Keeping duck pond water clean... With minimal to no effort

[helicalduck]

That was a waterfall until I found a water moccasin sunbathing by it one day. I made the DH destroy it trying to get the snake

Another part of the plan is to cement around all of the rocks along the edge so snakes won't have hiding places.

After the water fall destruction, he put in a hose to shoot water up in the air. The pump kept getting clogged so it didn't last either.

Thank you so much for all of the info. You've been very helpful. I will look for the video.

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.

 

[dotknott]

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.

I'd suggest raising the filter off the bottom too. It does allow for larger debris to settle and not get sucked into the filter, but it also means less filter clogging.

 

[Ren2014]

I'm not certain of the set up he had but I know he and his brothers tried different things. The pump I believe was set in the bottom of a barrel up off the ground. The pumps they tried were old pool pumps.

The 'remodel' will be more closely supervised by myself

 

[AZrachel]

Hey there, just wanted to know if the water is still clean after a month - if it is, i'll try the same thing. If my "pond" is only 300 gallons, and I have 4 ducks, do you think a 100 gallon bio-filter would keep it clean? I know that sounds really extreme, but I live in Arizona, and algae grows in the heat like crazy. How has yours held up as the ducks have gotten bigger and poop more?

 

[Ren2014]

We haven't gone green as of yet... been getting LOTS of rain and the water is still muddy. I've planted some submerged oxygenating plants and the hubby is working on a filter.

 

[pam61]

what kind of ducks are the brown ones some one gave me some that looks like them

 

[helicalduck]

Hey there, just wanted to know if the water is still clean after a month - if it is, i'll try the same thing. If my "pond" is only 300 gallons, and I have 4 ducks, do you think a 100 gallon bio-filter would keep it clean? I know that sounds really extreme, but I live in Arizona, and algae grows in the heat like crazy. How has yours held up as the ducks have gotten bigger and poop more?

I just posted a follow up found here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ck-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 keep in mind that the measuring is based on the animal being fish, not ducks.

Depending on the algae, algae is beneficial to the system, though if it is extreme growth, I could see it possibly clogging, though that could depend on how fast the water is moving as well as surface area (ie ribbed piping will provide more surface area for growth or things to get stuck, something I am looking at replacing with something that is smooth).

 

[AZrachel]

Thank you helicalduck!!! I totally appreciate it. I will keep posted on what occurs.

 

[Wastrel]

Re the chlorine etc. issue: We city dwellers should get a water distiller. That's what I have. It takes about 4 or 5 hours to produce a gallon of distilled water, but the machine paid for itself in a few months, in terms of the cost of distilled water at the store, having to carry home gallons of water from the store, and there are no plastic bottles to throw away!

For ponds, aquaria and house plants, it's a good solution for removing ANY bad things in your water.