Thread: Japanese House

The water goes up close to 20 cm per 24 hours, with some interruptions, but I keep these short.
This is where the water from the wells arrive. I know, I know, I could use a bigger pipe, but I want the filter to have time to do its job, although the water is not dirty, I drink it.

A bit hard to see, but water comes in at the other end, on the left. Arriving at 1m50...

You are a busy man OM. When do you sleep?

Originally Posted by gusG

You are a busy man OM. When do you sleep?

When my bossy wife lets me!

Here are some more photos showing rare views, possible because the rubber trees have lost their leaves, for a short lengt of time. From the terrace, one can see the banana plantation.
There is garlic everywhere. The whole cultivated lands in this area are in garlic, for the irrigated part, that is. My land stops at the small tree line half way.

There are more rubber trees in this direction, lamiais, avocado, mangos, lechees

Getting the steel mesh flat for the bottom of the koi carp basin, at the end of the raised bed garden, behind the pool house. The last two basins with stone walls at the end of a longer line of stone raised beds.

Bottom ready for cement

One more foot of water...
I will need a 2 X 5 at the wall between the pool and the filter, and soon, there's only two inches to go. When the basin is ready to receive the catfish, we will empty the filter and move all the fishes out.

This goes on 24 hours a day
I hope to b able to keep the water that clear.

I am so jealous. Well done Old Monkey! And the tours are when?

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

One metre of water in the pool. It takes an eternity! Surprisingly, it is not so cold, coming directly from the well.

Handles have proven to be very useful.

I have been advised not to use well water for filling a pool as it turns the tiles black are you filtering this water or is it directly from the well?

My water is filtered after being oxygenised before going in the pool.
I had it analysed and it is very exceptional.
pH 5,82
Solides dissous totaux 15 ml/L acceptable 600
hardness (CaCO3) 13 ml/L " acceptable 300
Calcium 3
Magnesium 1
Iron 0,01 "acceptable 0,3
Manganese 0,01 "acceptable 0,4
Sulfate 0,55 "acceptable 250
Nitrate 0,05 acceptable 50
Fluor 00 acceptable 1,0
Coliform totaux 0
eColi 0

After the first filling, there was a kind of dust on the tiles, one vacuuming cleared it up perfectly. I will post photos tomorrow, it should be full by then for the first time, it takes over 350 000 litres, I had to empty the filter 4 times before its water was clear. My kids come for their holidays next week, I want to make sure the pool is OK.

March 2014, the japanese house, East view

West side, raised vegetable beds
These will be for eatable water plantsThe last one, behind the pool house will be for koi carps. For now there are some catfish.

eColi 0

Acceptable is? 0 as well right?

Did they also test for Salmonella? That's one of the most important things we look at in my country when they design the plumbing of a house / pool.

From the terrace. The rubber trees have grown new leaves in just a few days.Pale greenI had to empty the filter 4 times before the water cleared
Bougainvilliers slowly establish themselves
Neighbors picking garlic. A good year, a good price

Originally Posted by Koetjeka

eColi 0

Acceptable is? 0 as well right?

Did they also test for Salmonella? That's one of the most important things we look at in my country when they design the plumbing of a house / pool.

Where is your country?
Yes 0 is the only acceptable value for ecoli.
Salmonella is impossible with this analysis. It could come from the filter, there were fish there. I was having the water from the well analysed... Only the pH is a bit too acid. At the same time, maybe it's acid that this analysis is possible.
The water is limpid tasteless, smelless, delicious.

Some plants on the terrace, orchid as a birthday gift

The girls in the kitchen, preparing foodMaloy my lovely rothweiler, he looks very dangerous, but he's a pussy

Never fails, thanks for the updates om

Thanks for the updates OM! Magnificent job, an inspiration to a lot of folks. As a southern rocker would say "keep on truckin" dude.

Shiloh Jim

My wife has been sewing non stop for two days. We will be renting in November, 10 days minimum, food, lodging, transportation, city and country! Wish us good luck.

Great thread OM. Good luck!

I've had an algae invasion when th pH of the water was modified by ashes from all those fires last month. I was afraid to have to empty the 350 000 Litres and fill again. I kept the well water coming, the fires stopped, and, one morning, the water cleared. Il is not cristal clear, phytoplancton and zooplancton are boosted by the high temperature of the water, but it's clear enough and clean enough to enjoy.
I swim 36 lengths everyday, very good for the pot belly.

The filter fills up slowly. Next year, it should be complete, with edible water plants.
Somebody could help me idebtify this arbustus?

Some more flowers of my water garden.

Looking beeyootifull OM.