My add-on bog build

[poconojoe]

Update:
Bog and plants doing great! Crystal clear water too!...

 

[Mmathis]

More pictures!

 

[poconojoe]

 

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[poconojoe]

The condition of my water before turning on the new bog: yuck!!

 

[poconojoe]

Just a few days ago I noticed two tiny black fry on the bottom that were probably only about a 1/4" long.
I would have never saw them in that pre-bog murky water.

 

[Mmathis]

Where does water from the bog enter the pond?

 

[poconojoe]

The water enters the bog through 1-1/2" black flex PVC toward the right hand side in the picture below. It is routed over the wall between the bog and pond. After it connects to the ridgid PVC in the bog, I increased it to 2". So my two manifolds under the gravel are 2". All my plumbing is within the pond/bog so if anything leaks, it will only return to the pond.

 

[poconojoe]

There's a very short piece of white ridgid PVC entering the gravel that I painted green. I also planted a Marsh Marigold in front it to help hide it.

I made the connection between the flex and ridgid using a Fernco coupling so I can easily disconnect it for the Winter.

 

[Lisak1]

Another bog loving convert!

 

[poconojoe]

Another bog loving convert!

I resemble that remark!

 

[Jhn]

Huge improvement in your pond, it looks great.

I need to get some up to date shots of my bog/pond, put so many various species of plants in there, which have taken off. In another few weeks won’t be able to see the gravel in the bog.

Only thing that is not doing well in my pond is the water celery. It got something on it, that is turning the leaves yellow in spots (maybe a fungus or something), but it is inhibiting it’s growth and letting the fish decimate it( normally the fish can’t keep up with it spreading. Instead the parrot feather took off this year, which I have had to pull out weekly by the bucket full.

 

[GBBUDD]

If your water has cleared to a degree you can see a visible difference that would definitely lead me to think some plants that prefer heavier nutrient load may not do as well as they had and for others to thrive that may had only been marginal at best.Makes sense to this Pollock

 

[poconojoe]

If your water has cleared to a degree you can see a visible difference that would definitely lead me to think some plants that prefer heavier nutrient load may not do as well as they had and for others to thrive that may had only been marginal at best.Makes sense to this Pollock

Clearing to a degree of visible difference is a tremendous understatement. I have never had water this clear in over a decade. The only time I can recall the water being this clear is the day when I filled the pond for the very first time. Which of course didn't last very long due to new pond syndrome!

I'm not sure of your deduction in comparing different plants. All the plants I added to the bog are thriving. None have depleted in any way.

 

[snoozer]

May i ask where you purchased the liner for the bog? Is it lighter, weight wise, than EPDM? I am looking at installing a bog. I can manage the rocks and wheelbarrows of gravel but a 15x20 liner is just over my limit.