Stream Pond.
This took some
doing - my landscapers had many sleepless nights trying to follow my designs.
They had to put me right on a few ideas I had!
The stream is 75 meters
in 4 slight tiers, and the pond 9000 gals total, with awood behind. The stream
is cobbled to prevent birds bathing (bringing in infections) but they can
drink.
Filters 1 x Easy Pod and a Biotec30 on the pond. A Biotec10 at
the stream head. 1 x 55watt uv. pump, 1 x Oase Profimax 20000 (1/3 to the
stream, 2/3 to filters) and uv, and an Oase12000 for Easy Pod with an Air Blow
40 for cleaning.
All the waste goes to a wildlife garden, which the
client built themselfs - some distance from pond on my recommendation to keep
frogs out of the main unit. I have designed the stream with a good water flow
but not enough to wash leaves into the pond. There are leaf catchment baskets
in the stream at intervals, which can be easily cleaned. Plants are in a dyke
area on the far side of pond so as to give the impression they are growing in
the pond. This was done so the system could not accumulate silt.
When
you are seated in the summer house, plants do not obscure you view of the fish.
A lily was placed in a hanging basket and supported at ground level and a
rubber covered steel pole which is 15", extends over and into pond and the
basket is supported on plastic covered chains. This gives the impression it's
growing from the bottom of the pond -in fact its only 12" down under water.
The system houses 25 koi. The whole system was built in the winter so
there was no leaf fall whilst it was being installed. Last year it had it's
first autumn and the baskets worked a treat. These were an idea from a client
who had built a smaller version himself - he also built me the summer house
(cottage gardens) The client wanted to plant up the surrounds themselves, which
I always agree with, as they then have some input.
