My NEPTUNE pond on da move...gotta have 2 CONCRETE ponds before next HURRICANE season

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/5


r u wking on de pon today Randy ??? R U WORKING ??? :roll:

CARPET HAS TO COME OUT [very heavy and wet now] :(

[Randy Yeh Mon]

2 more blocks 2 b added, then a Casted ring above, then decorative blocks..Pond wall will b level with Neptunes feet. [The Statue]

LOOKIN FOR SOME 20,000 gALS :) :) :)

Filter area may hold some 3,000gals :) big huh !!!???

[luke frisbee]

yeh Mon lookin like the same crazy kind of construction as the SOB's lake over on the Mudpond

[Randy Yeh Mon]

yeh Mon lookin like the same crazy kind of construction as the SOB's lake over on the Mudpond

ain't gonna b no windows doh !! :) I like the idea but scared.. :roll:

[Terri]

Wow Randy, you've done quite a bit of work! How many BD's you putting in..? I see one. Still plodding through all the photo's on your site.... dialup sucks LMAO

[Busy B]

Git r dun :grin:

No more punctured liner? Does the rain from the cane mess with the PH in a concrete pond, or do you do like Luke and keep it topped off?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Wow Randy, you've done quite a bit of work! How many BD's you putting in..? I see one. Still plodding through all the photo's on your site.... dialup sucks LMAO

If u hover your mouse over a pic with a title the text will come up [so u may not have to enlarge all 'o dem] :-P

http://community.webshots.com/photo/280029673/484261346jlArMw

Gonna raise pond above ground say one ft, and two bottom drains !!!
Pond's gonna b 4 ft. at deep end, 3 at shallow
[not a true rectangle]
At least a 2000 gal set Chamber
TT/Falls mostly DIY stuff Concrete filters
returns for...circulation

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Git r dun :grin:

No more punctured liner? Does the rain from the cane mess with the PH in a concrete pond, or do you do like Luke and keep it topped off?

Amasingly our rain water ph here is 6.5/7 !!!!
So i use lots o rain water for changes anyway :-P

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Yow !! :)

[Werner]

Hey Randy Mon--

It's great to see you posting, especially here. How's the family, did you get the house rebuilt?

[Merlin]

Thats what I like about you Randy, when life knocks you down, you come up kickin :) . The pond is looking good, a lot of hard work by the look of it. !wow!

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Hey Randy Mon--

It's great to see you posting, especially here. How's the family, did you get the house rebuilt?

I is Canadian yah know...hehehehe Born in Montreal.....'58...[only spent 5 wks. there] :-P

House situation....http://community.webshots.com/album/394343835SZEBcV

Yeh Mon !!

[luke frisbee]

Yah funny talkin' Canadien,

ya made me blush...unless you were joking :frisbee:

[Ian]

Ha...... born in Canada, knew their was somthing speacial about you. I spent 5 weeks in Montreal... I was a little older than your time spent their and in the 90's :grin: ..heck of a fun city :wink:
Build the pond's a bit more like set in stone! Keep the pic's rolling it keeps us warm up here...........And its pond first house later no?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Historically November is our flash flood month :roll:

GOING TO LOOK FOR LEAK IN POND .....IT LEAKIN FAST [pond in pics]

This fish r waiting........

[Jackie Ramo]

Seems you will out do Luke when done Randy with more than one Lake! It looks awesome and not even finished yet. Hard to get things done when the weather won't co-operate but cheer up its a warm rain compared to snow!!

[Busy B]

First pic I thought you had a river flowing by :eek:..second I realized it was shade cloth :smile:

Plants for goodies or nitrates?

No time for Mom's pond Mon?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Looks humongus eh !!!......STILL GONNA B A FOOT HIGHER !!

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/7

[Jackie Ramo]

It does look humungous!! How are you going to finish it? Block may be strong but its ugly :smile:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

It does look humungous!! How are you going to finish it? Block may be strong but its ugly :smile:

U'LL NEVER C A BLOCK :wink:

PLASTER ON THE inside 1in plus thick
Outside backfilled, plus mom will attack the outside with 'block hiding plants :roll:
Top will have flat stone..so u can sit on pond wall
Also the surrounding plants will have to cut back regulary in a couple years !!! :-P

[Jackie Ramo]

I'm sure it will look wonderful then if mom is lending a hand :frisbee:

[Jojopotato]

Looking good Randy....

