In my small pond, I put the pump in a five gallon tree planter pot, I made additional holes. I filled it with the bio balls and small stones. It’s been a week and so far it’s clear. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I also added two planters with stone and iris.
Great video Kev, I've used your knowhow and now build my own pond. Mines a bit of hybrid, it's a contemporary design using a TPO liner and 2 bottom drains which together with a intake bay feeds into a bog filter. The intake bays are really simple to do and are a lot more effective than the very expensive skimmers you can buy. For mine to get the correct flow into bay, I just used a bit of the tpo liner ( a type of plastic sheet), cut a very shallow v into it and fixed to the top of dividing wall between pond and bay, it works a treat, just flexible enough to follow the pond water level allowing the right flow into the bay. A couple of weeks after I made the pond and filled it with water, the water went green, I started planting the bog, 2 months later the water really clear, bit the bog and the intake bay doing their job.. I also have a second had drum filter that removes the large debris from the the bottom drains before it is pumped to the bog.
I received your email. I’m really impressed with what you’ve created. I’m sure your pond will give you and the family tons of enjoyment over the years. Well done mate 👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with everyone 👍 A channel called Leave Curious is starting an initiative to create 23 million ponds in the UK. I believe that is how many gardens there are in the UK. It doesn't matter what size the pond is, or if the pond has any fish. The idea is that a network of antenna's can make our phones work, and a network of small ponds all across the UK, and preferably around the world, can do the same thing for nature. I absolutely love the idea.
Thank you kindly for all the video's. I managed to use a broken pre-mold pond, patched holes with gorilla tape, followed your strategy lairing the rock to make an above ground bog. Also bought that fitting you recommended, added pvc as the out going into an above ground, simple concrete 2x2x12 ft rectangle for comets (cheap, all I need for right now). added healthy pond bacteria tabs right into the intake to the bog (got injected directly into the stones). CRYSTAL clear water in no time. Somehow managed to get tadpoles in the bog within the first couple of weeks, in an above ground (shrugging shoulders). Using pool noodles for floating baby plants like basil. The ultimate goal is to actually use this setup for growing veggies aquaponic (at the very least stuff the chickens will love). If I didn't live all the way in the states, we would have made a killing working together! Keep up the great work!
@@Ozponds G'day Kev,I made a bog filter for my Koi from your videos,working a treat,saved so much time now not cleaning the filter,crystal clear after a couple of days,first flush after 2 weeks,put some pitcher plants and rock orchids in the garden,put pumice stone cause I had some and opal potch with a bit of colour for bling.We love it,get yourself a beer champ luv your work,👍🍺
Same as the excavated shelf. Move water up over the top to create a weir. The shallow water, high flow creates that surface tension that pulls in debris.
Hi Kev😊. Thanks for all your videos. Very informatives. I am looking to build a 2.4m circular pond (ideally 60 cm deep to give plenty room for the goldfishs to swim). I have the liner & underliner. I also got 2x 100 liters rain barel tanks with lid. 2 full black plastic pipes of 27 cm in diameter and about a meter long each which i can cut in half to use for intake build. I also have a 60 cm black bin which i wanted to use in the middle of the pond to create like a little island and fill with stones and plants. I will try hook up 2 pumps to a solar system (another on going project). I will have a lots of plants so i hope they do most the cleaning. Do you reckon i should build some type of intake like this for such small pond? The pumps I was thinking of using were 2 x 800liters/h. I am conscient that it is a bit on the weak size but wanted to keep my project on the cheapest scale possible. Would you have perhaps any suggestions of optimum design? Thanks. Lilian.
An intake bay should prevent your pumps needing regular maintenance, but it might ruin the look of your perfectly circular pond. Have you seen how I place the pumps in my small ponds with a filter sponge over the top?? Something like that might be better for you.
Hey! I’m curious where the electrical cord leaves the barrel “pump vault” so you ensure water enters from the bottom of the intake and not through a hole at the top of a barrel. Is it through one of openings at the bottom of the barrel? Thanks!!
