How to build a Fish Pond - Part 21 | Pond Plants & Waterfall - Final
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is the final video of our How to build a Fish Pond series. Planting plants and starting up the waterfall. We will give you tips on using pond plants and how to make your landscape look good.
I've been building ponds since the 80's and you are one of the most professional, helpful, creative installers I've ever seen! I love your eye for aesthetics, your attention to detail and job site cleanliness, and the fact that you're willing to give away advice (instead of making it "secret", so no one will "steal" your secrets!). I hope you are covered up with business!! And don't forget, when you get busier than you want to be, raise your rates by 10-20% so that you'll work more profitably, not harder!
Wonderful advice
LOL. I totally binged on your playlist. Awesome work brother!
Thanks for the BINGE!!!!
ThePondDigger l
Osvaldo Aponte same
same!
The goat is so cute awwwww.
Watched all 21. You should keep making videos. You got me ready to go do this. Already planning. Thanks so much!!!
Awesome!
Billie Jean could really give 2 shits about this whole production! Lol
+NO WAY JOSE Agreed.... She just wanted to eat the flowers.......and liner. :)
i just love this guy he is the best pond guy ever!
I never seen any one show how to make a pond, all the way, THANK GOD FOR YOU!!!!!!! very good work,
+Karen Osche Thank God you enjoyed our series! Thank you for watching!
no videos for parts 2, 14 and 17 even with out them I learned a lot , and i loved how professional you and your crew were and how much you put into the detail of your work thanks for sharing
Top Job! and thank you for such an in-depth set of instructional films. The goat is the quality control inspector and obviously loved
Paul Cochrane Goat was the inspector! BAAAAAAAhahahahahaha
We have rock around the base of the water lily in this pond. The rock holds the plant in place and the root systems migrate through the gravel in the bottom of the pond. Large koi can be hard on a water lily planted in any orientation. I can say that a water lily planted in a pond with a good soil, fertilized regularly will produce more blooms than the water lily planted in this pond.
We really dropped the ball when we didn't do a video on introducing fish to the pond, I know this now! There are no fish in the pond because the pond is no longer there! The pond WAS on a demonstration set. We have already removed the pond and have the SET prepared for a new HOW TO videos Series!!! You can rest assured we will be covering the topic of introducing fish to your pond in a future video series. Thanks for the question.
We do use bottom drains on some installations. Bottom drains aren't for everyone. If you follow The Pond Digger on Facebook we are in the middle of a dedicated koi pond installation complete with bottom drains. We just posted some pictures of the bottom drains. Stay tuned as we plan on filming bottom drain installation techniques with do's and don't, tips and tricks this season! Great question.
You really have me stumped on this one!!!!!! Snakes as predators! YIKES! I'm a Southern California guy with no series snakes to worry about in our ponds. I have heard of water moccasins in pond skimmers!!! RUN TO THE HILLS!!! But seriously I don't have any quality suggestions besides MOVE TO CALIFORNIA. Best of luck to you.
Hey Alora that's a fine question. More often than not we are selling customized pond kits to owners rather than just a kit in a box that we offer in our online store. We would take your pond design, figure out your goals and expectations of the pond and assemble a parts list tailored around your wishes. A Customized Pond Kit just for you is what you should be looking for.
This demonstration set is all ran off extension cords! We may cover electrical runs in the future on a project where we are installing for a client. The Helix Pond Skimmer is the skimmer we used on this project. Fish Friendly! We use The Helix Skimmer in all of our Turtle Pond Installations! Stay tuned for more instruction pond videos!
Watched every episode from the beginning, fair to say now I WILL be investing in a pond!
You will need to install drainage below the pond to keep the ground water away from your pond. You may need to email our headquarters for a diagram on what you need to do. Where there is a will there is a way! It's not expensive to do but it is some extra work for sure! eric@theponddigger(DOT)com
Filming at night is not as easy as it sounds. We would love to provide footage of a pond in the evening but don't have the right equipment to get the proper footage. In due time. Might I suggest finding a local Moonlight Pond Tour to attend!
The pond has been removed because it is a SET for our How To Videos. We are preparing the area for a new Educational & Inspirational Pond Video Presentation. No filming updates will be possible.........Stay tuned for more to come from The Pond Digger Team!
We tried to be extremely thorough but we failed to cover overflow in this video...... We can plumb a bulkhead fitting into the side of The Helix Pond Skimmer so when you get heavy rain water will flow out of the bulkhead and away from the pond.
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed! We will cover this important topic in another series, I promise!
I am working on details of the build including; equipment cost, amount of rock and gravel, dry stack wall expenses, aquatic plants, electrical usage and such. Plan to include a little schematic for DIYer's anc contractors can refer to!
Great question. If your pond is NEW and you've done everything right the wakening process will typically take a few weeks as it goes in and out of clarity. Be patient and wait for Mother Nature to work her magic.
Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Scott, Billie Jean is a terrible swimmer! She fell into the pool one day and sank straight to the bottom! Stay tuned as we have several great video shoots planned!
Your first plant is a large leaf Bacopa and the second one is a Golden Creeping Jenny. The creeping jenny is one of my favorite plants to use!
We currently do not ship product out of country. Sorry to say. There are many taxes and fees that are involved to ship out of country.
We typically recommend waiting a week but we frequently acclimate fish into a new pond like this right away when we are remodeling ponds.
Great videos! I wish would've played with the goat though , what gives? Is that your goat ?
Yeah the water lily only starts to look nice after a couple of weeks........Once it settles in it is quite fantastic!
Don't be disappointed we have a lot of video planned that will appeal to your affinity for ponds! Stay tuned!
This is not a true dedicated koi pond but yes you can raise some koi fish in your garden pond like this.
It would have been nice to end the series on the number 20 but we just had to much information to share!
We've been mobilized around the country for pond builds, yes. I am traveling to Northern California next month for a project. We currently have our toes in a couple projects in Texas that look like we will mobilize to before the end of the year. We have a project in Orlando that is considering bringing in our team but we may have them covered with one of our Authorized Helix Retailers & Contractors. Wife HATES it when we travel! We have a project that breaks soon in San Diego, 3 week in a motel!
Yes we are a little CRAZY! Crazy about ponds! Crazy about Teaching! Crazy about inspiring!
This pond came out approximately 400 gallons so I would say you could have 5 to 9 koi in the pond depending on your maintenance routines. Bottom drains can certainly be a benefit to any pond but keep in mind the equipment costs and maintenance routines are very different than what we have shown in this video. That construction philosophy does not fit everyone's needs. We are in the process of organizing a pond build with bottom drain technology that I believe you will enjoy. Stay tuned.
Eric, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos. They are so informative and have answered so many questions I have about planning my pond. You have such a gentle manner and have encouraged me tremendously! Two questions for you, is there some kind of 'formula' for getting an estimate on how much rock I'll need to order of each type? Also, the black foam...how many canisters do you typically use in a pond of this size? I'm hoping to find it locally but think I might have to order it. Thanks so much for everything!
WOW! The rock delivery issue you have experienced is alarming to me! We are looking at helping a client in Texas to build out their pond for them. If I mobilized my team to Texas and had to wait on rock like you have I would go broke. Keep in mind your pond is quite a bit more complicated (& bigger) than the pond in this video. I'm looking forward to seeing your pond up and running! Keep us posted.
Glad you loved the videos! We are dismantling this pond while our producer is on vacation to prepare the Demonstration Set for a new series so we won't be covering this important element of adding fish to the pond. You can be certain we will plan on a video covering this topic in the future. Yes we are for HIRE! This pond would install for approximately $7,500.00
We take our equipment seriously! Thank you for noticing! Listen closely, in some of the videos you can actually hear a FLY land on the mic and buzz as it takes off. Hate to say it but it sounds like a quite little fart! :) Listen for the frogs, chickens, cockatiels, horses, goat, baby crows, flies, baby American Kestrels and more!!
We did shoot some video at dusk. The footage didn't make the cut. Maybe next time.
Water lilies do tend to bloom better when in pots in a newer pond. When we plant the lily in the rock and gravel after a few years the lilies are very well established and do extremely well.
Glad we inspired you and you enjoyed our series! I hope you subscribed as we are planning another series like this one. It will be on installing a disappearing waterfall! And we have many others planned! Thank you for your feedback!
The budget on the pond came in between 7k to 8k and yes BJ did some damage to the plants!!! What some of you don't know it this pond was part of a VIDEO set and has since been removed to make room for a NEW set for our How To Video Production! Stay tuned!
Thank you! We ran into some pressure to complete the project. We did not have time to shoot a video explaining the introduction of fish. It's an important video that we will cover in the future.
Hey Catherine I'm glad to hear we have bee a source of inspiration for you! Yes our location in Yucaipa is a retail center. I would suggest a large holding pool for your fish during the renovation of the pond. We use a 6' round by 3' deep collapsible koi show pool for holding koi during renovations. You will need to fast the koi for a few days before your move them to the holding tank and aerate the pool heavily. Monitor for ammonia spikes daily and change 50% of the water each week.
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Pond Skimmers will save time. In my book time is money.... Think about it.
Thank you! I'm building my first pond, and this entire series was incredibly informative and educational, and helped me get over a few areas where I was hesitant. My pond is now up and running and I'm adding the edging and plants. Thank you for all the tips and help. You're definitely a 'Pond Whisperer'! (and I loved Billy Jean!)
YES!!!! I don't like to hear about bad ponds being filled in! I believe all the PONDS GONE WRONG should be brought up to speed with proper construction techniques! I'm so very glad we inspired you to keep the pond!
