Sleeper Pond Rebuild part 1. Wish I never started...

[@Simonsimps]

You're a brave man. Well done for doing this. I hope the build goes well for you. Thanks for sharing Dan. Cheers.

[@dannycurrie1]

Brave or stupid, not quite sure yet... Gardens a mud bath now. I'll keep you all update good or bad

[@Tom_Prendiville]

Hello dan mate, I forgot you bought a drum 👌🏼 it looks like a 45/40 which is what i have. I have halved my pond size over the last yearish from 4k gallons to 2k gallons and im much happier now than before. Don't rush as you will regret it 💯 Aslong as your fish are healthy and the water is spot on they will be perfectly fine in the pool. Most of the bio film on your media has already died back due to cooler temperatures and lack of food to dont worry too much about heating. You are doing well just take your time. I have a amalgam uv in my drum and so i have positioned it so i can walk all around it to be able to change the bulb, so try not to cram too much stuff around it for cleaning and servicing. All the best buddy 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. Yeah I think it's that drum. Can't really remember. It's got an amalgam uv. I've made sure I've got enough space to get at it. Hoping to have 2500 gallons ish when I'm done. That's more than enough for me. I'll have some more updates coming soon. I'm digging as we speak now

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@dannycurrie1 too many people want the largest expanse of water but don't want the bills when they come in so you are doing the right thing 👌

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

hi Dan, yay you have started! You will be fine :-) . Any project, especially in winter, is always a 'I wish I had never started', but in no time you will do the new pond. Just an idea, I was limited in space heightwise, I have used a 3 tier drawers plastic unit, £12 in Homebase, for the temporary mechanical filter like a shower. I have drilled holes in each tray, attached the flex hose from the pump into the back of first drawer, purely mechanical and in your case, like mine, then the water goes directly into the IBC. Now I use the same system for temporary showers till I have the money to buy proper ones.

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks, yeah I might give something like that a try. Hard work in this weather but got the time so got to get it done

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

@@dannycurrie1 yeah I know, it's muddy and cold and damp. But you'll get there quicker than you think. It will be fab. Can't wait to see the progress. If you need me to send you a pic, let me know.

[@greenmachinesweden]

It will be fantastic! When it is finished, there will be no regret.

[@dannycurrie1]

🤞 Should be good when its done. Hoping to heat it for next winter if I can get my credit card cleared before then

[@greenmachinesweden]

@@dannycurrie1 haha! I am stingly by nature. I rather keep my money than waste them on heat. Cold in my home and cold in the pond. No issues really except for growth. But I am happy with 50-70 cm koi. Bigger and I need to buy more filters :)

[@richd-koi]

Cracking vid mate thoroughly enjoyed it. It'll all be worth it in the end bud. Make sure you cable tie your pipe to the IBC as if thats falls off you will drain the pool. They have a habit of moving them pipes with the pressure. Good luck with it 👍 Im sticking with mine no rebuilds for many years. No built in bottom drain or skimmer but massive over filtering seems to circumnavigate that. K1 bead to add next to my second line then thats me done 👍🤣🐟

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it. More cocks ups to follow 🤣 that's a good shout on the cable ties. Gona do that now. Was in the filter shed earlier and I knocked the hose and it went all over the floor of the shed. K1 bead would be ace on your pond. You got a great setup now

[@richd-koi]

@@dannycurrie1 I wasn't sure if you had the hose secured in another way but thought it was worth mentioning no worries 👍 your set up will be amazing mate. Cheers iv had to go the long way round doing things but im nearly happy with it.

