Jon growing on pond build - finally!

[jm123kc]

you could of used a 4" tank connector and had piece of mind for leak free pipework,but i should be ok !!oh,by the way,it looks fantastic

jon

[misterbo]

Hi Jon,
interesting to see the wooden battons used for the fillets, what type of wood did you use, is it treated in anyway, what size was it? You seem to have done a great job.
Regards Bo

[Jon W]

Hi Bo
Couldn't use a tank connector because there wasn't sufficient room around the base of the skimmer. I have packed out the joint with a massieve fillet of joining compound on the inside and outside of the joint. My main concern was it's mechanical strength. It seems pretty solid but only time will tell!

The battens were standard pine B&Q mouldings. They aren't treated in any way. From above they are sealed in by the fibreglass and from below there is a total of 20" inches of concrete (12" of original floor plus 8" of pond base) and I have never had a damp problem with the floor. I figured it wouldn't be any different from using them for an interior application and therefore there is mininal chance of rotting. My main concern was that the pressure of the water above the fibreglass might press them into the Kingspan but I think the strength of the fibreglass should negate this from happening.

Thanks for the kind comments regarding the overall job.

Cheers

Jon

[leechapman]

hi jon

looks a very good job.


have you finnished it yet???


lee

[Jon W]

Hi Lee
The pond itself is done. I will post a picture with the flowcoat done once I've cleared up a bit. I found a few "nib's" that had to be sanded down and flowcoat re-applied, so that has held things up a bit. I have left the flowcoat to cure much longer than usual because it's been so cold (about 5 weeks so far). I've sporadically covered the whole thing and used a heater to "bake" it to help the process.
I'm just starting work on the filtration system - from the bottom drain there is going to be a vortex, a CL3 and possibly some RTF units I've got lying around - need to build plinths to get everything at water level. I've got a 4 tier Coldwater Collection trickle tower which will run off the skimmer as a bakki shower.
The other major job is running a waste channel to the outside. It's not practical to attach this to our house waste system so it's got to go into a field behind the shed. Got a nasty feeling this could involve a lot of digging of drainage channels.
I hope to have the inside work complete within 4 weeks.

Cheers

Jon

[Jon W]

Hi All

I've added a few more pictures at the bottom of the first entry. The pond is now by and large complete and so far is working well.

Cheers

Jon