More than a week ago I promised you that I would try to prepare a photo report of how a large pond was created in my family home. Everything was made by hand with the family, without the use of machines.
The photos were taken over a year, the documentation was kept on my phone, so the quality of the photos is not perfect, but what counts is the image, what was captured in the photo, I only slightly unified the colors in Lightroom Classic.
So I invite you to my photographic home archive 馃摳 馃槉
Ponad tydzie艅 temu obieca艂em Wam, 偶e postaram si臋 przygotowa膰 fotorelacj臋, jak powstawa艂o du偶e oczko wodne w moim domu rodzinny. Wszystko by艂o wykonane w艂asnor臋cznie z rodzin膮, bez u偶ycia maszyn.
Zdj臋cia by艂y wykonywane na przestrzeni ponad roku, dokumentacja by艂a prowadzona moim telefonem, wi臋c jako艣膰 zdj臋膰 nie jest idealna, ale liczy si臋 obrazek, to co zosta艂o uwiecznione na fotografii, jedynie troch臋 ujednolici艂em kolorystyk臋 w Lightroom Classic.
Zatem zapraszam do mojego fotograficznego archiwum domowego.
The whole thing started with the thought that it would be nice to have some nature close to home. For this, a place was needed, the one you see above. For now, there is green grass here, but after a year it will turn into an oasis of life.
Before the work, there was a bonfire, and staking out and planning the boundaries of the pond. The plans were much larger, but digging with a shovel would be too time-consuming, and the whole investment would be much more expensive. It was finally reduced.
Ca艂o艣膰 zacz臋艂a si臋 od my艣li, 偶e fajnie by艂oby mie膰 troch臋 natury blisko domu. Do tego by艂o potrzebne miejsce, to kt贸re widzicie powy偶ej. Na razie jest tu zielona trawa, ale po roku zamieni si臋 w oaz臋 偶ycia.
Przed prac膮 by艂o ognisko, oraz tyczenie i planowania granic oczka wodnego. W planach by艂o du偶o wi臋ksze, ale kopanie 艂opat膮 by艂o by zbyt czasoch艂onne, a ca艂o艣膰 inwestycji o wiele bardziej kosztowna. Ostatecznie zosta艂o zmniejszone.
Digging with a shovel was not easy, the ground was loamy and clay in places. It stuck to the shovel, hindered the work, which in this form took several days. It was work for relaxation, no one was in a hurry.
Three levels have been dug, the deepest place allows the fish to overwinter the coldest time at the bottom, when their activity is very low, to limit the uptake of oxygen, which is very little in the water when the water surface is frozen.
Kopanie 艂opat膮 nie by艂o 艂atwe, ziemia w tym miejscu by艂a i艂owata oraz miejscami mia艂a glin臋. Klei艂a si臋 do 艂opaty, utrudnia艂a prac臋, kt贸ra w tej formie zaj臋艂a kilka dni. To by艂a praca dla relaksu, nikt si臋 nie spieszy艂.
Zosta艂y wykopane trzy poziomy, najg艂臋bsze miejsce pozwala ryb膮 przezimowa膰 najzimniejszy czas na dnie, gdy ich aktywno艣膰 jest bardzo ma艂a, 偶eby ograniczy膰 pobieranie tlenu, kt贸rego jest bardzo ma艂o w wodzie, gdy tafla wody jest zamarzni臋ta.
Then the first layer separating the substrate was applied. This is a recycled ad banner that has only been used a few weeks as an ad. This material is frontlite laminated with fibers, it cannot be torn by hands. It separates stones, roots and other things from the ground that could pierce the next layer.
Nast臋pnie zosta艂a na艂o偶ona pierwsza warstwa oddzielaj膮ca pod艂o偶e. Jest to baner reklamowy z odzysku, kt贸ry by艂 u偶yty tylko kilka tygodni jako reklama. Materia艂 ten to frontlite laminowany z w艂贸knami, nie mo偶na go rozerwa膰 w r臋kach. Oddziela od ziemi kamienie, korzenie i inne rzeczy kt贸re mog艂y by przebi膰 kolejn膮 warstw臋.
Then, the proper layer dedicated to the ponds is laid. It is a special thick film with an admixture of polymers. Its disassembly was very difficult and time consuming. The shape of the mesh is problematic, the foil was unfolded in its entirety. Professionally, it is thermally welded from parts, but we, wanting to do it as cheaply as possible, laid out one layer ourselves.
Nast臋pnie zostaje po艂o偶ona w艂a艣ciwa warstwa dedykowana pod oczka wodne. Jest to specjalna gruba folia z domieszk膮 polimer贸w. Jej roz艂o偶enie by艂o bardzo trudne i czasoch艂onne. Kszta艂t oczka jest problematyczny, folia by艂a rozk艂adana w ca艂o艣ci. Profesjonalnie zgrzewa si臋 j膮 termicznie z cz臋艣ci, ale my chc膮c to wykona膰 jak najtaniej, sami rozk艂adali艣my jedn膮 warstw臋.
