taking a breather! The bog filter is filling! 🤞Fingers crossed this is the permanent fill!! 💧
The waterfall is how I want it. I have decided not to foam it in yet as I want to let the water run over it first and see how it pushes the small rocks. Sometimes they kind of plug holes themselves if the water is strong enough, which I think it will be and is ideal, and I could then help it along by feeding small stones into the gaps as it flows. I don't think much if any foam will be needed though.
Ive made a temporary living space for the 2nd pump. This is the only major of the system that has not been fully tested. Will it be able to draw uo water from the bottom of the pond all the way to the bog filter!? It should according to the specs! But I won't modify the power cable for it until I know for sure.
Used a 3D printed copy of a pipe fitting. Even though the pumps are able to have pipe fittings on both the in and out, they only give you one adapter for each size pipe. 🤷♂️. This fits nicely!
I've touched up the inside edges of the pond between it and the intake bay. The outside edges will be the last to really get finalized of course but that can be a more relaxed pace :)
Excited that water is going in!!
first water! (meant to post this this afternoon by my #selfhost died somewhere along the way... so now we catch up!)
the pump at its lowest setting (25%) pumps faster than the water can fill so this is start and stop situation as the intake bay slowly fills when i turn the pond off and drops as it pumps for awhile... and fills and drops. But it is good for seeing how everything is flowing. So far no escapes or bad signs. #poolpond #backyardProject #diy #plumbing
GUYS ITS ALMOST FULL!!
Not sure it'll be full before I go to bed, which means I'll have to shut it all down overnight... but it's soooo close!
I've detected a few issues but nothing is a showstopper. I *will* have to empty the pond done far enough to foam in the waterfall. Most of the flow is definitely coming out the bottom, so if I ever want maximum effect, that will be the only way.
There is a low point on the inside wall of the diversion stream (between the stream and the pond, so not losing water out of the system). I'm not at all surprised, I thought it was Ok, but also could tell it was the lowest point, but that's not a hard fix.
I clearly over-thought/over-built the diversion stream. I was too focused/paranoid about the tree and I've made it much wider than I needed. I can tight that up.
I'm super happy that the second pump is running great. Which means it's pulling from the bottom of the pond and recirculating part to the bog filter and part to the sprayer line along the top near side, and the bubblers on the bottom.
The 2nd pump is going full power right now (99%/170W) as the pond fills. I thought I might be able to have both pumps running on low and still fill the pond, but too much of it goes into the pond to replenish the intake bay as quickly as pump.1 empties it. These really are impressive pumps!
I'll stay up as late as I can manage to try to get it full. It's been filling since about 11:30AM not including the bog filter. So that’s nearly 12 hours now.
If you want to see what I am watching, you can tune into the webcam (it has sound) on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90s20oOVQjY
Otherwise, enjoy the progress shots. I can't quite express my satisfaction with it so far!! :+)
Note I did some flat stone work around the front above the waterfall.and folded under some of the liner to expose the ground and make things a little neater.
It's coming along!
Next post will have another video with more water in the stream and waterfall after I turned on the 2nd pump!
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
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