Too the people that think my plans are nuts
...........I went to see a highly regarded, pond dude here in Ktown (Kelowna, BC). He works for an irrigation and pond supply company. I showed him my plans and we yapped for over an hour probably! He was super excited about it, even accidently ignoring other customers coming in...! Oooops! He wants to help me set this system up, and see it working also. He said my ponds will be a bit of work setting up, but once done, they should be awesome and low maintenance...He put away his filter catalogue and the skimmer one hit the shelf also, once I suggested what I had planned for my DIY cheap alternative. LOL! I'm not even gonna say what that is....