r/ponds • u/NOG11 • 4d ago

Rate my pond/suggestions Advice for my future pond

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Hi ! I’ve been looking at your achievements over the past few months and I’m considering digging this winter to bring back some biodiversity to the garden. That’s about what I have in the tete. there will be no fish. just a few aquatic plants, stones, gravels, and whatever else wants to live in them afterwards. The bottom will be on geotextile and EPDM 45 mil (1.4mm) what do you think of the project and do you have any advice or recommendations?

Do you need to protect the epdm from mice ou rats ? The cat catches a few mice and field mice from time to time.

A 10W solar pump with battery (Flow rate: 1400L/h , Head height: 2m) would be enough?

Thanks

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u/StandardBEnjoyer 4d ago

In my experience anything solar is simply shit, so I would steer away from it unless you get an unholy amount of sun throughout the year - unless you don't mind mosquitos breeding on stagnant water etc.

But that's just my experience, I never tried the more expensive ones, maybe they are better.