filtration system for pond

[stephanierfuller]

Hello

I am new to this website and have some questions for those with more experience in keeping ducks.

I have two ducks, a male and female. I have a large pond for my ducks in the summer and they are very content with. I am unable to get them in their fenced in area at night and am a little concerned due to a recent coyote siting. Any suggestions for getting my skidish ducks in their area at night?

Second question: This past winter was my first with the ducks. My husband added a small landscaping pond to their fenced in area and a small water heater to keep the water from freezing. It all seemed great until I realized how dirty it was. I bought a landscaping pond filtration system for it, but it clogged several times and was not able to keep the water clean. Any tips for keeping the small pond clean?

 

[La Mike]

Pump it out a wash it down at this point most likely. You can use like a pool vac wand with a brush to help get it clean easier. Not much else you can really do but dig in a drain. I havent found a filter yet ducks wont clog. Or any easier way to clean one.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

I had a sand filter, the kind you use on a pool. It work well in the beginning, but I had to backwash it a couple of times per day to keep it flowing well. I was using it on an 8 foot round x 3 ft. deep stock tank. After a while, running that pump 24 hrs got to be expensive, so I decided to go with just having two seperate smaller pools that I could just empty once a week or so and refill it.

 

[stephanierfuller]

Thanks for the tips! I will give them a try and hopefully they will work