Bottom Drains (pros and cons)
Paul R Demers
in an area with many trees. I will have a skimmer and biofalls for
filtration.
My questions are:
Does anyone have any experience with bottom drains (pros or cons)? Are
they worth the effort?
Any plans for how it would be hooked up with the configuration I
described would also be appreciated.
Thanks for any information. I have learned a lot already by reading your
questions and replies.
Paul
Barry
"Paul R Demers" <Paul....@bos.frb.org> wrote:
> I'm planning an 11 X 16 pond for next spring. The pond will be located
> in an area with many trees. I will have a skimmer and biofalls for
> filtration.
Congrats to you Paul!
> My questions are:
>
> Does anyone have any experience with bottom drains (pros or cons)? Are
> they worth the effort?
I would not be caught without a bottom drain. From an atmospheric point
of view I can tell you that not much water is moving below the surface.
A skimmer will take care of the first few inches or so, but the water will
barely move near the bottom of a pond. A bottom drain system will take
care of that.
> Any plans for how it would be hooked up with the configuration I
> described would also be appreciated.
>
My bottom drain is above the liner. I used 4" abs connected to two
screened intakes. They have thier own filter, separate from the skimmer
filter.
Barry~
Wendy Kelly Budd
>
> > I'm planning an 11 X 16 pond for next spring. The pond will be located
> > in an area with many trees. I will have a skimmer and biofalls for
> > filtration.
>
> > they worth the effort?
I put in a 3" bottom drain through the liner and used 3" ABS pipe. Love
it. The hardest part was cutting the hole in the liner! I can try to
describe the setup; sorry I don't have a scanner. When I dug the hole, I
sloped the entire bottom slightly - very slightly towards where the bottom
drain would be located. Not enough slope to cause me to slip when walking
on in the pond later. Then I dug a trench that would hold the 3" ABS
piping leading away from the drain past the edge of the pond. I have a
Sequence pump which works best if kept below water level outside the pond.
For this reason, the 3" piping leads to a settling tank (55 gal plastic
drum) buried in the ground (about 8" stick out of the ground). There is a
3" pipe that comes out the other side of the drum. This pipe goes to the
pump, which is inside a 12"x12"x24" plastic box. This is buried also.
Dang, I hope this is clear, wish I had a scanner! To give you a gauge, I
clean the settling tank once a month, sometimes twice and my pond is 15 x 6
x 3deep.
-Wendy in N.CA.
BJBarnes22
Barb
Oingofan
Do you plan on having a website or pictures? I sure would
like to see how your technical details look about the settling tank
and such. I plan on the same exact setup. Thx!
Wayne
Wendy Kelly Budd
> Wendy,
> Do you plan on having a website or pictures? I sure would
> like to see how your technical details look about the settling tank
> and such. I plan on the same exact setup. Thx!
> Wayne
Wayne,
Sorry, I am still doing things the old fashioned way...paper & pencil. I
will gladly answer any questions.
-Wendy*
Michael Bradbury
for that situation. Have seen several. No big deal, of course you do have
the pipes exposed on the bottom.
BJBarnes22 <bjbar...@aol.com> wrote in message
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BJBarnes22
Thanks for the info........ Barb
jan jordan
>How can a bottom drain be incorporated in an existing concrete pond?
>
>Barb
See my diagram on my website. Click on *My Filter*. ~ jan
See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/
~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website
Randy Hawkins
>
How do you clean out the settling tank?
Thanks,
Randy
Michael Bradbury
Was wondering if you've foung any pros and cons of having a "narrow" pond?
Thinking about one myself.
Randy Hawkins <randyt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Randy Hawkins
> Hi Randy,
> Was wondering if you've foung any pros and cons of having a "narrow" pond?
> Thinking about one myself.
>
Michael,
I really can't say. I am planning my first pond and doing some
research. I have not come across anything regarding pond widths.
Randy
APV206
problems. AL
Walter Schlomer
bottom drains are essential and should be a priority in your planning!
A skimmer needs a suction line pump driven, bottom drains should be
syphon lines independent of the skimmer! You can give me an email with
particular questions but my pond construction is pretty detailed and
available for your perusal at
http://hpphoto.com/home/viewmyalbum.asp?coll_id=294667
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Michael Bradbury
Walter Schlomer <w.sch...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi there...
> bottom drains are essential and should be a priority in your planning!
> A skimmer needs a suction line pump driven, bottom drains should be
> syphon lines independent of the skimmer!
Why?
Walter Schlomer
Pumps macerste the stuff you want to get into the settling tanks for
removal! My bottom drains on syphon will pickup anything short of big
rocks!
The skimmer has light (swimming materials) and has to be cleaned
manually every so often !
Best regards,
Walter Schlomer
Computer Nut & Koi Keeper
Eastern Ontario - Canada
Zone 4b
email: wdotschlomeratsympaticodotca
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 03:20:41 GMT, "Michael Bradbury"
<mbrad...@home.com> wrote:
>
>Why?
>