We inherited a 31-year old Japanese Water Garden with an accompanying stream when we purchased our house in 2003. The pond and stream are classic rock-and-concrete construction. The stream had developed numerous leaks and had been adbandoned, filled with leaves and debris. For several summers, I tried to patch and waterproof the stream myself. In 2008 I hired a contractor to tear out the old stream bed and re-pour a four-inch base, reinforced with rebar. The first picture shows the holding pool at the top of the stream. This small pool is located 35' linear and 12' well-head height from the pond below. A Cyprio Titan 3650 pump delivers approximately 1300 gph at this well-head height. Look carefully for the friendly frog observing the action:

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Water cascades over a small waterfall and begins its descent downhill. You can just see the filter through the bushes.

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And ending at the pond below. This pond is home to four koi and 6 goldies.

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The Cyprio pump which pushes waterfall and filtration. The pond looks deeper here than it is; at it deepest it is only 2 1/2 feet, 1400 gallons.

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