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I salvaged this old water tank and turned it into a wildlife pond. I'm in new territory here, do you guys have any tips? (feddit.uk)

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[–] thisismyrealname@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

a bog filter would be good to help clear the water up a bit

[–] Nimrod@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Agreed 100%

Also called “wetland upflow filtration”

You can build one for pretty cheap on a pond of this size. Just make sure you have an easy way to access the manifold for cleaning. I’ll bet with a pond this size you could make a bog filter with just a single 55gal drum. Head to gardenpondforum.com and start searching/reading.

I have a 2000 gal pond using a fairly massive bog as the only filtration, and my water stays crystal clear all year. And I’ve got a pile of fish in there, as well as 5 ducks that love using it as a toilet. Bog filters are the only way.