Up one level pond » day 17

day 17
I dug out some of the shallower shelves in the pond and installed the skimmer.

01_pit I finished the concrete pad in the vortex pit. 02_drain I poured concrete around the bottom drain. I used clumps of dirt as a sort of form to keep the concrete from covering the Fernco coupler. The 3/4 03_skimmer I am modifying the cheap skimmer to accommodate a larger drain. First, I cut off the existing outlet from the bottom of the skimmer. Then I installed a 2 04_skimmer 05_skimmer 06_skimmer 07_skimmer 08_trench Here is the lengthened trench for the skimmer. 09_a1 Skimmer in position A. 10_a2 Skimmer in position A (view from roof). 11_b1 Skimmer in position B. 12_b2 Skimmer in position B (view from roof). 13_skimmer_top 14_c1 15_c2 16_c3 17_skimmer_front