Help me design my pond

[Lisak1]

but i used Mellon sized rocks until i had the area around the culvert flush with the top .

Same. I always say "softball sized" but melon describes them better - like small cantaloupes!

 

[GBBUDD]

That should have read .
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 a foot plus of 3/4 inch gravel i never reduced all the way to 3/8" that's a bit to fine for long term in my eye.

 

[longhair]

Stainless steel water fall in. Thanks to Addy for the pl s30 recommendation. Now plumbing!!

 

[addy1]

Looking good!

 

[longhair]

Some of the plumbing done. You can see how it will run under the water fall to hide the piping. Also on the left you can see the bulkhead fittings for my air lines.

To bad the seller on ebay shipped 1 1/4 pvc flex pipe instead of the 1 1/2 I ordered. And doesn't answer my messages. I ordered a 50 foot roll from home depot .Should be here by the middle of the week. But I needed to get it done and under gravel. So I went to lowes and bought flex pvc at $5 a foot! I used it to do the elbows and used regular pvc to plumb it. Had to make it work as the season is running out and I want to get my plants moved over in time for them to settle in before winter.

 

[longhair]

More plumbing pics. Got the electrical done today. Gfci outlets wired in. And insulation on the filter pit done.

 

[addy1]

Nice work!

 

[GBBUDD]

some fantastic pea stone you found looks very clean. its so hard finding truly washed and sifted stone