MY POND (AT LAST)

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:56 pm

Hi Everyone
At last I can share my pond with you,

Wait for it
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24423_S_CAMERA_001.jpg[/img]

Sorry I couldn't wait
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24425_S_CAMERA_002.jpg[/img]

HERE IT IS
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24431_S_CAMERA_013.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:01 pm

next
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24435_S_CAMERA_015.jpg[/img]

One happy lady
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24437_S_CAMERA_020.jpg[/img]

Craig jetting the fibreglass down
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24441_S_CAMERA_023.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:07 pm

the fibreglass
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24491_S_CAMERA_019.jpg[/img]

pipework from skimmer
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24447_S_CAMERA_028.jpg[/img]

pipework from bottom drain to vortex
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24449_S_CAMERA_019.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:11 pm

new return being made
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24455_S_CAMERA_016.jpg[/img]

fitting's from new return
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24457_S_CAMERA_025.jpg[/img]

old return sealed
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24461_S_CAMERA_024.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:14 pm

securing the Bakki Shower
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24459_S_CAMERA_014.jpg[/img]

Bob using the grinder to sort the window frame to be able to take the glass
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24485_S_CAMERA_017.jpg[/img]

time to start adding the water

[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24463_S_CAMERA_018.jpg[/img]
the metre read's 0000035

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:18 pm

What a beautiful sight
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24465_S_CAMERA_027.jpg[/img]

the vortex is full to the brim
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24467_S_CAMERA_039.jpg[/img]

painting and tiling started
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24495_S_CAMERA_026.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:21 pm

pipework from skimmer to aquamax 5500 to UV and then to Bakki Shower
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24471_S_CAMERA_045.jpg[/img]

pipe from ball valve on the return from the vortex to Sequence 10000
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24475_S_CAMERA_041.jpg[/img]

from Sequence to heater
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24473_S_CAMERA_040.jpg[/img]

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:33 pm

what a picture
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24479_S_CAMERA_043.jpg[/img]

different angle
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24493_S_CAMERA_029.jpg[/img]

WOW
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/kimR/24483_S_CAMERA_055.jpg[/img]

I hope this give's you an idea of how it is looking. The final size came out at 12 1/2 ft by 7ft by 5ft deep, so we ended up with another half a foot on what we thought it would be, oh dear what a shame more gallonage

I added the PP on saturday and it has only just started to turn brown so hopefully it wont be to long before I can add the koi. I will be using the black box filter and pump for a few week's so it give's the shower time to mature, but the koi will be finally at home.

It has taken a long long time to finish this pond, it was started to be dug on the 28th March 2005 and it was finished on 6th May 2006, I wonder if there is a record for the longest time in building a pond

I can not thank Bob Hart enough for what he has done for me, he has made my dream come true, and I can never thank him enough for that, he has taught me so much in koi keeping and he has given me the convidence to do thing's with the koi that I thought I would never do. But the pond is the best pond in the world in my eye's and for that I will be forever in debt to Bob. So thank you Bob for everything

mag · Post by **mag** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:42 am

big hugs!!!

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:10 am

Thank's Mag I sure need them, what do you think, looking good or what

Koiette · Post by **Koiette** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:02 am

Hi Kim, looks good to me, well done,

Regards

Glenn

phoenixpete · Post by **phoenixpete** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:45 am

Hi Kim

Looks like you finally got it sorted

The last picture shows you are getting good flow out of your shower.
Are you pumping straight from your bottom drain to the shower or have you got some kind of pre-shower filter?
Glad you had a window, wouldn't have a pond without one now

atleast we are getting some nice weather to enjoy our ponds now.

xxx

p.s. any chance of bigger pictures next time?

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:21 am

Hello Kim.
It must feel great to have it finished and it looks great...! and whith summer just round the corner i hope you have many hours of enjoyment from it.....

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:54 pm

Nice one Kim i bet you are chuffed to bits with your new pond

Well done Bob put your feet up and have a rest mate jobs done

kimr · Post by **kimr** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:27 pm

Hi Everyone
Thank you for the kind comment's, I can not tell you how good it feel's to finally have it finished, the PP has gone brown so it is only a matter of waiting for the water to clear before I can put the koi in, which wont be a minute to soon.

Hi Pete
It was lovely to meet you on sunday. The pond goes to a vortex then is pumped upto the Bakki Shower, the pump is a Sequence 10000 and the pump from the skimmer is an Aquamax 5500 so there is about 2270 gallon's an hour going through the shower, I am totally amased at the amount of air the water pick's up whilst going through, I find myself just sitting watching the water

How sad.

Gazza
I make you totally right about putting his feet up, he has done an amasing job, and he didn't stop, he even fitted the while eating a pasty, what's the betting he already has the next job lined. But hasn't he done a brilliant job