Thank you for stopping by and checking out the video! Let us know if you enjoyed the video. If you are like us, who struggled with ponds not holding water, we highly recommend sealing the pond with bentonite clay. Not only is it natural, it looks great, too. We are far from a pond expert, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Here is another video - sealing our big pond with bentonite clay ua-cam.com/video/aIbqbRzZsGo/v-deo.html If you enjoy country living, the videos below might interest you: How a seed aspire to grow and forgive all? ua-cam.com/video/ljBOhYMdNyM/v-deo.html Building a concrete overflow for a pond: ua-cam.com/video/6Q2x699wU6s/v-deo.html Forest As An Edible Garden I Never Have to Maintain | Wild Mushrooms - ua-cam.com/video/7sN2BTI58mk/v-deo.html Creek-fed, wood-fired, off-grid insulated hot tub- ua-cam.com/video/DDC-vBmVei8/v-deo.html My hoop cold frame design with raised bed- ua-cam.com/video/lMWjGEshZmw/v-deo.html How I want my 6 acres to become a natural garden- ua-cam.com/video/BClRjdEzgI4/v-deo.html Why I love my firewood, a gift from the sun- ua-cam.com/video/jE763A8ekh4/v-deo.html Customizing my fishing kayak- ua-cam.com/video/sTAQdks4ijA/v-deo.htmlsi=YKrdSL86Tt37BRxh
Thank you for watching the video! Indeed, it is now a much more welcoming place to be. We were amazed by how quickly the pond started holding water, thinking, why we didn't do this sooner? 😊
You are welcome. We did not like the idea of using synthetic rubber and liners, which is very unnatural. Bentonite is clay, and is everywhere in nature.
@@6Acres now the only challenge is finding bentonite clay! I've searched all over the internet and cannot find where to purchase. 50 lb bag is $100, does that sound right?
No, that doesn’t sound right! What you want are Bentonite Chips. You could try local stores that sell concrete supplies, tools, and minerals, that type of store. It should be under $20 dollars, something like this www.texasbentonite.com/bentonite-chips.html Hope this helps.
Thank you for the lovely comment! I am experimenting with different formats for making my videos and will certainly consider doing narration again. Thank you for the encouragement!
古語: "篳路藍縷，以啟山林" - 你們: 篳路敝履, 以拓池塘 - 開天闢地，一磚一瓦 膨潤土工程 - 是一項多麼艱鉅的勞役. 你們卻甘之如飴！佩服佩服! 你們計劃將來打造成日式池泉迴遊風格庭園? Endure great hardships in pioneering your own pond - to create the world, brick by brick, bentonite project -What a difficult hard labor. Do you plan to build a Japanese-style pond garden in the future? You all enjoy it tremendously and I admire you all greatly!
Thank you, Bob. Yes, the seat can turn around, but I find it more efficient and convenient to just turn around, as I often need to use the digger and move the tractor at the same time.
Thank you for checking out the video and for the lovely comment! Glad to know that the video met your interest. We are in North America. For privacy reason, that’s all we prefer to share regarding our location for now. Regardless, hope you will continue enjoying my videos.
I loved how you made this video. I was looking for information about a natural pond that I dug two years ago and let it stabilize in a place with a lot of gravel and sand. Do you know if it could work on such soil? I'm willing to put more Clay if that would help. Thanks
I am glad you loved the video. I am not a pond-building expert, but I believe if you use enough clay and spread it evenly, it should work itself into all the leaky spots. Our pond leaked like crazy until we used bentonite. I wish you success.
@@6Acres I come with clarifications. I consider it a miracle, it not only seals it but also stabilizes it, or I didn't expect that. On the contrary, I thought it would flow by putting up to 10 cm of clay. It takes longer to soften but it miraculously does its job. Thank you for the idea, my dream come true !
Thank you for checking out my video! Not sure what my soil type is. The bigger pond in the video already had vegetation grown, not distinctly any kind of soil. The little new pond had garden soil on the top and maybe a bit sandy on the bottom. Not sure about the square footage. We used about 20 50-pound bags of bentonite clay to cover the bigger pond in the video, mainly on the bank because it was an old pond and probably already had sediment on the bottom, while in the new little pond, we covered the bottom.
I love how natural and beautiful your pond and yard is! "im annoying the sh*t out of it) luv it. Curious,have you wintered the fish in the pond or indoors in an aquarium?? Or have you had them long enuff to do that??
@@6Acres Please be carefull,I wont ask where you live,but if you get alot of snow and freezing, the ice cannot be covered by snow because lite and oxygen cant get to them. Also they HAVE to have it deep enuff and have cover ( an old fallen branch,driftwood )to hide and sleep under or they will freeze and die. I read tons of books on this when I lived in Atlanta so I could build one since theyre winters are so mild. I duck hunt on a pond in central Nebraska that was made of this Bentonite and it was like walking on concrete,it was awesome in waders! Great luck to you and your family!
