Rob & Amy's Pond

Added by RobAmy
Create date Feb 2, 2014
Updated May 13, 2018

This is our self built pond. The pond is 18ft X 26ft the depth is 3ft at the deepest area with a 19ft stream. It has 3 pumps and 4 bio filters, 1 Bio filter with 22" waterfall and a large skimmer. Approximately 3500 gals.

Overview Discussion

Overview

This is our self built pond. The pond is 18ft X 26ft with a 19ft stream. It has 3 pumps and 4 bio filters and a large skimmer. Approximately 3500 gals. I took approximately 100 man hrs.

Pond panorama by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

The pond with fall color and fog by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

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Planning and Construction

Our equipment is as follows:

1 Savio large skimmer with 16" weir
1 Savio Bio Waterfall bio filter with 22" opening
3 Savio versatile Bio Filters

2 Aqua Ultraviolet 57 watt UV's for Savio Skimmer

2 pond master 1800 gph pumps going to the bio filters. One is going to 2 inline bio filters and the second is going to the third bio filter.

1 ShinMaywa Norus 50CR2.25S Pump - 4800 GPH Submersible Pump in the large skimmer piped to the waterfall bio filter.

2 Laguna air pumps, I use only one for the winter months

All piping was done with PVC flex pipe 1 1/2" and 2" piping totaling around 200ftwith PVC fittings and ball valves.

Total of 9 lights. 4 underwater and 5 above water all controlled with a control unit by cal pumps

Added a Beckett 130 gph pump to a small water feature I built on the edge of the pond

IMG_2007 by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

IMG_2011 by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

IMG_2012 by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

IMG_2017 by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

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IMG_2021 by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

Here is 2 of the Savio Versatile Filters installed inline

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Custom cover for my 2 air pumps

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Here is a picture of all three bio filters under the white pine tree

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This is the third Bio Filter that pumps into the stream which you can see on the bottom right of the picture

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Small water feature on the edge of the pond with 130 gph pump in the skimmer box

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Fish / Plant Stock

I have a few Koi and goldfish, frogs and pets in the pond. A baby snapping turtle moved in this winter too.

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Dragonfly by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

Mom and Ducklings by A & R Photography, on Flickr

After the Rain by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Snake at the pond's edge by A & R Photography, on Flickr

A video of a few of the fish

https://flic.kr/p/set-72157634025922619
A video of the fish under the surface of the pond with ice on the top

https://flic.kr/p/set-72157634025922619
Koi and Goldfish video April 2014

First feeding of 2015 video

Videos

Video of the stream and pond

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robamyphotos/8998223070/in/set-72157634025922619/

Video of the first snow dusting

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robamyphotos/11198202526/in/set-72157634025922619

Video with a bit more snow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robamyphotos/11562979815/in/set-72157634025922619/

Video of Ducks visiting the pond

Another video of Mr's Mallard at the pond

Koi and Goldfish video

Underwater video with 2 new koi in it

Video of me hand feeding the Mallard Duck

Video of ducks in our stream

Video of our pond, stream, flowers, fish, frogs and more

Video of the pond and fish underwater with the new platinum butterfly

Video of Hand feeding the Koi & Goldfish

Video of the stream and fish under the water

Video of birds visiting the stream

Our Pond 2015

New pond video 2016

A Winter's Stream 2017

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Last update: May 13, 2018

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