Indianapolis, IN Pond Build with a Blue Eco RDF #2 (Geist Reservoir)

[Russell Peters]

I ran most of the 3/4" pvc pipe for the aeration as well.

[Russell Peters]

Five of the eight inner forms in the filter pit area went up today as well as some more rebar.

[Russell Peters]

The water level in the pond was pretty high this morning so we pumped most of it out. I then spent some time bailing out what I could as it kept weeping out of the ground. It slowed by the end of the day so tomorrow I plan to put some pure cement on the mud to help dry it out.

[Russell Peters]

We uncovered the pond today to start putting in some blocking and shoring before the pour. The panels are 4' x 6' 6" and where they join together they need to be strengthened to keep them from folding like a bifold door. With the weight of the rain water there was a panel that was moved about 1 3/4" toward the inside of the pond. To fix this I used a couple of 2 x 4's set to the width the forms should be and banged it into place. It moved the form back into place and we put in 2 rows of blocking that overlap the seems. There are also a lot of 2 x 4's set on the edge of the pond to help direct the water away when the tarp is cover the forms. The 2 x 4's that are flat, on top of the forms, are now screwed into place to keep the tops of the forms from spreading when the concrete is installed.

[Russell Peters]

All of the forms are completed in the filter pit and all of the rebar is done except for the steps.

[Russell Peters]

There are four airlines for air domes that will go in each corner of the pond and they come up in the corner of the filter pit.

[Russell Peters]

We had an unusual incident with the skimmers for this pond. They were ordered on 8/28 and were scheduled for delivery on 9/2. A notice was sent out the that skimmers were being sent back the day they were scheduled for delivery. This required that I put up all the forms without making a space for the skimmers until now. It took a little bit of time but they are now in.

[Russell Peters]

The shoring inside the pond is now done and the rebar cage has been partially lifted. I also put 150lbs. of pure cement on the mud to help stiffen it up so that the rebar chairs stay above the ground.

[Russell Peters]

The sump pit is in the filter area and most of the shoring is done there as well.

[Russell Peters]

Today I got all of the final details completed. Yesterday I installed the skimmers but, because they arrive late, I don't have time to complete the plumbing from them to the filter pit. I worked out where they are going to enter through the concrete wall and install the two 4" lines through the forms.