|
ranskye, The four inch pipes where put in so I could have water running from one pond to the other. fill one pond then the next then the next and so on, but since I have thought about problems with pond contamination I have decieded to put a cap on the pipes and run the one inch pipes to fill each pond, this way I can treat each pond seperate. Well let me say this it, was brought to my attention by you guys in early posts. Also Randy the pond guy said to do as you guys have told me. I really think I waisted my money putting in the pipes from one pond to the other.
My drain pond will be the lowest pond and I will use the shipon methed to move the water to this pond, he built the ponds so he could if he needed come back and drain the ponds and clean them out for me later. I can also use this method when draining and cleaning and prepairing my ponds.
The reason I am putting in one inch pipe is this is all my pump should be able to handle. I think what I have is what you would use for household purposes so I will have to upgrade later with a larger pump, and holding tank.
As for the drainage ditch I have not had that built yet, it will be the end of summer before I do this, when I have next three ponds built. I will only have a total of 7 ponds then and then the up coming spring I will need the drainage ditch.
Take a look at my early pics the second set that I posted, you will see that the 4 inch pipes link each pond and they are about 1 foot under the surface, I dont see where these pipes will do me any good. I may be wrong but I think I should cap them. My only concern now is how I am going to get a constant supply of air to each pond without running me a arm and a leg in cost. If I put a blower in each pond your talking about 25 dollars a month per pond, that would be 100 dollars and month for four pond 200 for eight and 300 for 12 ponds and the 400 for 16 ponds. What do you think? I mean 100 dollars a month to start up to 400 dollar at the final stage. Will the farm make enough money to be effecient. Whos to say, I think it will but I was trying to find a way cheaper than this but I can after you guys have brought this to my attention that I need to spend a little extra money on cost to keep the end cost down. Pay a little more for certain things and in the long run will be cheaper, what i mean is the cost of buying chemical to fix all my ponds plus the other cost could run me into more money than I should be spending because I wanted to go a cheap route.
|