Hi All
I was away last week and due business commitments only have a day or two for the pond this week, weather permitting. This is a self build scheme and time is an issue. Hiring Marius from Tanzania will definitely speed up the process. Thanks for all the comments about the size and step area but the local authorities took 5 months to pass this plan with many restrictions. My filter system (purchased some time ago) is designed to cope with 24000 to 32000lt of water. The plan is to keep only 8 to 12 Koi in this pond to enable them to be the best they can be.

looking good bobby.
Cant go wrong with the nexus,

also dont be conned into using a sand filter.

they are meant for pools and not ponds

lol

Some more digging today. lots of manual digging to be done!


Ek sal baie sterk jackhammer moet huur, Blou concrete. Weet nie of ek hierdie week weer kans gaan kry nie?

FLower Box about to get the chop down, Pipes water and sewerage in centre of future filter pit.



Flower Box gone! Next to reposition Sewerage Pipe and Water meter



Wider steps or wider pond?



Steps gone! Tomorrow more Digger Loading again, removing todays rubble!

Baie netjies, dankie dat jy dit met ons deel.

Dankie Jaco
Die weer is vandag weer die hoof argitek, maar ons het reen ook nodig!

Due to the inconsistency of a manual mix, I would probably make use of ready mix cement. Concrete area about 3.6 x 7.6 including filter pit.

Would 200 slab thickness do or should I go for 250, pond depth between 2.1 and 2.5 (steel in floor and uprights for walls)

My plan for the wall build will be cement bricks on the outer and a 100mm gap for piping and concrete fill (300mm wall)

The pond wall closest to the house will only be between 500 and 700 above ground but the wall facing the street will be about 1.3 to 1.6m out of the ground plus another 500 to a meter security wall on top.
I am concerned to get the right strength for this wall!

Gaan helse mooi dam wees. Knap gedaan sover, en alles sal mooi uitwerk. Gelukkig is jy ver van die see af anders was dit dalk deel van ' Goue akker'. Mens weet nie wat als onder die grond skuil nie. Ek het 'n stuk mat onder my fondasie gekry wat beslis nie deel van my huishouding was nie

I have all the local authorities involved in my pond build.

Firstly its reallocating sewerage pipe and now I have to obtain permission to move the main water meter 500mm towards the boundary



Then today it was the main electrical supply to the house. More municipal and electrical negotiations. What more can I find standing in my way to go forward?

Hi Bobby

You must stop digging now and start building another meter and you will start draining Torazo's mudpond in Japan.

Thanks Collin

Uitgevang! I am digging, whilst looking for a builder!
No progress today, waiting for Municipality, Electrician and plumber

Thats what i like to see bobby.
LOL

All grass means is that there is more space to put under water.

Update of nothing happening
Municiplality can only move water meter on Tuesday (looong weeeek-end)
Sewerage pipe done but Electrician also on economical strike.

Hopefully weather permitting, will dig some more on Saturday!

Thats going to be awsome looking forward to popping over and seen how it is comming on in Nov when im home,

Got some work done today! Electrical Cable Moved



Sewerage pipe moved, water meter moved and water pipes moved.
The man with blue shirt standing in the new home for Nexus in the filter pit



Need to now sort steel works for slab, Bottom drain positions and 110mm class 9 pipework to filter pit for direct connection to Nexus and Pods and finally to pour a 300mm concrete slab.