New Ray Pond - For my Flowers

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Just so you know that I am not slacking! Just waiting for the paint to dry!


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The lids (5, 2 have 6' x 18" windows, 3 are solid with 3 3/8" foam).

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Donor 125 that I need to take apart.

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Filtration shot.

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panels are off for paint on above pic, did not want to get paint on the PVC.

Quick, but not so quick drain, allows me to to drain pond to 1/4" of water.
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My bad fold job, I will get these creases out now that the pond is empty again after having its rinse cylce.

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Okay, one more fill and let it run for a few days isolated, with my crash cart filled with carbon and 20 micron pads, for sawdust!

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I hate to predict, but I am thinking by next weekend this thing will be fully operational with the rays in it.
 
man i wish i had the time, money, space, and an understanding wife to let me do this...she just doesnt get the obsession..YET..I think its a really great idea coming together, looks great!!!! Im still fascinated by the nail gun with the fuel cell!!!!
 
stingraybob;2896051; said:
man i wish i had the time, money, space, and an understanding wife to let me do this...she just doesnt get the obsession..YET..I think its a really great idea coming together, looks great!!!! Im still fascinated by the nail gun with the fuel cell!!!!
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You have no idea how integral that tool was to the completion of this pond! It is made by Pasload, they are in the $4-500 range! Luckily I have friends in the construction business!
 
Hey man can you explain how you manage your flow on your pond being gravity fed to your filter? I mean i was going to be building one pretty soon and trying to picture how it works.

It seems as if your pump may be out pimping your gravity filter, or your gravity filter may be letting more water come out and your pump not keeping up. I was thinking ball valve but then your pump starts getting a little cloged then your overflow will overflow.??

can you straightnen me up on this?

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Not sure what you are asking, it is EXACTLY like a wet/dry for a normal aquarium. But, yes in my case, my sumps are way too small, I can get it running fine, but if I ever loose power it will overflow majorly! My problem is that my sumps are too small for the temporary volume of water that a 7 x 10 pond has, ie. about 2" of water in the pond is active/temporary only in the pond if the pump is running. My fix is not going to be bigger sumps, but instead I am just going to have the pond pump draw directly from the pond and return to the pond and add an additional pump (small, like a mag 7 or some thing) to pump from the sump (that which is part of the existing 210 gallon tank system) to the pond, just to keep the pond and 210 on exactly the same water, in turn, this allows me to isolate them from each other by simply removing the mag 7. I hope this answers your question... I think you are either over thinking this or do not have experience with drilled aquariums and wet dry filters? If any more Q's, don't hesitate to ask.
 
Any updates? Nice looking pond........ now lets see the Rays inside it!
 
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