[marla]

I can't wait to see the completed project, bet it will be as stunning as the view looks. :smile:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

I can't wait to see the completed project, bet it will be as stunning as the view looks. :smile:



http://community.webshots.com/photo/86165319/94838428nCaUhA
http://community.webshots.com/photo/86165319/94838248kOdJof
2001/2002 http://community.webshots.com/photo/86165319/36717866kKFWdb
http://community.webshots.com/photo/86165319/94838391RyDeXH

:( :( :(

[marla]

Wow, can't even find words for those pics. Hope you can redo it. Lots of work ahead of you. Is that styrofom floating in a few of those pics? I tried that this summer for some shade for the fish, but didn't have big enough pieces, maybe next year.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

I use it when I change lotsa water and to pond is low [relly for very sunny days so as not to heat the water..

[Randy Yeh Mon]

YEH MON !!

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/7

[Terri]

Hey, progress! Keep moving on Randy-mon - good luck with the leveling :grin: gotta be the biggest pita going

[marla]

Huge, you could swim with the koi, or add a small whale

[Merlin]

The pond is looking good Randy, and a nice size too . Looking forward to the finished project. :)

[Randy Yeh Mon]

....showed up :mad:

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/8

anyway..pond is 35ftx17ftx4.5ft [to overflow]
So i got roughly 17,000 gals
my filter gonna give me 3,000 [or mo] gals, Set. chamber only gonna b roughly 10x7x7 round ..calculate dat!!


I'm a little peEved 'cause u can barly see the pond behind us..[in da party pic] .and it was lowered 8inches 'cause certain ppl thought I was too DEEP/HIGH !!!

[Jackie Ramo]

When I saw the party I thought you'd finished. Get to work, no party til the pond is done !bonk Still it was good to review the ablum and see how much work you have done. Its looking great but I think of those poor fish in that little bitty tank waiting for their new home.....

[Terri]

Now there's a party I would have liked to attended ;-) You and 'helpers' have done a lot of work Randy, it's really showing and I can't wait to see water in there!!!! Fish too ofcourse LOL

[Merlin]

Did someone mention a party :) !strut , I take it I missed it then :( Can I come to the BIG party when the pond is finished please Randy:smile: .

[Randy Yeh Mon]

In the first pic we r sifting the sand!!!! the sand comes from the river mouth where it enters the sea, so it is salty and full of organic matter, also full of garbage that ppl dump in da rivers !!

yah, we does things da hard way, slow too :wink:

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/9

OH I FORGOT TO MENTION........TWO OF MY WORKERS TODAY ONLY HAVE ONE GOOD EYE !!!

[Randy Yeh Mon]

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I'm a little peEved 'cause u can barly see the pond behind us..[in da party pic] .and it was lowered 8inches 'cause certain ppl thought I was too DEEP/HIGH !!!


THIS IS BECAUSE THE PPL WITH THE DOLLARS AND WHO OWN THE PLACE SIAD SO [POND TOO HIGH] WE STILL HAVE TO RAISE 'NEPTUNE' so da fish he stands on can still spit in da water!!

[Jackie Ramo]

Why are you sifting sand in the first place or is it part of the cement stucco you are applying?

Well you know the ppl with the $$$ always get their own way.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Why are you sifting sand in the first place or is it part of the cement stucco you are applying?....

yup!!!!
and this is why........the sand comes from the river mouth where it enters the sea, so it is salty and full of organic matter, also full of garbage that ppl dump in da rivers !! :roll: :roll:

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy give us more pics, its cold here and full of snow. post your address we need a place to escape to !rofl

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/9

just wish i had left a recieving end in the pond, but it will still work!!!
Greg I can split the pvc lenghwise and fit it into the 4in. pvc thats there? or, shud i use a collar??...just trying to avoid 'rise' bofre the drain, anyway i'll figure it :wink:
and whey u git da blue dome from..[no that i confident of finding it here...] ---hey my family coming in from Miami!!..so maybe.
TANKS AGAIN MON !!

c how far under de slab my drains r!!
and I already put in de skimmer!!

settlement Chamber going here it's gonna b `10 ft deep !!!
round and so probaly 10x8x8 already dug to the depth,...but lot more digging to do....

