Help me design my pond

[longhair]

Progress. Piping and bottom drain. Piping under the floor running to my gutter drains.

 

[longhair]

sand and then liner soon.

 

[SherrysPond]

Look at the long flowing fins on the gold koi!!

 

[j.w]

Look at the long flowing fins on the gold koi!!

Yep that one is gorgeous!

 

[longhair]

Stainless steel pass thru for piping.

 

[longhair]

Insulation and sand on the bottom. Ready for liner.

 

[longhair]

Liner is in and sealed to bottom drain pictures tomorrow.

 

[GBBUDD]

This should help you determine if the flow is what your looking for

 

[longhair]

Piping in now gravel!! I have two different circuits running two pumps so I have a back up. Total flow is 6000 gph.

 

[GBBUDD]

Piping in now gravel!! I have two different circuits running two pumps so I have a back up. Total flow is 6000 gph.

Good looking setup, can i ask why you have your cuts in the pvc facing upward?

 

[longhair]

Good looking setup, can i ask why you have your cuts in the pvc facing upward?

I have tried both ways and clean outs are easier with them up. and Nelsons water gardens does it the same way.

Build an Active Gravel Bog Filter | Nelson Water Gardens and Nursery

nelsonwatergardens.com

 

[GBBUDD]

That's a good reason . One suggestion i'd place a minimum of 3/4 in Stone on the bottom to cover your pipes so you don't clog or get fines into the pipe. once the pipe is burred then switch back to the pea stone . I used only 3/4 myself but i have an abundance of filter area. All in all looks like it's going to be a successful project ,

 

[Lisak1]

Gosh that's a great detailed bog plan they laid out!

We used an Aquascape centipede for our bog and the slits are top and sides.

 

[GBBUDD]

i put my culvert with the slits at 10 and 2 double walled 24'' culvert pipe . but i used Mellon sized rocks until i had the area around the culvert flush with the top . i then switched over to 2 to 4" rock to level it out placed the aqua blocks on that again with 2-4" average on the sides of the aqua blocks then 1-2 inch to cover the aqua blocks and then 3a foot plus of /4 inch gravel i never reduced all the way to 3/8" that's a bit to fine for long term in my eye.

 

[addy1]

Mine are pointing down, never have cleaned out the pipes, can't really dear hubby talked me out of putting in a clean out.
Have not needed it in over 9 years, the bog is still working great.