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Category Archives: Garden Pond
The pond pump is not working – no waterfall?
The pond pump is not working – no waterfall? No wonder!… I know I keep harping on it, been dealing all year with the left eyeball plus a detour for a kidney stone procedure means the job list is getting … Continue reading
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Garden pond pump is kaput!
Lasted six years so no complaints but…not happy about the replacement cost Price of the AQUAPRO AP1050 Waterfeature Pond Pump has increased 25% now $54.45 Remove some stuff from the left back corner so I can pull through the power … Continue reading
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Garden pond New Years tidy-up
The pot plant container box that I made a few years ago that sits up top at the back of the pond needs fixing.
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Garden pond–continued
Making progress pressure cleaned the larger rocks and arranged them back under the waterfall. Cleaned the main pump sponge filter as well as the fountain pump – add water.
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Garden pond – maintenance
The weather is right for the annual pond cleaning event, where’s that kneeling pad.
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Garden pond update-
Did some more rebuilding on the pond today under the cover of a tarp to keep the sun off my back – almost done On the way home from the horse paddocks popped into Bunnings and bought another water plant … Continue reading
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Garden pond update-
To avoid frequent cleaning of the (small) internal filter of Aquapro AP-1050 pond pump I purchased the AQUAPRO 200 x 100 x 100mm Small Prefilter Sponge for $7.98 – from Bunnings . Took me a few minutes to work out how … Continue reading
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Garden pond update
Dropped into Bunnings on the way home from the horses and got a Clam Shell Sandpit which looks the same size/shape/profile as the old one which will now act as a base for the new one.
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Garden pond update
The new clamshell fits like a glove into the old leaky one so started the rebuild process, first up is the waterfall. The waterfall diffuser is simply a vacuum cleaner hard floor nozzle tool turned upside down with the pump … Continue reading
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