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    Thread: Weir waterfall

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      Weir waterfall

      Pictures pretty much sum it up, fabricated of 316 stainless steel sheet and is the size of a standard 18" x 12" x 6" retaining wall block. It has a 3" inlet and contains baffles to settle the water before it exits
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      Looks great!
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      What is the flow rate and how are you feeding it?

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      The skimmer feeds a 1/6 hp W.Lim pump (http://wlimproducts.com/wave1.htm) rated at ~4000 gph at 10 feet and feeds two birdman sand/gravel filters, which gravity-feed the weir.

      Actual flow - that's a good question. Based on the weir being 18" wide and the water being about 1/2" thick (a guess - haven't measured it yet), this thread (https://www.koiphen.com/forums/showth...ation-question) says the flow is only around 1800 gph. Given that 3" pipe was used everywhere, that seems low, but it's not a big enough problem to worry about though.
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      Very well done!

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      Nice work!

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      Well, that's what it looks like when fit-up is good and I'm just reflowing the metal, except on the inside corners.
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      WOW!


      Great job. You're a very talented person!!
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      Clean job ...

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      very nice. looks like it is adding some good air into the pond as well.

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      The weir waterfall is working great - except part of it is rusting! This is "impossible" since 316 stainless was used and fusion-welded, meaning no filler rod was used. I suspect I was sold some "stainless" that wasn't; a bummer since not only did it cost a premium, but fixing it is more work than it's worth. Maybe I'll have it powder-coated, maybe not. Not sure how to avoid this from happening again. It's fairly easy to tell the difference between stainless and mild steel, but difference between stainless alloys is near-impossible if it isn't factory-marked.
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      Maybe this article will help not that its any good now.

      http://www.sperkoengineering.com/html/Rust.pdf

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      Too bad.

      Those really are some nice welds.

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      Most likely because of contamination from iron or steel dust. I don't know if you use separate tools for each type of steel. I have separate brushes and grinding wheels for each.

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