Here are some pics of a landscaping project we are working on this week in outside of Santa Cruz in Boulder Creek, Ca.
My client contacted me to help him upgrade the filtration system in his existing Koi pond.
The pond had a skimmer box with two submersible pumps circulating water to two separate waterfalls.
We discussed the different options for retrofitting the pond to give them a more adequate filtration system. We decided to keep the existing pond in tact and upgrade the pumps and filters.
We removed the submersible pumps and installed two 1/3 horsepower external pumps.
Pump #1 will draw water from the skimmer box and return the water to the waterfalls. This pump will only run during daylight hours.
Pump #2 will run the filtration system. This pump will draw water from two separate bottom drains and push the water through a 700 gallon bead filter and a UV filter before returning to circulation jets located in the pond.
This pump will run 24 hours a day.
We also installed an aerator with two diffusers to help circulate and add oxygen to the pond.
In addition to the pond work, we are building a concrete retaining wall, a pump and filter housing, flagstone walkways and some basic landscaping around the pond.
We will upgrade the irrigation system and and check the low voltage landscape lighting to make sure all is working properly before we depart.
I will post some more pictures and details next week as we finish up this project.
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