Lisa do you remember if you used Matrix blocks or large stone?
Hi, long time lurker, first time poster....
We moved into a house with an existing pond last year and I had little to no success getting clear water with pressurized filtration systems, so I decided this year I would like to convert it to a waterfall type bog. This is where Im currently at...
My plan is to build the bog on the upper portion, where the rocks have been removed, and have the water from the bog flow down into the main portion of the pond. After removing the top rocks I found several holes in the liner as shown here.... So my plan to use this liner as the base of my bog will not work as I would rather not patch and have to wonder if the bog is going to leak in the near future.
My question now, and Im sure there will be more to come, is how do I fit another liner for the bog that feeds to the main pond through a waterfall type feature? Can I just lay the new liner over the old liner as long as the "lip" to the outflow of the bog continues down toward the existing liner? My concern is the area pointed to by my finger....
I have never liked how the ponds waterfall feature just rose out of the ground, too unnatural looking. My plan is to cut the height of the waterfall in half and move the dirt around the bog feature so that in gently slopes toward the existing lawn.
Any and all ideas, critiques are most welcome!
I agree with the others. Now, in regard to back-washing the bog, I connect the piping from the pond pump to an inline check valve (very important) then to a clear tubing "connector" to the pipe going to the bog. Every couple of years, I remove the clear tubing and connect the bog pipe to a clear water pump. I turn on the pump and use a garden hose to feed water to the top of the bog until the discharged water from the bog turns clear. Then I disconnect the pump and reconnect the piping with the clear tubing and I am good to go for another couple of years. I also take time to clean out the muck that forms on top of the pea gravel but be sure to block off the bog feed chute to the pond so you don't send all of that muck into the pond. JTHi, long time lurker, first time poster....
We moved into a house with an existing pond last year and I had little to no success getting clear water with pressurized filtration systems, so I decided this year I would like to convert it to a waterfall type bog. This is where Im currently at...
My plan is to build the bog on the upper portion, where the rocks have been removed, and have the water from the bog flow down into the main portion of the pond. After removing the top rocks I found several holes in the liner as shown here.... So my plan to use this liner as the base of my bog will not work as I would rather not patch and have to wonder if the bog is going to leak in the near future.
My question now, and Im sure there will be more to come, is how do I fit another liner for the bog that feeds to the main pond through a waterfall type feature? Can I just lay the new liner over the old liner as long as the "lip" to the outflow of the bog continues down toward the existing liner? My concern is the area pointed to by my finger....
I have never liked how the ponds waterfall feature just rose out of the ground, too unnatural looking. My plan is to cut the height of the waterfall in half and move the dirt around the bog feature so that in gently slopes toward the existing lawn.
Any and all ideas, critiques are most welcome!
looks great Diego, super location and rock work is stellar
I think diego started his build a month ago an their done I think ill be lucky to finish by x mass . Looking good diego
post some pics so we can shame you into finishing....
I work on the project 5out of 7nights and most weekends its not lack of desire , its biting off more then I can chew at times.post some pics so we can shame you into finishing....
That's what I did last year, I almost gave up on the big dig, but felt obligated to post a finished product
