Aeration! Especially necessary with ducks pooping in the pond. Aeration does lots of good things. Stops the formation of “dead” anoxic water at the bottom of the pond; helps cool the water and add oxygen; etc.
To keep the lake clean, it must be regularly cleaned of silt and algae. This can be done with a dirty water motor pump and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.
How lucky I am to have just found your pond videos. I just purchased 4 acres (Louisiana) this past August and in October I had a pond dug. It's about 80'x90' (7200 square feet) so not all that big, but very compatible to the size of yours. Despite two hurricanes passing by in close proximity and a few rainy days the pond is not filled. I'm confident it will hold water, it's natural soil is that red clay. I planted 8 bald cypress trees by it. This weekend I will try to build a dock for my pirogue before it does fill up. We're having a new well tank installed, and once done I'll run a line to the pond and start to fill it. I am excited to see how your pond develops. I'm one or two steps behind you in my development, so I'll be learning from your experience. Thank you for posting your videos. Keep them up... I'll be watching!
Persistence is the key! Very happy for you that you're diligence paid off! Recently had my kids fly in to fish our pond it was a great time and my daughter caught two personal best. You can't put a price tag on that. Best wishes for your future pond adventures!
Nice pond. I have two ponds that I ran PVC pipe to from my deep well. I ran them out a good ways with an upright pipe and put a cap with holes in it. It not only keeps the ponds full during extended dry periods, it aerates the water for the fish. It is a pretty cheap fix and has the added benefit of looking very nice when the fountain is running! You can also solar power a small pump between your well and the pond with the batteries stored in a small shed.
Pond veteran here. You're going to need a water source and you're going to need to aerate that pond. Otherwise all of your hard work with the fish will be for nothing. If you get a dry spell you're gonna need to get water into that pan otherwise the pond while overheat and the fish will cook. If you don't aerate, especially with ducks on the pond, you're going to get algae growth which will choke off the oxygen and that will also kill the fish
or second pond above as a bog filter, it could be filled with gravel and pump water up though and then run off back to main pond. He would need to dig a deep hole filled with gravel (use liners on intake and bog pond)at the main overflow as the intake and water storage, he could solar power the pump with a small power shed and couple batteries and decent panels
@@breonnataylorspuckeredturd8116 check out natural swim ponds or koi ponds on you tube, but could be nice place to swim with the fish on hot summer days. I will admit its will only be as efficient as the size of your bog and intake pits, it may take some work and further research on your part but I doubt you will be disappointed.
@@breonnataylorspuckeredturd8116 Yeah..you'll need to consider a water supply and aeration if you do. For that small of a pond, you may as well just install a liner and make it into a koi pond.
Nature has aerator and water source. It’s called plants. Pond Plants protect from heat, evaporation, filter the water, etc. you need to immediately plant the daylights out of that pond.
Congratulations Steve! This project was kind of a nightmare pond project!! But I think your persistence will reward you in the end! Best of luck with it filling all the way up, and your future success with fish and and such. Thanks, and best wishes!!!
2nd time today I watch the entire video. My backhoe wont be able to make it tomorrow but I have plenty of time to build the pond. I believe I can do this now.
I am here again. Today I hand dug a hole and went through 15 feet of sand and appears that I hit clay. I hammered a pipe into the bottom of hole and got a full 11 inchs of the material. Do you think a 20ft deep pond may be to deep? I can also did 10 feet and buy and apply 8" of clay for like $3000. I like your pond alot and see the water line is a few feet below the grass line so maybe can do similar to keep my dept at 15 feet. Many people around here said that a 8" clay liner wont work but you prove them wrong. Awesome videos and hope I can share my project.
Finally an update! pond looks awesome!! alot better then before haha, you could throw in some old Christmas trees as cover also, also might wanna get some tadpoles, great food for the bass, they will grow like crazy on tadpoles and frogs.
I want to build a fish pond as well. As SOON as you said SW MO I subscribed,haha. I was born and raised in SW MO, that landscape seems similar to ours, so I'd imagine I'll run into the hot initially holding water issue myself. Thanks for the video!! Gonna definitely go check out some more. Have an awesome day!!