@@troyb1733 Thank you for the thoughtful comment and suggestion. They can indeed die from freezing if no precaution is taken. We have had this pond for over a decade and luckily, we have some data from years of observation. The pond is deep enough, and it only freezes no more than 5-6 inches even in weather that we consider server here. So, that will be helpful to winter the fish. We look forward to seeing the transformation of bentonite clay when it freezes! Thank you for the good wishes, too! Appreciated!
Love the work. May we ask what specific brand and size clay medium? Thank you. We have found shipping prices through the roof today now more than ever. I recently purchased some bags of clay to use with the damit polymer for our natural pond. Bottom foot hold well but battling heavy gravel. We have ducks to help seal it as well. It's going to take patience but I believe we will eventually hold water. Cheers from Massachusetts
We used Puregold Medium Chips, which come in 50-lb bags. The chips are about 3/8" chunk size. They should be around $18 USD or so/bag. Shipping won't make sense if you need many bags. We found them in a store that sells concrete tools and materials. What we used are bentonite chips, not powder. You are welcome! Thank you for the lovely comment. You have the right mindset- patience!
Thank you for stopping by and checking out the video! Let us know if you enjoyed the video. If you are like us, who struggled with ponds not holding water, we highly recommend sealing the pond with bentonite clay. Not only is it natural, it looks great, too. We are far from a pond expert, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Here is another video - sealing our big pond with bentonite clay ua-cam.com/video/aIbqbRzZsGo/v-deo.html
If you enjoy country living, the videos below might interest you:
How a seed aspire to grow and forgive all? ua-cam.com/video/ljBOhYMdNyM/v-deo.html
Building a concrete overflow for a pond: ua-cam.com/video/6Q2x699wU6s/v-deo.html
Forest As An Edible Garden I Never Have to Maintain | Wild Mushrooms - ua-cam.com/video/7sN2BTI58mk/v-deo.html
Creek-fed, wood-fired, off-grid insulated hot tub- ua-cam.com/video/DDC-vBmVei8/v-deo.html
My hoop cold frame design with raised bed- ua-cam.com/video/lMWjGEshZmw/v-deo.html
How I want my 6 acres to become a natural garden- ua-cam.com/video/BClRjdEzgI4/v-deo.html
Why I love my firewood, a gift from the sun- ua-cam.com/video/jE763A8ekh4/v-deo.html
Customizing my fishing kayak- ua-cam.com/video/sTAQdks4ijA/v-deo.htmlsi=YKrdSL86Tt37BRxh
Can you make a sodium bentonite stream/creek?
Loved the view in your woods and the creek! Great video!
Thank you!
Wow! It's amazing! The pond is filled with beautiful gold fish and nature rocks.
Thank you for watching the video! Indeed, it is now a much more welcoming place to be. We were amazed by how quickly the pond started holding water, thinking, why we didn't do this sooner? 😊
藝術家的新作品，讚讚讚
謝謝！😊🤭
Thank you so much for sharing, very nice to know that a wildlife pond can be accomplished without spending thousands to install a pond liner.
You are welcome. We did not like the idea of using synthetic rubber and liners, which is very unnatural. Bentonite is clay, and is everywhere in nature.
@@6Acres now the only challenge is finding bentonite clay! I've searched all over the internet and cannot find where to purchase. 50 lb bag is $100, does that sound right?
No, that doesn’t sound right! What you want are Bentonite Chips. You could try local stores that sell concrete supplies, tools, and minerals, that type of store. It should be under $20 dollars, something like this www.texasbentonite.com/bentonite-chips.html Hope this helps.
Your videos are great! Love the property. You should narrate!
Thank you for the lovely comment! I am experimenting with different formats for making my videos and will certainly consider doing narration again. Thank you for the encouragement!
自己動手做，追求自己心中的美景及成就感。
謝謝你的鼓勵！
古語: "篳路藍縷，以啟山林" -
你們: 篳路敝履, 以拓池塘 - 開天闢地，一磚一瓦 膨潤土工程 - 是一項多麼艱鉅的勞役.
你們卻甘之如飴！佩服佩服!
你們計劃將來打造成日式池泉迴遊風格庭園?
Endure great hardships in pioneering your own pond - to create the world, brick by brick, bentonite project -What a difficult hard labor.
Do you plan to build a Japanese-style pond garden in the future?
You all enjoy it tremendously and I admire you all greatly!
謝謝你的觀賞跟鼓勵…….我們文筆有限，寫不出一首詩回謝你，但心裡很感激你的欣賞！目前沒有特別規劃池塘以後的樣子或功能 ☺️
Very peaceful and serene
Thank you for checking out the video and for the lovely comment!
