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Hi Mark. I'm having the concrete delivered. I've decided to go for a regular mix and add steel. This was on the advice of my builder neighbour. Apparently, the mix with the added fibre was quite expensive in comparison. Maybe it's a local thing, I don't know. As for the sieve, it was always pretty much the favourite, I just wanted to explore other possibilities as they aint cheap. Thing is, I have very little space to house the 'equipment', it all has to fit into my 7' x 5' shed. I'm already going to have to dig out the concrete and soil from under the shed to get the right level, it would have been an even bigger problem if I were to go for a large chamber with brushes, given the footprint.
Cheers...Freddy.
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Hi Mark. I'm having the concrete delivered. I've decided to go for a regular mix and add steel. This was on the advice of my builder neighbour. Apparently, the mix with the added fibre was quite expensive in comparison. Maybe it's a local thing, I don't know. As for the sieve, it was always pretty much the favourite, I just wanted to explore other possibilities as they aint cheap. Thing is, I have very little space to house the 'equipment', it all has to fit into my 7' x 5' shed. I'm already going to have to dig out the concrete and soil from under the shed to get the right level, it would have been an even bigger problem if I were to go for a large chamber with brushes, given the footprint.
Cheers...Freddy.
hiya
can i ask what your paying for the concrete as my base only cost me £310 with added fibres and never had to use steel at all. i just think its alot quicker job that way but if your getting concrete alot cheaper then maybe your going the right way for you. here are some pics just incase you need an idea on any thing mate so far on my filter bay. mark
Hiya Mark, sorry I didn't get back sooner. Thanks for putting up those pics, they'll no doubt be a great help down the line. Just had the concrete delivered and laid. All in all, it cost around £360 including steel. As I said, the quote for added fibres was more than that, maybe £400 ? Anyway, given the size of the slab (around 12 X 9), I feel a bit more confident about it with the steel. Herewith a pic of todays big event
Hiya Mark, sorry I didn't get back sooner. Thanks for putting up those pics, they'll no doubt be a great help down the line. Just had the concrete delivered and laid. All in all, it cost around £360 including steel. As I said, the quote for added fibres was more than that, maybe £400 ? Anyway, given the size of the slab (around 12 X 9), I feel a bit more confident about it with the steel. Herewith a pic of todays big event
Cheers...Freddy.
looks good mate, im abit puzzled why your quote was alot higher then i got for added fibres but not to worry now. my slab was 13 x 9 and ended up about 8" deep. how deep did you do yours. is your drain top level with the base or did you leave it higher abit like i did. i put in 15mm of sand in the end for the liner to sit onto. mark
how are you going to be laying the blocks, what blocks are you going for, will you be using facing bricks or will you be rendering it as i am. also dont forget the returns as you build up, i put my filter return midwater so you have a good flow in the pond and then the skimmer 6" down from top of pond. are you putting in a skimmer as well. mark
Hi Mark. The depth of concrete varies from 6-8 inches. The B/D is pretty much level with the concrete. As I'm getting it 'glassed', I figured this was ok ? I shall be laying the blocks flat until I get just below ground level, then I'll use face bricks for the outside with blocks on the inside. Yes, I have a skimmer ready for installation. When the time comes, I'll be picking your brains on fitting the skimmer. I still have to work out where the pipe runs will be as the back of the pond will be as tight against the boundary as I can reasonably make it. All of which means that the skimmer can probably only be fitted somewhere on one of the other 3 sides (if that makes sense )
Hi Mark. The depth of concrete varies from 6-8 inches. The B/D is pretty much level with the concrete. As I'm getting it 'glassed', I figured this was ok ? I shall be laying the blocks flat until I get just below ground level, then I'll use face bricks for the outside with blocks on the inside. Yes, I have a skimmer ready for installation. When the time comes, I'll be picking your brains on fitting the skimmer. I still have to work out where the pipe runs will be as the back of the pond will be as tight against the boundary as I can reasonably make it. All of which means that the skimmer can probably only be fitted somewhere on one of the other 3 sides (if that makes sense )
Cheers...Freddy.
hiya mate
with the returns try and have them at one end as to try and make a flow around the pond. if you look at my pics i put them both in one end in the corner to try and get a good flow around the pond, also with the skimmer i was told to put it on the same wall as returns but in the other corner as to catch the rubbish as the flow comes back towards the returns wall if you get what i mean. it does seem to work well on my pond so far. mark
Hi chums. Not too much progress to report. I managed to get the first layer of blocks laid, and it turns out the pond will be smaller than anticipated. I hadn't allowed for the width of the blocks, plus the fact that the base wasn't square enough All of which means that the pond dimensions are 10'3"x7'x5'. I may have to go higher with the blockwork/bricks to make it 6' deep but I was trying to avoid having the wall too high so that we could be seated and still see the fish. The big news is that the filtration turned up today along with the Sequence 12000 and air pump ( I forget which air pump right now but it's an 80lpm thingy). I'm now a bit unsure if it's worth bothering with 'benching' as someone else said it wasn't worthwhile, hmmm. Anyway, I'll post some pics when a bit more progress has been made.
All of which means that the pond dimensions are 10'3"x7'x5'. I may have to go higher with the blockwork/bricks to make it 6' deep but I was trying to avoid having the wall too high so that we could be seated and still see the fish. The big news is that the filtration turned up today along with the Sequence 12000 and air pump ( I forget which air pump right now but it's an 80lpm thingy). I'm now a bit unsure if it's worth bothering with 'benching' as someone else said it wasn't worthwhile, hmmm. Anyway, I'll post some pics when a bit more progress has been made.
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