Alan Braunton

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great looking natural stone ponddigger, how long have you had the set up and do you have plans to introduce some plants I think it would look perfect after a few years

al

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Hello ponddigger

Oasis Clear pond 50 uv paired with a blagdon fh10,000, th pump is too powerfull so I had to fit a y-junction to reduce the flow into the filter box as it overflowed with the amount of water being pumped into it.  The y-junction has an adjustable outlet so I can alter the flow going into the box with the remainder being pumped onto the surface of the pond helping keeping the water moving and the supply of oxygen

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hi

this will look great once the plants have time to establish and smooth the lines

well done

sparrows

We heard about this problem a few years ago so we now have eight bird boxes and have opened up the plastic grilles to help the nesting process.  Around the house we also have five feeders costing a small fortune but we love to hear and see the 422 squadron which at its peak must have forty birds, all in a 60 foot garden 

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again thanks and as mentioned first year with this set up so just a temp position for the filter box.. I am thinking of maybe hiding it with some giant ferns but will give it some thought with the help of you guys.

Am tryng you again with some more pics the first taken two days ago before the bulb planting session. Please dont destroy me over the rather stupid sweet pea attempt

Birds

i have screwed plastic plates underneath as a temp measure and they land on them and gobble up the otherwisw waste niger seed.  I agree for such tiny birds they create such a mess (god bless em)  I have a gang of eight and they cost me a fortune.  However my fav bird is the little wren that darts around the waterfall but is too damm quick for me to photograph. 

Also earlier this year we had a lovely looking rat but it was soon joined by some others so I had to remove them

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Hi peeps

A couple of days off and the dreaded bulb planting season (my poor back) still done now well until some more arrive next week.

In response to some members some more pics the first I took yesterday prior to the bulbs and a small wall build, luckily it wasnt too windy so the wall survived its first night without falling over.

Oh well pics wont upload

al

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Just ordinary netting, anything to keep the leaves producing methane gas.

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thanks for the heads up on that patrevlil, we will take due care

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thought you peeps might like to see the pond in those long dark days of winter and some other random stuff

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Hi Newbie here