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09-12-2020, 01:36 PM #1
Jump guards
Hi all, so thinking of installing some glass jump guards around my pond rather than just sitting back and been complacent until the inevitable happens. My question is regarding the longest piece of glass guard. The front of my pond will have the longest piece approx 2.5 metres. I like the stainless posts were the glass slots in from the top. Is 2.5m too long for 10mm glass? I have a window of 1m in the middle of the front wall so if I would need 2 extra posts where the window starts and ends which would mean it's divided into 3 pieces of glass which basically doubles the cost. Any thoughts on this? Hoping i could go 1 piece at 2.5m
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09-12-2020, 01:41 PM #2
here's a pic of the front wall to give you a better idea
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09-12-2020, 04:32 PM #3
I'm thinking of doing similar, as I had one jump out and got munched by a fox a few months back.
I'd say go for perspex or poly carb, rather than glass. If one were to break for whatever reason, I wouldn't want shards of invisible glass in the pond.
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09-12-2020, 05:23 PM #4
Just a thought as you have a pergola, A guy I collected my filter from had a pergola and he had a big solid polycarbonate sheet attached via the 4 corners with rope, up to a pully on the middle then again down to a pully at the side so when he wasn't out at the pond not only was it safe from predators, but also from them jumping out. This is the route I would take with a pergola and still may do so if I end up building one. This way there is no worry of storing the polycarbonate over winter and I personally am not a great fan of the look with jump guards
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09-12-2020, 07:18 PM #5
Mine are 12mm toughened and polished all round glass - all 300 high and longest is circa 2.5m seen in the last photo
I did wonder about a worst case scenario if one would shatter, but same could be said for many a thing around the pond, walls etc. so I went with glass for scratch resistance and general upkeep/appearance - they will be draped with quadrupled/folded dust sheets when ever I cut the grass, along with widows that will have boards placed in front of them.
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09-12-2020, 11:13 PM #6
Thanks for the advice chaps after having a think about the suggestions I've decided to go polycarbonate with support posts at the front to stop the flex and fix some clamps to the pergola uprights which is a very cost effective solution for me.
I will post some pics when the materials arrive if I'm happy with the results
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10-12-2020, 01:54 AM #7Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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11-12-2020, 07:30 PM #8
My perspex in the middle panel over the window spans the whole 2m width of the window so is around 220cm long (in 10mm perspex with stainless posts).
I found if I just use the clamps with their rubber inserts alone, over time that panel will flex slightly. But the clamps on mine also came with a peg to go through a drilled hole in the perspex. When I drilled mine and put the pegs in, it holds the perspex taught so hardly any flex in wind etc.
Ive not had any issue with them since installing. When they are clean you cant really even see them. My mother when she visited asked what was to stop the fish just jumping over the window. She couldn't even see that sheet at all2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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04-02-2021, 06:49 PM #9
HI what makes fish jump?is it parasites?had mine 15 years and they never jump.thanks
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04-02-2021, 06:52 PM #10
Water pram
mating
New ponds /new fish
Parasites
Air pressure ie thunderstorm
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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06-02-2021, 03:41 PM #11
So a bit of an update on this thread, yesterday i finally collected my pond guards from the fabricators, after waiting almost a month for them to get the right material in stock. They are made from 10mm clear acrylic and cost £150 to make. The posts and corner brackets cost an additional £50, so all in all a cost effective way of protecting the fish. Much cheaper than laminated glass. I have just dry fitted for now and will fix the posts to the coping stones as soon as we get a break in the bad weather.
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PS not sure why my images have flipped but cant seem to correct them???
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06-02-2021, 03:45 PM #12
Hahahahaha is that Hull , Australia
look great once I stopped the blood rush to my head , interested to see with the protection removed as to clarity
keep the pics coming1000 gal
2 x Hozelock 6000ltr 9W UV
Allpond Spin Filter 8000 11W UV
Blagdon pond oxy 640 ltr/hr
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06-02-2021, 03:50 PM #13
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even tried flipping them and saving them again to my laptop, but still end up wrong way ???
Aaahhh!!! so fustrating!!
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06-02-2021, 03:52 PM #14
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06-02-2021, 03:53 PM #15
sorry pal I aint that switched on with computers and programmes etc
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Was looking to see if you could rotate image , I cant see it . . .doesnt mean it aint possible, just need someone more savvyLast edited by Wain; 06-02-2021 at 03:57 PM.
1000 gal
2 x Hozelock 6000ltr 9W UV
Allpond Spin Filter 8000 11W UV
Blagdon pond oxy 640 ltr/hr
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06-02-2021, 03:59 PM #16
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06-02-2021, 04:05 PM #17
I got them locally from a place called Kingston Plastics
Not sure if they are online
I took them a drawing / sketch of what I needed
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06-02-2021, 04:50 PM #18
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06-02-2021, 04:57 PM #19
No got them off evil bay
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06-02-2021, 06:42 PM #20
Aquaforte Dm vario 20000 pumps
Still for sale. Postage available for cost Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk