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Pond Construction in Monticello Iowa
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I helped my friend Shane build a pond at his home in Monticello Iowa. The pond is heart shaped and holds about
1200 gallons. Its 10x10x3' deep. The water is circulated by a 1200gph supreme mag drive pump to a filter/waterfall
in the upper left. The filter is a 55 gallon barrel with bird netting as a filter material. The barrel is connected
to pond liner using my pipe boot method effectively hiding the filter. The fence was constructed around the pond because
the homeowner operates a daycare.
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Pond Construction in Cedar Rapids Iowa
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This homeowner had 2 existing ponds in a serious state of disrepair. The first pond on the left was a little 150 gallon pond that needed the liner replaced and a new waterfall. The end result is pretty spectacular. The half moon pond on the right was made of bricks and cement and leaked very bad. For this pond, I lined it with rubber liner, then decorated it with rocks. I wanted to add some spitting lion head fountains, but the homeowner choose a center fountain instead.
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Settling Chamber Construction in Waverly Iowa
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This homeowner was doing alot of pond maintenance each season on their 18,000 gallon pond to remove fish waste and was struggling with green water. I constructed this settling chamber and retro-fitted 2 bottom drain. The homeowner did the landscaping. The settling chamber is 5'x5'x4' deep, and has a drain which allows the homeowner to purge
the contents of the bottom of the chamber to the grass downhill. I constructed the bridge, and hide the pumphouse underneath the far side of the bridge. The pump is a 4400gph sequence 1000. Since construction of this setup, the homeowners water has cleared up and maintenance is now very easy. 15 Construction photos are available on my DIY CD.
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Pond Construction in Springville Iowa
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On this pond, I helped the homeowner design and conceptualize the pond. The homeowner dug the pond himself. I installed the piping for the bottom drains, and settling chamber. I also assisted with the installation of the pond rubber, and made the boot connections through the liner to all of the plumbing. I showed the homeoner how to place the rocks. The homeowner and another pond club member designed the filter and the stream. Extensive photos of this pond job are available on my DIY CD.
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Pond Consultation/Construction in Ely Iowa
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This pond is about 5000 gallons, with and a large waterfall and several connecting pools. On this pond, I helped the homeowner design and conceptualize the pond. The homeowner dug the pond himself. I installed most of the piping, including 2 bottom drains, and the drain for the settling chamber. I also assisted with the installation of the pond rubber, and made the boot connections through the liner to all of the plumbing. A 16ton crane was brought in for the placement of the rocks. I was able to direct the crane to place all of the bigger rocks. I supplied this pond with plants and koi. The water flowing over this waterfall is about 11,000gallons per hour. Pictured in the far right is a settling chamber and the pumphouse.
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Pond Consultation in Lisbon Iowa
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This pond is about 1200 gallons, with and a small waterfall. On this pond, I helped the homeowner design and conceptualize the pond. The homeowner dug the pond himself. I did the final shaping. I installed most of the piping, including 1 bottom drain. I also installed the pond rubber, and made the boot connections through the liner to all of the plumbing. The homeowner and I placed all of the rocks and I installed the waterfall rock. I supplied this pond with plants. The water flowing over this waterfall is about 3600gallons per hour. The filter is a 55gallon barrel burried in the ground with a pond liner settling pool. 15 Construction photos are available on my DIY CD.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Visitors Center, Quasqueton Iowa
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Myself and many members of the Eastern Iowa Pond Society got together and built this pond in a single weekend. It was a tremendous effort by all involved during a very hot summer. This visitors center is part of the complex for the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Quasqueton Iowa. It gets many visitors a year.
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Pond Consultation in Toddvile Iowa
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This is a natural pond. The homeowner and I designed a stream that zig-zagged down into the pond. The stream is lined with EPDM rubber. The pumps is a sequence 1000, 4400gph. More photos of this pond job are available on my DIY CD.
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Pond Consultation in Toddville Iowa
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I helped this home-owner design this pond. The homeowner did all of the work. It is a series of small waterfall pools. The night before the pictures were taken, a heavy rain washed some clay into the pond causing the water to look muddy.
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Pond Consultation in Palo Iowa
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I helped this home-owner re-do his existing pond. There are 2 waterfall pools, followed by a small stream, and then
the main pool. This pond has a submersible pump in a skimmer box. The homeowner is also a garden train enthusiast.
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Pond Consultation in Palo Iowa
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I helped this home-owner design this pond. The homeowner did all of the work, I reviewed his work and helped him do some of the finish work, set the waterfall, and place rocks . There is a Waterfall pool, followed by a small stream, and the main pool. Water leaves the main pool by another small stream followed by an arched bridge. This pond is in full shade all day. The water is circulated by a 3600gph Sequence 750.
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Pond Consultation in Palo Iowa
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I helped this home-owner design this pond. The homeowner did all of the work. There is a waterfall, followed by a small stream, and the main pool. This pond has a bottom drain and a settling chamber/skimmer combination. The water is circulated by a 3600gph Sequence 750.
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Pond Construction in Alburnett Iowa
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On this pond, I helped the homeowner design and conceptualize this 6,000gallon pond and multi-tier waterfall. My friend Shane and I did a majority of the construction on this pond. The homeowner helped out quit a bit as well. Extensive photos of this pond job are available on my DIY CD.
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Settling Chamber Construction in Rock Island Illinois
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This pond was a large Aquascapes style pond. Rocks to the bottom, no bottom drain, green water problems, etc. We installed 2 bottom drains and a 450 gallons settling chamber and barrel style filter. Many photos of this pond job are available on my DIY CD.
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Sorry, I am no longer doing consultations. Below are some of the ponds that I have worked on over the years. Enjoy!!I do pond consulting and construction in my spare time. If you live in the Cedar Rapids
Iowa or surrounding area and are in need of consultation or pond construction, please contact me by phone at (319)378-8961 or by e-mail at bickal@mchsi.com. If you're really impressed with my work, and want to fly me out to your location to do pond work, we can discuss that also. Below are some of the ponds that I have worked on over the years. Enjoy!!
