Okay I am at the point I want to get this done.
My pond is 13l-4w-4'd.
It has stepped sided and another set of steps on both ends, the side steps drop 1' and the end steps drop 6" then 2'.
Side
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Top Down <- Return, X Wall, G Garage, F Filter, 55 55g Drum
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[___SHALLOW____] XG
[_S_]_DEEP__[_S_] <-XG F
[___SHALLOW____] XG 55
The pond is next to the wall of my house and dug into a cement planter box, the cement walls are 2' deep then I dug another 2' into the ground.
Equipment
I plan on using the following.
Carpet Padding
EPDM Liner
Laguna 1400 UV-Bio Flow
55 G Drum as an external reservoir
That is as far as I have gotten, now I have questions.
1. Should I use pond liner or should I cement it?
2. Where do I put the line in for the filter in the pond? Opposite end? Water Line? Under Water?
3. Will I need a prefilter?
4. Is this filter good?
5. Is there anything I am overlooking?
6. Should I run the plumbing under the liner? Over?
7. With the pond so close to my house's siding do I need to worry about humidity and evap effecting my house?
8. I just used a sand/mud/water mixture to make the steps on the ends, will these hold up when I put the liner in and fill her up?
9. This location only gets indirect sun, is that good/bad?
10. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I have no pond experience and am about as useless as nipples on a wooden nickle when it comes to plumbing so ANY advice is awesome.
If any of you pond masters can spare a half hour looking over what I am working on I will proffer a six pack of your choice for the help.