[@davecooke914]

Watched all other videos just found this one all learn from mistakes and improve things made my pond bigger 3 times good luck with rest of the build 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate 👍

[@davecooke914]

Doing great job think in summer you can enjoy your hard work best of luck 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

@@davecooke914 that's the plan. Hope to have it up and running by the end of the month if I can

[@mountainkoi9673]

Really looking forward to following your build Dan. Should start feeling better soon as you start on the pond itself and will be able to see the progress. Good luck 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks. I'll try and do regular updates on it. Got the old pond taken apart now and starting digging out the extension today. Hopefully not going to take me too long

[@petepoole4402]

Thanks dan , really looking forward to watching your journey , winter is best for any build , sit back and enjoy in the summer, good idea to insulate , 2'' on bottom 1'' on side walls minimum also helps to protect liner from any shape objects .the measurements you give for your new pond are spot on you won't want to expand on that in the future , enjoy

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks for the comment. I'll keep you updated. I've got some 25mm Kingspan to insulate the sides. Hoping to heat for next winter

[@barrykoikeepercooper8052]

Hard work setting that drum up with all the pipe work and stuff wires hope it's worth the money I do like the size of that moving bed ibc tank great idea will serve you great that good look mate

[@dannycurrie1]

Yeah there not exactly plug and play. Hopefully be all worth it in the end though. Should be able to get 400l of media in that ibc if I wanted too. Probably dont need that much but always nice to have the space and was alot cheaper than buying a bio unit

[@JoshuaBurch]

Looking forward to seeing your new filtration setup working, very jealous of the drum ! Will be following Gary Parkers setup and will be changing three of the chamber on my bay filter to fluidised K1 and moving my filtration to the end of the pond to box in to create a viewing platform.

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheer mate. Drums on a credit card so not really paid for it yet. Not cheap but hopefully worth it. K1 seems to work well once it's mature but take an age to get there though. Been watching your chanel, you got a nice setup and pond mate 👍

[@richardkoicross]

It will all be worth it in the end mate . Brave man doing it in this cold lol

[@dannycurrie1]

🤞 It will be. I don't mind doing it in the cold just the fish I'm worried about. But I'm part furloughed at the moment so want to do it now while I've got the time

[@shaunleonard8146]

Good Luck with the rebuild! Big upgrades in the pipeline.

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks 🤞 all go's to plan

[@KoiRun50]

Wish you all the best Dan.

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers mate

[@chriscooper2496]

The insulation wrap on your temporary pool should be silver side in...its supposed to reflect lost heat back, and a wrap of tape around the top would help to keep any warmer heat inside too...just trying to help👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks for that. I'll get that done now. Getting down to - 4 tonight so need to retain any heat I can

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Great filter so worth it.. Going to be amazing

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. 🤞 It all go's smoothly from now on

[@TelfordKoiPond]

I feel your pain. My 3 to 4 week build is now entering month 4 and I haven’t finished the filter bay yet. Keep pressing on as it will all be worth it come the summer👍😊🐟🈲

[@dannycurrie1]

Haha yeah, always take longer than you think. Been following your chanel. Your ponds look great, keep at it mate. I'm pretty confident I can get it finished before the end of Feb 🤞 got the first 2 layers of sleeper back in now, just got to get the middle dug out

[@TelfordKoiPond]

@@dannycurrie1 yes, I’ll be watching your progress so keep at it. Stay safe👍😊

[@alicehollamby1666]

Looks great! Can’t wait to see the finished product 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

You only have to look out the window 😘

[@brianmoan]

Oh I can’t wait until you get that filter system up and running. You’ve got filtration for over double the planned size. Your water will be 👌

[@dannycurrie1]

I certainly hope so. gone well overkill. Hopefully won't be too much longer untill I can get it running. Been sitting in the shed for a good 6 months

[@countrykoipond]

Wish I could offer you some manual labour to help but you are too far away. Good idea to keep those heaters running. I had a 300w running all day on 235 gallons and the pond was about 14c but that was inside a shed with air temp about 10c. Good luck mate.

