REDSTEVEO
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Hi All,
As part of our garden renovation project I have built a new pond and need some advice please.
Firstly how to calculate the water volume so that I can work out what size filter and pump I am going to need. The dimensions are 3 feet deep by 8 feet 4 inches wide (from left to right) by 4 feet 6 inches from front to back, see pictures below for how it looks. My local Garden Pond shop (Waterworld) on the Wirral have told me that it will hold 2700 litres.
I am not sure if this is correct or not so if someone is able to confirm this or not it would be much appreciated.
Here is a view from the left. The tree in the picture is a fig tree, to the right is an established Laurel bush. Apart from that there are no other trees nearby to drop leaves and stuff into the pond. Because of the position the pond is in it will be virtually in the shade for most of the day because the sun comes up behind the wall at the back and then moves around from left to right settling opposite late in the evening.
The pond is built from breeze blocking with a brick front as you can see. Internally it is being rendered with mortar and plasticiser. Then it will get a couple of coats of G4 Pond sealer and finally a coat of Blagdon pond paint. Will this be enough to hold the water in? Not sure what colour, Green, Blue, Black or Stone colour. Any suggestions welcome.
The top of the wall is going to be finished off with wooden decking as a sort of seating area. On the wall at the back I am mounting a 60 centimetre blade waterfall about three feet up.
I am looking at filters: a Laguna Pressure Flo 5000 litre with 11 watt UV Filter and a 3500 liter pump, or a Laguna Pressure Flo 8000 litre with a 20 watt UV Filter and a 6000 litre pump.
Alternatively there is the option of an Oase Filterclear 6000 litre and 11 watt UV, or Oase Filterclear 11000 litre with 11 watt UV and a 8000 liter pump.
If anyone can make sense of the above and advise me on what the best option is I would be very grateful.
More pictures to follow as it progresses.
Thanks very much,
Steve.
As part of our garden renovation project I have built a new pond and need some advice please.
Firstly how to calculate the water volume so that I can work out what size filter and pump I am going to need. The dimensions are 3 feet deep by 8 feet 4 inches wide (from left to right) by 4 feet 6 inches from front to back, see pictures below for how it looks. My local Garden Pond shop (Waterworld) on the Wirral have told me that it will hold 2700 litres.
I am not sure if this is correct or not so if someone is able to confirm this or not it would be much appreciated.
Here is a view from the left. The tree in the picture is a fig tree, to the right is an established Laurel bush. Apart from that there are no other trees nearby to drop leaves and stuff into the pond. Because of the position the pond is in it will be virtually in the shade for most of the day because the sun comes up behind the wall at the back and then moves around from left to right settling opposite late in the evening.
The pond is built from breeze blocking with a brick front as you can see. Internally it is being rendered with mortar and plasticiser. Then it will get a couple of coats of G4 Pond sealer and finally a coat of Blagdon pond paint. Will this be enough to hold the water in? Not sure what colour, Green, Blue, Black or Stone colour. Any suggestions welcome.
The top of the wall is going to be finished off with wooden decking as a sort of seating area. On the wall at the back I am mounting a 60 centimetre blade waterfall about three feet up.
I am looking at filters: a Laguna Pressure Flo 5000 litre with 11 watt UV Filter and a 3500 liter pump, or a Laguna Pressure Flo 8000 litre with a 20 watt UV Filter and a 6000 litre pump.
Alternatively there is the option of an Oase Filterclear 6000 litre and 11 watt UV, or Oase Filterclear 11000 litre with 11 watt UV and a 8000 liter pump.
If anyone can make sense of the above and advise me on what the best option is I would be very grateful.
More pictures to follow as it progresses.
Thanks very much,
Steve.