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Pond plans for New Year
Mike Patterson wrote:
Planning to reconfigure for a a bottom drain, a skimmer, and replumb in April/May. Might add a second waterfall as part of the redesign. Most of you that replied are changing and adding plumbing. For the novice that is now planning to get into the pond construction. What is the WORST decision you made when you built your pond(s)? The BEST? Chip |
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Pond plans for New Year
"Chip" wrote in message ... Mike Patterson wrote: Planning to reconfigure for a a bottom drain, a skimmer, and replumb in April/May. Might add a second waterfall as part of the redesign. Most of you that replied are changing and adding plumbing. For the novice that is now planning to get into the pond construction. What is the WORST decision you made when you built your pond(s)? The BEST? ================================== We didn't use a concrete berm at the start so the berm started to collapse after a few years. We finally had to pull the liners and redo the berms on both ponds. No small job. It now has a cement berm with rebar going deep in to the ground and bars in the concrete itself to prevent cracking or moving. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Pond plans for New Year
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:48:46 CST, Chip wrote:
Most of you that replied are changing and adding plumbing. For the novice that is now planning to get into the pond construction. What is the WORST decision you made when you built your pond(s)? The BEST? Chip If I knew then what I know now my koi pond would have been one big pond with bottom drain(s). Even though it is pretty as is, I would like to have more gallons for my fish. I've had to sell a lot of fish due to them growing. The current koi pond now has a vacuum bottom drain & skimmer added after the fact. I also think I would have saved/spent more money and put in vortex filters. My DIY filter is fine, doesn't require a lot of maintenance, but it would be so nice to just pull a gate valve to drain and hose down, rather than what I currently do. There is a big difference agility-wise between the ages of 41 and 53 so I've found out. At least I won't be doing the demon pond next summer so that will save my back for my own yard work. The lily pond was done after I was a little smarter, why it was put in with a bottom drain and skimmer thru the liner. Even if it took 6 years to finally get the filter connected. ;-) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Pond plans for New Year
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:48:46 CST, Chip wrote:
Mike Patterson wrote: Planning to reconfigure for a a bottom drain, a skimmer, and replumb in April/May. Might add a second waterfall as part of the redesign. Most of you that replied are changing and adding plumbing. For the novice that is now planning to get into the pond construction. What is the WORST decision you made when you built your pond(s)? The BEST? Chip Worst decision? Not to wait, save up the $$, take the time to do it right and incorporate the bottom drain and skimmer in the first place. I had the design right, but I got impatient. Mike Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody...I should have been more specific..." - Lily Tomlin |
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