hi all from whiskey mildenhall suffolk uk

[whiskey]

hi one and all , im retired now , bench joiner by trade love freshwater fishing and looking after my ponds, like all ponds problems arrive as soon as one finished. still keeps me attentive and the results are worth it when all running smoothly.

 

[taherrmann4]

Welcome aboard GPF.......Nice pond.

 

[addy1]

please post a introduction

welcome to our group! love being retired! busier then ever.

 

[j.w]

whiskey

 

[sissy]

hello whiskey and I think your name is a clue to your favorite drink maybe .Yeh ponds can be a hiccup at times but fun any way .I love your stone caps and I'm guessing it is a stone from there ,never saw anything like that here .Looks similar to a slate but prettier

 

[addy1]

That stone is beautiful, let us know what kind it is.

 

[fishin4cars]

Very nice looking pond! Love to see some more pics from different angles, INTERESTING!

 

[DrDave]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[CometKeith]

Hi Wiskey. Welcome. Your pond looks really nice. Is it all above ground?

 

[whiskey]

hi to one and all , thanks for the great comments. once pond up and running again i will post more photos had water leaks hopefully now fixed, now waiting for brickwork and sealant to dry. WHISKEY comes from the phonetic alphabet as my middle name starts with a "W" and my favorite drink is DARK RUM cannot adbide whiskey. the ponds are both 600mm deep, the main pond 6mts x 3mts and the top pond 4mts x 3mts .

 

[whiskey]

The garden was planned and designed by myself for our late "mums" with the top pond forming a "teardrop" [ although being upside down] to get flow from one to the other. The main pond was constructed oplong to give it size and balance. i shall upload photos later showing construction stages and fiter systems/pumps size so people planning ponds of there own get a feel as to what required, time and effort, ...= rewards. As im in my sunset years, i decided to build " UP " rather then down, reason! easy to stoop, and bend over, then on all fours or trying to get into pond to maintain it, slipping and landing on ones BUTT. next was to design and draw layout, once done get planning permission if needed . with this out of the way it all hands on and the fun starts. By building "up" you only need footing for brick/blockwork, if blockwork 100mm either side of block would be ok, making 100+225+100= 425/450 depending on block size. trench width now optained, depth needs to be 400/500mm and filled with concrete [6 ballast-1 cement] MAKE SURE ALL FOOTING ARE LEVEL---- EVEN IF THE GROUND SLOPES. then wait until concrete is dry and white in colour. Whilst waiting, other jobs to do, small stack of blocks around pond area, help once laying starts. ONCE DRY--- BUILD BLOCKS--- MAKING SURE LAST COURSE IS PREFECTLY LEVEL ACCROSS POND ALWAYS..easy way to check-- long lenght of clear plastic tubing, fill with water to height required, gives you a very long level.........more to follow.

 

[cl2smith]

looking forward to the pics

 

[whiskey]

some photos more to follow

 

[whiskey]

more photos

 

[whiskey]

even more photos