That's my kinda digger! 6' is great! You're koi kids will be in Heaven!
Thank you for the feedback. We will have to meet your requests in another video series as we have already dismantled this pond and prepared the demonstration set for a new series! You are very welcome!
We only filmed on Sundays for this project. We spanned the video production over a couple of months so we could give you the finite details. Hope you enjoyed.
Two Days. This took 8 weeks to film!!!
ThePondDigger how much would something like this cost
Introduction of koi into a pond is a critical video we plan to shoot.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm glad we have provided you inspiration and education. I think the video you suggest is a great idea. We will add that to our wish list. Next video series we are planning is pondless waterfall construction and a dedicated koi pond installation. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!
Hey we have a wide range of fans from Sailors to Priests. :) Gangsters to Preachers. The art of water touches all that breath.
Sounds like a great video plan! I have many pointers and suggestions on this topic! I do regret not covering fish introduction in this video series.
We will have more videos coming soon so stay tuned! Yes I would consider lighting the back of the waterfall. Especially if there was some yard art hanging on the fence.
If you PM me your email address we can send you the product list of everything we used in this video!
Great! Building a pond with your son will bring great joy and create memories that will last a life time!
I really enjoyed all your 21 videos of making this pond. I know its a pond for like decor, maybe fish or turtles, or what have you but can some one just like take a small dip in there or is not recommended for a person to be in there? Just curious. THank you and looking forward to your other videos. P.S. Tell Billy Jean, HI lol..
Why was there a goat
Another Masterpiece. I've learned a lot watching Your excellent series, thanks, blessings, and respect.
Thank you for the feedback and I am pleased we provided you inspiration and education! Cheers!
I WORRY ABOUT THAT GOAT, ITS NEVER FAR AWAY, THAT LITTLE SOD WILL EAT ALL THEM PLANTS YOU PUT IN???
Billie Jean!
I want to get a goat after watching all these videos! haha!
No. Pond Skimmers are not used on every pond.
Good Catch Shane. We weighed the rhizome down with some 6" rocks. Somehow that part get edited out. Good Question. Large koi can be devastating on a water lily especially tropicals!
Thank you so very much for your feedback!
Glad you enjoyed the series! Billie jean is so much fun!!! She is spoiled rotten.
We have an entire list of videos we have plotted out! Brace yourself for more!
This whole series has been great. Would love to see the pond today after years of settling. Looking forward to more videos. And really pumped about building a pond.
Great Series! You should get a TV-Show... What happened to parts 2, 14 and 17?
That series is high on our priority list. Most likely get on that in August!
Eric. Dude. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. My own, tiny front yard project is ten times better than it was now because of your help. Much appreciated!
Good enough to swim in. Great tutorial, thanks.
+magzire Thank you!
Hunting for rocks is part of the enjoyment of building ponds! Enjoy yourself!
Such a science behind this hobby- very interesting. You sir, are a true pond professional.
+Alex Kingcole Thank you kindly!
OMG the Goat though!!!! hahaha,I want a Goat but this is WHY I will NOT,Eat my flowers and it's ON lol
Cindy Sanders Billie Jean the Goat is a Blessing and a Curse. So much fun!
Total cost of this pond is around 8k
Thank you Eva for your feedback! So happy to be an inspiration to your pond!
Subscribe ! Love this channel thank you
Glad we were able to teach you a thing or two! Stay tuned as we have several other videos planned similar to this one.
Eric, how'd you glue the pipe so neatly? I did it twice, and it was sloppy! And do you have to use primer? Awesome tutorial!
Man you are a trooper!!! Send me your Shirt size and mailing address!!
i notice the pond system rather different from other setup i watch/read. This system seem to have a pump in the skimmer and filter at the waterfall(?), most i see have the filter system away from the pond on a different setup. But all have similar concept.
+Nano Kumo Thanks for watching!
Yes Billie Jean is our pet.
You are very welcome! Thank you so much for the kind words!
Billie Jean. She's my kid!
Fantastic videos mate, I seriously want a pond in my backyard now.
MY job is done here...... Thanks for watching
Billie Jean! Super Star!
Brilliant! That's the kind of confidence you need to get er dun!
Yes we did make a pond.
Absolutely stunning.Sir it was pleasure watching all your tutorials.I am from India and all these stuff are not easily available here,but we have alternatives.
I am in process of building a small pond in my backyard and this has helped me a lot.
You guys are passionate about your work.
+Taram Sawant We are excited to offer Passion for Ponds Globally! Send us a video link to your pond when you are done!
Definitely, Its all in process and we are also making a step by step video and best part is even we have our own mascot like your goat,but ours is not that well behaved..
Glad to be of service! You'll love the way The Helix Waterfall Filter performs!!!! I promise!
That's Billie Jean.