Pipework, Fittings & Cider

Following the problems we encountered last weekend with the wrong size digger being delivered we rescheduled the machinery and skip for this weekend just gone. However this all changed when we received a call from some good friends in Belgium who were wanting to come and visit. Digger (and now mini dumper truck thingy - correct terminology to follow once we find out what it is) & skip rearranged once again quickly followed by the fridge being stocked with cider!

In fact the visit from our friends did us the world of good as the pond build was taking up the majority of our time and brain powers (what do you mean it doesn't take much)! After a very pleasant weekend with good friends, good food, good weather and of course ... good cider, we soon found that our batteries had recharged and by the time our Flemish friends had departed and begun their journey back home, we were actually chomping at the bit.

It wasn't long before the mitre saw was out, lengths of pipe were here there and everywhere along with a whole variety of valves, connectors, fittings, etc, all waiting to be dry fit first before then being glued. And the result after a few hours work .....

Quarantine Filtration System

The Eazy Pod is fed via a 3" solvent weld pipe from a 3" Kockney Koi bottom drain. The water is then pumped through 1.5" solvent weld pipe by a Superfish 5000 pond pump up to a 1kw Electro pond heater before returning into the quarantine tank. The Eazy Pod is cleaned using a Yamitsu 50L air pump with air being supplied to the tank via a Superfish Air Box 4 to four round air stones.

Quarantine Tank

The tank etc was filled via a water or flow meter and we must admit we were surprised with the result. According to the meter we'd only used 330 gallons, which is quite less than the 500 we first calculated. This resulted in a mental note to one's self .... "must remember to double/triple check calculations in future". Once full, the pond & filter system was duly treated to some Kusuri Potassium Permanganate.

We're very please with our new quarantine system however we still need to apply some finishing touches. We're going to be adding a uPVC sill around the top and either cladding in uPVC or painting the external faces. The jury's still out on that one for the moment.