Hey Kev! I just finished a very large (2.5 tons of gravel) "Bog river" addition to my goldfish pond fed by a rock fountain and draining back to the pond. It is working great, but now I'm thinking about what the heck I am to do for winter time. We get well below freezing here and questions arise in how to prep correctly: Should I keep water flowing through the bog during the winter? Is that at all useful, or is it too cold for beneficial bacteria anyway? Or should I pump it dry in winter prep?
They say that the bacteria goes dormant under 10C. I’m skeptical there must be bacterias that continue to operate in low temps. My water is currently about 5C (winter here), I keep everything running. So my answer, if you can keep it all running, if you can’t make sure no water is left in the plumbing lines when you shut down for winter.
hi kev, I am sooo happy to have found your videos on your channel. thanks a lot for making your experience and knowledge available to us. I am dreaming to have a pond on my land too one day and would love to get the pdf you mentioned. however, unfortunately paypal stopped working in turkey since a couple of years. I would be so happy if I could pay with my credit card directly. can you please help me do this? all the best, melda
Hi Kev. I am trying to decide whether to do an intake bay or skim box filter at the opposite end of the outside filter system. Is there much difference between the efficiency of either the intake bay or skimmer system in your experience? Kind regards Paul.
Not related to the video but I remembered you keep certain rainbow fish in your ponds. I was wondering if you could tell me what species they are. I see your ponds are at 5C at the moment, and mine rarely get that low. Might be worth experimenting with a few if I can get my hands on some. Cheers!
The common name is Murray River Rainbow fish, this is their Latin name- Melanotaenia fluviatilis. I have a feeling though many species are sold under the same name and come from much warmer waters.
i DON'T UNDERSTand so if you're pump is in this shallow intake bay then how do you drain the pond with it? Shouldn't the pump be at the deepest part so you can drain it?
Why do you want to drain the pond? If it’s to clean it, you’d use a different type of pump (dirty water/ sump pump). An empty pond is just a hole in the ground 😂.
Sorry Kev, one more thing. Is that depth over the intake bay shelf from the pond to the intake bay about 7cm deep? I would imagine if the passage over the shelf was too deep it would affect the pull into the intake bay? Is that what you believe? Im thinking 7cm should allow me to insure the pond never drains below that level and therefore wouldnt drian either an intake bay or skimmer box system. I am a slow learner. Sorry Kev. Cheers Paul.
Mine can probably fluctuate 15cm from really full to I need to top the pond up. When it’s really full the draw into the intake isn’t as strong but it still works.
In my small pond, I put the pump in a five gallon tree planter pot, I made additional holes. I filled it with the bio balls and small stones. It’s been a week and so far it’s clear. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I also added two planters with stone and iris.
Nice one 👍
Great video Kev, I've used your knowhow and now build my own pond. Mines a bit of hybrid, it's a contemporary design using a TPO liner and 2 bottom drains which together with a intake bay feeds into a bog filter. The intake bays are really simple to do and are a lot more effective than the very expensive skimmers you can buy. For mine to get the correct flow into bay, I just used a bit of the tpo liner ( a type of plastic sheet), cut a very shallow v into it and fixed to the top of dividing wall between pond and bay, it works a treat, just flexible enough to follow the pond water level allowing the right flow into the bay.
A couple of weeks after I made the pond and filled it with water, the water went green, I started planting the bog, 2 months later the water really clear, bit the bog and the intake bay doing their job..
I also have a second had drum filter that removes the large debris from the the bottom drains before it is pumped to the bog.
I received your email. I’m really impressed with what you’ve created. I’m sure your pond will give you and the family tons of enjoyment over the years. Well done mate 👍
Sold my first pond recently. Working on it today. Appreciate all your videos in helping to learn this stuff.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with everyone 👍 A channel called Leave Curious is starting an initiative to create 23 million ponds in the UK. I believe that is how many gardens there are in the UK. It doesn't matter what size the pond is, or if the pond has any fish. The idea is that a network of antenna's can make our phones work, and a network of small ponds all across the UK, and preferably around the world, can do the same thing for nature. I absolutely love the idea.
What a wonderful ambition.
