quinten wrote:

Hi there Neli ,

Ur pond are looking good now

You are almost there , cant wait to see ur kois in ur pond.


Regards

Thanks Q,
Hope to put water tonight.
Made the BD cover by hand...not very beautiful but will do the job. They painted it on full sun, so the paint cracked a bit...will put another coat
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Made a new mold for the copping, much thinner and 6 at a time...filled it with concrete, but will remove it tomorrow.
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My pipes look like a spider web
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Started landscaping the new plot
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Hi there Neli ,

WOW i like ur Buttom drain cover , you are a clever ouma and like how you do things


Did you start filling ur pond ?


Regards

Quinten

ha ha ha. Well done Quinten. I like the Ouma part

Hi there Neli ,

Any updates ?

I cant wait to see ur pond full of water with ur kois in side it

Regards

darling, I filled it but some of my returns are leaking...so I will empty it tomorrow...glue and fill again..
Will post soon.

Neli wrote:

darling, I filled it but some of my returns are leaking...so I will empty it tomorrow...glue and fill again..
Will post soon.

Sorry about the leaks Neli ,

Cant wait , good luck

Come now Ouma! Fix the leaks so we can see the pond running. Looking better and better and a few small problems are really not bad. Think you will be rewarded well in the end for all your hard work. Well done so far

Would love some updated pics as it is now with or without water.

Nardus

quinten wrote:

Neli wrote:

darling, I filled it but some of my returns are leaking...so I will empty it tomorrow...glue and fill again..
Will post soon.

Sorry about the leaks Neli ,

Cant wait , good luck

I can not drain the pond....connected a pipe to the settlement chamber outlet of the BD to drain the pond, and reduced the water to around 80 cm in the pond...electricity went I failed to prime it to start the pump...it seems the 4 inch pipe is just too much for the pump to lift the water...sent my foreman to buy a submersible pump....so I can drain it in order to glue the pipes...he will bring it this morning.
Let's hope I will start filling it today again...it is not yet decorated but that I can do even later...

Miya Oki Koi wrote:

Come now Ouma! Fix the leaks so we can see the pond running. Looking better and better and a few small problems are really not bad. Think you will be rewarded well in the end for all your hard work. Well done so far

Tommy I will fix them I hope today!
Thanks! How are the mud ponds coming up?
Any new pictures?

nardus wrote:

Would love some updated pics as it is now with or without water.

Nardus

I will post some pictures for U not much exiting but some water in the pond...just testing.

My pipes are leaking. Dug them all out and trying to drain the pond...the electricity went out and the gadget I made to pump the water through the BD pipe stopped working. Failed to prime it....the water in the pond was too little left...and the pump can not lift it in the 4" BD pipe...so sent my foreman to buy some submersible pump...it will be here before lunch so I can manage to dry the pipes and glue them. Then I will test the pond again and see if it is only the pipes...
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Meanwhile I am in full production mode of the copping, and will start putting it shortly. Decorations will put lN later...

Thank you for the update Nel i ,

Good luck with fixup all ur pipes today.


Regards

quinten wrote:

Thank you for the update Nel i ,

Good luck with fixup all ur pipes today.


Regards

I am grounded today sick...don't even know what they were doing

Neli wrote:

quinten wrote:

Thank you for the update Nel i ,

Good luck with fixup all ur pipes today.


Regards

I am grounded today sick...don't even know what they were doing

Hi there Neli ,

How are you doing?

quinten wrote:

Neli wrote:

quinten wrote:

Thank you for the update Nel i ,

Good luck with fixup all ur pipes today.


Regards

I am grounded today sick...don't even know what they were doing

Hi there Neli ,

How are you doing?

I decided to put one more coat of paint...everywhere...I have lots of it left...
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I am warning U not to laugh! This is a bicycle tyre, intended to be used as an aerated BD...he he he! I bought big air stones for the BD in SA....for the BD...but I am scared to use it. Airstones here block too much...and fast...so I got this tube to experiment if it will work as air diffuser for the BD...it seems it works well. Initially I made only few holes...just to test it...now I removed the tubes from my trolley , and will puncture them....they are smaller! So let's hope that problem is solved...will attach them to the BD cover, so they don't float.

Tha valve looks as if it is made from bronze...do u think it will rust?

A close up of the copping
The corner ones are on their front....back is facing up....the top is better.
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Got this tube from my brand new trailer...he he he! Will puncture it...
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My friend brought me lots of bottle tops for the bakki.
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I decided to put this copping on top of the pond...I make six every day...
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Neli

Here we have a saying a Boer Maak n Plan but you put it to shame with your plans hehe
sent you a PM

I did not know it was a PM...so I replied as a normal email...got it in my email inbox...let me know if U got it.

Hi there Neli ,

I like what you doing.

You going to have a very nice koi pond when you finish.

Regards

Quinten

Q,
This are desperate efforts to make some kind of a semblance of a pond...but I tried to every thing in such a manner that I can add later K1... And other improvements. For now all is DIY.

This is how I made the izeki frames. I filled the bottom pipe with concrete so it does not float...will paint the concrete with rubber paint. Might turn the frames upside down??? The top part is larger since it sits on top of the filter chamber.

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And this is how the final product looks like for my aerated BD.
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Do U think it is OK?