New project, will take a long time

[Loulou]

I am more and more convinced that this could become an awesome Japanese garden I suggest you do your research well and this would be stunning!

 

[zennzzo]

WHAT THE ...!!! How in the H E Double hockeysticks did your post count get higher than mine?????

well, I'm a big tipper,
I type really really slow, use spell checker,
dot all my "i's"
cross all my "t's",
never turn off my laptop,
suffer from chronic insomnia,
and never ever post in the buy and sell...
Oh yeah and I only lost 8 posts in the latest forum cleanups....

Yan,
Any word on the UV arrival date?

 

[basslover34]

well, I'm a big tipper,
I type really really slow, use spell checker,
dot all my "i's"
cross all my "t's",
never turn off my laptop,
suffer from chronic insomnia,
and never ever post in the buy and sell...
Oh yeah and I only lost 8 posts in the latest forum cleanups....

Yan,
Any word on the UV arrival date?

I'm not losing many... like 5 or 6 ... it's the insomnia... I need to get some of that

Redbull anyone?

I really can't wait to see the deck work around this thing... After all that digging it will be the easiest part of this project

P.S. being a "big tipper" doesn't mean being Big and leaving a penny tip... you know that right?

 

[Yanbbrox]

WOW! I can't believe I went through all these pages bit by bit for about an hour before sleeping and I am still so interested!

U remind me of my dad's attempt to build a pond in the backyard when we were a kid.. come to think of it now... it would never of worked... LOL! our temperature all year round is about 10 degrees celsius! LOL! hot summers for 2 months a year and it's back to complete coldness! I remember all the fishy dying in there!

Not sure that's a good or bad comparison, welcome to the big hole turned into a pond thread.

Coldwater fish only, it will freeze in the winter at times hence the depth, although with the water moment it might not, either way fish will be fine

WHAT THE ...!!! How in the H E Double hockeysticks did your post count get higher than mine?????

Dedication to the cause, plus a diy mega algae filter probably helped. Day one 1201 pm, no algae = one post, day one 1202 pm no algae = 2 posts etc. etc. Only joking zen

I am more and more convinced that this could become an awesome Japanese garden I suggest you do your research well and this would be stunning!

You design it I'll do it, the problem I have is the rocks from the first attempt at a waterfall, I really want to use them on the building site side and I'm not sure they'd fit the theme, BTW the package is on the way, pictures if I ever get a day off

well, I'm a big tipper,
I type really really slow, use spell checker,
dot all my "i's"
cross all my "t's",
never turn off my laptop,
suffer from chronic insomnia,
and never ever post in the buy and sell...
Oh yeah and I only lost 8 posts in the latest forum cleanups....

Yan,
Any word on the UV arrival date?

Yes and no, You know how it is you go into work on your normal shift pattern and your bosses, boss comes and sees you to change your location and job for 3-4 weeks on one days notice because they need you to do this and that somewhere else, this results in not only the one day off for next week but also messes up any possible deliveries/work planned for next week Now I'm trying to sort everything out for next Friday to be delivered but I wanted everything else done before then yet I have to work every day utill then and some how in all this I've lost a day's overtime which is a pain. Doesn't affect the UV finances but messes up everything else

And basslover wants the deck done, Lou's picked out a theme for the whole garden Yet I'm paying the shipping to Mauritius

To sum up I'm not a happy bunny

Basslover, get over it, it's only a post count

Lou, I was only joking about the shipping(although if you want to feel guilty about it me cost me a pound)

enterity, I love it when peeps find this thread and read it all the way through

Zen, to keep your interest up 'Bump for Zen':
http://www.ketteringkoi.com/acatalog/Hozelock_Vorton_Pond_UV_Clarifier.html

18000 uv

BTW Lou, The D90 arrives next Saturday as well Although now I've lost and that extra day's ot I'm not sure how to pay for it

 

[eternity302]

I have to be honest with you! I didn't even read that 15000gallon thread and that 50000 gallon thread! All i did wuz look for pictures and read maybe like a sentence or two of what's happening!
Why i'm reading this one completely? cuz ur giving us good details, good updates with pictures and videos! And it's amazing how you're doing it =) gotta give u two thumbs up for all this work!
I can't wait for the update! oh, btw, ur german shephard is awesome =) nice, fat, and always in da way!

 

[Yanbbrox]

I have to be honest with you! I didn't even read that 15000gallon thread and that 50000 gallon thread! All i did wuz look for pictures and read maybe like a sentence or two of what's happening!
Why i'm reading this one completely? cuz ur giving us good details, good updates with pictures and videos! And it's amazing how you're doing it =) gotta give u two thumbs up for all this work!
I can't wait for the update! oh, btw, ur german shephard is awesome =) nice, fat, and always in da way!

I hope that the reason this thread had attracted so many peeps is because I've tried my best to include as many photos/videos as possible along the way, It's been done raw so to speak, all along I've tried to provide the info as real as possible and highlighted the ups and many downs. People on here have helped with the downs, I've had many pms during those times from people I've never met before, if Zen and Mr unlucky had a post count for pms(and others) they'd give ewurm a run for his money, this would not have been anywhere near the state it's in if it wasn't for the support from this site.

