We're at the point of test results and photos
thats not a pond, thats the bog.Empty it out start over. Most think I'll just go with a small pond it will be less work when that is the furthest from the truth.
A s.all pond like this is best for two female guppies or what ever minnow type of the same sex do not feed. And plant into gravel not any soils. Some plants will not do well but if the water's clear who cares in time you'll find what works
well i cant tell, it seems something's decomposing and causing all this orange muck. ive been hosing the surface and it seems to help a bit but not for long, it seems to returnAh. If it stinks that bad something is not right.. after 5 years I remodeled my bog and only had a tiny wiff of rot if at all
I did not use holes, I did as most suggested and used slits. Perhaps the not round pea gravel is causing all this mess, though I used it only for the top layer as planting in bigger thick round gravel I have would be a great mess.Like I said time to start over. Clean out the bog make sure you use slits in the pipe not drilled holes. Ensure water can get disbursed evenly across the bottom of the bog. Cover the pipes with 2inch rock so nothing can clog the pope's distribution cuts. Then add a layer of 3/4 " and then your 3/8" pea stone . Which i have very little 3/8" ALL STONE MUST BE RIVER ROCK " ROUNDED EDGES " I would also have to gravity out feeds to the pond plants can clog a single pipe very quickly
No expert here at all. Most of the bog designs I have seen show the manifold pipes like a fork but you have them connected at both ends, like a closed loop. Again not sure if that would be the issue, but its the only difference I could see, except for maybe the slits are narrower than usual but its hard to tell.I did not use holes, I did as most suggested and used slits. Perhaps the not round pea gravel is causing all this mess, though I used it only for the top layer as planting in bigger thick round gravel I have would be a great mess.
Here is exactly how it is, an image from a while ago but the design of this has not changed at all.
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i wonder how much of an issue it is. though i suppose water flows wherever it is the easiest, not sure if this makes it so water goes out the end instead of the slits on the way.No expert here at all. Most of the bog designs I have seen show the manifold pipes like a fork but you have them connected at both ends, like a closed loop. Again not sure if that would be the issue, but its the only difference I could see, except for maybe the slits are narrower than usual but its hard to tell.
There have been posts before where people have had to dig out their bog, it does not sound pleasant. But it is probably the only way to figure out what is going on since it definitely should not smell like that.No expert here at all. Most of the bog designs I have seen show the manifold pipes like a fork but you have them connected at both ends, like a closed loop. Again not sure if that would be the issue, but its the only difference I could see, except for maybe the slits are narrower than usual but its hard to tell.
it is quite possible the pipes are clogged, or pipes and gravel both. i have no skimmer of any kind, and the pond captures a lot of debris. i did notice anytime it rained heavily the flow rate went quite weak until i restarted it, as if water had to push something out of the way.There have been posts before where people have had to dig out their bog, it does not sound pleasant. But it is probably the only way to figure out what is going on since it definitely should not smell like that.
Now this realy HURTS like itching powder in the jock strap hurt.No expert here at all. Most of the bog designs I have seen show the manifold pipes like a fork but you have them connected at both ends, like a closed loop. Again not sure if that would be the issue, but its the only difference I could see, except for maybe the slits are narrower than usual but its hard to tell.
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