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PostSubject: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptyThu Oct 07, 2010 10:31 am

I want to add a small stream as an inlet to the pond (1.5m) in stead of my current 110mm pipe

Just as a background- 2 returns via a high pressure system- the waterfall and a pipe with a surface skimmer.

The third is what I want to change. Some water currently return via a trickle tower, veggie filter and a home-made bakki shower. This is low pressure.

Now please consider and think what we might do:

The current system and I hope the plants will grow soon.
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Now the advice that I need- a low pressure 110mm pipe to the pond:

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R= rocks

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Distance of the stream will be. The fall from the pipe to the water= 15cm. I thought the stream could be 30 cm wide.

I was considering removing all the rocks, except for the rocks on the sides to keep the natural look, and build a stream in stead

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My questions:

1. I would like to add plants- should I have "side streams" and plant them in there or have small puddles or dams, plant them in the puddles, and let the water flow over them? Any ideas?.

2. The cement to use - normal cement mixture and painting with a butamen cover or Coprox in the cement mix? Or both? Or use a durable plastic?

This is how the stream will look like, but we will need an area for plants as I said above. I need guidance here.

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This is a long post- I hope people respond!!
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptyThu Oct 07, 2010 1:45 pm

I spoke to a friend just now and he suggested for a natural flow, I should put pebbles and bigger round sones in the cement. Sounds good, but then I suppose I will need to mix Coprox and perhaps Plasterkey with the cement.
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptyMon Oct 11, 2010 9:45 pm

Hi Albie

I see nobody wants to talk to you about this one, must say it is difficult to think with your mind and come up with something you will like.

Any way, I think I like the stream idea. I would build the basic stream with bricks and plaster it using plaster key and coprox, many a stream has sprung a leak that I know of. The I will finish it of with rocks and create puddles but avoid dead areas, it will generate bad bacteria, for plants.

Tell me did your filter seeding come right is things working.

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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 2:30 am

This is what I did, slow flowing water from the bakkie shower. The plants are growing and I hope it will look nice soon!

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The stream with plants

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Any suggezstions, ideas for water plants in a stream will be appreciated! I try to get water cress growing.

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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 7:37 am

hiers my ne en het nog geen lek opgetel nie

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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 7:59 am

Hi Albie

That looks very nice I like it. I see the wall on the neighbor side also now looks good. seems as the mist sprayers are working nicely.

Is your bakkie shower now also working well.
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 11:00 am

Very nice Albie cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 11:15 am

I agree. That 'dead spot' is well covered now
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 11:42 am

Ja, ek dink ook dit lyk nou mooi. Neville, die bakkie shower werk baie goed.

Wat ek nie verstaan nie, is hoekom photobucket nie die fotos oopmaak nie en slegs die link gee?

Net oor alge- my water is helderskoon, maar die alge verstop die weir basket gedurig. Enige raad?
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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySat Nov 20, 2010 12:06 pm

Ooo Albie,

Dit is n baie touchy onderwerp op die oomblik en ek sal liewer nie hier iets verder se nie netnou lyk hierdie thread van jou ook soos n bloedbad.

Albie oor Photobucket, ek sien hulle het hom nou baie makliker gemaak en hy is baie user friendly nou. Maak seker jy copy en paste die laaste, onderste link, dan moet dit werk.

As jou alge min is (dam is nie groen) gooi maar pond clear in, dit sal bietjie help. Maar vir meer info sal jy my moet PM as jy dit wil he sorry.

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PostSubject: Re: Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas?   Adding a water stream to the pond. Any ideas? EmptySun Nov 21, 2010 7:56 am

Ek het gedink om maar weer te post, sodat die fotos darem wys. Die keer darem die regte "link" gedruk. (Paul, jy kan nie hierdie post met die vorige vervang nie??


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Geluk Albie... na al die tyd en sukkel wat jy ondevind het met die dam uitbreidings, glo ek kan jy nou werklik tevrede voel met 'n dam wat elke dag meer en meer 'n pragstuk as 'n tuin fokus punt gaan ontwikkel. Wel gedaan.... daardie stroompie lyk baie natuurlik. Cool
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