Here is a picture of measuring the level of the water relative to the sand retention wall. You can see that the water level is about 60cm from the top of the wall. My target water level is 10cm higher than the top of the wall. But the way we built the wall, it shouldn’t…

I thought I would post a quick update about the pond construction. The rainy season is drawing near to an end, and the water level has been rising steadily. The amount of sun hitting the stagnant rainwater is leading to a fair amount of algae blooming in the pond. But I am hopeful that the…

The washing of the sand is proceeding at a very slow pace. We are still washing the sand manually, one load at a time in 2 cement mixers. It is a slow and laborious process that will probably go on for another month or two at this pace. So we decided to experiment with an…

Another week of heavy rains and the water level has reached from the wall on one end of the pond area to the wall on the other end for the first time. We are still trying to get all the welding and machining done so we can install the circulation pumps before the water gets…

The laying down of the washed gravel has been mostly completed and now we are beginning to lay down the washed sand. The washing process is still quite slow and laborious, but all options for purchasing gravel or sand already washed have been impractical. Here is a picture of the main regeneration zone now: You…

Things have been moving forward slowly over the last few weeks. The first house is basically done, and we are now working on the balcony rails and mosquito screens. For the pond, it has been slow going washing gravel in 2 cement mixers and laying it down. Unfortunately, the cost of trucking in washed gravel…

Here are a few pictures of the status of the pond development now: You can see that the 12″ PVC pipes are mostly laid down, and two out of 3 of the regeneration zone walls are done. (These are near and far in the middle picture above. Unfortunately, I now have a fair amount of…

We have begun building the retaining wall between the swimming zone and the planted regeneration (natural filter) zone: Building the retaining wall To the right of the wall is the regeneration zone. To the left is the swimming zone. The large PVC pipe is part of the water circulation system. If you imagine gravel and…