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Post by jason-m »

Bob that looks lovely and smooth from here... :o
Are you pleased with the results mate..?
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Post by dannyboy »

Bob,

Looking good mate :P hopefully mine will look as good as that, now dont you go to bed to late tonight you here, :P :P :P :P
see you at 9,
Red or Brown on that BACON :shock: :shock:

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Jason - yeah it's looking good

Dan - I'll try not to drink too much red tonight - Brown
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bob...very smart indeed , super glass job there mate.
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Post by fatherted »

Another fantastic job Bob. Don't know how you fit it all in. :lol:
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Post by kayoss »

Looking good Bob - and a neat bit of glassing too! :D
Cheers

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Post by Gazza »

Hey Bob thats looking pretty good mate and if its a smooth as your other work its a winner :wink:
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Post by Bob Hart »

Filled it up tonight after completing the filtration.

472 gallons, started the pump up, 930 gallons/hour.

Think that will do nicely and keep the Koi on the move!
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Post by Andy E »

What filtration are you putting on it? same as before??

Looks great.

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Post by Bob Hart »

Much the same Andy. Currently it's just a 2 foot diameter Vortex, Aquamax 5500 HX and some pipe up to the height of where the showers will be.

Vortex will have an Easy fitted when I make it and I'm making a mould to make some 2 foot long shower trays from Fibreglass. I'll probably have them 3 high and fill with BHM. May have to be stacking boxes to start off though.

Will add some pictures of the current filtration at the weekend.
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Post by macaws fly »

Bob, you seem to have a new string to your bow :D :D
i bet your thinking "why didn't i ever try fibreglassing years ago"?

my one piece of advice to you if your making your own moulds would be to use lots of silicon free wax and a liberal coat of PVA release agent (special purple sticky liquid)

P.S. i know who to call for help when i get round to the new pond :wink:
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Post by Bob Hart »

Lots of wax was used before on another mould I made, came off real easy.

I dont think I have the time to take up glassing Mark and it's very smelly and itchy
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Bob, SMELLY my growing on room / garage still stink :twisted: :twisted:

DAN :wink: :wink: :D :D
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Post by Gazza »

Come on Danny wheres all the pictures is it finished yet and filled with water :?: :wink:
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Post by Bob Hart »

Dan - you want to smell my car!

Where's the pictures, as Gazza says? It cant be that bad can it??????
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