorkel” you can get to. You can still add a sleeve then add an extra higher pvc then a screw on cap. I just add the other thing to hide it. I see you added your skimmer to it, pretty cool. If you ever need to add a snorkel to one of the other ends you have, or put an elbow in for your skimmer with the straight part going down to the bog pipes. Pretty cool design! Love it!
Thanks Barb. 12 months on and it has 6 turtles and goldfish that keep increasing in numbers. Water still crystal clear and now the Lilies have grown up the string Algae has gone away. Love sitting out there on evening and watching the wildlife enjoying the watering hole.
I don’t understand your skimmer, you feed your skimmer from below, but covered from the rocks from really skimming. I still recommend you add a longer shelf for the flow from the bog to create air in the water when it spills in. If the fountain is off they need the extra air in the water when it’s really hot.
Te quedo espectacular felicitaciones ahora a disfrutar de ese bello panorama .Está muy acogedor tanto para los visitantes como para las especies que lleguen a este lago de ensueños . Una tarea dura y de mucho trabajo que vale por mil paisajes naturales te doy las gracias por compartir tu duro trabajo. Te has de sentir muy satisfecho felicitaciones y gracias nuevamente.
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Thanks! Digging was the hard part. Lots of good advice from the company I bought the liner from to make the wetland filter. Just went to visit the pond and it is still crystal clear.
What kind of fish are going to put in it???? I imagined tons and tons of rainbowfish since you are in Australia that would be amazing to see thousand rainbowfish whipping around in the beautiful water!!! I like this pond great job;!!!!
It is clogged up. But with the constant water flow and the pond now being full of lilies and the biofilter full of vegetation the water is always crystal clear. Except when I wade in and pull out excess weeds and clean the pump filters. Amazing how quickly that even clears up.
Yep. Yarra Valley Aus. The liner is a rubber based product and very good unless a very sharp object is involved. My dog could happily wander around in the pond without issue.
Simon it turned out lovely. Will you have turtles and frogs only, or do you plan some small fish? Well done you!! O.K., so what's next? The country cabin looks great and I'm sure you aren't finished yet. Hope you are enjoying your summer. Can't wait for more updates. Cheers!!
@@simonhahnel8092 I've never heard of Shubunkin, are they in the goldfish/coy family? The parrots are beautiful and I love seeing them in your videos, but from what I understand the Kookaburra's can be a bit of a nuisance. Do the other birds bother the fish or is it just the Kookaburra's?
For best success pick a spot with low solar energy there's less temperature swings and less energy going into the water you don't need a lot of light to grow plants algae likes a lot of light and nutrients plants will make your water crystal clear
Great job. Thank you for including so much info about the liner etc. Did you look into the air lift pumps / bio filter system by David Pagan Butler? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jispyhI0g7A.html The water is circulated by an air pump instead of the water pump
It now has 4 Resun King 24 volt pumps. 2 x 4000 Ltr per hour and 2 x 2500 Ltr per hours. So all up 13000 liters per hour flows through the filter 24x7.
