What are the dimensions of each pond and the other parts (length x width x height)?
Can we get a picture showing the area so we can see how it is laid out?
Are there plants in or around the pond?
Are there any other types of animals (besides geese) that visit the pond?
What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).
What are the dimensions of each pond and the other parts (length x width x height)?
Can we get a picture showing the area so we can see how it is laid out?
Are there plants in or around the pond?
Are there any other types of animals (besides geese) that visit the pond?
What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).
First pond is 18 by 11. It is 33 inches deep in the center and 6 to 11 inches deep at the edges. It has 2000 gallons of water. This flows into a smaller pond through a rock barrier. This pond is perhaps an average of 8 ft wide by 5 ft long and averages about 10 inches in depth. I estimate 200 gallons. This empties ito a short brook that in turn feeds a bog. The bog is unfinished. The bog will drain into a second stream that will be about 50 feet long that will then tumble down a sluiceway into a brook that flows through my property.
We only began developing plantings as the pond construction took much of the summer. The ones have liners so all plants will be potted except the bog and of course shoreline. Currently at the shore are butterfly, hibiscus, sand cherry and crocus. Lillies were wintered in the bog and a couple other plants are being wintered in the house. We lan on creeping Jenny, more Lilly, creeping Myrtle and dwarf cattail this year.
Animals that are around the pond regularly are grey and black squirrels, an ocassional rabbit, garter snakes, frogs, toads and a variety of birds including titmouse, cardinals, finches,Junkos, three variety of woodpeckers, bluejays, blue birds and other small birds. We have also observed an owl and a heron. There are likely others Linda could list as she has spent several years building and planting the yard to attract bird and butterfly.
The water PH is about 7.5 and relatively hard. It comes from are artesian well and feeds the pond continually. I have it throttled so that I estimate the exchange at about three times monthly.
As noted originally there is both bio and us filtration that are properly sized. Also a staged waterfall with a 4000 gph flow rate and small fountains and two spitters.
The pond also has a couple of submerged rock structures to give the fish shelter.
I should mention the ponds get full sun. The constant flow of well water somewhat mitigates the effect and the pond never exceeded 77 degrees to my knowledge last year.
I will post some photos later this morning. They are on the desktop.