Stage 27 – We have TROUT!

August 26, 2009 by  
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Gavin the Troutman brings the trout. You’ll actually see them being placed in the pond.

Final tweaks for water flow and aeration in the pond – Stage 23

August 26, 2009 by  
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Final tweaks for water flow and aeration in the pond

Stage 22 – Final plumbing tweaking

August 26, 2009 by  
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Final plumbing tweaking and the water flow before the final top up.

The Water is in and we’re almost ready for fish and plants – Stage 21

August 4, 2009 by  
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The water is in and we’re almost ready for the fish and plants.


Pool to Pond – The plumbing before the water – Stage 19

August 1, 2009 by  
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We’re ready for all the plumbing to go into the pool to pond adventure. This is the final step before ‘we add water’.

The Aquaponics “Waterbed” is setup and ready for water

July 30, 2009 by  
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The Aquaponics “Waterbed” is setup and ready for water

The mechanics of setting the levels using a lazer level – Stage 17

July 19, 2009 by  
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The mechanics of setting the levels using a lazer level showing the height pegs in each corner

In Stage 16 we’re ready to do the lazer level bit so it all sits level

July 19, 2009 by  
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The water bed frame is constructed and ‘in situ’. I’m ready to use the lazer level to set all the heights and levels in our water bed and pool to pond.

The second liner layer is in and bonded to the pool. The pool has had it’s second coat of sealer.





The Water Bed Frame and “We’ve Sprung a Leak” – Damn- Stage 15

July 19, 2009 by  
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The water bed frame is in and we’ve had to put in a second layer of the pool liner becasue we sprung a leak, damn…

Ready for the sand to be compacted for the ‘Water Bed’ – Stage 14

July 19, 2009 by  
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The sump tank is in, the concrete pad has set over it so we’re ready for the sand to be compacted and levelled over the whole area for the ‘water bed’.


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