Hi all, Moving right along, I picked up a fair quantity of small rock for the stream, the landscaper had the topsoil delivered and I picked up a concrete tree ring to set around the stream filter unit.
A lot more rock to go in and along the stream.
Well … the Stream project is done.
(http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/F-PIX/Stream06_s.jpg)
Overall view
(http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/F-PIX/Stream07_s.jpg)
Stream meeting the Lake
(http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/F-PIX/Stream08_s.jpg)
Placidly pooling middle section
(http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/F-PIX/Stream10_s.jpg)
Outflow from the upper pond, the sealing foam still needs to be touched-up. It was nice and warm today, luckily the Stream is shaded by two large Ponderosa for most of the morning. Hiding the liner was not unlike a jigsaw puzzle, find the right rock for the right spot. The flow is very gentle, but once the waterfall is ready for action I’ll rig up the small waterfall pump (the inherited one), fit a Y to be able to switch from the placid to the more lively. For those days when there are downpours in the mountains. 
Hans-Joerg, this looks really good. I am thinking of making a stream like this too. How long did you make it? I gather you pump the water from the lower pond to the upper one - what is the pump capacity? Best wishes, Zubi
HJ,
That’s turning out very nice.
Really nice.
Thank you, Gentlemen,
The run of the Stream is 8+ meters (27ft), the stream pump is an Algreen SuperFlo 2000 that delivers a max of 500 GPH. They measure that at 0 rise, which means less delivery (approx. 75% of stated) when pumped 2ft up hill . The small waterfall pump OTOH delivers 1200GPH, will be interesting to see if that will start moving the gravel - that’s not a required or desired feature.
Very nice HJ.
Now all you need are some miniature paddlers to shoot the rapids.
Thank you Tony,
On those paddlers, I have a little pun in mind, something to do with “without a paddle”, but it won’t happen right away.
Now I wonder whose image will be on the faces of the said planned paddlers if they will be paddling **** up hill?
The view from above showing the length of the stream.
(http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/F-PIX/ViewFromAbove01_s.jpg)
The mounds of “stuff” that took a good part of the week to move, mix and move again. And next week there will be more, but a different size.
Looking real HJ , and it also looks like a LOT of work , whew , sometimes flatland rring is nice .
Please keep posting the progress , so we can watch it grow .
HJ,
Stream looks great. I don’t frequent this forum much as I’m not a gardener but I’m glad I had a look today.
You’re not really going to try and convince us that you moved all that soil and rock by yourself though are you?
Richard,
No, I won’t, I just tell you: I moved it all myself. Some clown asked me if my muscles were sore. No, but I had no problem falling asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Hi Han… That is great. But, I’m missing somthing … How do filter the water and how do you clean it out? I’m pumping out of my Koe fish pond and the steam flow over rocks past a Gris Mill water wheel then on to a small holding pond with a over flow pipe back to the Koe pond… See area I need to filter Han… [url=
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[/url]I would like to filter the stream some how like you did. Have any more details on yours?
Hi Noel,
The stream filter can be back washed (every four weeks). The waterfall filter needs to be cleaned at intervals, but since that one’s not in the circuit yet I don’t know how often. Time will tell.
The filter is from Algreen and, from what I could find out this year, they don’t make that model anymore. They have a similar one that can be fitted with a UV attachment.
Hi Han… Sorry on posting … Some things not working. Anyway. My pump now is in the koe pond and have to lift the water up one foot to head of stream that is hidden in plants and rock with a split valves for water wheel Chanel and rest to the stream. but not sure how your filter works … looks like its in a plastic coffee can and not sure if i can get that in the koe pond.
Was thinking to run a 1 inch pvc pipe from the koe pond for gravity flow to your filer sys. and set pump in like u did to pump up to valves.
How are u feed your filter from the pond u have… did you pipe it to it and use another container outside of your pump container?? I’m missing something some where… sorry old brain is not work or see here… tks for the fast come back… Noel in Cal.
Hi Noel,
OK our setup works like this:
Pump is in the pond, line connects from there to the pressurized filter and from the filter to the upper pond. Outflow of the upper pond is the start of the stream.
The filter can handle up to a 1000gal pond, the pump delivers approx. 500 GPH if circulating, if pumping uphill probably only half.
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Hi Noel,OK our setup works like this:
Pump is in the pond, line connects from there to the pressurized filter and from the filter to the upper pond. Outflow of the upper pond is the start of the stream.
The filter can handle up to a 1000gal pond, the pump delivers approx. 500 GPH if circulating, if pumping up hill probably only half.
Ok… got you now…
So I just have to find a filter to run my pump to and then to split valves sys…
tks for the come back… Noel
I got rid of the fish pond on my stream and never regretted it. There is a system called the “Pondless Waterfall” . You circulate water over the waterfall, down the stream and into a shallow pond that drains into a holding tank under the ground. Using this system eliminates the need to filter the water and on the plus side you can turn off the water pump anytime you are not watching it and the water all drains into the undergrond tank. There is no need to run the pump 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year to keep the pond filtered and the fish alive. You get the effect of the running water with none of the work. The only thing you don’t have is fish. Of course you could put in some plastic fish that would float when the water is turned on and the pond fills up. I installed my system with a 100 gallon plastic tank buried in the ground and have been running it for two years without a problem. There are package systems you can buy but it is very easy to make your own. Google “Pondless Waterfall” and you can see the specifics of how to install one. I will never go back to a standard pond system again.
John
We didn’t wan’t fish, either, but we sure like the constant motion of the stream.