Pond project

Mom was reading up on ways to make our pond stay cleaner and not have to worry so much about the filter on our pump, and found a plan to make a biological filter system. So, before the snow flies (which may be tomorrow!) we got a start on setting it up. It's a pretty simple design. you pump the water from the pond up into a big bucket/container where it then swirls around through the filter media (spongy things) that have a lot of surface area and we incoluated with good bacteria. This cleans the water and should make our pond stay nicer, easier, longer. The first photo is Mom (aka Small, but Mighty) digging out a hole for the bucket. The second photo shows the empty bucket with the intake and shows how the water will come in and then go down the pipe and out the two end pieces. The third photo shows some of the filter sponges. Mom got some black ones to put on top so it doesn't look so noticeable. We need to do a few more things, but mostly, that's it. Hopefully, our water will stay clearer and we will be in a low maintenance mode.