Starting waterfall build - going about it the right way ?

[addy1]

If you have it on the liner, then even if it leaked a little it would not be an issue. I like your step up thought.

 

[Mmathis]

We recently ordered several of these. They work great! A little hard to find in the states, but you might have better luck where you are, MrK. Sorry, the picture didn't "paste" via the iPad, but GOOGLE "OASE Y-DISTRIBUTOR."

"OASE Y-Distributor features one inlet and two outlets. The 1½" inlet has hose connections from ¾" to 2". The two 1½" outlets have hose connections from 1" to 2". Both outlets are individually adjustable. Use with Spiral tubing."

 

[MrKielbasa]

Thanks - I think I found them here on this site too http://www.gardensite.co.uk/Oase_Y_Distributor.htm

 

[MrKielbasa]

Ok my head is wrecked - i cant seem to come up with a design for the top part of the waterfall ....nothing just seems to fit ....

im thinking this kinda concept and hide the weir under a flagstone / rock but its just doesnt seem to be coming together !

 

[sissy]

You will think about it suddenly and then you will say hey thats it :razz:

 

[addy1]

take you box, set it in place, start playing with rocks, walk away and take a look until you see the look you want.

 

[sissy]

even better take a pic and look closely at it .Get every angle ,but remember you may be happy at first but change your ind later .I don't know how many times I have moved rocks in my waterfall .Never ending just never ending .

 

[MrKielbasa]

take you box, set it in place, start playing with rocks, walk away and take a look until you see the look you want.

That's exactly what I did , and starting playing around .




I wonder, to slow down the flow coming out of my weir box and instead of using a Y-splitter , if I put a cover over the inlet so it wouldnt get blocked and filled the rest of the box with pebbles ( around 1/2" sandstone round pebbles ) would it a) slow down flow and b ) could it damage the pump ?

 

[addy1]

I like the flow! but it is fast. You could block the inlet, but I always do my best to give the pumps un-obstructed flow.

 

[taherrmann4]

What if you stack some more rocks around the side of it then get one larger rock to sit just above the weir, this would hide the your weir. I did this with one of mine, it just looked like it was coming out of a cave. I would have to see if I have a pic of it.

 

[MrKielbasa]

I am thinking what if I drill another 2" hole in the weir tank , and let some of the water flow back down my liner to the pond ( under the cascade) this might reduce the flow speeds..

 

[MrKielbasa]

I am thinking what if I drill another 2" hole in the weir tank , and let some of the water flow back down my liner to the pond ( under the cascade) this might reduce the flow speeds..

Not sure I can get a 2" Y splitter , been looking online and spoke to local stockists and they don't do them .. Can make something up possibly but otherwise I may have to attempt my plan aboive or use more rocks to slow down that water flow .......

 

[addy1]

Do you have a video clip on-line of your waterfall ?

here you go made a short one of the deck water fall, it is around 5.5 feet high or so.

You could just make a splitter better control of the water flowing, check irrigation stores, they have lots of neat stuff you can use for a pond.

 

[MrKielbasa]

that looks nice addy , thanks for sharing . Yeah I might have to have a look about and see what I can get to split the water out ..

 

[addy1]

It is from a pump that pushes around 650 gph, but the pump handles our head pressure nicely.

We still need to finish the deck, have loose boards, unfinished edge, no railing I am careful not to take a header when out there lol.