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  1. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    I take it that it's an old cast bath? If so then yeah you are probably scouring the top layer of paint off. It will just need a fresh coat of paint and then possibly sealant/impregnator of some kind depending on the paint used. While you are rubbing the rust off, just give the rest of it a...
  2. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    Hi, assuming you're going to drop and fill daily (or thereabouts), then I would try to place it where you can pipe to a drain via gravity - if that's not possible then if you have any growing beds nearby then the poop soup makes wonderful fertiliser; so piping the waste water to irrigate your...
  3. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    Thanks Ren, it's been a labour of love to get it to this point; working round ducks is painfully slow as all they want to do is 'help'! But it is worth it and tell your fella it doesn't have to cost much either ;) Yeah you can spend a fortune (I think I might have done! ), but if you bide your...
  4. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    Thanks @Quackers Mama, it won't get finished till next summer now though - so only about 36 pre filter and 18 main filter changes to do before I can improve it! :( If I'd known what I was getting into I might have given the pond a miss too! The ducks think it's worth it but they're not the...
  5. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    Oh to not have to worry about cleaning the **** things! I'm about 90% complete on mine now - just need to go gravity fed to cut out the weekly pre filter clean out (which is extremely NASTY!) I've not concreted on the left of the bottom pond as this is where I'll be replacing pipework at...
  6. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    @FowlPrincess I'm in the uk and bought online at primrose.co.uk I'll have a look and see if you can get in US anywhere. Made by Blagdon, think model is damselfly 1250 costs about £220
  7. smonkeySK

    Duck Pond/pool pictures

    The first one was soon outgrown! So here's the upgrade being demonstrated by my lovely assistant :) Ah the fruits :P Of course it's not level or anything like finished! But I'll have to rip it all out to install a filter at some point, plus I've got a slightly smaller pond to go in next to...
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