Hi Garden Pond Forum!
I'm so grateful for the wealth of information here and this is my first post! I hope to be an active part of the forum as I move forward with my unique pond build. I would like to share my current plans in the hopes of feedback if you see any red flags in the design. Attached are 2 pictures of the completed blockwork (partially covered due to a drizzle today) that will be the edge of a patio that meets up with a pond, water channel, and bog connected by two water features. This can be also be seen by the above view sketch. The total water volume (excluding the bog) is around 2,100 gallons. I'm pretty committed to the layout, but have not done the plumbing or the bog. I am planning on a 3" bottom drain that will feed to a 3,000GPH pump. I know a bottom drain is not standard for bogs due to debris but there are no trees nearby so the only solids will be from the wildlife (turtles and a few fish). About half of this water will be forced through the bog and the other half cycled back over the water features. The design minimizes bends in the piping and places the pump next to the bog. Is it better to have the pump close to the pond or bog? Is 3" piping really needed if it has to constrict to 2" for the pump anyway? The bog sketch is a merging of a lot of ideas proposed on this and other forums with an effort to maximize volume, keep large debris low in the bog, and filter water through as much gravel as possible before reentering the pond. The only thing that is not pictured is a cleanout that will go to the lowest point of the small setting chamber. Thank you in advance for any feedback!
-Andrew
I'm so grateful for the wealth of information here and this is my first post! I hope to be an active part of the forum as I move forward with my unique pond build. I would like to share my current plans in the hopes of feedback if you see any red flags in the design. Attached are 2 pictures of the completed blockwork (partially covered due to a drizzle today) that will be the edge of a patio that meets up with a pond, water channel, and bog connected by two water features. This can be also be seen by the above view sketch. The total water volume (excluding the bog) is around 2,100 gallons. I'm pretty committed to the layout, but have not done the plumbing or the bog. I am planning on a 3" bottom drain that will feed to a 3,000GPH pump. I know a bottom drain is not standard for bogs due to debris but there are no trees nearby so the only solids will be from the wildlife (turtles and a few fish). About half of this water will be forced through the bog and the other half cycled back over the water features. The design minimizes bends in the piping and places the pump next to the bog. Is it better to have the pump close to the pond or bog? Is 3" piping really needed if it has to constrict to 2" for the pump anyway? The bog sketch is a merging of a lot of ideas proposed on this and other forums with an effort to maximize volume, keep large debris low in the bog, and filter water through as much gravel as possible before reentering the pond. The only thing that is not pictured is a cleanout that will go to the lowest point of the small setting chamber. Thank you in advance for any feedback!
-Andrew
