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#pondpool liner is going in!
Wasn't as hard to unroll as I anticipated but hard enough for 200lbs of rubber!
#backyardproject
A large roll of rubber Matt lays partially unfilled in the yard beside a large hole lined with fabric. The unfilled role lies beside the long hole. It is quite a bit longer than the hole.
November 30, 2024 at 9:01 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
#pondpool #backyardpond #diy #portalberni

Currently turning a very useful and formerly solid box into swiss cheese 🧀 to enable entry of one, and eventually up to two, 2" outlet pipes from the pump(s). This box is both a home for the pump and will act […]

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A picture of a large black tub with its blue top upside down, leaning against the inside of the hole behind it. Inside the tub is a black pump with a large black pipe attached and a large drill with a red 2 inch hole saw connected to it. Bucket has a number of round holes in the front. Three on top and two on the bottom. The bottom ones are for the pipe to exit the boxaround the box is dirty rubber black liner underneath the box is pebble. A slightly wider shot shows the box inside of the hole sitting on top of pebble with the large pipe, sneaking out and up the side of the hole. On the left is a separating bank before a larger hole.
July 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Big one is done! Now for the bog filter after I pump the water out and get rid of all of the chestnut tree leaves #pondpool #backyardproject
A long hole is covered in rubber liner. In the background is a tall blue house. The same hole from the opposite direction shows there is quite a bit of extra liner on the left hand and near side. Better, too much than too little. A smaller hole lined with fabric and full of leaves with water in the bottom
November 30, 2024 at 10:03 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Went for a walk around the snowy and slightly frozen yard. Ice is fun.

#pondpool #pandemicpond #portalberni #home #diy
A relatively small pond area is frozen over at the bottom right of the picture. There is fresh snow just a dusting further in the background is a larger pond. Also frozen over they are surrounded with rubber liner. It all looks alittle disheveled Looking at the larger of the two ponds from the other side, the dusting of snow curves into the smaller bay to the right. The large pond extends from the front of the picture to the back. There is a small hazelnut tree behind the pond on the left. The blue house stance behind everything. A look at the small lower pond frozen over with a dusting of snow. There are multiple cat prints some look like they were sliding or pine at the ice. The ice on the upper pond is almost clear.
February 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Cutting of black pipe complete. Now to fill in the Bay with pebble and drainrock. #pondpool #backyardpond #diy #portalberni
A pump sits inside of the yellow crate with a large black pipe attached to top loose fitted. The same kind of pipe is protruding into the front the bottom. The milk crate has seen in the corner of the main pond with pipe entering and exiting A wide angle shot of the three depressions shows all of the going on
July 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
swiss cheesing complete #pondpool #backyardpond #diy #portalberni
A shot from above shows many large and small holes inside of the black bin. They are arranged in a suitably symmetrical manner.
July 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM