Hope I can help

Well I would just like to say hello all, and thanks for the welcoming emails that I have received. Didnt now where to say Hi, but as this is the section I am sure I can be most help in I thought I would start here.
So Hello

Website to visit:

www.kashiraponds.co.uk

Hi Thorny! and welcome

You've build some really nice ponds, I like the shape of Jason's pond do you own a pond yourself?

Hi Sheryl, and thanks for Your comments, Yeah I have a pond I am a real Koi nut. Thats how I ended up building ponds all the time. My pond is on My website, its the pond with the oval window. So tiny compared to the ponds I build for My customers.
I have loads of stuff to add to My website, including My 3 latest ponds,I must get it up to date. although the pond I am building at the moment will be the Jewel in My crown, its going to be a beauty. 25,000 gallons , its bigger than My house
Cheers
Justin
If I get chance over the weekend I will post up some pics of My koi

Justin

Would love to see that new pond...the big one.

Any chance of some pics

I will take a camera to work with Me on Monday, and show You my latest project, its a cracker

Would also like to see this pond build 25,000 gals is a big pond, what filters are you putting on it, will it be heated ?

Always a good idea to take pictures as you go then you have something to refer back to at a later date.

Hi Chrissy I am the worlds worst with a camera, I never seem to remember one.
As with all My pond builds filtration is always the customers choice unless I believe they are making a mistake, then I would try to strear them to a better alternative.
This pond will have two large Block Built systems, fed from the drains. Also will have 3 double Bakki showers fed from 3 skimmers and mid water feeds. The customer has a very busy life style so wants the lowest maintenance pond we can achieve. Showers are 99% maintenance free and block built can be left to a couple of times a month. so He should be a happy chap. The pond will turn over once an hour so plenty of water to move.

Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Not seen your pond finished either.

Remember CAMERA!!

wheres the pics of this pond then justin? there must be room in that brickies bucket for a camara



Dermot

Yeah I know, just not organized, I even had the camera in the van all week. I am working tomorrow so I promise to take a few snaps

PLEASE!!

kashiraponds wrote:Hi Sheryl, and thanks for Your comments, Yeah I have a pond I am a real Koi nut. Thats how I ended up building ponds all the time. My pond is on My website, its the pond with the oval window. So tiny compared to the ponds I build for My customers.
I have loads of stuff to add to My website, including My 3 latest ponds,I must get it up to date. although the pond I am building at the moment will be the Jewel in My crown, its going to be a beauty. 25,000 gallons , its bigger than My house
Cheers
Justin
If I get chance over the weekend I will post up some pics of My koi

Doh!! Oh yes I did look at that one Justin just never registered it was yours...Lol put it down to me being blonde. I do like that window though nice to see something different.

hi sheryl
he is good with a brick or two but not with a camara never brings it to work



Dermot

I took a few pics yesterday, thats the easy bit, just got to wait now for someone to put them on the computer for Me then I will try to post them here. Technology I just dont get it, I can build and assemble just about anything, but even trying to Sky+ Eastenders is a mystery to Me

ha lol i know wot you mean justin i had to get my daughter to show me how to post pics on here
im not great with computers
just give me a saw and hammer and im away


Dermot

Sorry but I agree.

I never find it easy to put pics on forums.

Technology seems to go when you reach 30....

Well I tried to get pics on here, no joy. I have however managed to upload them to My website. So if You have time go and have a look. I would love to here Your feedback. Thanks
http://www.kashiraponds.co.uk
You will find it in Gallery under current build

well that is some pond m8,brickwork looks good who did it cant wait to see it finished.have you been working on it
long justin? i could only dream of having a pond like that

showers are a good price m8


Dermot

Cheers mate, those picture where taken at day 35, so moving along nicely. Bloody weather has slowed Me again this week, although I did manage to get filter house done, all but the wall plates. Then the roof goes on Yipee, I have to admit I am handing this over to My mate as this one is a little out of My league. Full hipped Japanese style roof. Once its been cut and pitched I will take over and we are having a slate roof. Then on to the huge water fall, the joys of pond building

Hi Justin hope you dont mind me putting a couple of the pics on here showing the pond and filter house.





Very nice brickwork added to the walls. Reading your website it says you are using showers on the skimmers will you be filtering the water through sieves before the showers?

Look forward to seeing more as you go.

HI Chrissy thanks for that, i just could not work out what to do. Skimmers will go straight over the showers, baskets in the skimmers will pick up any large debris. I would however always fit a sieve in front of a shower if coming from bottom drain.
Justin

Will the filter be settlement jap mat K1 ? just wonder whether the showers on the skimmers will cause DOC and what will collect it.

Hi Chrissy, yeap K1 and Jap matt as bio stage in block built. As for DOC, this can be a thing with a showered pond, and can create a little foam on the pond in the morning. I am sure anyone with a showered pond will tell You, once the sun breaks it just burns the foam from the surface. For me the benefits of a showered pond outweigh this.
I have a showered pond and to be honest I have to be feeding like crazy, and by that I mean a kilo a day, over a long period on My 3500 gallon pond, to see any affects of this. I wonder what other filters would allow You to feed this heavy on such a small volume of water.

hows the big pond build justin? would love to see a pic of the filter house roof.


Dermot

Weather has just been a wash out over the last couple of weeks not alot happening, Roof start tomorrow slight change of plans with this now, still fully hipped but at as low pitch as possible, wife has moaned about the size of it women just dont get it do they