Simply Koi and More Koi

Hi all The digging is done for the mo, i hit a small problem, as when i fitted the bottom drain 5 years ago i put more concrete in than i remember... :shock: had to hit with a kango hammer, next doors love me... :P Anyhow, the pipework for the uplifts are in and the 1st concrete base is down, blockw...

I removed the liner last night, and made a start. Today around 3 tonne has been dug out, a bit more 2mor and the bottom will be leveled. Another skip will be here Mon morn and another foot or so will be coming out. The pain is coming along quite well now..... :twisted: Bob, i was!!! Its a bit slow g...

and so the saga continues....complete with supervisor....

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Cheers Terry, i was happy with it, i did its job well, but being a liner always niggled me little, equipment etc has also moved on somewhat in the last 5 years, so the the time had come....that Mr Walker has a lot to answer for.... :twisted: Now then Bro...this one aint goin nowhere, but theres room...

Its never ending Lee.... :shock: Gazza, Im having to work around the existing ring beam, but basically the same shape 7' deep end, 6' shallow end. (deep end nearest house) 17'x9' raised up another couple of foot or so. 6 air uplifts to waste at the deep end, returns at the shallow. 2 nexus 200 eazys...

Hi Pete,

Yep, block, render and fibreglass, dont ya just love it....
Updates will follow.....

From the old pond, which has served me well, to this....filter bays gone, and the tunnel through for the side feeds, one down one to go. [img]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/Streamflow/old%20pond/1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/Streamflow/old%20pond/3.jpg[/img] [img]ht...

Thanks for the pics Gazza, i would need a ladder to see in top tho... small footprint tho which is good...
Chi, how about a fluid bed with K1? in, ive seen good results with these...

TT/BHM is looking odds on at the mo.....

Hi Chrissy, Hows your pond project coming on? Im after maintance free if poss, the filtration unit? will be in the centre rear of the pond blended into the rockery, so will be a little akward to get to, im having to work around existing pond works. But.. it may come in handy for the q-pond....ive se...

Jules, im well EA 'd up!! 2 nexus, i wanted something different for that end off the pond, that would help the flow of the system, i was going to run it thro a waterfall for the time being but now im thinking just do it all in 1 hit... I was looking at those too simon, its just the cleaning bit.... ...

DATT sounds like a plan.... :lol: any pics? turnover will be approx 1250gs thro each skimmer, and like you say i might as well make use of em. It can be hidden if ness or incorparated into a rockery, to be honest im not to bothered if it looks ok, the cosmetics come later if you know what i mean.......

Hi all, Seeing as the pond build is in full swing now, i need some ideas on what to do with my skimmer water. There will be 2 skimmers, both fed off separate pumps and returned thro a -------- (please fill in the gap!!). Im thinking either sieve, static K1 or a bakki shower. The querry with a shower...

Hi all, I have been watching this with interest, i bought myself an orp meter earier this year for one reason, if i need to use PP. I do have it in-line tho, just to see whats going on in the pond. Now, do i trust it, no not really. I calibrate to a high standard (thanks to Chi and Gazza) but i stil...

It looks like theres some K3 on the way to, ive just got off the phone with the "chip man" but i'll leave it to him for the low-down.... Gazza, just noticed, thats one hell of a probe you got there in that chamber on the left..... :lol: i know you like testing, but come-on.... :lol: :lol: ...