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    FOLLOW UP TO: Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Here is an idea: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Good-Ideas-50-Gal-Black-Rain-Wizard-RW50-BLK/203079128 Use this to store water, the trick would be to keep it from freezing, which a stock tank de-icer lowered into it could take care of this. Plus, maybe add some reflective insulation under some...
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    FOLLOW UP TO: Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    " How long did it take to build your BB up to acceptable levels?" I started with live, active beneficial bacteria (comes as a liquid) I got from an aquarium and pet store. However, when I cleaned out the filter (which kills the colony), I just used powered BB (which I got from amazon for $28...
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    FOLLOW UP TO: Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    I think duckweed would have similar issues as the hyacinths as they will multiply and cover the entire surface of the filter. Sunlight is important to the filter process as a way of killing various negative things (bad bacteria, viruses, etc.) I'm still researching a slower or more contained...
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    FOLLOW UP TO: Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    I did not go into detail on the plants...that is a topic unto itself. In general, any surface aquatic plant will do. I thought hyacinths would be great because of their resilience...but I guess they are too resilient. Lilies won't work, they require rooting in soil, thus not a surface...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    I just posted a follow up found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1130098/follow-up-to-keeping-duck-pond-water-clean-with-minimal-to-no-effort Yes, the water is still clean and clear. All I have is 4 ducks. The 100 gallon filter is supposed to do up to a 3000 gallon pond... however...
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    FOLLOW UP TO: Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    This is a follow up to my post found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1118478/keeping-duck-pond-water-clean-with-minimal-to-no-effort Ok, so it has been almost 3 months of the filter running. The water in the pond/pool has remained clear the entire time. Just have had to maintain...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Ouch, that sucks. Then you need a pump particle filter net to keep the mud out...and maybe a more aggressive pump. You could try raising the intake off the bottom of the pond...but I'm not sure off the top of my head if that will have negative implications.
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Well, you are right, digging it deeper won't solve the problem, but it will spread it out more. Digging deeper will allow more surface area (though surface area doesn't appear to be the issue for you...I wish I had that big of a pond) for stuff to be added for bacteria to grown on. Also other...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Are you meaning no kiddy pool? Basically a hole in the ground? If you mean just digging out a hole in the ground, yes you can do the biofilter. You won't even need all the supplies and such the skippy filter uses. What you do is incorporate the filter directly into the pond itself. You may...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Yes, there is a built in slide...I had hoped they would use it and have fun...but they just stand at the top and use it to get out of the pool if they don't feel like just flying out. So, I guess they kind of use it, but not actually sliding down it. Of course that could be due to how late they...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    There is of course an option of other plants, non-aquatic plants that can be used outside the filter itself and give you food on top of it. The duckponics/aquackponics is a good way to go. This design we like, though we may go bigger...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    BioFilter Material List of what we used: 1x 100 gal Rubber maid stock tank (storage container can work, but they may not be strong enough to last long) - got this for $80 at a farm supply store 3x 1.5in PVC pipe 2 feet long 1x 1.5in PVC tee. 3x 1.5in PVC elbows. 2x 1.5in to 1.25in threaded...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Shouldn't doesn't won't. It was a general word of caution to bring it to people's attention, nothing more. Some people may think adding chlorine would be beneficial (which I contest it never is). And seen time and time again to already know how inept the "water board" is at doing their...
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    Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

    Here is the water close up. Before the filter this would get basically black, unable to see the bottom even remotely in just a day or 2. (the piece of wood is just a temporary deck for them to relax on, originally put it there to give them more shade, but they like being on top of it too.) (I...
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