Hello All,
I've built a couple of ponds in the past, but all were mechanically filtered.
At our new house I'm building one and have just discovered Bog filtering.
This site looks like an Excellent place to get some good advice. Thanks in advance.
Pond will be about 1600 gals. Bog will be about 470 gals.
I will have fish in the pond (maybe Koi, but they outgrew my previous ponds, and are kinda destructive/messy). We'll see.
Bog will be at the top of a steep grade, and I would like to have a waterfall as well.
I've been researching this, and I have some questions. I'll list them below.
What is the best height difference between the bog walls and outflow for the bog?
Should I combine the bog output and the waterfall? (I'm trying to use one pump in a DIY skimmer), or would I be better off with 2 seperate pumps?
I've read about the flow rates for the bog which seem slow for a waterfall. I can send pictures if they will be helpful.
I'm sure I'll have more to ask after I get some of your wisdom on these first few.
Thanks again.
I've built a couple of ponds in the past, but all were mechanically filtered.
At our new house I'm building one and have just discovered Bog filtering.
This site looks like an Excellent place to get some good advice. Thanks in advance.
Pond will be about 1600 gals. Bog will be about 470 gals.
I will have fish in the pond (maybe Koi, but they outgrew my previous ponds, and are kinda destructive/messy). We'll see.
Bog will be at the top of a steep grade, and I would like to have a waterfall as well.
I've been researching this, and I have some questions. I'll list them below.
What is the best height difference between the bog walls and outflow for the bog?
Should I combine the bog output and the waterfall? (I'm trying to use one pump in a DIY skimmer), or would I be better off with 2 seperate pumps?
I've read about the flow rates for the bog which seem slow for a waterfall. I can send pictures if they will be helpful.
I'm sure I'll have more to ask after I get some of your wisdom on these first few.
Thanks again.