4/10/19
After messing with a half dozen different ways to filter the water in the pond, I decided to call it quits with the filter. It would be a good idea to filter the water, but I’ll have to try it another day or we could purchase a filter.
I reused the old waterfall box in the top bond as a method to get one of the pumps to push water into the top pond. This volume of water makes the cascade into the lower pond smooth. I built a box around the waterfall box and used bricks to cover the edges of the box. They need to be set and finalized, but it’s working now.
I also used some of the wood flooring on top of the box to make it look nicer. It’ll be a great place to put a couple of nice potted plants. Plus the lid comes off of the box easily in case we want to ad a filter or a popup fountain at a later date.
I still need rocks and adhesive and cement to finish the lower pond. I also need to do another maintenance on the sludge at the bottom. It’s pluggin up one of the pumps pretty bad, but I will do that another day as well.
I’ll work on lighting this week and I’ll touch up around the area to make it look nice for Cinco de Mayo.
Also, I got the pumps attached to the timer so it goes off at 9pm. Of course that’s easy to change. Overall, I’m pretty pleased. It was up and runing the first day I tried and it’s getting better and better. Next year, we’ll put it in Maintenance mode and cover it for the winter. Especially if we add fish one day. LOL
4/11/19
I double checked the fittings and stacked some more bricks to cover the box. It still needs some TLC to make it look pretty, but the pond is running and the timer is working. I also added some water so we can check levels.
Now, I’m off to the Dogwood Festival.