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      New concrete pond installation 5000 gallons with RDF and bead filter.

      Part 1
      Installation of new koi pond at 11by 12 by 5 feet deep 2ft raised 3ft below.[ATTACH]589662[/ATTACH
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      Nice. Been getting lots of builds in this year. Mine is soon to come

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      Wow subscribed for updates but project for sure

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      We dug the pond out in 1 day.
      It was 5 ft in one area but we filled it in with the sides that were shaved off with the jack hammer.

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      New concrete pond installation 5000 gallons with RDF and bead filter.

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      We added plastic because it is raining alot here and it is easiest to pump out water from the center where the bottom drain will go.
      We had a tarp over the pond and it still managed to get 6” of water inside of the pond.
      It is better to contain the water to prevent the bottom from getting saturated.
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      Part 4.
      Forms, rebar and plumbing going in.

      We removed the tie downs from plumbing to rebar and installed on separation chairs installed before the pour to separate the rebar 3” from the dirt and plumbing 3” from rebar. We also added 18 more 3” dobies to raise the rebar from the floor and was lifted up manually once the floor was partially set.
      Rebar schedule 6” OC for #4 bond beam.
      8” OC for #3 surrounding.


      Rebar was half way done at this point so we could pull the pvc through the walls and install the 4” midwater intake.
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      We are the very best shotcrete installers in the USA.
      This was 9+yds 5000psi concrete with xypex admixture.
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      The Pressure was tested over night until we were done with the concrete.
      Always good to use two test gauges just In case one is stuck.
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      Wow that went down fast

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      Fast !! ... you doze off for a few minutes and it’s done



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      New concrete pond installation 5000 gallons with RDF and bead filter.

      Despite the rain we could have had this pond dug and poured in 3-4 days.
      Now we maintain moisture in and around the pond, we will wait 1-2 weeks for the concrete to cure then treat with muriatic acid and seal with epoxy.
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      The corner walls are 11” thick and the middle sections 9” thick.
      The floor is 12” thick then tapers to the drain 1/4 per foot.

      We are using 5000 psi shotcrete with fiberglass and xypex admix.
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      Looking good nick

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      can't wait to see the rdf and bead filter installed

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      WOW, very nice, looks like a clean and strong build.

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      Quote Originally Posted by kevin32 View Post
      Looking good nick
      This does look very nice, the curved walls really look good

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