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frogbath
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Приєднався 8 жов 2020
Just an amphibian lover trying to figure out how these garden pond things work.
3 Year Update
A commenter this summer was asking how things are looking in my pond and my neighbor's pond after a few years so here's a quick update.
This fall I'll make a video where I open up the intake bay vault and the bog filter clean out and see what's going on there.
This fall I'll make a video where I open up the intake bay vault and the bog filter clean out and see what's going on there.
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Відео
What happened to my natural bog garden pond after 2 weeks with no filter?
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Whelp, after a couple years of continuous operation we finally had a power outage while we were away on vacation. The pond went for at least 2 weeks with zero filtration. In this video we rehab the pond and do some water quality tests.
Building a Spring Fed Pond!?
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While walking around the homestead I found what might be the source of a spring in a wet area. This is the one un-frozen area of ground after several below freezing days. I'll keep my eye on this area and if it stays flowing during the winter come spring we'll dig a pond.
How to winterize a fish pond
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These is all it takes to get our fish pond ready for winter. Depending on the pond system design that you're using this may or may not be right for you. We're in hardiness zone 5b so it gets pretty cold here in winter.
You can build a fish pond!
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A reminder and some affirmations if you're thinking about building a fish pond or water feature on your property. Here are a few DIY builds: Guppy patio pond ua-cam.com/video/Pc-uoB80jyk/v-deo.html Barrel pond ua-cam.com/video/xhyUW1p4Rdw/v-deo.html Above ground koi pond ua-cam.com/video/acFaJ7Lqn9k/v-deo.html Wildlife pond ua-cam.com/video/JizkfNC3O_E/v-deo.html Bog Filter Plumbing ua-cam.com/...
How to find leaks in your garden pond, intake bay, and bog filter before winter
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Getting the pond ready for fall and winter by getting ahead of a troublesome leak.This video will show you some pond building principles that should help you track down any leaks happening in your pond so you can be ready with a full intake bay of leaves and not have to worry about running your pump dry once the pond freezes.
Aquascape vs Garden vs Koi DIY Pond Builds and how we chose
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We redesigned our pond at least 3 times with 3 completely different build philosophies before we determined what was going to be right for us. The truth is that there are lots of ways to construct healthy, functioning ponds to meet your needs and budget so make sure to research competing ideas before you start your project. Some useful online links for research: www.gardenpondforum.com/ www.koi...
Two short chores to do before fall leaf drop in intake bay garden ponds
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Getting ready for another epic leaf drop around the pond this fall. There are a two things you can do to prep your garden pond for fall and we'll talk about em in this video. If you want to see how many leaves an intake bay can hold compared to a skimmer check out last years leaf drop video: ua-cam.com/video/mv1UGCEcPo4/v-deo.html
Beautiful DIY natural garden pond with clear water, intake bay, and bog filter is finished!
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My neighbor's pond is finished and came out amazing! This reveal is one I have been waiting for for a while. She did an awesome job and I'm really lucky to have been able to help her in this process. Hope this motivates you to try building one for yourself.
Tips for INTAKE BAY and BOG FILTER Plumbing in a DIY garden pond
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Checking out my neighbor's pond with all the plumbing finished and initial rocks in. Hopefully a good reference if you're looking to do something similar.
How to use a WATER LEVEL to build an INTAKE BAY for your garden pond
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My neighbor is building an awesome garden pond of her own, and in this video we're going to check that out and show how to dig out an intake bay. Most importantly we're going to show how to build and use a tool that can save you a lot of time and pain by showing you how water is going to flow in your pond and bay BEFORE you test fill it: a water level!
How many floating plants do you need to buy for your natural garden pond?
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Water hyacinth and other awesome floating plants are probably available at your local pond store now, but they're kinda expensive if you want lots of cover for your fish and frogs. This video talks about what you can expect from water hyacinth and how many you might want to start with.
Rooster Auditions: How we picked a new rooster for our growing chicken flock
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Rooster Auditions: How we picked a new rooster for our growing chicken flock
Spring evaporation rates in a garden pond
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Spring evaporation rates in a garden pond
Pond liner leaking or evaporation? How to tell
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Pond liner leaking or evaporation? How to tell
This one thing will grow spring string algae in your garden pond and intake bay!
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This one thing will grow spring string algae in your garden pond and intake bay!
How often do we feed fish in our garden pond?
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How often do we feed fish in our garden pond?
