New project, will take a long time

[zennzzo]

Seating for your Asian visitors?

 

[Yanbbrox]

maybe i missed something what exactly is that japanese matting for? is that gonna be before you put substrate on it or is that the substrate?

and of course love the progress!!! fill it fill it fill it fill it hahaha

It's the filter media that's going into vortex 2. Cut it into discs and build it up on layer at a time. Between each layer there will be the off cuts(cut up) to provide more air between the layers. I'll get six discs out of the twp sheets, then as the load of the pond builds up, I'll add more over the months until the vortex it full.

Heavy solid waste will be removed by the empty vortex one via the vortex motion, two is covered above and three will be bio which again will be added too as the months go by....... and as I get the cash

 

[Yanbbrox]

Seating for your Asian visitors?

Why did you want a close up?

 

[Yanbbrox]

Hole 2 was the target to day, very soon these names will have to change from hole 1 to the pond and hole 2 to the filter bay

Anyway fresh from yesterday's fun and games me and Mrs Y got on with the job of finishing hole 2, turns out we are making a pretty good team, should do really after x years of marriage

The drain for vortex 2 was quickly sorted out:

Then the drain for vortex three was done but we ran out of 90 bends, 2 short but no bother to sort it tomorrow, everything is in place, a little more complicated than the others as it had to be reversed around the vortex:




Here is all three connected up before they were leveled off, for some reason I didn't take a pic after I'd leveled up. The second unit is still not quite right but I'm sure once the water is in they'll all need tweaking a bit with the weight of the water.


Started the bracing for the dam, again more has been done just didn't take any pictures, one and two(almost) are braced, I would have done more but I ran out of wood.



Tomorrow there is a little bit of pipe work left to do but the concentration will be on the brace, as soon as that is in the tap can be turned on in the general direction of the pond(not hole one any more)

For fun anyone want to guess how long it'll take to fill??
I'll go first, 6 hours 47 minutes(I know that sound very precise but honestly it's a complete guess)

 

[zennzzo]

Why did you want a close up?

I wanted to see if it is the same stuff I got...it is, as best as I could tell...
I say 10 hours...what are the finished measurments not counting the vortices?

 

[Yanbbrox]

18 foot by 7 foot by 4 foot and yes I'm not counting the filters either that valve is staying closed for now

About 4000 usg

I'll guess I'll go and hunt down the thread where you've used it. It's not the cheap crappy imitation stuff

 

[jjdsplace]

No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water No water...............for 24 hours The sealant need to set

Where are you in the uk?

darwen
Not to for from you

 

[Yanbbrox]

darwen
Not to for from you

Indeed, you'll be a regular at Dave's then aka BAS?

 

[Pharaoh]

That is awesome. I can't wait to see it. Glad to see the liner showed up.

 

[jjdsplace]

Indeed, you'll be a regular at Dave's then aka BAS?

found it a bit late had to let the snakehead move to my dads as i could not fine t a pal.

but did get a couple of bristlenose plecs from there not long since