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Wayne & Heidi's pond - page 4

The pump setup.

Here you can see me and my father-in-law busy installing the swimming pool pump.

I am a very lucky person because my father-in-law is a real handy man. He did all the electrical cabling/wiring for the pond.

I needed a external double socket and a light switch for my swimming pool light. The swimming pool light also required a transformer to bring the power down.

Wayne and his father-in-law installing the pump
A view of the sand filter and pump

Here you can see my pump setup.
I use a Speck Porpoise 90/10 Swimming Pool pump that has a flow rate of 18000 liters per hour. The pump is bolted onto a 10cm thick concrete base. It is slightly raised to prevent water from gathering around the pump.

The sand filter is a speck Aquaswim sand filter. I wish that I could have bought the speck Badu Koi Filter but it was just out of my reach.

I have 2 incoming lines with ball valves.
1. Bottom Drain
2. Skimmer

I also have 2 outgoing lines.
1. Bio Filter to Water Fall
2. Swimming Pool Jet and Venturi

I also use a 30 Watt Ultra Zap UV Sterilizer on my 2nd outgoing line.
A view of the pump and pipework
 
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