Dry Stacked Block, Surface Bonding Cement, and Xypex C-1000 Admix Quarantine Tank

[Zac Penn]

lol I thought you ignored my last 2 emails. will send again. should be there. its under zakki sieve receipt in the subject line

That is crazy...I just looked and i still have nothing. What is your address? PM it to me so I can make sure I search for it. That is really weird.

[ALLKOI-DUP]

Mr. Zac,

It is my understanding that quick wall alone is recommended as a waterproof coating, per mfg.. in your opinion do you feel the xypex was really all that? Would you feel confident without it?

I noticed my Concrete set up kinda pasty, was not as workable, and took a lot longer to cure. Did you find the quikwall to change with the addition of xypex?

[jimfish98]

We will also need a post hurricane update on how well it holds up to storms.....

[icu2]

for Zac... just wondering how this held up over the years.

[Zac Penn]

Well unfortunately I did not see this before Steve's passing, but I wanted to update this thread a little bit.

The filtration system has gone through many changes over the years, from prototype to prototype, but it has been structurally unchanged since the last update. The pond has stood the test of time and is still as watertight as it was in the beginning.

[jimfish98]

Is that the mock up of mine as gravity fed then air lifted to the shower?

[Zac Penn]

Is that the mock up of mine as gravity fed then air lifted to the shower?

No I ran out of time to put your prototype filter on this pond. I just used a gutted and modified Solum as the gravity fed RDF, which flows into a submerged bio filter with 3.5 cu ft of Wave Point media. There is a Sequence 6800 pump that sucks out of the bio filter and sends the water back to the pond.

Those air lifts are recirculating the water inside the bio-filter. It sucks some water that has already been filtered and pumps it back up to the top of the filter for another pass through the media. It also helps to provide aeration for the bacteria inside the filter.

[Noahsnana]

Glad to see you posting again Zac