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Posted by on September 8, 2008, 3:21 pm
hi,
At my place of work they had some flowerbeds which they turned into
small fountain / ponds.. They dug them up, put down liner and rocks,
installed a pump then hid it, put in a drain if the water gets too
high and it was done. Looked easy and Im going to do the same in my
backyard. I had a thought, why not make the basin a bit deeper, maybe
the size of a hottub, then I could jump in it from time to time and
cool off in the summer. Would I need a special filter for this? does
anyone sell a standalone heater and jets to make it a hot tub pond?
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Posted by RickH on September 8, 2008, 4:30 pm
On Sep 8, 2:21=A0pm, Strangw...@gmail.com wrote:
> hi,
> At my place of work they had some flowerbeds which they turned into
> small fountain / ponds.. They dug them up, put down liner and rocks,
> installed a pump then hid it, put in a drain if the water gets too
> high and it was done. Looked easy and Im going to do the same in my
> backyard. I had a thought, why not make the basin a bit deeper, maybe
> the size of a hottub, then I could jump in it from time to time and
> cool off in the summer. =A0Would I need a special filter for this? does
> anyone sell a standalone heater and jets to make it a hot tub pond?
Heed my advice a pond is not easy to build and not easy to maintain
and thats just a relatively dirty pond for fish, even those need a
floor drain to be proper, plus filtration and bacterial culture
maintenance.
As for a human-use hot tub built with a pond liner, forget it, just go
out and buy a hot tub you will same much money and labor. The list of
safety issues here is just too long to list, plumbing, electrical,
bacterial, rising ground water under the liner, drainage, etc.
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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on September 8, 2008, 5:15 pm
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:21:09 -0700 (PDT), Strangways@gmail.com wrote:
-snip-
> I had a thought, why not make the basin a bit deeper, maybe
>the size of a hottub, then I could jump in it from time to time and
>cool off in the summer. Would I need a special filter for this? does
>anyone sell a standalone heater and jets to make it a hot tub pond?
Here's a start-
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2002-08-01/Natural-Swimming-Pools.aspx
I don't think a 100 degree hot tub would be compatible with much pond
life-- but if you want parts there are always free hot tubs on Craigs
list.
Jim
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Posted by on September 8, 2008, 7:02 pm
wrote:
>On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:21:09 -0700 (PDT), Strangways@gmail.com wrote:
>
>-snip-
>> I had a thought, why not make the basin a bit deeper, maybe
>>the size of a hottub, then I could jump in it from time to time and
>>cool off in the summer. Would I need a special filter for this? does
>>anyone sell a standalone heater and jets to make it a hot tub pond?
>
>Here's a start-
>http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2002-08-01/Natural-Swimming-Pools.aspx
>
>I don't think a 100 degree hot tub would be compatible with much pond
>life-- but if you want parts there are always free hot tubs on Craigs
>list.
>
>Jim
Just be aware if the neighbors rat you out to code enforcement you
will probably have to bring this "pond" up to swimming pool standards.
(bonding, entrapment protection, sanitation etc)
bathe quietly
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Posted by Red Green on September 9, 2008, 12:38 am
Strangways@gmail.com wrote in
> hi,
> At my place of work they had some flowerbeds which they turned into
> small fountain / ponds.. They dug them up, put down liner and rocks,
> installed a pump then hid it, put in a drain if the water gets too
> high and it was done. Looked easy and Im going to do the same in my
> backyard. I had a thought, why not make the basin a bit deeper, maybe
> the size of a hottub, then I could jump in it from time to time and
> cool off in the summer. Would I need a special filter for this? does
> anyone sell a standalone heater and jets to make it a hot tub pond?
One word on this:
FrogsFrogdungAlgaeRottingleavesSnakesBirdcrapSnalesSlugsDeadinsectsDeadrodentsPollenDirtDiseasePondscumEtc
These are all good things as a pond is an balanced ecosystem. Keyword is POND.
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