Recreational Pond Build During Pondemonium 2017 - Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Rochester NY

4/12/2018

NY|Recreational Pond Build|Pondemonium 2017|Rochester|New York|Near Me

Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls of Rochester (NY) travels to Chicago in August 2017 to help in the construction of another recreational pond as well as learn state of the art pond building techniques led by Brian and Ed from Aquascape Inc.

Tom of Acorn has been attending conferences and pond builds every year since 2004 and "this was one of the best" says Tom. The pond was part of a backyard renovation is 30'x60' and 6' deep with a 75' stream, 15,000 gallon reservoir to capture rainwater and has a 15'x20' wetland filter and bottom up-flow system to keep the water crystal clear. Aquabloks and a 4” drain were installed under the pond as part of an Infrastructure that will protect the pond for years to come.

Also included in the design of this beautiful natural stone water garden/swimming pond were multiple waterfalls with diving rocks, led lighting system, a bubbling boulder, skim cove or intake bay with external pumping system as well as hardscaping and plantings.

Pond Construction Material Information & Specs

More than 200,000 tons of rock were used.
Water storage chamber can store up to 9 inches of water before discharging to street.
2 recirculating pumps totaling 30,000 GPH.
Water is forced through gaps in the flagstone (on pond bottom) to create jets.

Construction Of The Pond

It is always a privilege working alongside some of the best pond builders in the world doing what we all enjoy most....building ponds! Here a few photos below that show the construction of this amazing water feature. I hope we have given you a few landscape ideas that might help you with your backyard project in Rochester NY.

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