Category Archives: Pond News

Thaw out round the pond

Posted on January 17, 2011 by esearing

The temperatures are finally above freezing for a few days and the snow and ice is melting. The pond is dirtier than ever for some reason so I restarted the pump. I also picked up a couple of books from … Continue reading →

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Pond Pre Filtration – Waterco Multicyclone 50

Posted on January 14, 2011 by esearing

Being stuck indoors due to extremely cold weather has given me plenty of time to surf the web for solutions to my filtration dilemma. I came across the Waterco Multicyclone 50 Debris Filter, which is a prefilter for sand or … Continue reading →

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More Snow – jan 10 2011

Posted on January 11, 2011 by esearing

A mild blizzard dumped about 4-6 inches of snow by the pond overnight. I woke up to let the dog out about 1:00 a.m. and heard the pond barely pumping water so I shut it off. The top is now … Continue reading →

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Pond Filtration

Posted on January 9, 2011 by esearing

Since I blew my budget I decided against the bead filter to clean the water, opting instead for a bog filter. However since the pond is new and it is winter my bog filter is not yet taking out the … Continue reading →

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New year at the pond

Posted on January 1, 2011 by esearing

The new year brought with it several inches of rain topping off the pond up to the overflow tubing. The heron also made a late day appearance. I caught site of him coming in for a landing through my upstairs … Continue reading →

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White Christmas and Snow around the Pond

Posted on December 27, 2010 by esearing

We had a white Christmas here in Georgia with about 2-3 inches of snow sticking to the ground. There was snow around the outter perimeter of the pond but the bradford pear seemed to keep it off the upper level.

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The new Pond – Christmas 2010

Posted on December 24, 2010 by esearing

The pond is holding water and the falls are working. Still some final edging and rock work to do as well as planting the bog and around creating the garden around the pond. I will wait for warmer weather to … Continue reading →

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Performance Pro Artesian 2 Speed Pump

Posted on December 22, 2010 by esearing

Chosing a pump was a no brainer for me. I had read about all the submersible and external pumps until I began to see little difference. However, One pump stood out from the others. The Performance Pro Artesian 2 speed … Continue reading →

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Wierd leak

Posted on December 22, 2010 by esearing

I have been losing water only when the pump is running yet none of the plumbing appears to be leaking. Since today was a little warmer I decided to do some poking around. There was a wet spot in back … Continue reading →

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Bottom Drain Decisions

Posted on December 20, 2010 by esearing

Since my pond was planned at 4 feet deep I knew I needed a bottom drain to suck out debris from the floor of the pond and to help maintain water quality. I had read about installing permanent drains with … Continue reading →

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