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Thread: DTF's New Pond
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18-07-2021, 04:41 PM #401
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18-07-2021, 05:52 PM #402
Too true...
I was actually hoping for a hard brexit.
The EU beauracrats are not representative of the whole of europe.
Only the french and german governments.
Most benefit from trade with us.
Once they'd have lost that and the fisheries that supply half of europe.
They would be more reasonable at the bargaining table...
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21-07-2021, 01:28 PM #403
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21-07-2021, 01:47 PM #404
What's it doing in the front mate get it plumbed in man lol . Bet it's a weight off ya shoulders now it's here tho .
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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21-07-2021, 08:47 PM #405
starting on the stand tomorrow
had to move my dechorinator pods today as they're in the way, to make way for the 20mm MDPE.
had a trip to two screwfix's both for a 20mm x 1/2" wall plate elbow both times shown in stock, and ordered for collection....
both times given a 25mm x 3/4" one...and they had no 20mm x 1/2" in stock...
but yes mate, a big relief it's finally here.
thought i was going to have to bodge a watertank for a filter until it turned up
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22-07-2021, 07:46 AM #406
Ahhhhh excellent Dave, that looks the business for sure, well worth the wait ??
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22-07-2021, 09:18 AM #407
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22-07-2021, 11:36 PM #408
Coming along great Dave, and all looking the dogs dangles mate.
Love the finish on the painted pond, and that is a fair size shower to, well worth the wait.
I'm looking forward to seeing the liner going in. Keep up the good work.
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23-07-2021, 08:04 AM #409
I did think it looked a bit of a monster mate so good job the welds are so good, how much media do you need for it ??
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23-07-2021, 06:18 PM #410
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23-07-2021, 06:21 PM #411
it'll hold 11 boxes of CSM, i've got 6 boxes static in the existing/temporary filters that will go in the shower,
and another 4 boxes to go in. 10 boxes in all about 100kgs...
i'm going to run it on a shower only and see how i get on,
though might add an extra bio/filter section in the future....
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23-07-2021, 06:31 PM #412
hopfully i've hand mixed my last bucket of flippin concrete now.
as i've had to build a duct to hold the brackets that will carry the pipes from the filter house to the pond.
dug and poured concrete for the footings this week, then laid a course of concrete blocks flat to lift it out of the ground.
i added a layer of sleepers that i had left over, drilled and fixed to the base with concrete screws.
then i used all the leftover bits of timber from the old pond, and the building of this one, to make the duct to carry the 4" and 2" pressure pipe returns, plus the 4" skimmer to the drum.
when the ponds up and running
it will be clad and insulated with 50mm celotex and fibreglass insulation before the cold weather sets in....
Last edited by davethefish1; 23-07-2021 at 09:25 PM.
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23-07-2021, 06:41 PM #413
Love this build mate detail is amazing
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"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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23-07-2021, 09:01 PM #414
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25-07-2021, 11:56 AM #415
Have to agree here, a great one to follow Dave, many people can learn stuff from your build
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25-07-2021, 02:27 PM #416
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25-07-2021, 02:58 PM #417
The forum at its best mate
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25-07-2021, 09:42 PM #418
a few more pieces of the jigsaw...
the spigot outlets are on the bottom of the shower,
but a small issue i have with that is that the CSM media will partially block the outlets,
and could potentially trap a small amount of dirt around the media sitting on the bottom, as there is no media grid for the bottom section.
soooo, i decided to make one with some filter grids i had left over from the first pond build.
i could weld some polypropylene strips to the edge but decided on the easier option of upstands made from the cut edge of the filter grid
i'll weld them to the filter grid so they don't move around when stacking the media in.
also as i'm only using one 4" outlet as i have a good drop and will only ever run at up to 20,000lph of the 40,000lph maximum
capped the other one off with a 4" flexi and a polypropylene bung on the inside that i'll silicone in to prevent dirt getting trapped in the spigot.
Last edited by davethefish1; 25-07-2021 at 10:38 PM.
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25-07-2021, 09:44 PM #419
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25-07-2021, 09:46 PM #420
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Running heater at low temp?
Covering the pond with polycarb should be enough to stop water temps dipping below 6C for the most...