DIY success? time will tell...

[Rhoadsclan]

Finally filled my pond... 7 years of work. Did all the work myself.

Comments questions appreciated.. I am new to ponds. Never even had fish before.



Cement with black Pond Armor. Poured cement molds for all of the capstones and fountain topper. Made Bacchus spitter with an ABS mold from ebay.

Sequence Pump 3500 gph, 220v.



posted a video on you tube

here are a few pics

 

[taherrmann4]

Welcome to the forum.. Great looking pond and nice tile work. How many pumps are you using?

 

[Rhoadsclan]

External sequence 3500 gph running on 220v, supplies the filters and the 1" spitter... and I have a 250 gph submersible pump for the bell fountains.

Thanks for looking...

 

[HARO]

Welcome to the forum! Nice work...nice pond...nice fish... I'm envious! John

 

[addy1]

Very nice, great job...........your 7 years of work show, it is beautiful

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forums! I love the design of your pond

 

[sissy]

welcome and thats some pond looks like something you would see in a park or very formal garden

 

[koiguy1969]

everything looks good.......nicely done!

 

[johnnyi]

Rhoadsclan,

Very nice work. I'm in Sacramento as well, good to see you here. I live in the South Hills area of south Sacramento. I'm working on my first pond.

John

 

[Rhoadsclan]

John,
Thank you!

 

[Rhoadsclan]

Follow up from last year I added a bog....

Water is not so clear. Well the chemistry test good, just lots of plankton algae. I decided to move forward on Phase 2. "The bog".

Added 10 sqft of bog filter (phase 3 will add 10 more on the other side) picture below

beveled rim on bog will have flagstone caps. Built of cement brick and mortar on recycled 4 inch slab. Used slab was leveled in thick bed of mortar. filled in gaps with new cement and coated with several coats of drylock.




https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1907-bog1/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1908-bog-2/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1910-bog3/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1913-wdsc00022-3/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1912-wdsc00022-2/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1916-wdsc00022-6/



https://www.gardenpondforum.com/gallery/image/1911-wdsc00022-1/

 

[addy1]

Nice bog! Everything looks great

 

[sissy]

You have room on the other side for another bog or small water feature :razz: hint hint LOL

 

[j.w]

That bog looks really nice there and I agree another one on the other side would look cool too and give you double cleaning power!