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks. Yeah I'm a fair way away from you I think. I got plenty of time to crack on with it at the moment being part furloughed. Starting digging it out today in pissing rain. Fun fun. I'll get it done though

[@matthewnicholls2658]

Great video mate, couldn’t you go gravity to drum from bottom drain and gravity to moving bed and pump to shower, just a thought, I ended up changing mine to this way around and works so much better, also I have an airated bd but I don’t use it anymore, it’s a pain, I have used to 8” air discs set to one side of the pond, so much easier to see the koi, just a couple of ideas, looking forward to seeing u all up and running with new pond bud, all the best Matt

[@dannycurrie1]

I was planning on having it that way but because of the height of the ibc it would mean it would be less than half full. This way I can use more of the volume and also have a slower flow through the moving bed giving it more dwell time. The main with the bottom drain is to have it on a timer. Onlt coming on at night and while I'm at work. We will see how that go's. I'm digging now so hopefully get another update out next week

[@matthewnicholls2658]

@@dannycurrie1 I wish I knew how to load a video to ur so I could show you my level of drum and ibc tank, just to give up an idea of how it’s worked for me, my ibc is pond level and I still run it with 700 lts in it, good luck digging bud

[@davidrand1984]

Can't wait to see this progress

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks. Will try and do an update every week

[@Veterankoi]

How much K1 are you thinking of eventually putting in the IBC? One huge filtration system if you fill it!!

[@dannycurrie1]

I've got 100l already from the old moving bed and eazy pod. I've bought another 100 ready to go in. I'll see how I go with that. Could get about 400l in if I need too. Probably a bit overkill. Was much cheaper than getting a custom smaller bio chamber made

[@Veterankoi]

@@dannycurrie1 The IBC will hold much more for the cost. There is a company close by to me that sells second hand ones for around £50. I've been looking at them for a while to use for a quarantine tank in the garage. As long as you've got the space its going to be way cheaper than purchasing something custom made. You've probably used all your money up on the Drum filter anyway :0) Like yourself, I wish I had dug mine deeper. I plan do so in a couple of years (when my other project is finished) Keep up the videos by the way.!

[@markf5758]

Keep at it Dan be worth it in the end 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

🤞Will be a tough couple of weeks getting it sorted

[@markf5758]

@@dannycurrie1 haha definitely going to be a back breaker 🤣 keep posting updates

[@dannycurrie1]

@@markf5758 definitely. All digging will be by hand and barrow through the house. Got no rear access to the garden. Fun times..

[@progressivepondkeeping]

That's gonna be a bad ass filter system 🔥.how much media do you think the moving bed will take

[@dannycurrie1]

Should be. Cost a few quid so hope it's worth it. The ibc is holding about 650l when running so should be able to get atleast 300l in. Got about 110l in there now. Got another 125l ready to go in once the rebuild is done

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@@dannycurrie1 awesome, all the mess will be worth it in the end , keep up the good work 👌👍

[@dannycurrie1]

@@progressivepondkeeping should be. Got the old pond totally dismantled now so let the digging begin

[@bobcharlie7982]

What size are the sleepers? 200x100?

[@dannycurrie1]

240x120x2400mm

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Fare play Dan on makeing a start keep your chin up thou mate it will all pay off when you get it all finished I haven’t even made a start on mine yet work has gone mental again

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers mate. Gardens like a mud bath now. Made some progress last 2 days. Got the first 2 layers of sleepers level and skewed back in. Skip disnt turn up so not got rid of any soil yet. Any ideas when your gona do yours? My works gone dead, only doing 5 hours 3 days a week at the moment so thought I'd crack on

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

@@dannycurrie1 yea just as well mate if you got the time and yea with mine it all depends when lock down is over tbh as koi are going up me mums farm and travelling to keep them ok ect will be a pain and so busy at work people are eating more being stuck at home so my plans are still up in the air lol 😂

[@dannycurrie1]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 who knows what's gona happen in the next few months. Hope you get it sorted some point. There on about stopping click and collect for not essential shops so that would be my work shut. Then I'll have all the time in the world to finish it

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

@@dannycurrie1 keep us posted mate you still got my WhatsApp number if so keep me posted on there mate happy days #newpond 👌👌

[@koidiaries]

No comment or help on the DIY front as normally everything i touch turns to sh1t lol Anyway good luck and slow and steady theres no need to rush it :-)

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks haha. Think my DIY is alot worse than yours. Proper bodge job on the temp setup. Made good progress on the new pond today. Got the first 2 layers of sleeper set and skewed back in. Got to wait for the skip to turn up then just a case of digging out the middle 🤞