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 The pond in late 1998 the outside edge has been finished (on right) and the French drain (gravel to the left) installed. with drain line run around future pond
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Here is a better view of the future pond the white blocks across the middle were not use in the final version. Note the blocks in upper right that will hold up the water fall.
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April 99 - The first spade full of dirt of  2850 shovels full.

190 wheelbarrow loads apx. 11.75 tons of dirt!
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Here the pile of dirt is starting to grow where the water fall will go note the pipe for the water.
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 About 2/3 of the 11.75 tons of dirt the rest was dumped out in the wood in depression  The blocks were used to keep the dirt out of the hole.. 
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The finished hole. The hole is 3 foot deep and the shelf to the left is about 1 foot deep the water level will reach the top of the blocks around the edge.
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The hole after the carpet was put in. $27 a yard brand new. But I got it free or it would not be there.  Note the pump installation and filter.
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The pump - Oase Nautilus 60 1930 gal at 10 foot.  The vertical pipe is a support no water connection  It is bolted to a concrete  block.  the out put of the pump is 1" the pipe is 2 inches.
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The liner installed and pond filling. Liner is 20 foot X 30'
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The first one and a half tons of rock.
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Concrete blocks installed for the water fall. 
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The water fall from the top.  At the top is the 100 gal bio-filter then the first pool 
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The pond has been filled and rocked.
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