We have 18 ducks using a similar sized pond. Every once in a while it gets crowded, but they tend to go do various activities (they live on 1/4 acre). We, after trial and error, have probably put closer to $500 in the pond considering various mistakes. Curious how your filter media held up. We run a pre-made 5 gallon bio filter (3 foam layers and bio balls in the bottom ) which we clean daily (10 minutes). This flows into a 35 gallon bio filter which is based on a couple of internet designs. Started with some filter media which was not made for this, and after 2 months it was pretty shot. The actual pond filter pads work well. 1 1/2" bio balls about 2' deep with more pads on top of them. We use a pool vac to keep the bottom from getting too mucked up. All said and done, about an hourish of maintenance per week. but anyone with ducks knows that they are messy creatures. The bonus out of this is we get well over 100 eggs on any given week.
Thank you for the comment. To answer your question, it worked short term however as they grew, so did their mess. I would recommend watching my more recent pond video to see my upgraded system. It sounds similar to yours. I think this particular diy system would be better for a simple fish or garden pond.😊
Brilliant! Can't wait to build a pond too, thanks for the inspiration & tips. Well done! 👍
Great job!!
Thank you!
We have 18 ducks using a similar sized pond. Every once in a while it gets crowded, but they tend to go do various activities (they live on 1/4 acre). We, after trial and error, have probably put closer to $500 in the pond considering various mistakes. Curious how your filter media held up. We run a pre-made 5 gallon bio filter (3 foam layers and bio balls in the bottom ) which we clean daily (10 minutes). This flows into a 35 gallon bio filter which is based on a couple of internet designs. Started with some filter media which was not made for this, and after 2 months it was pretty shot. The actual pond filter pads work well. 1 1/2" bio balls about 2' deep with more pads on top of them. We use a pool vac to keep the bottom from getting too mucked up. All said and done, about an hourish of maintenance per week. but anyone with ducks knows that they are messy creatures. The bonus out of this is we get well over 100 eggs on any given week.
Thank you for the comment. To answer your question, it worked short term however as they grew, so did their mess. I would recommend watching my more recent pond video to see my upgraded system. It sounds similar to yours. I think this particular diy system would be better for a simple fish or garden pond.😊