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<p align="center"><font color="#FF0000">NEW!! Real Video from 9-9-02 </font> <b><font face="Wingdings" size="4">FFF</font></b><font face="Wingdings"><b><font size="4">FF</font></b></font> <font size="4">
<b><a href="pond%209-9-02.rm">
<img border="0" src="tv%20set.jpg" width="54" height="42"></a>
<font face="Wingdings">EEEEE</font></b></font><font color="#FF0000">just click on
the the TV for the shots</font></p>
<p><b><font size="4">The journey began years ago. It all started with an idea to do "something"
with the meadow. Then we found <a href="http://www.aquascapedesigns.com/">
Aquascapes</a>. </font></b> </p>
<p><b><font size="4">With some vague ideas in mind for a site that was right off the south facing
deck, but close to some excellent shade trees and the water line from the well,
I posed a few questions to several of Aquascapes' vendors. I wrote the
notes at night (about 10pm) and by midnight
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Tony Burnett</a> had e-mailed me
back AND included a complete list of things I should and could buy to aid in the
project. Tony is the <a href="http://www.pondscapedesigns.com">Pondscape</a>
supervisor and has been with me every step of the way. They are just the
best and I would advise anyone looking to do their own thing to buy from
Pondscapes!!!!</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">You see this is a "Harry Homeowner" project and I'm doing all the work my
self. The pond is 14' * 21' with about 40' of stream and pools. 1-2
hours a day, with the odd week off for a business trip or waiting for the rain
to dry out and I'm nearly done!</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#FF00FF"><b><i>C</i></b><i><b>lick on each of the
thumbnails for <br>
a bigger picture - then use the <br>
'back' button on your browser to return</b></i></font></p>
<p><b><font size="4">The project started with a garden hose and an idea.<a href="pond.h2.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h1.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h2.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a>
The site was not sloped towards or away from the house, but sloped from right to
left. The place where we put the Biofalls was in the woods, about a 5'
drop to the bottom of the lowest level in the pond.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">So then I dug. <a href="pond.h4.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h3.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h4.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a>
As you can see lots of hand tools were used. I also have a Troybuilt
tractor with a box scraper and that helped along the way.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">You can see the path out that the tractor left. <a href="pond.h6.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h5.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h6.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a>
That had to be filled in in the end!</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">A few business trips and one for school and then it finally looked like a
pond with some levels. You can also see the beginnings of the "entry
waterfall" and the "serenity pool" on the upper right of the picture
<font face="Wingdings">F</font> <a href="pond.h8.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h7.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h8.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a>
There was a lot of head scratching as I sometimes got confused about depth, but
it all worked out in the end.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">As you can see i found a few rocks in the process!
<a href="pond.h10.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h9.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h10.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">Then came liner day, i actually had a friend over to help with the effort.
<a href="pond.h12.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h11.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h12.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">This is the pond with the "wall rocks" installed.
<a href="pond.h14.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h13.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h14.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a>
</font></b>
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<p><b><font size="4">Here's a close up of the entry
waterfall...........................................................<a href="pond.h16.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h15.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h16.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">This is the Biofalls rocked in...<a href="pond.h18.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h17.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h18.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">and the
skimmer......................................................................<a href="pond.h20.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h19.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h20.jpg" width="100" height="75"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">A few more rocks and some gravel - so far all the stone has been hand dug
from this Bull Run Mountain plot of land. Today i bought 3 tons of 3/4"
River Wash stone and it will be delivered 9/2/02 for finishing landscaping, but
it rained a few days ago and filled the pond past the second level so I put a
little pump in and started flowing Water! What a joy!
<a href="pond.h22.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond.h21.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h22.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">Here's the skimmer plumbed and electrified.....<a href="pond.h24.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h23.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h24.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">The Biofalls and
stream.........................................................................<a href="pond.h26.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h25.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h26.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">The upper stream...<a href="pond.h28.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h27.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h28.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">The serenity pool...............................................<a href="pond.h30.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h29.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h30.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">and a look back towards the house. We're going to have the deck
extended down to the pond by some professionals and that will be really nice!<a href="pond.h32.jpg"><img border="2" src="pond.h31.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond.h32.jpg" width="100" height="66"></a></font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size="4">And then there was video. Ain't nothing like sound to make a pond a
pond!</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">I've got four mpeg clips. Each on has the size so if you're on a slow
modem it might take a while.</font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size="4"><a href="1%20bio%20falls.mpg">the waterfall</a> (1.6
meg) </font></b> </p>
<p><b><font size="4"><a href="2%20stream.mpg">the stream</a> (2.9 meg)
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<p><b><font size="4"><a href="3%20serenity%20pool.mpg">the serenity pool</a>
(1.9 meg) </font></b> </p>
<p><b><font size="4"><a href="4%20pond.mpg">the pond</a> (1.8 meg) </font>
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<p><b><font size="4">Comments are welcomed, but please don't tell me to start over. I'm so
happy with this project!</font></b></p>
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<p><font size="4"><b>April 2003 update pics NEW NEW NEW
<img border="0" src="ag%20arrow%20red.gif" width="110" height="38">
<a href="pond%203-18-03.jpg">
<img border="2" src="pond%203-18-03_small.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="pond 3-18-03.jpg" width="151" height="101"></a>
<a href="hey%20good%20lookin%20-%20come%20here%20often.jpg">
<img border="2" src="hey%20good%20lookin%20-%20come%20here%20often_small.jpg" xthumbnail-orig-image="hey good lookin - come here often.jpg" width="100" height="99"></a>
</b></font></p>
<p><b><font size="4">And my wonderful wife has been washing rocks for months. this Virginia
clay just adheres to them like glue and I don't want have a silt bottom.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">So on my things to do list</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">1. finish the streams (done 9/2/02)<br>
2. finish the waterfalls (a few minor leaks) (Spring 2003 during cleanout)<br>
3. rinse the whole thing and fill with water, and turn on the big boy pump
(Spring 2003 cleanout)<br>
4. dig trench for the overflow line (done 8/22/02)<br>
5. install four outlet GFI electric box by the skimmer (i have a spare
switch inthe house so the pond light will be switched not on a timer.
(electrician on the way) [finished 10/1/02]<br>
6. install pond lights (2 in pond, 1 on each waterfall) [done 10/02]<br>
7. have deck work done and work on landscaping the surroundings [finally
found a landscape planner that would just do the plan and let me do the work -
she's building our plan now 4/1/03]<br>
8. add plants, bacteria and fish (finally 4/18/03)<br>
9. sit on my deck with my wife, dog, a single malt scotch and a cigar, and
...about 20 times each day!<br>
10. chill</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="4">to e-mail me click here...<font face="Wingdings">F</font>
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">bruce roemmelt</a></font></b></p>
<p align="center"><b><font size="4">Last Updated
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