nosmo

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This is a view looking up the garden, the old baby size pond was behind the granite wall
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Ready for concrete with the filter drain made with 3" d/pipe.
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Started concreting the walls here yesterday, note the diy shuttering in the mix i used concrete and screed fibres,to prevent shrinking and cracking.
As a builder, and keen recycler, i have used a mix and match approach. and it's saved alot of money . Today i' bought' old stock slabs for the capping, 600 mm x 300 and they were FREE I think the god of koi wants me to get it done cheap. lol

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koimaster

one word of warning be careful they are soild matrials you wouldnt want the cost of doing it again because they are crud ... but i done mine on the cheap dont skimp on the pipe work thou those rubber seals only last a year or so

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All the materials i have used are good and solid, blocks and bricks left over from jobs with a few of each reclaimed. Apart from the filter drain, all the pipework and fittings will be new,as i wouldn't trust s/hand

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koimaster

brill chap good work

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Here we are again folks,just over three weeks gone since i last posted this thread and here i am with the build 10 days ago.




Today i am at last ready to f/glass. Pic's on Sunday weather permitting on Sat. :
the filter chambers look alot better now !!

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koimaster

nice weather should be good sat but not sunday rain again

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Going for it on Sat.dry forcast

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Here we are again folks and i'm nearly done with my build. Its been a hard slog working on it all the time whenever i'm not out working. Hopefully lots of pics tomorrow as well as a question for you all

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The pictures are a bit out of sync but you get the gist of it.It's still a work in progress but nearly there. Just sorting out flow problems,ie, the q i mentioned last post, which was, the water level in the filters on the first fill was 3 inches below the pond level. ?? but i have discovered since, it is more than likely an airlock in the mushroom cover I thought i was going to have to go in a fan the air out but now, im'm going to attach the return pipe to a batten and hold it at the m/room to dislodge any trapped air. If not, it's a diving mask for me, lol

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ogawa only

looks good m8 , did you do thw glassing your self .
steve