Pond Update



After much tinkering with the cascades (which were a source of unacceptable water loss with the pump on), I managed to seal and channel the flow so that the loss is (barely) within acceptable parameters. With the pump on 16 hours a day, it drops about an inch and a half. I can attribute about a half inch to normal evaporation and unavoidable splash. The main problem is most likely water spreading out on the sides of the main cascades and being sponged out over rocks and into the underlayment in a couple spots where I stupidly trimmed the liner too low. It's not a huge problem, and I can probably improve it by channeling the falls more toward the center at any time, so I'm considering it done for now. Next step: planting, trim detail, and a gravel-and-stepping-stone path along the upper pond. That will happen this week between the rains we're expecting.

Posted: Sun - October 10, 2004 at 08:52 PM           |

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