The phone rang in August and it was Zuki, a new client, on the phone.
He was calling from Montreal and decided he was going to rebuild his pond. I loaded my van beyond capacity and make the 5 hour trek to Montreal a week later
After spending 10 days there, the filter and heating system were installed. I stayed at Zuki's home and was extended every courtesy. Zuki has become my "second father" (as we joke about) and his son, Evan shares my passion for computers.
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Zuki's home backs onto a mountain in Westmount, Montreal. His waterfall is actually carved right into the rock and is about 20 feet tall. The pond measures 26 x 17 and is about 10k gallons
The first thing I had to do upon arrival was cut the bottom drain in and start running lines to around the side of the house were the filters were to be located |
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| The rough in of the system has started. The heater is pictured bottom left. A 10k fluidart Challenger was also added along with a heat exchanger, UV10 and air compressor |
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Everything has been installed, including a 180 gallon black quarantine tank seen in the top left. One of Zuki's older filters was plumbed to run this. Each filter chamber has its own drain for easy purging. Two pumps, a Dolphin 3k and 4k, run the system |
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Later in the Fall I received a few emails with attached pics of the fish doing very well and growing like crazy. Zuki's constant feeding, good water quality and heated water have made all the difference
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I also visited another clients home in Montreal and was fed 2 excellent meals. Lyz-ann's newly remodeled kitchen was beautiful and it was great being an early benefactor of this. I headed home some 10 lbs. heavier but with the satisfaction that I had a few more friends
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Lyz-ann's pond is gorgeous, mature and well groomed. She has had many of her fish for years and they are now in the 20 inch range even though the pond is not large. I guess they also eat very well !
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