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Our is only about 2 feet deep in most areas. Under the waterfall it is somewhat deeper. There is a tree right next to the pond so we cover it to keep the ton of leaves out. The fish do pretty good at keeping the alga eaten. No mosquitoes, the fish eat the larva. The 1st spring that we had it the toads found it before the water was seasoned enough for fish. We had zillions of baby toads. Now the fish seem to control the tadpoles.
We have a pool skimmer at the front where the pump is. It catches the floating debris. There is a filter behind the skimmer basket. Then we have two filters up behind the top of the waterfall. About once every other week we take the filters out and hose them down. It take about 5 minutes. The bottom of the pond is covered with fist size round rocks. A few minutes with a net can get most debris out. We have never drained the pond. We have a water well to add water lost to evaporation so no chlorine problems.
We had 9 yards of rich topsoil delivered and the plants grow like crazy.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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