New 3000L pond build

Done as the tutorial says John but still not working!!

i'll try again tomorrow

Join the club icant get the hang of posting photo either

pond looks great

Are you doing the building yourself?. Very professional looking.

what filter system are you going to enstall ?

That will look great!

Shame u havent build glass wall on one side. Saw ponds like that and it looks deadly.

Good luck with the project.

Tom

Ger u could turn it into a jacussi

Looking good especially the two walls built with the 4inch on flat for solid strength,for 100% peace of mind I would have ran the 4inch on flat around the other two sides especially against the 4 inch built on edge boundary wall.Is that wall tied into the shed wall which if it was would be on the plus side being a strengthener,if not I would get some heavy duty L brackets rawbolted to that wall inside the pond and the shed blockwork wall .Best of luck with your project....

paulv wrote:

Are you doing the building yourself?. Very professional looking.

Cheers.........I did some of the block building but after about 3 hours in my 'very professional' mate arrived and put the finishing touches to the block building and did all the plastering inside............he did say if I ever get fed up with chefing there's a job there being his labourer,which I was well chuffed with ......now in saying that he said it with a bit of a grin on his face!!

Ger

robert wrote:

what filter system are you going to enstall ?

There's an All pond solution filter rated for up to 5000L when fully stocked that also has an 11w uv steriliser that I was looking at.............I will also be putting a water feature on the shed wall,but a fountain feature i'm not sure of.

Ger

helix8008 wrote:

That will look great!

Shame u havent build glass wall on one side. Saw ponds like that and it looks deadly.

Good luck with the project.

Tom

Cheers......the glass wall was thought about alright but I foreseen trouble down the road so went with the safer concrete option.

Ger

alan wrote:

Ger u could turn it into a jacussi

Hmmmm nothing 100% decided yet Alan!!

Ger

nomad wrote:

Looking good especially the two walls built with the 4inch on flat for solid strength,for 100% peace of mind I would have ran the 4inch on flat around the other two sides especially against the 4 inch built on edge boundary wall.Is that wall tied into the shed wall which if it was would be on the plus side being a strengthener,if not I would get some heavy duty L brackets rawbolted to that wall inside the pond and the shed blockwork wall .Best of luck with your project....

Cheers Man.........On the other side of that wall there is a concrete storage that is slightly higher than the pond.......they use to use it for storing coal but now everything and anything is in it.....very solid and she told me she has no desire to knock it down in the future and if she ever did I will be the first to know.

Ger

Firstly thanks John for sorting the pics out,much appreciated as always

I still have to put some kind of rock work on top that will go all around.......something i'll look at next week..........then water in and with a bit of luck all will be good.............after that i'll build it internally ie. filter,plants,fish etc. ............all in good time and i'll update as things change,cheers all

Ger

Ger , have a look at the aps box filter system , what i use is the 3 box systen with the 36watt uv on my pond 2500 litres . I have modified it by putting drains on each box , also removed the sponges from the last box and filled with 15 kg biohome ultimate media , pump is a hozelock aqua 8000 litres an hour so turning the pond over at about 3 times an hour , water is crystal clear . Its about 4 years old now think it cost around 400euro . The pond is overstocked but all ok . Its just a thought

Well that's a plus if it is built up as far as the shed in your neighbours side,are you lining that with a pond liner?if so it would allow for any slight settlement, or flex in that wall.

Ger , just had a look at aps website the bf 9000 is the filter i think you are talking about , my personnel opinion is that it isnt big enough for your pond , particularly if you are going for koi and an 11 watt uv will struggle to keep your amount of water clear particularly in the event of getting a good summer . Its just my opinion . Dont know where your based but i am in tallaght and your welcome to have a look at my system if you want . Robert

From chopping veg to labouring for a blocky, big change of career

Very nice Ger

Replying so I can follow this! Keeps us updated.

Ok another attempt at posting a pic (just the one this time but still not happening!!)

Anyway if John can sort it out 'Again' I put a slate along the top.......pic don't do it justice as there is a really nice grain going through it so well pleased with the finish.

The APS filter I was originally looking at was a PF-8000 but i'm now looking at the PF-12000...........Filter ratings are always exaggerated I know but this one says its suitable for ponds with heavily stocked Koi up to 6000L.......now as I have no plans to overstock the pond I think it will more than do the job for me.

I ordered lights the other day from England so I might have them by the end of the week or early next week..........they are a 4 piece spot lights with 36 LED in each so they should look good..........there is also a little over 4 foot between each light so they will be nicely spaced out aswell.

Once I get the equipment right I will be looking at plants and of course fish.........a Koi only pond was my initial thinking but I might leave that for a year or two and go with a mixed bag of fish for now......Comets,orfe etc,......we will see in the coming weeks how this pans out.

Also looking for suggestions on painting the inside? or should I leave it as is? cheers

Ger

Edit - uploaded, will try to discover later why your links won't work. Have to go out now - dreaded NCT!!!
John

Paint it black ger it will highlite the fishes colour also if u dont paint it ul have to fush it out about 50 times before ye use it

ger310 wrote:

Edit - uploaded, will try to discover later why your links won't work. Have to go out now - dreaded NCT!!!
John

Cheers John.........and good luck with the NCT!!

alan wrote:

Paint it black ger it will highlite the fishes colour also if u dont paint it ul have to fush it out about 50 times before ye use it

I was thinking of just putting a clear sealant on it as I filled it to about a foot and the 'now' dark grey didn't look too bad...........black was always my first choice Al but a mate suggested aqua blue aswell so i'm not sure now.

Ger

Black is the only way ger and i think that much blue would be an eyesore to be honest im gna do a pond next year and i was thinking of making my own filter as there dosnt seem to be much too it and the comercial ones are v expensive

hi Ger , glad you went for the bigger filter , I would paint the entire inside of the pond with G4 in black ,its brilliant stuff . two coats will do , the second coat has to go while the first coat is still tacky ,then allow at least 24hrs to dry . weather its goldfish or koi you will have to net the pond unless you want to feed the herons

alan wrote:

Black is the only way ger and i think that much blue would be an eyesore to be honest im gna do a pond next year and i was thinking of making my own filter as there dosnt seem to be much too it and the comercial ones are v expensive

Have yeh any links on making them DIY filters Al?

robert wrote:

hi Ger , glad you went for the bigger filter , I would paint the entire inside of the pond with G4 in black ,its brilliant stuff . two coats will do , the second coat has to go while the first coat is still tacky ,then allow at least 24hrs to dry . weather its goldfish or koi you will have to net the pond unless you want to feed the herons

Any idea were i'd pick up G4 in Dublin (northside preferably)?

These are the guards I was on about in an earlier post.....what yeh think?

www.heronsolutions.co.uk/index.html