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| I had posted earlier in the spring about my plans to build a pond in front of my super groovy mid century house. My aim is a surface of water seen from inside the huge windows, bringing the eye across it and into the view of the barn and woods and lake. Since it needs to be easy on maintenance, I have decided to go with no fish or plants, other than perhaps a lily. Yes, there are trees around. It'll be about 6' x 10'.
My question is, how much filtration am I going to need? Since I want the water to be as high as possible a sidewall skimmer is out of the question. One option, as suggested by some kind person here, is an Oases Aquaskim but it too would be hard to hide. I'm considering a 1' x 6' rill running into it but at the same water level. I may be able to hide a filter under the head of that and where it'd be wouldn't be too visible, but that won't be in the main pond so it's not a good location for filtration. I've also thought about having a small opening for water to fall ever so gently (the land does slope) from the pond into a small pool below which could provide a place for a pump and filter. But that breaks up the unbroken edge. Unless of course I do an infinity edge on the far side. But I want to keep it simple! Maybe I'm best off not trying to get gizmos in to help out and instead circulating the water and vacumning it regularly? Thoughts? ~Jodie |
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- Posted by waterbug_guy Phoenix AZ (My Page) on Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 11:55
| Infinity edge is pretty easy I think. That would be your skimmer too. No fish, no plants but maybe a lily there isn't much to filter. Add a UV to stop green water and the muck it generates. Add a chemical like AlgaeFix to to stop macroalgae and you won't have that muck. I'd be surprised if you had to vacuum it more than once a year, if that. As a reflecting pool it can be very shallow, like a few inches if you wanted, with just a small deeper area for the lily. Then you wouldn't even need a vacuum, a broom would work. |
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| That's very helpful waterbug guy. I could have an external pump to provide circulation, with a UV clarifier inline. Depth is a good question. If it's shallow, won't the liner be more visible? |
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- Posted by waterbug_guy Phoenix AZ (My Page) on Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 20:24
| In general a reflecting pool is meant to be viewed from a distance. As you described the view, from inside, you wouldn't see the liner. Standing on the side of the pool looking down you would see the liner if the water was clear. This is true if 1' or 6' deep. Flat bottom, with care in laying the liner, there should be no folds or wrinkles on the bottom. Folds on the sides can be hidden. On the pumps...because you didn't say you wanted a waterfall, you might check out an air lift system rather than a traditional pump. |
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