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![]() Super Koi Garden Center |
![]() I fell in love with this prefab pond at Super Koi in Roskilde (Denmark). |
![]() Here is the new pond beside my old one. |
![]() I made this "template" to get a better idea of the extent of my project. |
![]() JJ ready for it... |
![]() But with big help from my friends... |
![]() ...it went really well. |
![]() Herer we're checking out how much more earth needs to be digged out. |
![]() And checking out if the pond is relatively horizontal. |
![]() I levelled out with fine sand, which filled even the smallest openings. |
![]() With the added weight of water it was easy to make the final adjustments. |
![]() I filled in with some of the earth which we had dug up. |
![]() In between, I poured water around and stomped the earth to compact it. |
![]() After that, I layed some coarse rocks to act as stabilizers for the big rocks. |
![]() Laying the docaration/stepping rocks was quite a puzzle. A HEAVY puzzle. |
![]() But eventually it worked out, after some sweaty hours. |
![]() After cleaning, and changing some water, the kois were introduced. |
![]() Happy days :-) |
![]() And a small celebration was in order :-) |
![]() In the shallow area of the pond I put some round rocks and planted it. |
![]() The pond started to look better and better with more plants. |
![]() I got some water lilies and other plants from Super Koi and from a friend. |
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![]() Here I installed a filter... |
![]() ...and a pump, again from Super Koi. |
![]() All things connected, and the water quality quickly improved. |
![]() On the ground, beside the stepping stones, I planted Dollhouse Fern. |
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![]() The Dollhouse Fern seen on the right side. |
![]() Final result August, 2018. |
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![]() September 2019. First step, getting ready to build the porch. |
![]() Kim & I having fun with it. |
![]() The porch taking shape. |
![]() Just about complete, HAPPY DAYS. |
![]() Building the filter well, |
![]() and installing electrical power for pump, filter, air pump and lights. |
![]() Kim dressing the outside of the well.. |
![]() Filter and hoses installed in the well. |
![]() The porch painted with teak oil. |
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