drunkenfool
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Im gonna stock it slowly, it would kill the fish if i put them all in there straight away cos the filters just wouldnt cope. Im bringing one of the filters from the pond in hereford which has been established for a while now, but not sure how it will cope with the 2 hour journey from hereford to aberystwyth. Got some bacteria boost to help it though, and will start off with some of the smaller fish, maybe one big one  Also got a water testing kit on the way for testing ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, dissolved oxygen and ph. 
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Originally posted by drunkenfool
Im gonna stock it slowly, it would kill the fish if i put them all in there straight away cos the filters just wouldnt cope. Im bringing one of the filters from the pond in hereford which has been established for a while now, but not sure how it will cope with the 2 hour journey from hereford to aberystwyth. Got some bacteria boost to help it though, and will start off with some of the smaller fish, maybe one big one Also got a water testing kit on the way for testing ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, dissolved oxygen and ph.
keep it wet and it should be fine, dont use non-treated water on it though as will kill off the bacteria. Ive taken filters a couple fo hours away before and all been fine.
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I'm amazed at how quick you work Drunkenfool  no messing around
I would be the same if I had the money to do it  Keep up the good work
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a_j_mair
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wheres the concrete found 
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drunkenfool
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Either side of the bit of earth sticking out, where the steel rods come down from the sleepers. Theres gonna be earth for about 8" on the pond side, plus the weight of the water pushing against it too. Just stopped for another tea break, got another 14 wheelbarrow loads out, ill have to get a pic of the top end of the garden where we;ve put all the earth - it was a steep bank going to an overgrown bit but we've created an island of earth going out there now
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mwg
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How far up the sleepers will the water come?
Good progress
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drunkenfool
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Probably about 3 or 4 inches from the top. Hoping to get the liner in tonight and then fill it tomorrow when the foundations are set, we've cut the sleepers for the other wall now so got to dig the holes for the foundations and mix up some more concrete. Better get back to it anyway, got my cup of tea now
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a_j_mair
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is it just a dry mix concrete?
wish i was aloud to build a pond i my garden
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mwg
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Originally posted by a_j_mair
is it just a dry mix concrete?
wish i was aloud to build a pond i my garden
just wait till your parents are away and crack on 
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drunkenfool
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2 parts sand and 2 parts aggregate (didnt order enough aggregate so making it up from the ton of sand we have sitting on the drive ) and some water, hired a cement mixer to help (only £26 for a week and will save sooo much time as we found out on the last pond build). Right, back to work for me anyway, will update this eveining with more recent pics
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a_j_mair
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is it just a dry mix concrete?
wish i was aloud to build a pond i my garden
just wait till your parents are away and crack on
if i was doing it i would have a digger hired, anything possibile to cut out manual labour
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drunkenfool
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Finished digging the hole! Put a layer of sand in too to get rid of the sharp edges...
Also started digging out the stream, we're going to hide the two pumped feeds to the top pool under it, and the larger diameter return feed for returning the water bypassing the stream itself in the winter.
Got the underlay in...
Put the liner in, and it wasnt big enough! After a few minutes of thinking how stupid i was for ordering the wrong size, we measured the actual liner iteself and it was 5m x 5m, we ordered 7.5m x 6.5m! Rang them up but theres nothing they can do till monday, so will be tuesday delivery at the earliest now  Was hoping to get the first of the fish in there this evening!
Ah well, still got the top pool to do, and the electrics i guess so got something to keep us busy, only thing is i go back to uni on wednesday so wont have as much free time
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Looks good so far 
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jaffa
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this is my fav post for a while
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Robin
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looking very good.
did you say you're having another pond higher up?
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N90ATH
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looking gd mate its alot deeper than i fort u could proberly use it as a swimming pool before the fish go in lol
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I want ebay number please or where i can get this perfect for my lounge and the colours are spot on..
Good work though mate...I like these threads..
ui will be putting up another one soon
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Wrighty
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thats ace
i cant wait to get my own house.
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MarkM
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Brilliant work..
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by robmarriott
looking very good.
did you say you're having another pond higher up?
Yes mate, nowhere near the same size but it's going to be full of plants mainly to help the nitrite levels for the koi, give the stream a more natural look and be another nice area to be around cos thats where the BBQ area is
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by jaffa
this is my fav post for a while
Cheers
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by N90ATH
looking gd mate its alot deeper than i fort u could proberly use it as a swimming pool before the fish go in lol
Its definately deep enough to dive bomb into About 1.5m deep
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I really should get some images of our ponds etc.. Think u'd like it.
Love those pictures as well actually.... We've justr finished our stage 1 TV setup as well and need some pictures to cover the room the old TV has left... Have you got any more information on them, web links, company name etc? (Oh, cost would be good too).
Wasn't you the guy that built a pond not long ago in another house?
[Edited on 25-09-2006 by VXR]
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drunkenfool
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Links are up in this thread mate, and yes it was me that built another one but i moved out of there now to uni so making a bigger and better one
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drunkenfool
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Updated the thread on the koi forum and forgot to on here...
Finished digging the hole! Put a layer of sand in too to get rid of the sharp edges...
Also started digging out the stream, we're going to hide the two pumped feeds to the top pool under it, and the larger diameter return feed for returning the water bypassing the stream itself in the winter.
Got the underlay in...
Put the liner in, and it wasnt big enough! After a few minutes of thinking how stupid i was for ordering the wrong size, we measured the actual liner iteself and it was 5m x 5m, we ordered 7.5m x 6.5m! Rang them up but theres nothing they can do till monday, so will be tuesday delivery at the earliest now Was hoping to get the first of the fish in there this evening!
Ah well, still got the top pool to do, and the electrics i guess so got something to keep us busy, only thing is i go back to uni on wednesday so wont have as much free time
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