Very nice. Do you have to use any UV filter to keep the water clear?
We tried to startup a small koi pond this year, but had lot's of problems with algae blooms making the water all green. We also killed a bunch of fish (sad) before we found our well water needed major ph adjustment.
Any special magic tricks you have?
Thanks ksteem! Right now we don't use any special equipment to keep it clean. We use it like a manual aquaponics system to water the garden and vegetables with and back fill from a fresh water stream behind it. I looked at a filter and pump system but because of the size of the it would have to be imported unless I could make one myself. I've seen some great DIY shower Filters made from stacked plastic boxes with filter foam at the top and lava rock in the others. The water pumps in the top and filters down through the layers and out the bottom. The algae would still be a problem though if there are too many nutrients in the water. You could try adding lots of water plants to out compete the algae. It's a lot of trial and error.
Thanks for the response. We did have a few plants, but not near as many as what you have in the pic.
Appreciate the ideas, and love the way you're using for aquaponics.
Thanks, it's an ongoing project. Always changing. I'm interested to try floating reed beds directly on top of the pond. Some people use that for natural filtration with bog plants and recreate a natural ecosystem but floating.