I must be mad..!!!!! Suppose i just like to dig.....!!!!

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:14 pm

Dave..
Thats the fibreglass coating mate, the drain was built into the pond and sealed...

gingeletiss · Post by **gingeletiss** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:53 am

Should of gone to Specsavers

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:24 am

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:57 pm

Just a little update, haven't had a lot of time recently, managed to run and bury the waste pipe feed up to the pond and a water feed

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After a few checks for leaks in the speed fit we have a feed.....

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The channel for the pipework has been measured and dug out.

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Cemented the pipework and sealed all the joints with gold label for double security

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Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:01 pm

Looks great Jason, are you fitting it in place over the weekend?

What about filtration, any more decisions yet????

You can always use what you have got now and change it later - I'm good at that!!!!!

tomy2ponds · Post by **tomy2ponds** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:12 pm

Looking good Jason it wont be long before you have a Koi pond again

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:14 pm

I thought it would of been up and running by now

Good luck and hope you have a good weekend and the weather holds Jason

GERRY5 · Post by **GERRY5** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:07 am

looking good jason , soon be a shiro or two in there i bet , keep the piccys coming

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:14 am

Bob.
If the weather holds out it may be in the hole on sunday, as for filtration my head is frazzled with ideas at the minute, no doubt i will change my mind again, its seems we have that in common...

Lee.
thanks mate, will be nice to pop out to the garden for a ciggy and watch the fish

Gazza.
I was never in a rush really..

As long as it was in the hole for spring, mind you, i am probably behind schedule now...

Gerry.
I can't wait to see the Cuttlebrook shiro's, i was down for helping out at the BKKS day with your good self but this holiday to Lanzarote has collided with the dates...

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:52 pm

Working nights ( again ) at the minute and i have had to complete some other jobs before i could have another little go. Today i have managed to level the sand for the base
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Insulate some of the pipework and sides.. If you were me would you insulate the air pipe...?
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jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:57 pm

Right then back to the build.....

After shall we say a small hiccup when the bottom drain pipework snapped away from the drain...

I set about the repair by firstly using goldlabel and then fibreglassing over the outside of the drain to add extra strength..
sorry no pics of the glassing as i didn't want to embarress myself..

Today i finally managed to get her in the ground with no problems ( yet...fingers crossed ) I would of had it in sooner but this week i have had to cut down a few trees that sit behind the pond site and the falling place would of been on top of it, so i moved it out the way til i had chopped them down..( by the way lads if you don't have one already get yourself a chain saw...what a bit of kit they are...

)

I have put a drain stopper in to check the external pipework and have filled the drain to see if it drops, just watched it for half hour and no loss of water yet so i will check again in the morning...

Fingers crossed.......

Only problem now is i go to Lanzarote for a week on monday when i could really be cracking on with the filter..might let the wife and son go on their own....

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Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:28 pm

Nice one Jason

I now know where to get a fibreglassing assistant from!!!!!!

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:31 pm

Bob..
Trust me mate, i would only be good for passing you a brush or a roller....

tomy2ponds · Post by **tomy2ponds** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:39 pm

Hi Jason glad to see you got there in the end well done mate,you will soon have a koi pond again

jason-m · Post by **jason-m** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:58 pm

Lets hope so Lee..gonna check water levels tomorrow and if all isok then its time to start doing the interesting things like the pipework....