The banks were secured with stones. Stones are a long story, many of these stones have a separate history, they were collected for two years. Found somewhere in a field after plowing the land, brought from friends, some of them were also bought.
Brzegi zosta艂y zabezpieczone kamieniami. Kamienie to d艂uga historia, wiele z tych kamieni ma osobn膮 histori臋, zosta艂y zbierane przez dwa lata. Znalezione gdzie艣 w polu po orce ziemi, przywiezione od znajomych, cz臋艣膰 te偶 zosta艂a kupiona.
Necessary in a closed water circuit (without a natural supply of fresh water from the outside) is a filter that will maintain the right quality for the life of fish and plants. Wanting to do it cheaply, an old barrel and pipes were used, and I bought the necessities. From the bottom, a layer of fine stone (expanded clay), various mixtures of stone, ceramics, and mechanical catchers (tubes, balls, wires, brushes). You can make the whole filter yourself or buy it.
The most expensive was the pump, it is expensive but economical, it consumes only a few watts of power. It can work continuously. It pumps water to the filter, then the water gravitationally passes from top to bottom (through all filter layers) and pours out through the PVC pipe into the pond.
Niezb臋dnym w zamkni臋tym obiegu wody (bez naturalnego dop艂ywu 艣wie偶ej wody z zewn膮trz) jest filtr, kt贸ry b臋dzie utrzymywa艂 odpowiedni膮 jako艣膰 dla 偶ycia ryb i ro艣lin. Chc膮c zrobi膰 to tanio, zosta艂y wykorzystane stara beczka, rury, oraz zakupi艂em to co niezb臋dne. Od do艂u warstwa drobnego kamienia (keramzyt) r贸偶ne mieszanki kamienia, ceramiki, oraz mechaniczne wy艂apywacze (rurki, kulki, druty, szczotki). Ca艂o艣膰 filtra mo偶na zrobi膰 samemu lub zakupi膰.
Najdro偶sza by艂a pompa, jest droga ale ekonomiczna, pobiera zaledwie kilka wat mocy. Mo偶e pracowa膰 ci膮gle. Pompuje wod臋 do filtra, nast臋pnie woda grawitacyjnie przechodzi od g贸ry do do艂u (przez wszystkie warstwy filtruj膮ce) i wylewa si臋 przez rur臋 PCV do oczka.
The filter is placed at the top and covered with a mountain of stones. The black pipe supplying water after the tests is placed in a previously prepared tunnel so that it cannot be seen. This creates a small waterfall. The first aquatic plants are planted in special baskets that are placed in the water. And plants outside the pond.
Filtr zostaje umieszczony u g贸ry oraz zabudowany g贸r膮 kamieni. Czarna rura doprowadzaj膮ca wod臋 po testach zostaje umieszczona w wcze艣niej do tego przygotowanym tunelu, 偶eby jej nie by艂o wida膰. W ten spos贸b powstaje ma艂y wodospad.
Zostaj膮 zasadzone pierwsze wodne ro艣liny w specjalnych koszach, kt贸re s膮 umieszczane w wodzie. Oraz ro艣liny na zewn膮trz oczka wodnego.
After another night and many days of work, the first curious guests arrive, cats looking at themselves in the water, there is even a peacock that escaped from the neighbor's farm.
Po kolejnej nocy i wielu dniach pracy przybywaj膮 pierwsi ciekawscy go艣cie, koty przegl膮daj膮ce si臋 w tafli wody, jest nawet paw, kt贸ry uciek艂 s膮siadowi z zagrody.
The first winter is coming and the story from a few years ago has been presented, it is its end and at the same time its beginning. I encourage you to like my profile 馃檷鈥嶁檪 in a while I will publish a photo report of what this pond looks like after 5 years. This year it has been over 5 years since it was made. There is a lot of life in the water and outside. Such an oasis of water attracts nature closer to home :)
The nature close to us is amazing!
Nadchodzi pierwsza zima i historia sprzed kilku lat zosta艂a zaprezentowana, to jej koniec, a zarazem pocz膮tek. Zach臋cam Was do polubienia mojego profilu 馃檷鈥嶁檪 za jaki艣 czas opublikuj臋 relacj臋 fotograficzn膮, jak wygl膮da to oczko wodne po 5 latach. W tym roku min臋艂o ponad 5 lat, odk膮d zosta艂o wykonane. Jest w nim wiele 偶ycia w wodzie i na zewn膮trz. Taka oaza wody przyci膮ga przyrod臋 bli偶ej domu :)
Natura blisko nas jest niesamowita!
If you have your own pond, I'd love to see them. I encourage you to post your retreat of nature under this article in the comment, share your report, photos of your ponds, gardens 馃槈
Je偶eli macie swoje oczko wodne, ch臋tnie je zobacz臋. Zach臋cam do wrzucenia swojego zacisza przyrody pod tym artyku艂em w komentarzu, podzielcie si臋 swoj膮 relacj膮, zdj臋ciami Waszych oczek wodnych, ogrod贸w 馃槈
馃搷 You can see some of the inhabitants of this pond here.
