I am in the process of looking for a new house and I am starting to plan my new pond. I just got rid of most of my fish earlier this week so I wouldn't have to temporally house a large amount of fish. Because my current pond is mostly above ground I don't really have any experience with waterfalls and skimmers even though I have read many books and visited tons of websites.
As far as the size of the new pond in planning goes I really don't know yet it really depends on how much space we will have. I am hoping for a pond around at least 2000-3000 gallons. What I have planned so far is to build a skippy filter. I was thinking of using probably a 100 gal stock tank, but may go with the 150 just because of the larger size. I think I have the design concept down for that. I was also planning on using the Little Giant Professional Skimmer. The 3000 gal one that skims up to 300 sq ft. I am a little lost on which pump to use. I have been looking at the Pondmaster Mag Drive pumps particularly the 36 (3600 gph) and 50 (5000 gph) models. I understand the pump can be housed in the skimmer behind the media so I am trying to figure out which pump would be best.
Is this pump a good choice for the money and will it work with what I am wanting to do? I have never used this brand before. I have two becketts right now, the 210 gph and the 535 gph. I plan to use these as backups when needed. My goal is to buy a pump that is rated higher than what the gallons in pond is. Example: 2000 gallon pond I would use a 3000 gph.
I don't plan on having a big waterfall. It would only be as tall as the stock tank itself. That is I believe approx. 2 ft maybe.
I guess I should mention that I am going to try and build this pond for as little of money as possible but at the same time try not to skimp on filtration. If I figured right (for a 10' x 12' x 3' pond) for liner, pump, skimmer, filter, tubing, etc. it would be approx $900 -$1000. I'm going to try and not spend much more than that. Landscaping would be extra $.
I am a little unsure on alot of the details right now so I would appreciate any suggestions. Sorry for being so long.
As far as the size of the new pond in planning goes I really don't know yet it really depends on how much space we will have. I am hoping for a pond around at least 2000-3000 gallons. What I have planned so far is to build a skippy filter. I was thinking of using probably a 100 gal stock tank, but may go with the 150 just because of the larger size. I think I have the design concept down for that. I was also planning on using the Little Giant Professional Skimmer. The 3000 gal one that skims up to 300 sq ft. I am a little lost on which pump to use. I have been looking at the Pondmaster Mag Drive pumps particularly the 36 (3600 gph) and 50 (5000 gph) models. I understand the pump can be housed in the skimmer behind the media so I am trying to figure out which pump would be best.
Is this pump a good choice for the money and will it work with what I am wanting to do? I have never used this brand before. I have two becketts right now, the 210 gph and the 535 gph. I plan to use these as backups when needed. My goal is to buy a pump that is rated higher than what the gallons in pond is. Example: 2000 gallon pond I would use a 3000 gph.
I don't plan on having a big waterfall. It would only be as tall as the stock tank itself. That is I believe approx. 2 ft maybe.
I guess I should mention that I am going to try and build this pond for as little of money as possible but at the same time try not to skimp on filtration. If I figured right (for a 10' x 12' x 3' pond) for liner, pump, skimmer, filter, tubing, etc. it would be approx $900 -$1000. I'm going to try and not spend much more than that. Landscaping would be extra $.
I am a little unsure on alot of the details right now so I would appreciate any suggestions. Sorry for being so long.
