New Ray Pond - For my Flowers
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Okay, first, the hole, it goes through the wall of plywood as well as enough plywood to match the 1" of foam board. You do not want to mount a bulkhead to foam. You can notice the squares with the holes in them in the second pic.
Okay, now you see the bulkhead, standard one available at any lfs. This one is 1", it is a low mounted drain in case I need to lower the pond level. The rest of the bulkheads are 2" (2 x drain, 1 x return).
The whole cut crudely with a razor blade. I leave extra rather than cutting to edge of the bore.
This is the 1" bulkhead mounted from the pond side towards the outside. Note, no gasket, the liner is the gasket.
I use the supplied gasket on the back end instead, so the plastic nut can seat better than it would against my plywood. Remember hand tighten, don't use a wrench for than a quarter turn or so.
A shot of the 2 x 2" drains installed.
A shot of the top rim.
Okay, now you see the bulkhead, standard one available at any lfs. This one is 1", it is a low mounted drain in case I need to lower the pond level. The rest of the bulkheads are 2" (2 x drain, 1 x return).
The whole cut crudely with a razor blade. I leave extra rather than cutting to edge of the bore.
This is the 1" bulkhead mounted from the pond side towards the outside. Note, no gasket, the liner is the gasket.
I use the supplied gasket on the back end instead, so the plastic nut can seat better than it would against my plywood. Remember hand tighten, don't use a wrench for than a quarter turn or so.
A shot of the 2 x 2" drains installed.
A shot of the top rim.
nitrofish1;2843605; said:
I am just plumbing it into my existing system. I am just on the fence about letting it sit full first so as to rinse the liner. I guess I better do it! That will just be a 24 hour thing.
Okay. I lost Saturday due to a wedding and a back pain that immobilized me. Got some stuff done Sun/Mon though!
The "no ray jump out" rim is done - the inside 2x6". Also 80% of the siding is on. I think it is called T111 Plywood? It will be painted of course.
Here are some shot of the plumbing, it is all mocked up and most of it is already glued. The pump is a SHE 1.7 from Aquatic Ecosystems. 50 gpm @ 170 watts. It is plumbed to 2". The filter it goes to first is called an M-4, it is made by Pentair/Lifgard. It uses 4 x 29" 20 micron cartridges that are washable. I will likely need to clean them every 2-3 months because the drains of the pond and upstairs tank have filter socks on them to catch debris. After the M-4, some water is diverted to the 4' bio ball tower, and the rest goes back to the pond. There is more to it, but I don't want to explain right now... sorry.
Still have to make the lids, should be done by the end of the week.
Total cost so far out of pocket:
Hardware for corner braces: $24 (just the nuts, washers, carriage bolts)
Foam board: $85
Liner: $112
Everything else is salvage/free. That explains the ugliness!
The "no ray jump out" rim is done - the inside 2x6". Also 80% of the siding is on. I think it is called T111 Plywood? It will be painted of course.
Here are some shot of the plumbing, it is all mocked up and most of it is already glued. The pump is a SHE 1.7 from Aquatic Ecosystems. 50 gpm @ 170 watts. It is plumbed to 2". The filter it goes to first is called an M-4, it is made by Pentair/Lifgard. It uses 4 x 29" 20 micron cartridges that are washable. I will likely need to clean them every 2-3 months because the drains of the pond and upstairs tank have filter socks on them to catch debris. After the M-4, some water is diverted to the 4' bio ball tower, and the rest goes back to the pond. There is more to it, but I don't want to explain right now... sorry.
Still have to make the lids, should be done by the end of the week.
Total cost so far out of pocket:
Hardware for corner braces: $24 (just the nuts, washers, carriage bolts)
Foam board: $85
Liner: $112
Everything else is salvage/free. That explains the ugliness!
tank125;2858213; said:Okay. I lost Saturday due to a wedding and a back pain that immobilized me. Got some stuff done Sun/Mon though!
The "no ray jump out" rim is done - the inside 2x6". Also 80% of the siding is on. I think it is called T111 Plywood? It will be painted of course.
Here are some shot of the plumbing, it is all mocked up and most of it is already glued. The pump is a SHE 1.7 from Aquatic Ecosystems. 50 gpm @ 170 watts. It is plumbed to 2". The filter it goes to first is called an M-4, it is made by Pentair/Lifgard. It uses 4 x 29" 20 micron cartridges that are washable. I will likely need to clean them every 2-3 months because the drains of the pond and upstairs tank have filter socks on them to catch debris. After the M-4, some water is diverted to the 4' bio ball tower, and the rest goes back to the pond. There is more to it, but I don't want to explain right now... sorry.
Still have to make the lids, should be done by the end of the week.
Total cost so far out of pocket:
Hardware for corner braces: $24 (just the nuts, washers, carriage bolts)
Foam board: $85
Liner: $112
Everything else is salvage/free. That explains the ugliness!
great job!
do share more pic esp when the ray is inside!
Plumbing is done! Only thing left is building the tops/lids! Changed the pump for a SHE 2.4 instead, figured 70gpm had to better than 50gpm...
Okay... lids are framed, no pics b/c the wife left the camera at work.... oh well.
What is left:
cut the 3 3/8" foam to fit into the lids = easy
dismantle the "donor" 125 gallon so that I have some nice big viewing windows = easy but depressing
fill and rinse the pond = boring
paint it = boring
open valve to system and let it run for a few days = not to bad
transfer the rays!
no time for it tomorrow, gotta lower the Integra, she needs to stiffen up and settle down a little... just a mild drop with some eibach pro's and a set of illuminas.
thanks for tuning in, sorry no pics.
What is left:
cut the 3 3/8" foam to fit into the lids = easy
dismantle the "donor" 125 gallon so that I have some nice big viewing windows = easy but depressing
fill and rinse the pond = boring
paint it = boring
open valve to system and let it run for a few days = not to bad
transfer the rays!
no time for it tomorrow, gotta lower the Integra, she needs to stiffen up and settle down a little... just a mild drop with some eibach pro's and a set of illuminas.
thanks for tuning in, sorry no pics.
