This was my pond prior to the road widening:
It was a big hole in the ground dug out by a backhoe, no liner, no bentonite, just dirt. There was a dedicated hose turned on to a drip to allow for seepage and evaporation.
This is my pond AFTER the road widening project. The foreman figured seepage would harm the block retention wall at the street frontage, so they added a pond liner:
The water is so green it's almost thick. ANd yesterday I saw it is TEEMING with mosquito larvae. There is a filter that circulates the water. A couple days ago I pumped out 3/4 of the water and then added fresh water. The filter medium is coated with silt. So tomorrow I plan to dump it out and rinse it off. Today Mosquito Abatement came out and sprayed a bit of oil over the water. She's going to come back in a couple weeks and give me some more mosquito fish.
Any suggestions are welcome.
It was a big hole in the ground dug out by a backhoe, no liner, no bentonite, just dirt. There was a dedicated hose turned on to a drip to allow for seepage and evaporation.
This is my pond AFTER the road widening project. The foreman figured seepage would harm the block retention wall at the street frontage, so they added a pond liner:
The water is so green it's almost thick. ANd yesterday I saw it is TEEMING with mosquito larvae. There is a filter that circulates the water. A couple days ago I pumped out 3/4 of the water and then added fresh water. The filter medium is coated with silt. So tomorrow I plan to dump it out and rinse it off. Today Mosquito Abatement came out and sprayed a bit of oil over the water. She's going to come back in a couple weeks and give me some more mosquito fish.
Any suggestions are welcome.