Water Gardening: Pond Pump Question & Building on a Slope , 0 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
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I don't mean to bombard you with a lot of questions, however.....

Where on that slope would you put the pond? My concern is if you have the pond at the bottom of the slope, that there would be a lot of run off water after rains.

The pump should just lift out from it's location. Do you know what type of pump? Is it a waterfall pump with a skimmer? If there are no leaks with your mothers' pond, I would salvage whatever you can - can you take the liner? Is there a skimmer and can you take that as well? How big was your mother's pond?

We have a number of pumps and there is a waterfall pump that fits inside our skimmer. The skimmer is opposite our main waterfalls as this pushes the water from the falls towards the skimmer and creates a current towards the skimmer to take whatever leaves or debris that is on top of the water to the skimmer.

How many koi did your mother have? Koi require quite a bit of room.

I would read as much as possible on the subject. Putting in a pond is a lot of work, but more than worth the work involved as you will reap the benefits for a very long time. This forum is a very good starting place.....

Carolyn