Jobs still going on... New Pond Filter..

I'm not surprised you wanted to make it easier,Sue..what a blinking job ! I don't think I could have tackled that ..I notice you had a supervisor at hand,to check you were doing it right..:o) a nasty job well done..:o)

Piece of mind for you lincslass, I have 2 decking areas that need jetwashed and treated every year and its so stressfull, i dread doing it, only alternative is plastic decking!! Love your pond by the way, I bet you get loads of pleasure from it, wildlife etc.

Looks brilliant, and the ponds lovely, do those heron guards work?

What a job :( I'm glad you've found something easier. Your pond must be sparkling now :)

what about using barley straw?

Sandra I cannot do anything without Brynner checking it over, had to ban him from the g'houses though as he is too big and his tail sends things flying....
Thanks Ydd, we haven't any decking here but my neighbour has a huge one that takes them ages to clean, we do have huges pavers on the driveway at the front, hubby has a pressure washer to help clean them, as with lots of his things its very clean and tidily still packed away in his shed, lol, we get a lot of pleasure from our ponds, its very grand sitting and listening to the water and watching fish is very therapeutic, the only visitors I really don't like are the huge Hornets that come in sometimes around Aug/Sept time, now those have me flying back indoors,lol..

Pam I haven't seen a Heron yet this year, they certainly stop the cats so hoping the answer is yes, they certainly look better than the huge safety one I used to have, no tinytot visitors here now so no need for that one....

Hywel its a doddle, its hilarious as him indoors has cleaned it twice now its easier, I do know that is only a novelty though so I let him play, after all he did buy it, lol.. It says in the instructions with a pond our size it could take up to 6wks but once clear it will stay clear and we can already see a big difference.

M'dad I could kick myself, I actually had a pack of two in my hands the day we bought the new setup, for some unknown reason I put it down and then forgot to go back for it, didn't realise until I was back home, I always pop one in our other pond during the summer,its only for the wildlife so not setup with a pump, I've never placed one in the fishpond because of using the filters with the UV light but in my experience they work quite well.....

Hi Lincslass if you still got the waterfall Dandan has come up with a brilliant idea of using watercress as a natural filter in the waterfall, I have just done it and I've put a picture on if you want to check it out. Roy.

Thanks Roy I'll go and check....

That sure is a labour saving replacement Lincs. Well done on OH, odd how asking him to help got it sorted ;)
Your pond is beautiful and it will seem much less of a chore in future.

I know what you had to go through Sue as the big ponds at the other place including the big filter box took Rick ages to do. At least we won't have this problem with our little pond ! Your pond looks lovely and I like the bike. Is it a penny farthing ?

Scottish he's not into gardening at all but loves the fishpond, he appreciates my efforts and the fact that I am happy looking after the garden but gets my goat a bit when he starts telling me I should make it easier on myself, so I am now playing him at his own game, lol, I showed him Bloomers blog today and told him I'd like a circle and that I know where to have one, think he'll shut up now and leave me alone for a while, LOL...

Roe the bike is a trike, we bought it years ago from Mr Scripps Garage in Heartbeat Village, I also have smaller one, present from my youngest a couple of years back..
That filter is a doddle Rose....

try to cover the water naturally, a "bridge" of some sort, can you plant the surrounding area to block direct sunlight or plant a vigorous lilly, water cabbage is great at covering the surface of a pond. dont forget oxygenating plants. loads of them.