Better Farming Series 35 - Better Freshwater Fish Farming: Further Improvement (FAO, 1986, 61 p.): Bringing water to your ponds: How to fill your ponds

Better Farming Series 35 - Better Freshwater Fish Farming: Further Improvement (FAO, 1986, 61 p.)

Bringing water to your ponds

		Raising the level of your water supply
		Digging a supply ditch
		Digging a return ditch
		Controlling the water in your supply ditch
		Filling your ponds
		How to fill your ponds

How to fill your ponds

Ponds are filled one by one

· The first pond

1 close outlet
2 close sluice at corner of inlet ditch
3 open inlet sluice
4 open sluice at stream one board at a time

· The first pond will begin to fill
· Prepare the second pond

5 close outlet
6 close sluice at corner of inlet ditch
7 open inlet sluice

· When the first pond is full close the inlet sluice (3) and open the sluice at corner of inlet ditch (2)
· The second pond will begin to fill
· Continue to do this until all ponds are full

Stream

Note:
Make sure that some water is always running down the supply ditch and Into each of your ponds so that they will always be full.