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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:35 am | |
| Hi there The drawing is easy. How to post on forum. From excel or paint is the question |
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Admin Admin

Posts: 1283 Join date: 2007-07-25 Location: Cape Town
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Pieter J de Villiers

Posts: 581 Join date: 2007-09-17 Age: 58 Location: Krugersdorp, Gauteng,South Africa
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:00 am | |
| David, | Quote: | Ratio; 4, wheelbarrows sand. 1, bag cement. 1, 25kg salt. |
That's correct.
When you mix the lot, make sure that the salt crystals dissolved before the plaster mix is applied
Paul,
I used Cemcrete products building my 55 500lt pond, and I am not impressed at all. |
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Admin Admin

Posts: 1283 Join date: 2007-07-25 Location: Cape Town
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:04 am | |
| | Pieter J de Villiers wrote: | | I used Cemcrete products building my 55 500lt pond, and I am not impressed at all. |
I was talking about Cemflex, which is a product of Sika. Cemcrete is a total different product. |
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Admin Admin

Posts: 1283 Join date: 2007-07-25 Location: Cape Town
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:19 am | |
| This topic has been moved from "pond gallery" to "posts on pond building" |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:20 am | |
| Thanks paul I will try some drawings later  |
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Pieter J de Villiers

Posts: 581 Join date: 2007-09-17 Age: 58 Location: Krugersdorp, Gauteng,South Africa
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:53 pm | |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:16 am | |
| Finally got started again this weekend. I am going to build the inner wall first then Poor concrete in-between the two walls. Before the slab.    Any comments ? |
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cam0
Posts: 211 Join date: 2009-03-06
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:31 am | |
| I would put the bottom drains about a quarter and 3 quarters up and then divide the pond into two where each is slopped towards each drain.. |
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LJO42
Posts: 61 Join date: 2009-06-17
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:42 am | |
| Hi David Looking good judging by your picture and sketch i am guessing you inner wall is only 10-cm then ? interesting the different ways you can build a pond, i have basically done the same although my inner walls are two bricks thick and were they go above the ground they will become three bricks thick. |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:23 am | |
| Inner wall finished size will be. concrete reinforced = 100 mm brick = 110 mm plaster = 25 mm TOTAL = 235 MM Wall above ground will be 235 + 110 = 345 mm |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:10 am | |
| Hi all some more pic's the pond progress is slow. I do all the work my self an hour or two at night after work and weekend's.  Inlet pipe 2 off  Bottom drain's 110 mm 2 off  |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:37 am | |
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LJO42
Posts: 61 Join date: 2009-06-17
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:06 am | |
| Hi David Thats looking good, just a question, is your settlement chamber in the middle, to the left of the filter in the last pic ?? I also assume the pipe sticking out is the skimmer to the settlement chamber ?? Cheers Lee |
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DAVID
Posts: 63 Join date: 2009-02-19 Age: 43 Location: WITPOORTJIE ROODEPOORT S.A
 | Subject: Re: MY FIRST POND Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:18 am | |
| Yes to both question's The part in the middle section will have a settement chamber and all valves. pumps. and uv light. |
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