Im working on an intake bay on my pond at the moment 😂 this video literally could not have come at a better time. Thanks!!
Awesome 👍. Good luck with your project.
Thank you kindly for all the video's. I managed to use a broken pre-mold pond, patched holes with gorilla tape, followed your strategy lairing the rock to make an above ground bog. Also bought that fitting you recommended, added pvc as the out going into an above ground, simple concrete 2x2x12 ft rectangle for comets (cheap, all I need for right now). added healthy pond bacteria tabs right into the intake to the bog (got injected directly into the stones). CRYSTAL clear water in no time. Somehow managed to get tadpoles in the bog within the first couple of weeks, in an above ground (shrugging shoulders). Using pool noodles for floating baby plants like basil. The ultimate goal is to actually use this setup for growing veggies aquaponic (at the very least stuff the chickens will love). If I didn't live all the way in the states, we would have made a killing working together! Keep up the great work!
Great to hear. Well done 👍
Another great video Kev. Love your info, delivery and videos . Keep up the good work mate.
All the best from England
Craig
Thanks for the support and encouragement 🍻
@@Ozponds you’re very welcome Kev
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Good luck with your project 😊👍
Thanks
Thanks for your generosity 😊🍻
@@Ozponds G'day Kev,I made a bog filter for my Koi from your videos,working a treat,saved so much time now not cleaning the filter,crystal clear after a couple of days,first flush after 2 weeks,put some pitcher plants and rock orchids in the garden,put pumice stone cause I had some and opal potch with a bit of colour for bling.We love it,get yourself a beer champ luv your work,👍🍺
@@wingnut6472 so good to hear, this is why I go on and on about filters. 🍻
I L-O-V-E your videos...!!
Shovel digging a swim pond
right now on My two acres. 😊
Thanks mate. My back feels your pain. It will be a great achievement once your done though 👍
3:58 - "liner in front of void space" - what is the role of the liner in this situation?
Same as the excavated shelf. Move water up over the top to create a weir. The shallow water, high flow creates that surface tension that pulls in debris.
Hi Kev😊. Thanks for all your videos. Very informatives. I am looking to build a 2.4m circular pond (ideally 60 cm deep to give plenty room for the goldfishs to swim). I have the liner & underliner. I also got 2x 100 liters rain barel tanks with lid. 2 full black plastic pipes of 27 cm in diameter and about a meter long each which i can cut in half to use for intake build. I also have a 60 cm black bin which i wanted to use in the middle of the pond to create like a little island and fill with stones and plants. I will try hook up 2 pumps to a solar system (another on going project). I will have a lots of plants so i hope they do most the cleaning. Do you reckon i should build some type of intake like this for such small pond? The pumps I was thinking of using were 2 x 800liters/h. I am conscient that it is a bit on the weak size but wanted to keep my project on the cheapest scale possible. Would you have perhaps any suggestions of optimum design? Thanks. Lilian.
An intake bay should prevent your pumps needing regular maintenance, but it might ruin the look of your perfectly circular pond. Have you seen how I place the pumps in my small ponds with a filter sponge over the top?? Something like that might be better for you.
Thanks for your reply. I can't recall that one. I'll have to run through your videos then. Thanks
Hey! I’m curious where the electrical cord leaves the barrel “pump vault” so you ensure water enters from the bottom of the intake and not through a hole at the top of a barrel. Is it through one of openings at the bottom of the barrel? Thanks!!
I cut a small notch at the top of the barrel and wrapped the cord in aquarium filter sponge to protect it.
Simple enough, thanks :)
Kev at 150 in this video there is the moss looking clumps on the bottom left of the video what is that plant . or is it just moss?
Everyone loves this plant! It’s an Aussie native called scleranthus biflorus, looks like moss but it’s actually a grass and likes full sun.
Hey Kev! I just finished a very large (2.5 tons of gravel) "Bog river" addition to my goldfish pond fed by a rock fountain and draining back to the pond. It is working great, but now I'm thinking about what the heck I am to do for winter time. We get well below freezing here and questions arise in how to prep correctly:
Should I keep water flowing through the bog during the winter? Is that at all useful, or is it too cold for beneficial bacteria anyway? Or should I pump it dry in winter prep?
