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I’m in North Texas…my kitchen sink pond has a liner, but I’m pretty sure it’s evaporation. It’s brutally hot here (feels like of 120F). It’s shaded the latter part of the day, but between the hot breezes, and sun…unless the wasps are taking it down…sip by sip… Once the heat breaks (Nov? Sooner? Please?) I’m setting up my little hard liner pond w/a bog filter. Too hot to do much even in the evenings.

The ponds look great. Thank you for the update. I see your neighbor has lotus in her pond. Does lotus survive the winter over there?

You should defo put another plant (rush or reed) in your pond, and some gravel/sand in the bottom to cover the liner .,.

You are so smart and an excellent teacher!

i need to feed my fish less. i already have a bog filter and the pond is clear but there is build up of string algae which i am now scooping up with a metal brush. but will try not feeding the fish as much

I'm curious on how well your intake bay and bog filter are working after 3 years. Could you upload an updated video on your pond and your neighbor's pond progress?

I’m helping my mother rejuvenate her yard and a pond is part of the tasks. She wanted to use chemicals, but I said let’s look into plants and ways to deal with what’s going on VS getting a product for an immediate solution. I saw all stages of damselflies, tadpoles and snails in there… I said we need to protect them and let them help us. Let’s get some plants that will benefit us and not treat it like a pool. Now that I’ve looked into algae, I’m going to look into why the water is so dark ❤❤

I'm confused- won't the measurements be affected by how much water you put into the tube?

I know this is an older video, but I have string algae in a separate pond that does not have fish. It just has plants the lower pond where the fish are is fine, but I can't control it in the upper pond now they do share the same water system, as it goes through a pump from the fish area up into the upper pond and then flows back down. Is there anything I can add to that or just let it be? My worry is the pond isn't as deep as the other one so I usually don't put fish up there due to it icing in the winter.

Do you have the pump running all winter? How do you stop it from freezing? My pump is now brought in during the winter.

My local aquarium shop poached drift wood from the local stream I laughed when I saw the string algae in all their tanks a month later they moved to a different location and specialised in salt water fish and coral they got rid of all the tropical fish and plants they lasted about a year before they went out of business.

How deep is the intake bay inlet to keep the water flowing through the system under the ice?

Can you post a link to the plastic vault in the intake bay? I'd like to learn more about it

Couple of notes, the Algae would be absorbing the nitrates and phosphates, hence the bloom. Algae is a natural filter, but, you could pull out the heavy growth and dispose of in your garden. Physically removing it will help from die off and then the cycle of nutrients release and process starts all over again. Just a thought 👍🏻

Great video and advice!

Brilliant idea with the tube!

Will there be another video as some have been staying tuned in... I just got here but I'll hit the notification bell

EXCELLENT COMMENTS.... IT IS AMAZING HOW PLANTS CAN CLEAN AND BRING THE EQUILIBRIUM... THANKS FOR VIDEO

ozponds recommends using a breather pipe in the bog instead of a check valve since they can fail, have you experienced the check valve ever failing?

Thanks for this. I did a big re-do of my pond early this spring and the new plants are just getting going. Also, I haven’t added fish yet. So, add some goldfish and be patient with the plants ✅

Mine actually gets very thick. I have a 1/4 acre pond.

Would love to see how it turned out. We have a couple spots on our land. Turning one into a pond and brook.

Awesome 👏 thank you so much I didn’t think about that so I’m so glad I watched this before I started my build.

😂 you’re hilarious! Thank you for the wisdom

I like the idea of an intake bay. Skimmers seem so overpriced.

i have the same thing on my property and there were also spike rush growing all around. i noticed a deer hoofprint with a stream running through it despite the rest of the yard being frozen and that's how i figured it out hahahaha. this was a few months ago, then recently the old homeowners sent us some old photos of the property - turns out that spot used to be a spring house/well house up until the 80s!

Dig it deep if you want to sustain fish all year

Build the pond let us see the after results

If you listen to every DIY pond videos and all the do's and don'ts from them, you'll get to the point where you might not even want to build one. Sometimes you just have to follow your gut instincts and do what's applicable to your site. Yes, you'll make mistakes but that's part of the DIY fun...and you'll make a better pond next time.

Nice

I love you insight. Very similar to Ozpond out of Australia. I have a few ponds in my yard with no pumps of electricity and with plants they stay clear. Frogs and native fish I’ve brought in from the river. I do however have to clean out the pond every couple years because,like you, I live under beautiful trees. I like your videos, looking forward to more.

Thank you! I wish someone had showed me this a few years ago. Very helpful and I will use it this spring when I make my pond bigger And add my intake bay

Nice pond. What types of rock did you use?

Super vid buddy, well explained

Great to see your vid on building the bog stream and Piping design. !!!

Is the flexible PVC inside diameter 2" or 3" ?

What size of liner is used for this project? How big and deep is the pond?

built pond several years ago and soon as had finished I knew I should of gone bigger.. took me a few years to get a "yes" from the missus but a yes I got so the p9nd is now over twice as large ,with good shelves for plants,a shallow gravel bed at one end and is just better all round.. although I guess it could be a bit bigger.... :-)

great channel name.. does what it says on the tin.. :-) my own pond has a shed load of frogs,and spawn,every spring..most of the tadpoles get mullered by the fish,and other frogs, but I have a smaller pond that trickles into the main one (as a natural filter) so always put a good glob of spawn in there as it's predator free.. never fails to make me smile seeing tiny froglets all over the garden .. saying that when it gets chilly every single adult and young frog suddenly vanishes like magic until the following springtime again.. hope all's well in your part of the world..regards.p

Lack of flat surface area/rocks. Liner is fully exposed in the pond. That creates your green colour algae water

Be cool to put a net on the bottom of the intake bay so you can lift them all out at once 🤔

Are those tiny fishes the goldfish offspring? Or are they different breed of fish?

Great video thanks! Is thread algae the same? I have a small bit in my fish tank. Mine doesn’t feel slimy tho. I first thought it was my hair!😖❤️🇦🇺

I love the dip system!! Genius.

What zone is your pond in?

Lovely pond !

would be much easier and cheaper to use perforated land drain than flex pvc as the pipe is flexible cheaper and already has slits in it perfect for your bog

Very nicely done and wow that is a lot of leaves!

Beautiful 🤩

Its beautiful thank you for sharing God bless you always have a beautiful day