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    Extreme Koi Member Rank = Adult Champion anne's Avatar
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    Butterfly koi, maybe your local garden centre, failing that, on line ''Aquatics to your door '' do them ...Tel 01293749046 or
    01293776377
    And Cascade koi and aquatics retail.....Tel 01617643760...

    Fred on here used to buy koi on line, maybe from one of the above Companies

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    I want to get specific colours though.

    I’d like a completely jet black butterfly koi

    And a completely white butterfly koi
    Then I’d like to view a few different coloured ones and pick some which a lot of these places just have a “assorted mix butterfly koi”


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    Have a look on cascades site, Purachina butterfly koi ( think its spelt right ) white..' £199.00
    and Aquatics to your door have single coloured butterfly koi, so maybe worth having a look on line or give them a ring and
    ask if they can source what you are after, look before you buy type of thing ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve9814 View Post
    Well I’ve been on the phone to Atlantica gardens today.

    He mentioned a frame and I never knew frames were so you could put the glass on the outside of the pond which Is cool.

    Looking at getting one of those but it’s 5 weeks on back order.


    That means I can’t pour the concrete for 5 weeks unfortunately.

    Aiming to have all the dirt removed tomorrow/Thursday then I’ll have a slow 5 weeks framing the concrete forms


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    The owner is a diamond. Could nt do enough for you.
    Service is 1st class
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    Quote Originally Posted by anne View Post
    Butterfly koi, maybe your local garden centre, failing that, on line ''Aquatics to your door '' do them ...Tel 01293749046 or
    01293776377
    And Cascade koi and aquatics retail.....Tel 01617643760...

    Fred on here used to buy koi on line, maybe from one of the above Companies
    I bought my butterfly koi from cascade
    Fred

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    I’m thinking of skipping the frame and using the spare cash to go for a 3m window instead.

    I’m thinking aswel that the window being inside the pond is a bit less likely to be hit by any kids playing than a window on the outside.

    My back feels like it’s snapped from digging atm though. Think I slipped a disc so I can’t even move off the sofa. Will have to wait a couple of days until I can make a replica out of timber to ensure it fits round my tight corners in my house


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    Well grab lorry took the first half of dirt today.

    He overloaded it and took 18 tonnes....

    Can’t believe I’ve dug that much soil out of the ground with a spade...

    Easily got another 15 tonnes left tomorrow


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    I'd certainly save your cash and go frameless, that window will be huge!!

    Well done on digging that log out by hand!

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    Yeah I miscalced the cost of frame when you asked. The glass works our like 900 and the frame 1100


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    How thick does a concrete slab for the base really need to be?

    I have so far worked with an estimate of 20cm but if I can get away with less that be better for me


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    Also looking for peoples opinions

    I’m thinking of enclosing all 3 sides of my pond with a tiled wall. Only the front 5m side of the pond with a 3m long window will be open.

    Does this sound like a stupid idea? Wife came and took a recking ball to my designs today Pond build


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    Baring in mind my garden is quite small the back 5m wall of my pond is the boundary with a garden fence anyway, the right side of my pond is a garden fence
    And the left side will be the shed wall housing the filter


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    Steve,

    Remember at some point you will want to put a net in your pond and catch some fish! Saying that my pond backs directly on to an 8 foot brick wall so it is long and thin, about 2 feet at the narrowest and 8 feet at the widest (and deepest) part and 28 feet long.

    Kenny

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    Yeah that’s the same as mine. 5m long 1.6m wide so reaching with a net shouldnt be an issue


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    Anyone know where I can buy cheap rebar?

    I need L bars and straight 3mm 10mm dia bars.

    I found https://www.reinforcementproductsonline.co.uk/

    But when I go to order it says no delivery quotes to your area right now. And I can’t get them to answer the phone.

    They are selling rebar for less than 2 quid a bar...

    Other places online are over 10 quid a bar.

    The difference is 300 quid to 1000 quid for everything I need elsewhere


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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve9814 View Post
    Anyone know where I can buy cheap rebar?

    I need L bars and straight 3mm 10mm dia bars.

    I found https://www.reinforcementproductsonline.co.uk/

    But when I go to order it says no delivery quotes to your area right now. And I can’t get them to answer the phone.

    They are selling rebar for less than 2 quid a bar...

    Other places online are over 10 quid a bar.

    The difference is 300 quid to 1000 quid for everything I need elsewhere


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    I got my rebar from eBay mate don’t think the price was that bad either.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve9814 View Post
    Anyone know where I can buy cheap rebar?

    I need L bars and straight 3mm 10mm dia bars.

    I found https://www.reinforcementproductsonline.co.uk/

    But when I go to order it says no delivery quotes to your area right now. And I can’t get them to answer the phone.

    They are selling rebar for less than 2 quid a bar...

    Other places online are over 10 quid a bar.

    The difference is 300 quid to 1000 quid for everything I need elsewhere


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    I got my rebar from eBay mate don’t think the price was that bad either.


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    Managed to get intouch with the company.

    Got over 100 pieces of 3m rebar 10mm thick


    Subbase going down today




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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    See attached photos

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    Just curious, did you use standard 4" underground pipe or was it a swimming pool type grade ??

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    Pressure pipe , bought from JBR plastics .
    Expensive but fit in and forget. Not worth using anything else.

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