They say that the bacteria goes dormant under 10C. I’m skeptical there must be bacterias that continue to operate in low temps. My water is currently about 5C (winter here), I keep everything running. So my answer, if you can keep it all running, if you can’t make sure no water is left in the plumbing lines when you shut down for winter.
hi kev, I am sooo happy to have found your videos on your channel. thanks a lot for making your experience and knowledge available to us. I am dreaming to have a pond on my land too one day and would love to get the pdf you mentioned. however, unfortunately paypal stopped working in turkey since a couple of years. I would be so happy if I could pay with my credit card directly. can you please help me do this? all the best, melda
On the website send me an email 👍
Hi Kev. I am trying to decide whether to do an intake bay or skim box filter at the opposite end of the outside filter system. Is there much difference between the efficiency of either the intake bay or skimmer system in your experience? Kind regards Paul.
I prefer the intake bay.
@@Ozponds Thanks. I was thinking the same after watching your videos. Great channel 👍
Not related to the video but I remembered you keep certain rainbow fish in your ponds. I was wondering if you could tell me what species they are. I see your ponds are at 5C at the moment, and mine rarely get that low. Might be worth experimenting with a few if I can get my hands on some. Cheers!
The common name is Murray River Rainbow fish, this is their Latin name- Melanotaenia fluviatilis. I have a feeling though many species are sold under the same name and come from much warmer waters.
What do you think about using
used billboard tarp as pond
liner?
I’m not familiar with billboard tarp so I can’t really comment.
@@Ozponds
It's the vinyl that all
billboards are
made of.
I hope someday I have a big pond that needs an intake bay!
🤞
i DON'T UNDERSTand so if you're pump is in this shallow intake bay then how do you drain the pond with it? Shouldn't the pump be at the deepest part so you can drain it?
Why do you want to drain the pond? If it’s to clean it, you’d use a different type of pump (dirty water/ sump pump). An empty pond is just a hole in the ground 😂.
@Ozponds I drain it with the same pump that runs to my filter with a Y valve, why need sump pump
@@garyhamilton2104 ok so if you’re happy and you have no problems, don’t change a thing 👍
What were the names of the aqua blocks alternative please
Aquablox alternatives
ua-cam.com/video/z5q24EXMgcc/v-deo.html
do you have a VOD about Mosquitoes?
Yep 👍
Can i add sponges to bog filter? It can creat so much BB.
Of course. I’d just put them at the top.
Thanks😊
Great videos - keep going 💪!!
Sorry Kev, one more thing. Is that depth over the intake bay shelf from the pond to the intake bay about 7cm deep? I would imagine if the passage over the shelf was too deep it would affect the pull into the intake bay? Is that what you believe? Im thinking 7cm should allow me to insure the pond never drains below that level and therefore wouldnt drian either an intake bay or skimmer box system. I am a slow learner. Sorry Kev. Cheers Paul.
Mine can probably fluctuate 15cm from really full to I need to top the pond up. When it’s really full the draw into the intake isn’t as strong but it still works.
@@Ozponds thank you ☺️
@@Ozponds thanks ☺️
It worked! Thank u!
So nice.
Thumbs up 👍 button tickled to feed the algorithm monsters....
😊🍻👍
Great content, thx!
Glad you liked it!😊👍
I still never got my pdf. The website takes me round in circles
Send me an email, I’ve just woken up and I’ll send you a link 👍
@@Ozponds what is your email? The “contact me” on your website is just a link to UA-cam and a donate option.
I wish I get bombarded by emails. It’s right at the bottom of the page. kev@ozponds.com
I see in my emails you mentioned Facebook. I don’t have a Facebook account for ozponds, whoever that is, is not authorized by me.
@@Ozponds how do I get your email?
Thank you!
Nice video Kev, when is your birthday? You deserve a little cash for a "THANK YOU"
😂 no mate you’ve already given enough. You’ve been a fantastic supporter 🍻
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Great work good sir!