Keeping the Pond Clean

[aart]

Honestly...given what I see in mine when cleaning it I think you would have to have a massive system to even have a chance at keeping it somewhat clean using a filter.

Exactly!

 

[DuckDuckJuice]

Those are the mechanical filtration.
Mechanical remove solids.
Bio helps with nitrification process, which is not real important to waterfowl, but is a must for fish.

Sorry, I meant mechanical as in a filtering machine, not a stack of sponges. For the bio part of it, we are adding beneficial bacteria to improve the overall pond health. Not a necessity, but makes it a bit nicer.

 

[DuckDuckJuice]

Link for one of those?

The link I posted in #6 has a complete list of materials needed.

 

[CoriM]

We bought the largest pre-formed pond liner we could and added a tiny waterfall and put in a drain. It takes about an hour to drain and maybe not quite that long to fill - 45 minutes? I've been cleaning it about every couple weeks this winter and in the summer I think it was more like every 4 days. I use a scrub brush to get anything green off the insides. We don't have a filter right now but my husband wants to get one.

 

[CoriM]

I have a much smaller one in my duck run and though it's surrounded by river rock pebbles, they drag shavings all over that and into the water, plus they swish their food in there. I change that one every day because it's tiny and I'm on a well.

 

[aart]

Sorry, I meant mechanical as in a filtering machine, not a stack of sponges. For the bio part of it, we are adding beneficial bacteria to improve the overall pond health. Not a necessity, but makes it a bit nicer.

The language that I used is from studying ornamental fish ponds for 5 years.

Mechanical remove solids.
Bio helps with nitrification process, which is not real important to waterfowl, but is a must for fish.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I have a much smaller one in my duck run and though it's surrounded by river rock pebbles, they drag shavings all over that and into the water, plus they swish their food in there. I change that one every day because it's tiny and I'm on a well.

Sounds to me like you need to move your feeder, or come up with a new one that eliminates the problem of scooping out.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Sounds to me like you need to move your feeder, or come up with a new one that eliminates the problem of scooping out.

Duckies are filter feeders. No matter how far it is moved they must have the water or cannot swallow. Mine run from the feed dish to the water with mouthfuls of food.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Duckies are filter feeders. No matter how far it is moved they must have the water or cannot swallow. Mine run from the feed dish to the water with mouthfuls of food.

I feel dumb. I didn’t think about that

 

[21hens-incharge]

I feel dumb. I didn’t think about that

Not dumb. A lot of people don't know or forget that about the silly webby ones.