Spring has sprung in the garden pond, bog filter, and intake bay
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Spring has sprung in the garden pond, bog filter, and intake bay
Fish viewing hole in the garden pond ice has my dog taking risks! (:-o)
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Fish viewing hole in the garden pond ice has my dog taking risks! (:-o)
New England birds love it when I keep the garden pond running all winter! Relaxing bird watching
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New England birds love it when I keep the garden pond running all winter! Relaxing bird watching
Will it freeze? Intake bay pond in bitter cold
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Will it freeze? Intake bay pond in bitter cold
How to keep your intake bay from freezing up in winter
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How to keep your intake bay from freezing up in winter
Winterizing INTAKE BAY and BOG FILTER garden ponds
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Winterizing INTAKE BAY and BOG FILTER garden ponds
Do this for HERON CONTROL in GARDEN PONDS
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Do this for HERON CONTROL in GARDEN PONDS
Leaf drop proves INTAKE BAY beats SKIMMER
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Leaf drop proves INTAKE BAY beats SKIMMER
INTAKE BAY and BOG FILTER 1 year clean out
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INTAKE BAY and BOG FILTER 1 year clean out
Do this to your WATER HYACINTH and INTAKE BAY before FALL
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Do this to your WATER HYACINTH and INTAKE BAY before FALL
Easy STRING ALGAE control for a NATURALLY CLEAN and CLEAR POND
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Easy STRING ALGAE control for a NATURALLY CLEAN and CLEAR POND
Clear Water Went Murky QUICK When My Pump Shut Off
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Clear Water Went Murky QUICK When My Pump Shut Off
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 breeze really makes it happen. November is coming! 🙏
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?
She brings her lotus into her garage for the winter because it's only set about a foot down. I think her pond is deep enough that she might be able to get away with dropping it all the way down to the deepest part of her pond in winter and then bringing it back onto the shelf when it warms but it's risky and the garage seems to work well.
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?
Yes! I'll do this at some point in August
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?
Sort of. There is a minimum length of tube and amount of water required based on the size of your hole (or whatever space you're measuring). Because the water in the tube is self leveling though, there is no maximum length of tube, it'll just get a bit unwieldy. If you don't have enough "empty space" on either side of the tube (too much water) then as you move the tube trying to get the water level where you want, it will overflow and you'll have to refill the tube. If you don't have enough water in the tube you won't be able to lay it against the side of your pond to represent your desired waterline because it'll just sit low in the tube. It is a confusing concept, sorry if this explanation isn't useful.
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.
You can always add plants and in time they'll replace the plant you have now (the string algae).
Do you have the pump running all winter? How do you stop it from freezing? My pump is now brought in during the winter.
Yes! Check out some of our other videos about this on the channel. The key is the depth of the intake bay/pump
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?
Not that deep, the current keeps it moving. The inlet is maybe 10 inches to 1 foot if the water is high
Can you post a link to the plastic vault in the intake bay? I'd like to learn more about it
This is pretty similar to what I bought when I built the pond: Little Giant SF 31-Gallon a.co/d/18uecAZ
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
Thanks for the comment! There will be an update coming on this soon
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?
I've gone a few years without a failure but it is possible. Most important thing is accounting for a power failure whether a breather or check valve.
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.
Ain't that the truth.
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!
That's super cool! Are you going to dig it out?
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.
Thanks for the kind words! I recently saw an Ozpond video for the first time and really enjoyed it so I'm quite flattered.
Hello. Thank you for the video. Like put 👍. I wrote a comment in support of the channel🙂. Subscribed to the channel.
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?
All the rock for the edge of my pond and my neighbors pond was sourced from our woods. We live on old farmland and there's tons of field stone around. I believe most of it is limestone and granite. The bog filter rock is 3/4" stone from a local quarry.
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 you need will depend on the pump model you select. My neighbor and I have the same pump and in our case we use 1.25" ID flexible PVC also sold as "spa tubing" from local big box hardware stores. Around here 25' is about $115. This fits directly onto the largest quick coupler that is packaged with our pump.
What size of liner is used for this project? How big and deep is the pond?
This pond used a 20x25 liner it's about 3 feet deep and maybe 5 or 6 feet across. The intake bay is about 18 inches deep.
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 🤔
This is a cool idea! My pond has too many dogs and children romping around in the intake bay to make it work for me just yet.
Are those tiny fishes the goldfish offspring? Or are they different breed of fish?
Yes they are the goldfish offspring
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'm not sure if they're exactly the same but I have seen what you're describing in fish tanks before and my guess is that they're closely related if not exactly the same.
I love the dip system!! Genius.
What zone is your pond in?
We're in zone 5b
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
The thing is you don't want slits for the entire run, so you'd have to work out how to connect the ADS drain pipe to the check valve . All the drainage pipe I've seen is corregated so there'd be some figuring out to do on that connection.
@@thefrogbath rubber boot and a hose tail job done that will get you down to what ever size you like
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