Koi Pond Construction: A bottom drain is really necessary and river stone OK at the bottom?
I read a pile information that you need a bottom drain. I'm on the construction of 1,500 gallon Koi Pond. I have a Savio skimmer and waterfall filter. Do I need to get a bottom drain too? I also read that the gravel at the bottom is a bad deal, because it leaves room for sitting and rotting waste. Is this right? I have a few river stones, put me on the bottom. Is this normal or am I going to have problems later? Any help would be appreciated
You do not "have a bottom drain, but are much easier to maintain and I think, improve water quality and health of your fish. In addition, can hide your pump easier that way, too. I had two liters 500-750 niether was a pond and drain thoroughly. But we were constantly cleaning bucket of mud pump and submersible pumps are a horror. Moreover, usually can not obtain submersible pumps with a lot of pressure in the head to direct a cascade of good size. We now have a 3000 gallon pond with a bottom drain and an external pump, and it is much easier to clean. As the excesses of the waste at the bottom of pond (it is 3 feet deep below ground level at its deepest), solid waste becomes entangled in the drain and settle in our filter 500 gallons vegetables. The mud is deposited on the filter of vegetables where love iris water. Their roots scrub clean water, which then falls to the waterfall our 8 'and again in the pond. The bomb was hidden in a cedar box in our nearby bridge that seems to be (and is used AS), only one bank. Shopping We clean the blade of the pump on every 2-3 weeks, filter basket platform Squirt skimmer and vacuum leaf about one month, and washing vegetables filter once a year, that's all. And we have virtually no maintenance of the lagoon itself – the background, but once a year at most, too. Over one year to two. As for your other question on the rock of is its just a larger surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize and is really useful. My personal experience is that the bedrock ponds are much more intensive maintenance – The mud does not accumulate and really should be cleaned more often than just lining the ponds with them, and believe me – it used Nasty (one year, I had dermatitis Contact elbows on them and fix the problem – it took months to go). I tend to think that whatever the benefits of leaving the excess bacteria are more than compensated for extra mud, smell the gas leak, and additional work related to maintenance. Another thing to consider: you want a natural pond, or whether to keep the fish? The ponds I've seen locally with koi really big, fat and happy, seems to be "liner only" adaptation ponds with rock and / or sides. Those whose foundation may seem more "natural", but the fish seem to be just "so-so." Flashes of fish, ie, rubbing the sides pond, etc., and the rocks can scratch the scales more and more damage to a coating of EPDM plain. Hope this helps. Free to send an e-mail in my profile If you have questions, please – Good luck!
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