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My pond which I try to leave alone most of the time :) (i.ibb.co)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there any circulation of the water?

Are you using aeration or a pump to create some flow?

I've considered creating something like this, but am concerned that it will more or less fill itself in with leaves/detritus over time. A neighbor did similar and while it's true there are plenty of frogs, it looks like that pond has lost maybe half of it's total water volume over five years.

We do live in a heavily forested area so external vegetation does fall/blow in more that it might in a typical open field.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no aeration or pump. The amount of plants keep it filtered. Once a year, usually halfway or near the end of summer, I jump in the pond and remove about 3/4th of all the plant material. That way you remove a lot of nitrates from the water and prevent algae(blooming) or other problems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Good to know

Thanks!