My name is Luke and I live in the San Francisco Bay area. (East bay, Union City, CA)
I started my pond about 3 years ago, then I had my 3rd son and everyrthing got put on the back burner. I upgraded my electrical panel to run 2 circuits out to my back yard. My brother (who is an electrician) and I ran some conduit out where the skimmer box is for the pump and also behind the falls for a uv light and lighting. I did everything else as far as the labor digging the pond out and building a back fill fence for the waterfall so on and so on.... A lot of work. I hired a guy to finish it for me because I ran out of steam and time. He pretty much did all ofthe rock placment and mortar for me. I am now reenergized to finish up the landscaping and build a redwood fence around it to keep my yellow lab and 3 boys out of it...
The pond is about 12 feet long. Eight feet wide at its widest pointabout 3 1/2 ft deep under the falls and then it goes up to about 2 and then about 16 inches on the skimmer side. I purchased a a littlegiant kit from a friend of mine who is in sales for a water fittings and pumps place. I just put fish 4 fish in today and they seemed pretty happy.
I have all of these projects going on rite now including hanging all interior and exterior doors, putting stucco on the front of my house, then painting the whole exterior of the house. I also want to build a nice 10 X 12 ft shed in which I already poured a cement slab for...... Oh yeah most of it I want finished by mid August for my sons birthday party.
Luke
I started my pond about 3 years ago, then I had my 3rd son and everyrthing got put on the back burner. I upgraded my electrical panel to run 2 circuits out to my back yard. My brother (who is an electrician) and I ran some conduit out where the skimmer box is for the pump and also behind the falls for a uv light and lighting. I did everything else as far as the labor digging the pond out and building a back fill fence for the waterfall so on and so on.... A lot of work. I hired a guy to finish it for me because I ran out of steam and time. He pretty much did all ofthe rock placment and mortar for me. I am now reenergized to finish up the landscaping and build a redwood fence around it to keep my yellow lab and 3 boys out of it...
The pond is about 12 feet long. Eight feet wide at its widest pointabout 3 1/2 ft deep under the falls and then it goes up to about 2 and then about 16 inches on the skimmer side. I purchased a a littlegiant kit from a friend of mine who is in sales for a water fittings and pumps place. I just put fish 4 fish in today and they seemed pretty happy.
I have all of these projects going on rite now including hanging all interior and exterior doors, putting stucco on the front of my house, then painting the whole exterior of the house. I also want to build a nice 10 X 12 ft shed in which I already poured a cement slab for...... Oh yeah most of it I want finished by mid August for my sons birthday party.
Luke
