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Message: [QUOTE="fishin4cars, post: 133650, member: 3097"] Beautiful place! That actually looks like a very fun project. I can imagine it must have many challenges but it will be well worth the effort when done. While reading through a couple of things you hit on I would like to remark on. First the pond finish. If you can get away with keeping the rough feel do it. You'll be glad there is some grip if you ever have to do any in pond or in stream work. Second. Look into installing a float valve, auto-fill, or drip feed to your system instead of a skimmer that moves with the water level. They aren't expensive and make life much easier for you in the long run. Now for the question on filtration. 3 55 gallon drum is going to be small for large fish load but could easily work for a lighter load of fish and a higher load of plants. With your set-up though there are so many options that could be added for filtration as your project goes along. A hidden 24/7 filter for the pond in the winter and summer is a must. But an additional filtration system for the summer and fed to the stream could help during the warmer months and will help with the heavier feeding loads during the more active months as well. The stream is where you would need to get the extra oxygen into the system during the summer, having a good mechanical filter feeding the stream such as a DYI skippy filter could be blended real easily and very beneficial. Good luck and again, very beautiful place you have! [/QUOTE]

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