Bought a house with a pond. Total Noob...

[Eugene_biker]

You got it, do you have any video of it running?

Hey DrDave

Negative on the video, don't have a camera.

 

[DrDave]

Surprising, most digital cameras do video as well. Too bad. how many gallons is the pond?

 

[Eugene_biker]

Here is a current picture of it before I did a backwash.

Only the lowest stream is running (directly below tree about 8 feet)

Upper streams are dry.

 

[Eugene_biker]

Here it is after a 60 second backwash.

Upper stream on the left side is running well (to right of cheesy pink bird, talk to the wife)

Lower stream is running well.

Upper right stream is dry. To the right of the tree up top.

Sorry for the picture quality.

 

[Eugene_biker]

Think it works out to 250-300 gallons.

Wow, I did not know my camera did video. Thanks.

It doesn't seem to want to upload an .avi file. Any other way I can get it to you?

 

[DrDave]

Yes, go to youtube.com and post it, then add the link here.

 

[Eugene_biker]

Yes, go to youtube.com and post it, then add the link here.

Here ya go.

[ame="[MEDIA=youtube]HhWsT4gqq-0[/MEDIA]"]

 

[DrDave]

Great! Super oxygenation!!!

 

[Eugene_biker]

Great! Super oxygenation!!!

That sounds good! Is that good?

 

[koiguy1969]

thats good for sure but...whats with the pink flamingo?...Miami Vice fan? LOL

 

[Eugene_biker]

thats good for sure but...whats with the pink flamingo?

Wish I could tell you, man. It's the wife's thing. I am thinking she has got to come to her senses sooner or later and burn them.

 

[koiguy1969]

you know the only concern i would really have with that much rock run on the falls is evaporation...in the heat and sun of summer, your water loss may be a bit much.

 

[Eugene_biker]

you know the only concern i would really have with that much rock run on the falls is evaporation...in the heat and sun of summer, your water loss may be a bit much.

Yep, guess I'm gonna find out. Just moved into this house. Fortunately, Oregon doesn't get crazy hot, but I'll be keeping an eye on it.

 

[j.w]

The sound is hypnotic and I hope you can hear it from your bedroom window as it would be a real dream maker

 

[Eugene_biker]

The sound is hypnotic and I hope you can hear it from your bedroom window as it would be a real dream maker

It's right outside the bedroom window. The previous owner who designed and built this seemed to really do a good job. As soon as I walked into the backyard and heard and saw this I pretty much decided to buy this house right then.

He had it stocked with Koi, which he took to his new place. That is what we are trying to get to the point of, cleaned up and ready for fish. So many leaves this winter, in every little crook and cravis of that pond hillside. Figure in the fall we are going to cover the entire thing with a couple of RV tarps while the big trees above dump their leaves. Then cleanup should be ok. Unless anyone has any better ideas.