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy reviewed the pics and it sure has been a long time and a lot of work. When do the fish go in???

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Likely before the settlemt chamber and filter is complete!!!!! :roll:
I really need a place to show fish for our TOURISTS !!!! :wink:
WE orderedf a temp pool but..........it 'ent reach yet!!!! [third world system....but we like it so !!!! :frisbee:

Meanwhile dis is de only place visitors can lay eyes on ah fish !!! :-P
http://community.webshots.com/album/37001839XslNxq/4



Randy reviewed the pics and it sure has been a long time and a lot of work. When do the fish go in???

[GregBickal]

I would put a collar on (a union). The blue domes are Kiddy sleds. I doubt you will find them in your area. You would have to order them on-line. I bought all the ones they had here and shipped them to Luke. Hanging baskets work also they are about 16" diameter.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Greg, I got some metal pans 5ins. deep and about 2ft. across guess i'll use dose !!
it's a great idea and easy 2 install [seems 2 me]

[Busy B]

You going to have your own lake Mon :eek:

Looking good!

[Randy Yeh Mon]

I would put a collar on (a union). The blue domes are Kiddy sleds. I doubt you will find them in your area. You would have to order them on-line. I bought all the ones they had here and shipped them to Luke. Hanging baskets work also they are about 16" diameter.

I need to show my 'helper' how to cut da 4 in. pvc.....[he want to make 3 cuts !!] :roll: :roll:
tHIS IS JUST PLACED THERE NOT 'INSTSLLED' :)

[Elizardbreath]

I would put a collar on (a union). The blue domes are Kiddy sleds. I doubt you will find them in your area. You would have to order them on-line. I bought all the ones they had here and shipped them to Luke. Hanging baskets work also they are about 16" diameter.

Greg,
The kid sled saucer things also make an excellent mold for a very large birdbath. Just grease that puppy up with some Crisco and fill it with plaster. Putting it on top of a garbage can while filling it will keep the mold nice and round too.
:)
It can also be used as a throwing bat as long as the wheel speed is pretty low.
Beth
the potter

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/11

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/12

Still workin on s. Chamber and falls AND filter bay :wink:

Da Fish ...note:- They Have Similiar Accent To Mine [born Haeh]

'ey' Randy Mon whey d filter nuh???
Why no 'Infinity edge'?
Whats dat acid ting...u nearly kill we!!!
We like d view, ...sides we never had it so deep!!

[Busy B]

WTG Randy!!!!

It looks great! Even wit out da filter mon :grin:

Like the edgeing, the whole affair! Fish look happy..no jumpers? Your settlement chamber looks like it's going to be huge...what are you going to build it out of? Block?

[Jackie Ramo]

Good work Randy, thanks for keeping us poor cold folks up to date. Looks amazing yes, what about that infinity edge???

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Hi Gals..........
de settlement C. is block, yup.
Infinity edge is an Idea for now ...but I will fill it to look like it's overflowing, show u later.

It's MEGA stress working with my workers, everything is new for them.....and they r all overconfident.........can't stand overconfident ppl. [who really don't know what they r doing or get careless]!!! STRESSS !!! :mad:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

hE STEPS ON DA FISH, AND THERE'S WATER SPOUTING FROM DA FISHES MOUTH [NOT HOOKED UP YET]

[2IN. LINE NEXT TO HIM IS FOR RAIN WTR.]

[marla]

Looking very nice! Warms me up to see all that green and sunshine also. :smile:

[Terri]

It's MEGA stress working with my workers, everything is new for them.....and they r all overconfident.........can't stand overconfident ppl. [who really don't know what they r doing or get careless]!!! STRESSS !!! :mad: I know a few people who feel the same way :grin:

Way to go Randy, thank you for all the updates, it's been great watching this project come to completition!

[Busy B]

Are you painting the edge of the concrete blue or something to make it look like 'infinity'?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Are you painting the edge of the concrete blue or something to make it look like 'infinity'?

