It was an epic build! the worst part was excavating 3 feet down through existing concrete into very hard clay and down to bedrock! however the construction method would lend itself to an existing concrete base, providing the existing base would take the total wieght of the pond that is.
It has been more or less comleted for the last 2 years, and unfortunately I did not take photo's during the buld.
I can however take plenty more and describe the process, but it will take me a week or so, as i will be away on business next week.
I have made some modifications over the initial design, as I had originally installed a large 4 chamber filter box, only to discover it was difficult for my wife to maintain whilst I was working away, hence the rather pricey bubble bead filter now in place.
I can write the history of the build and of the lessons learned as well. I can go through the calculations of wieght/pressure etc that i used.
Due to the location i have a few problems i need to still sort out, due to shade and lighting, however with the actual pond, and construction I have had no problems at all
I did find it was for me easier to build than a concrete pond, as my blockwork is pretty shambolic, and working in wood more satisfying!
My personal email address is garyharrisonuk@aol.com
Best Regards,
Gary
Posted on Feb 11, 2006, 9:13 PM from IP address 195.93.21.70