New pond !!!!!!!!

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:24 pm

Hi,

Once i had a nice little well enclosed garden with only one over looking neighbour , but now i have him and a big wall missing and what is looking like a good time for another pond, well hoping to see if i can link with my old pond hopefully giving much more water

Justin and bob popping round to see how big a hole we can dig ( mind you the size of the 360 behind my house it will be a few scoops

Have spoken to the lads doing the demo behind and they are fine with leveling my lawn and digging a hole , they said that they will loose all the mud over the site

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:54 pm

WOW Dan

That has opened up the garden and looks like a great idea especially if the guys will be helping out with the 360

this could be a fast dig out

daz2007 · Post by **daz2007** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:06 pm

wish i had him next to my back garden when mine was dug

GERRY5 · Post by **GERRY5** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:16 pm

loads of scope on this one , job and finish inside a week with that digger parked there and jason and bobs skills involved , good luck dan

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:31 pm

Fair play to the workmen....
Dan dig yourself a big hole mate

Thorny · Post by **Thorny** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:20 pm

Who`s Jason ??????
Looks good
Bob and Myself(justin) will see You saturday

john sarge · Post by **john sarge** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:26 pm

Hi Justin

Have you and Bob got another pond build

You seem to be getting a few lately

Its a shame you live so far away mate I am looking at a rebuild in the near future.

John

Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:37 pm

Just some advise really John, good old ideas from everyone, leaving Danny to make his final decisions. Danny only lives an hour from me and it will be good to see the Window he put into his pond recently.

Justin may have some work though, he will build the whole thing inside a couple of days!

GERRY5 · Post by **GERRY5** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:49 pm

sorry thorny ....slip of the keyboard there

all the excitement got to me

Thorny · Post by **Thorny** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:51 pm

Keep Me in mind John we are not scared to drive up the motorway. Its a bit like going on a Bus Mans holiday

and it gets away from our wifes for a while

(although I think they are happier about as well)
Justin

john sarge · Post by **john sarge** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:12 pm

Will do

John

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:30 pm

Hi Dan,

So go on whats the score double the size with perhaps another window

I have a feeling there are some thinking caps on over Sussex way at the moment

Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:14 pm

Thinking done!

Dandy will I'm sure explain more detail soon, but this new pond will be linked to the existing pond and take Danny's pond from 3000 gallons to approx 8500 gallons.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:52 pm

More filters and pumps

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:31 am

Hi,
Had bob & thorny down yesterday , we had a look to see what would be the best size and shape to do and we all agreeded on the same , as bob has said the new pond will be roughly 12 x 12 x 6 =5400 gallons,

This will be linked to the 3000 gallon pond via a small channel (well not to small as my biggerns wouldnt fit)

This would hold at a guess 100 gallons so should give me like bob said about 8500 gallons

the filteration is covered by what i have at the momment;
1x Aquadyne 4.4 running 4500 gph (yes i have a big pump)
1x Double bakki shower running 3500 gph
3x medo 80,s
1x medo 45
1x 23000 H/X

So the plan is to have the shower running staight off the new ponds drain
and some how use the 2 skimmers to mix the water between the ponds as small pond is where the H/X runs back to and this warmer water needs to mix with the larger pond .

Will keep you all posted on what happens