I was planning on Filling to da brim, but it ain't level.
But painting Green so look ok :-)

[Jackie Ramo]

Just have it overflow into the filter :grin: But painting it should work as well.

[Busy B]

Your not worried bout them jumping?

You brave Mon :grin:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Your not worried bout them jumping?

You brave Mon :grin:

only ever had two koi jump...
one got stuck in plants...[cannot happen here]
one was crowded in 2,000gals ...here we got 17,000 :wink:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

waterfall.......not fully tuned up....will take some months.....to install propper pumps and have concrete filters running...

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/13

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy it must make you feel good knowing you are making progress. Does seem to be taking quite a while though, is it just the untrained help or are things still hard to get because of the hurricane damage being repaired?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

And I am very impatient....I hate 'seeing' work done I want it done !!!!
I hate saying the same thing twice !!!
I hate ppl questioning me!!! why?? Who cares why!!! doit! yah getting paid !!!

Anyone of these workers would say "I build Randy pon, yuh konw, I cud build yours, no prob mon" !!!! :roll:

Errrrrr....some of it is my fault.....it's just too painful to actually stand there and watch em work.................problem I can't do much 'cause of my back and my knees...can't give em too much work or it's bedtime and traction !!!!! :( :-x :mad:

[Jackie Ramo]

I feel for you Randy. We are having the bathroom remodeled and the 'guys' have been spotty about showing up and staying.... not that I am ready with everything but ... it sure is annoying

Back and knees.... gosh are we growing old together ???? !rofl

[Randy Yeh Mon]

..............................the 'guys' have been spotty about showing up and staying.... not that I am ready with everything but ... it sure is annoying.....................!rofl

Yup don't give 'em any excuses, u gotta have all parts hardware, everything or they'll blame U for holding up da job!!!! :roll: :roll:

PS ....we getting old but we still handsome!! :-P

[Randy Yeh Mon]

LUKE MON!!! ;)

u install them drain domes yet? Pond still Green??...
I have'nt but i have a diving mask!!!!!
I still working on me S. Chamber.

THERE'S A PICTURE OF POND GOD 'NEPTUNE!!! :o
http://backyardpuddle.com/forum/showthread.php?p=13120#post13120

[my session 'times out' when I try ta post pics here...] ???

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/15


settlement chamber and filter...
http://community.webshots.com/album/546837686QqrwiO/6

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy it sure is good to know you aren't just sitting around enjoying all that warm sunshine. Looks like you have broken the back of the work and it won't be long now before it is finished.

What size pump to pump the water back up to the pond?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Randy ........................................
What size pump to pump the water back up to the pond?

Gonna b using 2 pumps 1/8 hp sequence
30000 ProMax....
not sure which is doing what as yet!!!! :-P :wink:






http://community.webshots.com/album/546837686QqrwiO/8

[Busy B]

Looking good Mon!

You don't have a hard time getting block I see...The chamber and the pond look perfect together...nice job!

[Jackie Ramo]

Lots of progress!!! Looking very good but the size of that pipe!!! Keep those pics coming!!!

[marla]

Very impressive, keep up the great work, you'll be done before you know it. Thanks for shareing all the updates.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/6...POND

http://community.webshots.com/album/547729705XpQwWW/2......FISH

http://community.webshots.com/album/547730089UWoQmq/1....FILTER

http://community.webshots.com/album/547731666nlVqzy.....WATERFALL

[luke frisbee]

yeh money giv me sum ov daht mon...cuz i don't see no pics mon? I see I am pn page 17 of 7...i must be high. (Insert spleef smoking smilie here)

[Randy Yeh Mon]

I Edited Da Post And Fixed Da Links
:-p

[luke frisbee]

reall good looking fish.


Daht settlement chamber mon. Well mine has a 50-60 degree drop to the discharge pipe, and I consider that a minimum.....i guess if you swirl the water it might get some of the crap to go to the center.........

[Jackie Ramo]

A great spot to cool off I see. Fish are looking very good and happy.

In a year you'll hve to cut back the plants to find the pond

[Randy Yeh Mon]

reall good looking fish.