好棒的生活環境
謝謝！
Lovely. Thanks.
Thank you for checking out my video!
Teasing a small frog is such a favourite pastime for all
I agree. I just couldn't help myself in teasing it.
Great video . Does the seat on the tractor have a lever for it to turn around ? Bentonite is pretty cool stuff to seal ponds with .
Thank you, Bob. Yes, the seat can turn around, but I find it more efficient and convenient to just turn around, as I often need to use the digger and move the tractor at the same time.
My husband has a dream to build a pond on our 11 acres
You guys would enjoy it. Ponds are nice; they attract wildlife!
Very good
Thank you.
Where is your property? Looks like TN? It's beautiful! I have been wondering how to build a pond. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you for checking out the video and for the lovely comment! Glad to know that the video met your interest. We are in North America. For privacy reason, that’s all we prefer to share regarding our location for now. Regardless, hope you will continue enjoying my videos.
@6Acres I understand, thank you.
I loved how you made this video.
I was looking for information about a natural pond that I dug two years ago and let it stabilize in a place with a lot of gravel and sand.
Do you know if it could work on such soil? I'm willing to put more Clay if that would help.
Thanks
I am glad you loved the video.
I am not a pond-building expert, but I believe if you use enough clay and spread it evenly, it should work itself into all the leaky spots. Our pond leaked like crazy until we used bentonite.
I wish you success.
@@6Acres
I come with clarifications.
I consider it a miracle, it not only seals it but also stabilizes it, or I didn't expect that.
On the contrary, I thought it would flow by putting up to 10 cm of clay.
It takes longer to soften but it miraculously does its job.
Thank you for the idea, my dream come true !
@@ukecsuku It's fantastic to hear your success and your dream come true! We thought clay was a miracle, too! Thanks for sharing. You are very welcome!
很棒！😊
謝謝！有金魚喔～ 越來越大隻！
好厲害！ 好奇😯，在美國可以隨便拿那麼多自然生態石頭回家？ 好希望我們這裡也可以😅
@@chuansama謝謝! 哈哈，這條小溪是我們家的一部分!
Great video!
What kind of soil you had and how much Bentonite per square feet you used?
Thank you for checking out my video! Not sure what my soil type is. The bigger pond in the video already had vegetation grown, not distinctly any kind of soil. The little new pond had garden soil on the top and maybe a bit sandy on the bottom. Not sure about the square footage. We used about 20 50-pound bags of bentonite clay to cover the bigger pond in the video, mainly on the bank because it was an old pond and probably already had sediment on the bottom, while in the new little pond, we covered the bottom.
I love how natural and beautiful your pond and yard is! "im annoying the sh*t out of it) luv it. Curious,have you wintered the fish in the pond or indoors in an aquarium?? Or have you had them long enuff to do that??
What a compliment! Thank you! We just got the fish two months ago. But I will use an aerator to winter them. I hope they will be ok!
@@6Acres Please be carefull,I wont ask where you live,but if you get alot of snow and freezing, the ice cannot be covered by snow because lite and oxygen cant get to them. Also they HAVE to have it deep enuff and have cover ( an old fallen branch,driftwood )to hide and sleep under or they will freeze and die. I read tons of books on this when I lived in Atlanta so I could build one since theyre winters are so mild. I duck hunt on a pond in central Nebraska that was made of this Bentonite and it was like walking on concrete,it was awesome in waders! Great luck to you and your family!
@@troyb1733 Thank you for the thoughtful comment and suggestion. They can indeed die from freezing if no precaution is taken. We have had this pond for over a decade and luckily, we have some data from years of observation. The pond is deep enough, and it only freezes no more than 5-6 inches even in weather that we consider server here. So, that will be helpful to winter the fish. We look forward to seeing the transformation of bentonite clay when it freezes! Thank you for the good wishes, too! Appreciated!
Love the work.
May we ask what specific brand and size clay medium?
Thank you.
We have found shipping prices through the roof today now more than ever.
I recently purchased some bags of clay to use with the damit polymer for our natural pond.
Bottom foot hold well but battling heavy gravel. We have ducks to help seal it as well.
It's going to take patience but I believe we will eventually hold water.
Cheers from Massachusetts
We used Puregold Medium Chips, which come in 50-lb bags. The chips are about 3/8" chunk size. They should be around $18 USD or so/bag. Shipping won't make sense if you need many bags. We found them in a store that sells concrete tools and materials. What we used are bentonite chips, not powder. You are welcome! Thank you for the lovely comment. You have the right mindset- patience!
Is that an electric atv? Nice..
No, it’s an old gas engine atv. Thanks! It’s very useful here.
Will you please provide a link to the bentonite product you used? Thank you.
This web page probably has one of the best descriptions of the product I used- www.texasbentonite.com/bentonite-chips.html