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"Benign Vanilla" wrote:

"Katra" wrote in message
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Am beginning to think that the liner WOULD be better, so my size is not
so restricted.

I had the luxury of being a little wasteful when I built my pond, so I dug
the hole, and then measured the widest, longest and deepest spots. I bought
liner for those measurements. This way I had the pond I wanted, exactly the
way I wanted, and I did not have to stress over getting the perfect liner.
The downside is I had much spare liner. On the upside, I now have a stream,
and in the spring I will be installing a lotus only garden with the spare
liner.

Sounds beautiful!


About Filter systems...

I've seen some nice pre-made waterfalls set up with a filter system
inside of them, accessable from the back for ease of use and cleaning.

What do you think of that concept?

Mechanical filters are very nice, and very wide spread. They will require
lots of cleaning, especially early in the season when there is lots of work
for them to do. I prefer a Veggie Filter. I have a second smaller pond that
is planted from edge to edge with plants. That keeps my water sparkling. No
filter media to clean, no worries about canisters filling up. In the spring,
I drain the pond down just a tad to clean up. While it's down, I scoop out
the VF, refill, and I am done for the year.

Check out http://www.iheartmypond.com/WaterQuality/Filtration/.

Will do, thanks!
The few ponds I've seen around here seem to use a separate tank filled
with plants and some bales of barley straw.
--
K.

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