The list is endless, I will thank everyone when it's done, one at time(bump for Zen in thread joke). Even the good Doctor who had let this go on when things have got out of hand at times.

BTW, don't call Dave fat, he may have to get up and have a polite word

 

[Red Devil]

beautiful.... ultimate project...

 

[zennzzo]

This project is one that represents what the enthusiastic Monster fish keeper is capable of, with Hard work, determination, and a decent amount of OT. Can't leave out Mrs Y either, I'm sure she has been right there too.

As this project evolved, we got to see, the trials and tribulations of the do-it-yourselfer in action. All the ups and downs, that are going to happen, no matter how big or small your DIY project is.

I have been cheering Yanbbrox on, from dang near the first shovel full. Anybody who has ever put shovel to clay, has to appreciate his determination, and stamina. Most of us would have given in to alternative means of earth removal. (Dynamite and C-4 comes to mind, lol).

And remember all this while dodging the torrential rains...

Then the cave-in...I think we all held or breath because our project was going to come to a halt...I'm sure that's where everybody pulled for Yanbbrox and he got right back on it. We all know if it were us we'd have quit right there...

It was all his great pix and videos that kept it real for us. It was like stepping right out our own back door looking at the project...

And now as this Fall is coming to an end and the project will be idle for the winter (yeah right, like Yanbbrox, will be idle all winter ),
I want to personally Thank Yanbbrox and Mrs Y. for the hours of sharing, that I enjoyed immensely...My hat goes off to you two, you have my ut-most respect...
Cheers, and Thank You Very much! ~Ben O aka zennzzo

 

[UNKNOWN_MALONE]

Holy smiley overload Batman!

That probably took him a while to type up hahahaha. Very nice, Are you going to do something the the smaller pond or leave it?

 

[Yanbbrox]

This project is one that represents what the enthusiastic Monster fish keeper is capable of, with Hard work, determination, and a decent amount of OT. Can't leave out Mrs Y either, I'm sure she has been right there too.

As this project evolved, we got to see, the trials and tribulations of the do-it-yourselfer in action. All the ups and downs, that are going to happen, no matter how big or small your DIY project is.

I have been cheering Yanbbrox on, from dang near the first shovel full. Anybody who has ever put shovel to clay, has to appreciate his determination, and stamina. Most of us would have given in to alternative means of earth removal. (Dynamite and C-4 comes to mind, lol).

And remember all this while dodging the torrential rains...

Then the cave-in...I think we all held or breath because our project was going to come to a halt...I'm sure that's where everybody pulled for Yanbbrox and he got right back on it. We all know if it were us we'd have quit right there...

It was all his great pix and videos that kept it real for us. It was like stepping right out our own back door looking at the project...

And now as this Fall is coming to an end and the project will be idle for the winter (yeah right, like Yanbbrox, will be idle all winter ),
I want to personally Thank Yanbbrox and Mrs Y. for the hours of sharing, that I enjoyed immensely...My hat goes off to you two, you have my ut-most respect...
Cheers, and Thank You Very much! ~Ben O aka zennzzo

Wow, what an unbelievably nice post. I started off the project for Me and the wife but as I spend a lot of my spare time on here I thought it would be good to share it with everyone, the plan was always to take photos of everything along the way. I'm glad you've read it as it was intended, I wanted from the beginning to show how I was doing it, there are many different ways of doing a koi pond, this was the way I did it. When I started the thread I wanted to include as much detail as possible with as many photos videos as I could not only for the reader but as guidance if anyone else wanted some ideas for koi pond.

There were several moments along the way where I asked myself the question, why did I do and share all this in public especially when things went wrong and sometimes very wrong(the big cave in comes to mind), that was my MFK moment for me, the response from the forum via pm, posts and email got me through that one big time, I was at work when it happened with only text message update from Mrs Y when she was trying her best with a pump just to do anything as the rain fell in the dark.

It went a bit like this:

'It's almost 1/2 full of water'
'The sides are collapsing'
'It's really really bad'
'I don't think your going to be able to fix it'

Then nothing for 3 hours until I got home, and at the time in my mind it was over, I came home and she was expecting me just to blow up into a rage and I calmly pumped out more water for a few more hours knowing it was over, then the unknown masses started cheering me on again and we fixed it. It would have ened there if it wasn't for this forum.

I'm glad you enjoyed the ride for a few months, only the flags and UV to do then it's all over until next year, phase 2 begins and then we can start the 'bump for Zen' game again

Mrs Y thinks you should be a poet after reading her that post
Thank you MFK and thank you Zen aka Ben O

(Dynamite and C-4 comes to mind, lol) Spat my drink all over the monitor when I read that

That probably took him a while to type up hahahaha. Very nice, Are you going to do something the the smaller pond or leave it?

The plan is to fill it in and have a garden but who knows next year, it may end up being another filter system