CKP Jerry

Established 1995

current projects: jerry

Jerry's pond was another classic rebuild exhibiting all the common mistakes observed in the prototypical landscaper "liner insert" pond. Aesthetically it was well done but lacked a bottom drain, pond depth and a good filter system

Jerry wanted some koi and to get into the hobby. By the end of the rebuild the pond was 5 feet deep, over 2,000 gallons and had a 4 inch bottom drain feeding a custom made filter system

It was a frustrating job with all the obstacles that surrounded the pond but once the waterfall was turned on that frustration was quickly forgotten

This shot was taken before we began.
The box filter is clearly visible which
does not lend to a natural look

When I first arrived at the pond there were several glaring problems. First of all, the box filter was totally visible and totally inadequate as it was fed by a pump in the pond. Aesthetically pleasing it was not although the rock work was well done. The filter was clogging, the pump was clogging, there was no flow and the pond was dirty. The pond was also too shallow and had a small leak which was coming from the waterfall. Time for a major rebuild

Step 1 was to gut the pond and install a proper concrete collar. There was a rude awakening with this job rather quickly - there was hardly any access as it was surrounded by a retaining wall, pool and gazebo. This made things very difficult and we had to do all the rock work by hand. Some stones were close to 400 pounds

In this picture we are mortaring a ring of river rock together. This will serve to contain the additional stone behind it. If you just place the stone down on the liner it will eventually find its way to the bottom of the pond

Left
The rock is beginning to take form and I was quite happy with how it turned out. This pond has a beautiful shape to it and things came together nicely

Right
The waterfall is fed by the filter and I was happy with how it turned out. All that is left is for all the leaves to come in and some plants to take root to soften the edges

The filter system is fed via a 4 inch bottom drain. The settlement chamber is 125 gallons from which it is pumped up to 2 above ground filter chambers. 1 contains 2 cubic feet of bio media, the other reticulated foam for polishing

Because these chambers are higher than the waterfall, the water can flow from them by gravity to the falls using 3 flex hose lines 1.5 inches in size

See more of this pond on Portfolio 6

Last Modified : February 1, 2007
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