The Pond at Grizzly Acres
 

Alrighty then peeps, if I didnt have enough to do the wife asked if we or should I say "I" could build a pond at the end of the driveway by the house, oh boy here we go again!!

A little back ground info back to where it all started.....

Last yr we had to move the gas meter from the most rediculas spot it could have even been put to a more out of the way location. SO....I started digging by had right at the meter to see how far the lines where buried. After a couple hrs. and almost 4' down I still had not found the where the pipe bends & heads south, enough was enough so I had to rent a mini backho.

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We got it all dug out and the meter moved fairly fast & I still had time left on the hr meter to use so I figured now is as good a time as any to stat the pond. I had to remove the Allen Block wall as it was all crooked and just plain wacked & started digging.

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Move forward to this yr. when the weather cooperated.......


Once the wall was put back up nice straight & level I started to form ledges all the way around the perimeter to have some where to set plants on once the pond was full.
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So, what's next? Looks like this is going to be pretty stellar, where are you at now?

Was at a garden store today and my daughter saw the koi pond, said we should have one..... They are so pretty! Can't wait to see this one completed! (I am no way doing this btw!)

Set that big tank in the picture background up on a raised platform and have an infinity overflow tank draining into the pond below.Then build a nice cedar pergola over it to keep the sun off of it.Then do a zen garden around that.There,that should keep you busy for a day or two.LOL!

more updates coming right up Sheena.

That was the old 165 gal tank that need some polishing before it can be sold & I have enough to do right now as we are now working on the 760 sq ft. concrete patio in that area where the tank is sitting in that pic.

Framed in the shelfs with some 3/4" plywood & filled them with dirt then capped them with more plywood.

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Next came the liner, all one piece. Used the wall caps to hold it down at the top & some of the old patio block to hold it tight on the shelf.

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Started to fill the pond with water to assist me in getting the liner stretched and tight in the bottom sections.

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Continued to fill the pond above the shelf's to again stretch the liner tight in the top section.

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Once the liner was all formed in place I had to drain it in order to start building the water features, first waterfall.

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Center fountain, set the fountain on a concrete block & started to bond rocks to it to conceal the block.

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Worked my way to the top of the block & base of the fountain over a few days, several days that is.

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Started the second waterfall & finished that one off pretty quick.

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Finished off the first waterfall, took a little longer to complete this one with the 2" kootney granite.

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Added 1/2 cubic yd of 3/4" washed Alberta Rainbow rock to the bottom & on top of the shelf's.

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Are you kidding me?! Nice rock work... and the grizzlies are a fitting touch!!

Time came to finally get this sucker filled up so I hooked up the hose to the big fountain, just cause :biggrin:.

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Once the pond was full enough to flow through the skimmer boxes I hooked up the pumps.

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Thanks WarDog, it was a ton of work but worth it. We are still looking for more bears to add to the collection.