Paul,

nie meer so skoon nadat jy op die pot gesit het nie!

As daai vissies kon praat

Dankie Bobby. Het toe vir Johnathan ontmoet op die plaas. Was beindruk met hulle mooi visse. Moet nog joune kom kyk. Sal graag ook wil begin, maar finansies nie nou daar nie. Om die gat te maak sal nie 'n probleem wees vir my nie- ek het plek en die toerusting, maar lyk my die bykomstighede is waar die geld le. Om nie eers te praat van visse nie! Johnathan se dam gaan so 600 000 liter wees. Ek sien nogal uit na die job.

Tobie, Jy moet kom kuier dan kan ek vir jou boeke, DVD's en idee's oor Koi gee. Ek kan jou ongelukkig nie met sandfilters help nie, ons los daai vir die SF Man. Ek verneem Paul het dalk ook vir jou groot grawe werk. Die Koi manne sal gou die nodige Koi finansies aanspreek met 'n hardwerkende man soos net jy met daardie laaigraaf kan toor.

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Hi Bobby
I am following this topic with great anticipation and been comparing you design on page one with the actual progress. Now I have some questions, pardon if you have already addressed this matter;
1 Please explain the water flow through your filter system, the number and position of returns etc.
2 Furthermore who supplied your Nexus equipment?
Thanks
Jan

No problem Jan. Three lines and 3 small pumps all gravity fed

Line 1
110mm Bottom drain to Nexus 300 return with a 1200 waterfall pump to pond via 50mm mid-water return. also 4 small 32mm above water returns.

Line 2
110mm Bottom drain to EA Pod, 1200 pump via 55 quarts UV up to trickle tower and gravity fed back to pond with 90mm pipe just on and below water level on the right.

Line 3
110mm pipe from skimmer to EA Pod, 1200 pump via 55 quarts UV up to trickle tower and gravity fed back to pond with 90mm pipe just on and below water level on the left turning water anti-clockwise.

Julie, from KoiCare is the Agent for Evolution Aqua the Nexus and Pod manufactures in England

Today I had the last wall in filter completed with a new team.

I use the Prostruck 617ns ( advise from the SF man, thanks Pieter) and sealed the window frame before plastering that will take place the next two days, first the filter bay and then the pond.

After the plaster I will seal all the pipe work and window frame again with this product a second time, before I add the Marbeliene

I will also add Coprox a waterproof cement additive to the plaster mix @ 2.5Kg box per bag of cement (50kg bag)

Some of the plastering done today, What more impresssive is that this was done by a woman.

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At last the pond will be done tomorrow

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Four men was not able to pic up the cactus plant, so the tiles was removed around it, will have to make a plan tomorrow.

Manne hierdie vrou kan maar pleister!

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Started with the face brick cladding. The pond wall is now 440mm thick

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New stoep entry, creating additional stoep landing area and flower box in front off outside walls

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The cladding tile expert phoned to say he will be on site tomorrow and not as planned next week.

At least I should have my garage back in 2 days. At one stage today we had 16 workers between tilers in the house, brick layers and plaster men and woman, tomorrow could now be 18 or 19 with the cladding team. All this means is that I have cement replacing the dust in the house and my pond will be completed sooner.

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Opwindend !!

Ja dit is nogal Jaco, maar water sal nou eerste prys wees. En om van die sement stof in huis ontslae te wees 'n close second, die manne moet nog baie face bricks en teels sny!

Dit lyk pragtig en stem saam sy ken haar werk met pleister.
Stof gaan nog lank pla. Mens bly skoonmaak maar dit wil nie einde kry nie. Dink hier is baie mense wat nie kan wag om die eind produk te sien nie

Dankie Marius
Ek glo ons sal ver vorder na Vrydag, die pleister bietjie laat rus en indien die glas manne kan betyds lewer volgende naweek glas installeer, dan is dit tyd vir die water en sommer 'n KG PP om alles ordentlik skoon te kry.

EK gaan met my grootbek Koi vriende 'n glas instellasie braai reel, 'n goedkoop manier om 160kg glas versigtig te hanteer, natuurlik voor die vuur aangesteek word. Dit laat my dink ek moet nog flow meter aanskaf.

Bobby
Jy moet nou klaar kry!
Ek raak nou ongeduldig en wil die end produk sien.

Serious Question to all the Keepers out there!
Above pond wall was completed today with cladding, this will allow rain to drop into the pond from 3 sides. I need to seal this cladding against the elements.
Which product and brand sealant can I use that will not affect pond water and ultimate the Koi health?

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More Pics of today's build

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The back wall (plastered) next to tree will get stone cladding tomorrow, the rest including flower box will be covered with face brick.

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My question re cladding sealer.
Lets say I use a normal stone sealer and then spray the silicone on that one normally seal face bricks with, will this be effective to resolve the issue with pond water possibly being negatively effected.

Hoe lyk dit, het geen van die slim manne vir my antwoord nie, of slaap hulle nog?

Ek het vergeet die SF man staan reeds 05h00 op om sy skoonmaak proses van die Sandfilters te begin, hy sal so teen 10h00 net ons wees. More P

Bobby
Ek het 'n jaar terug my dam klaar gemaak. Die walle het klip bo wat ek sommer met die gewone goed soos Bourne Stoneseal geseel het. Op daardie stadium het ek nie daaraan gedink dat die reenwater 'n probleem kan veroorsaak nie (net onkunde). Tot nou het ek geen probleem ondervind nie.
Ek dink jou silikoon idee behoort te werk.
Terloops; op die oomblik reen dit katte en honde hier by my en en ek besef nou die waarde van die oorvloei pyp wat ek in die dam ingesit het.

Dankie Jan

Dis gerustellend. Ja met Nexus het man groot probleme sonder oorvloei pyp, myne word agter in fiterkamer binne skimmer aangebring, eers as ek finaal my water level bepaal het.

Wil iemand nie asb die SF man gaan help om vinniger klaar te kry nie. Shame hy is seker nou al lekker moeg

Ek trek vandag na onbekende dorp

Bobby, probeer Marion Eiland. Nie gereelde besoekers daar nie

Maruis, daai man het 'n sekerheids arm