Pond reference library

( a collection of articles, formulas, links, and tips)

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A

Airlocks

Algae

Algicides

Atmospheric Pressure

Automatic Water Fillers see Poolmiser

B

Bacteria

Back wash valve

Installation

Back Wash Sequence

Cleaning and Maintenance

C

Cavitation

Chemicals

Chemical Feeders

Concrete, Gunite and Shotcrete

Cost of Running a OUT-OF-POND Pump

D - E

Drainage

Electrical

Instelectricalallation

Trouble Shooting

Energy Conservation

F

Filter, Sand Overview

Filter Operation

Backwash Valve

Filter Size

Installation

Add Sand

Pressure Gauge

Air Relief Valve

Cleaning

Sand and Laterals

Fountain

Design

G

Glues and Gluing

also see Zen and the Art of Pipe Fitting

Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI)

H

Horsepower

Hydrology

I

Impeller cleaning

J - K

Koi

L

Leak Detection see Leak Detection in Troubleshooting

Repair

Leaf Trap

Liner

Types

Sizing

Installation

M - N

Nitrification

O

Overflow

Oxygen

P

Pipe

Sizing

Types

Plants

Pond Design see Pond Overview

Pond Size

Poolmiser

Installation

Operation

Pump

Sizing

Location

Installation

Plumbing

Wiring

Wiring One Speed

Wiring Two Speed

Leaf Trap

also see Zen and the Art of Plumbing

Q - R

Rebar

Rocks

S

Sand

Skimmers

Installation

Two Port

No Niche

Soil Types

System Start Up

T

Tank Fittings

Trouble Shooting

U

Ultraviolet Lights

Sizing

Installation

Underlayment

Unions

V

Vacuuming a pond

Valves

Ball

Check

Jandy Three Way

Venturi

W

Water Clarity/Water Quality

Winterizing

X, Y & Z

Zen and the Art of Plumbing

Zen and the Art of Beautiful Water

Length		foot = yard/(3) furlong = yard*(220) inch = yard/(36) centimetre = metre/(100) chain = yard*(22) decimetre = metre/(10) hectometre = metre*(100) kilometre = metre*(1000) metre = metre mile = yard*(1760) micrometre = metre/(1e6) milli-inch = yard/(36000) millimetre = metre/(1000) perch = yard*(5.5) pole = yard*(5.5) rod = yard*(5.5) yard = yard
Width		foot = yard/(3) furlong = yard*(220) inch = yard/(36) centimetre = metre/(100) chain = yard*(22) decimetre = metre/(10) hectometre = metre*(100) kilometre = metre*(1000) metre = metre mile = yard*(1760) micrometre = metre/(1e6) milli-inch = yard/(36000) millimetre = metre/(1000) perch = yard*(5.5) pole = yard*(5.5) rod = yard*(5.5) yard = yard
Depth		foot = yard/(3) furlong = yard*(220) inch = yard/(36) centimetre = metre/(100) chain = yard*(22) decimetre = metre/(10) hectometre = metre*(100) kilometre = metre*(1000) metre = metre mile = yard*(1760) micrometre = metre/(1e6) milli-inch = yard/(36000) millimetre = metre/(1000) perch = yard*(5.5) pole = yard*(5.5) rod = yard*(5.5) yard = yard
Shape		cuboid = l*w*d prism = (l*w*d)/2 pyramid = (l*w*d)/3 cone = (Math.PI*d*l*d)/12
Surface area		sq foot = sqyard/(3*3) sq furlong = sqyard*(220*220) sq inch = sqyard/(36*36) sq centimetre = sqmetre/(100*100) sq chain = sqyard*(22*22) sq decimetre = sqmetre/(10*10) sq hectometre = sqmetre*(100*100) sq kilometre = sqmetre*(1000*1000) sq metre = sqmetre sq micrometre = sqmetre/(1e6*1e6) sq mile = sqyard*(1760*1760) sq milli-inch = sqyard/(36000*36000) sq millimetre = sqmetre/(1000*1000) sq perch = sqyard*(5.5*5.5) sq pole = sqyard*(5.5*5.5) sq rod = sqyard*(5.5*5.5) sq yard = sqyard
Fish Inchage		10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10
Volume		cu foot = cuyard/(3*3*3) cu furlong = cuyard*(220*220*220) cu inch = cuyard/(36*36*36) cu centimetre = cumetre/(100*100*100) cu chain = cuyard*(22*22*22) cu decimetre = cumetre/(10*10*10) cu hectometre = cumetre*(100*100*100) cu kilometre = cumetre*(1000*1000*1000) cu metre = cumetre cu micrometre = cumetre/(1e6*1e6*1e6) cu mile = cuyard*(1760*1760*1760) cu milli-inch = cuyard/(36000*36000*36000) cu millimetre = cumetre/(1000*1000*1000) cu perch = cuyard*(5.5*5.5*5.5) cu pole = cuyard*(5.5*5.5*5.5) cu rod = cuyard*(5.5*5.5*5.5) cu yard = cuyard
Capacity		litre = v*1000 gallon = v*219.96965 pint = v*1759.75
Weight		gram = kilogram/1000 hundredweight cwt = 112*pound kilogram = kilogram ounce = pound/16 milligram = kilogram/1e6 pound = pound stone = 14*pound ton long = 2240*pound ton metric = 1000*kilogram ton short = 2000*pound tonne = 1000*kilogram