Tom Baugues
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My honey do list keeps getting bigger. Actually I think I'm just slowing down. Anyway.....I have an outdoor koi pond in our back yard. It's been a few years since I've done any real maintenance to it and it's time do start. I'm doing some new landscaping next week and I also want to do something with my old waterwheel. I built this about 15 years ago. Built out of cedar. At the time I was told that it would hold up to the weather elements very well and should last a long time. It looked and worked well for about 4 years then the wood in the wheel started to dry rot and the wheel started leaking all over then eventually stopped turning. I had a small pump pumping water through a hose up to the top where it spilled onto the wheel keeping it turning. The water running over the wheel seemed to just eat away at the wood. So...my questions are.....is there a better material to build a new wheel out of or should I just plan to replace it every few years? I did not treat the wood with anything. Any suggestions? Here is a few photos of the pond and one of me "wet pets". My largest koi is about 18" long.