Daht settlement chamber mon. Well mine has a 50-60 degree drop to the discharge pipe, and I consider that a minimum.....i guess if you swirl the water it might get some of the crap to go to the center.........

GONNA SWIRL FOR SURE....I should check me degree drop.
workin on sealing the plaster for the Complete filter area now

[Randy Yeh Mon]

A great spot to cool off I see. Fish are looking very good and happy.

In a year you'll hve to cut back the plants to find the pond

If no hurricane this yr. u'll b rite 'bout dat...[cutting back the plants]

[Jackie Ramo]

Certainly I hope the hurricanes give everyone a break this year. Enough already!!

[Randy Yeh Mon]

i EXPECT HURRICANE THIS YEAR

nOT JUST THAT ...BUT WE R IN DA dry season and we r having rain rian....so mud slide time

Weather is totally crasy...on a worldwide scale !!!! :roll:

[Jackie Ramo]

So true Randy and I doubt it will get better anytime soon. We are finally having normal winter here, the fish are still up and swimming under the ice... worries me it does but not much can be done about it.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/547730089UWoQmq/2
http://community.webshots.com/album/547730089UWoQmq/2 :roll:

........Good Thing We Have Strong Rum In Grenada !!!

Yesterday they said, 'we go plaster de whole ting over.'
Today, they r patching spots inside and plastering OUTSIDE .
Well me know it gonna still leak ...but less...then I'll use some sealer that works on that.
Point is, labor is hard to find...these guys r imported from Guyana [to wk on my mom's roof] ...and they r the ones my Bro gave me to work with !!
Pond is really being financed by my Bro in law !!

THING IS, THEY [the wkers] QUESTION EVERY THING BECAUSE THEY COME FROM A BIGGER COUNTRY [they think small islanders r brainless]]

had to have an engineer to come to confirm what I learned here [on the Boards] and my brother present [who is also a mechanical engineer] to give them the directions [they r paid by him] !!! :-P

[Jackie Ramo]

!rofl Perhaps they just don't want to go home to their nagging wives so are prolonging the job that gives them good wages.

Frustrating to be sure.

[Randy Yeh Mon]

:-p
:-P :-P

[luke frisbee]

if they used the thoroseal that is similar to Xypex and they did it right the leaks I see will self plug

[Randy Yeh Mon]

if they used the thoroseal that is similar to Xypex and they did it right the leaks I see will self plug

no thoroseal is dead it don streatch and fill in....sides wot we have here is expired stuff I had to help the stoe ppl find in dey own store !!!!!!! :roll: :roll:

[Randy Yeh Mon]

http://community.webshots.com/album/280029673SCWIOb/9

got me some clear water for now.....

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy, it looks like a little bit of paradise!!!

So all the filter work is done etc? No more projects?

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Randy, it looks like a little bit of paradise!!!

So all the filter work is done etc? No more projects?

LANDSCAPING AND TIDYING SAY..... IN JUNE OR SO

[Ian]

Thats looking pretty cool! Next winter were moving in...will bring koi :grin:

[Koidaddy]

Heck - I'll even be your pond boy!

~Chris
:grin:

[Louis]

Hey Randy, if i send you a trunk please open it right away, and give me some air...
looks great..

[luke frisbee]

Mistah Yeh Mon,
I got your next project to do on this pond....retro-fit a seamless edge onto it....The pond looks very good now, but daht would put it over the top.
I know you are just laying around in duh hammocks, wondering if there is anything else you can do

[Jackie Ramo]

Randy, you know I hate to agree with Luke but.... it would be awesome!!!

[Randy Yeh Mon]

Thats looking pretty cool! Next winter were moving in...will bring koi :grin:

I know how u feel when u look at the scenery I spent 5 Winters in TO. :wink:

Yeh Luke!! when I vied me pics first time I saw it.....I'll have the feed sublimminal messeges to the ppl here who hold da $$$$ [I ent' got none!!] :-P ...they r all frowning now...[pond was supposed to cost say, USD. $10,000.00 so far more like $30,000.00 and it ain't pretty !!!]

Yeh Louis and Cris :wink:


My mother is pleased with the wtr. clarity now asks "when r u gonna put mo fish"???

[Jackie Ramo]

TEll you mom more fish as soon as the edge is finished....