Hello everyone! :wave:
I've been lurking here about a month, and got a deal on some rock so I decided to take on building a pond this late in the season. We recently moved and had a small (maybe 150 gallon) pond where we lived, but it just had a submersable pump with an attached filter, and I never really learned the right way as far as filtration and such.
We plan to do about a 12x12x2 pond with a waterfall/stream 8-10 ft long using the dig dirt to build it up (the yard is pretty level). I have read, and plan to build, the DIY stock tank filter. My main question, and I'm not sure if I should ask it here or not is how do you keep the bottom clean using a skimmer with the stock bio-filter?
I would appreciate any help on that, and I would like to purchase a wier from someone here is possible. I will read and try to not bother to much, and update progress. We have a lot of rock to work with, and a small variety of plants. We also have some kio fry that are approaching 2 inches or so that spawned in our last pond that are in a tank temporarily.
Lastly, we look forward to meeting new people with a similar interest, learning, and hopefully some day being able to pass on that knowledge.
Thanks!
I've been lurking here about a month, and got a deal on some rock so I decided to take on building a pond this late in the season. We recently moved and had a small (maybe 150 gallon) pond where we lived, but it just had a submersable pump with an attached filter, and I never really learned the right way as far as filtration and such.
We plan to do about a 12x12x2 pond with a waterfall/stream 8-10 ft long using the dig dirt to build it up (the yard is pretty level). I have read, and plan to build, the DIY stock tank filter. My main question, and I'm not sure if I should ask it here or not is how do you keep the bottom clean using a skimmer with the stock bio-filter?
I would appreciate any help on that, and I would like to purchase a wier from someone here is possible. I will read and try to not bother to much, and update progress. We have a lot of rock to work with, and a small variety of plants. We also have some kio fry that are approaching 2 inches or so that spawned in our last pond that are in a tank temporarily.
Lastly, we look forward to meeting new people with a similar interest, learning, and hopefully some day being able to pass on that knowledge.
Thanks!