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Bridgertrot, unfortunately, as soon as the end of the hose that you are holding is above the top of the water level, the water will stop coming out. It won't make any difference how long the hose is. You would have to use a pump to get it to come out while you were walking around watering the...

LOL, I do! Very sophisticated. You mean Paint, rather than Pain, I'm guessing, though it probably was a bit painful at times ;) What you're planning there is more of a 'natural pond' type arrangement rather than a standard biofilter, but I do think it's worth a try as you have planned it. To do...

Furbabymum, I think that would work. If you can make the vegetation about 50% of the size of the pond that'd be even better. I think your indicated depths are good - 4 feet for the pond and 2 feet for the biofilter. With the plants, in the biofilter I am guessing you will have plants with roots...

Glad that the drawing is helpful :) I was also thinking that you'd probably have to experiment a bit with timing of pumping.. You might also want to keep the part of the biofilter where the pond water is pumped in clear of plants, because you'd probably need to dig out the gravel there now and...

That duckponics thread is great, but I think that the author said that it did not work in the end. You need a very big biofilter to cope with duck pond water. With a big, well designed filter, it can work. You would probably not need to run the pump continuously. You can just put it on a...

You're welcome, Tweetys! I have been using a sump pump to pump out my duck ponds for about 18 months now and it has worked like a champion the whole time. If you get a unit that is built to handle large particles (mine is built to handle particles that are about 1.5 inches big) then it will not...

Tweetysvoice, for ducks, I'd abandon all thoughts of equipment made for ponds with fish and turn instead to equipment made for sludge and dirty water. So, I'd go for a submersible sump pump designed to pump out flooded, filthy basements e.g. (this is an Australian site but you get the idea)...

Sounds great, Shella I hope you post pictures etc. - we'd love to see this project online

Shella, that does make sense. I think that all of it would work very well except you will need a pretty good filter setup to get the water clear enough to return to the swimming pool. The best filter would be a biological one - i.e. a reed bed. You could have the reed bed uphill from the...

Make a ramp out of galvanized steel mesh - bend one end so it can hook over the end of the tub. Then the ducks will be able to get out when the water is low. For the outside a timber platform and ramp will help them get up and into the bath. How big is the grassed area? My ducks don't destroy...