I have not started my project yet but minimum size was a 50x100 pond. I'm in sandy loam material and did not know if to add $2500 in sodium bentonite or $1400 in clay soil. I was going for 9 ft deep max. This is still my favorite video on pond building.
buddy proud of you. u tryed and tryed over n over . but you finally won the game against mother nature her self . great job. awsome size yard. i would have a blast there . do a camping ground up for mates too that would look hell lit
It looks like I spam this video but I did testing on my property and found clay 17ft below ground level. I wanted to haul clay material but its about $200 for 10-12yards due to 40+ mile round trip. I found a cool guy in town that has a small Deere 120 excavator and was thinking if to dig the clay out for about 1 day and then build a 10ft deep pond on a different part. I did build 2 small clay lined test ponds and the results appeared good for only having 4 inches of clay. I am thinking on getting close to 12" of clay on walls. Cool video and I always enjoy it.
Great that you described how you got this to properly hold water by compacting the clay, really helpful as I'm about to dig a pond myself. Many thanks!
Put in the like 12 plastic milk crates tied together. Thats the safe haven for the baby fish. And add in the top floating plants or the cranes will eventually come eat your bigger fish.
lmao, a friend of mine stocked my pond fishing at places he knew of that where over stocked. my pond after a few years was crazy full of a mix of fish. had 24 plus inch large mouth bass that would follow you around the edge . blue gill over palm size.
You could try setting up a radial flow separator. If you have the intake at or near the surface that would prevent it from sucking up larger particles of sediment near the bottom of the pond, and it would also act as a skimmer. If it works and the turbidity drops enough, aquatic plants should be able to get enough light to start growing at the bottom, and that would help to prevent more sediment from being kicked up into the water column. Even if the turbidity doesn't drop much, it's still good to have circulation. You could also try integrating this with a bog filter like another commenter suggested.
I think that those 20 bass will eat ALL of the fry that you put in the pond really quick. I think a better idea is to put all ages of bluegill in and then after the bluegill have been in it for about a year or so, then add some 6 inch bass. That way the bass will have ample forage as they get older. But one bass can eat so many minnows daily that you wouldn't believe it. Also, ask a biologist about the type of forage fish and when to add the bass. I am probably all wrong. So ask a biologist to be sure.
Looking great. Gypsum may help with the clarity, but having fish and ducks will probably keep the particles fully suspended. Get some aquatic plants established to use up all that excess nutrient. And as a general rule at least 30 to 50% plant coverage will keep the water clearer and oxygen levels higher, meaning bigger healthier fish. Also it'll reduce algae issues.
So cool man! I'm a fan ... I would suggest you will plant more tress around your pond bro ...tress also is a source of water and it will makes your pond look natural
Should probably build an overflow stream with large rocks. If the water rolls over the top of that pond that whole side wall could collapse and the power of all that water is no joke. Just a suggestion but good looking pond.
@@somethingbeautiful2212 Of course, but it’s a question of how much maintenance you’re creating for yourself by the decisions you make. Like deciding to stock crappie in your pond, for instance. Bad decision! Some plants in some climates can spread so fast they become a problem. You should carefully research the plants you are considering before installing any, lest you regret your decision later. Your county extension agent is a good place to start if you’re in the USA.
I understand it has been a lot of work but as always I see the hard work has paid off! It really looks Awesome enjoying as always all the video you guys make and yes I comment and enter everyday in everyway Love to Win the hunting Contest!!!!! God Bless
Fantistic job! It looks AMAZING. The only thing it gives me concern is that your house on the other side of the road seams to be in a level lower than the one of the pond and in case of heavy rains if the pond gets floaded you may have a problem..
Aeration! Especially necessary with ducks pooping in the pond.
Aeration does lots of good things. Stops the formation of “dead” anoxic water at the bottom of the pond; helps cool the water and add oxygen; etc.
To keep the lake clean, it must be regularly cleaned of silt and algae. This can be done with a dirty water motor pump and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.
How lucky I am to have just found your pond videos. I just purchased 4 acres (Louisiana) this past August and in October I had a pond dug. It's about 80'x90' (7200 square feet) so not all that big, but very compatible to the size of yours. Despite two hurricanes passing by in close proximity and a few rainy days the pond is not filled. I'm confident it will hold water, it's natural soil is that red clay. I planted 8 bald cypress trees by it. This weekend I will try to build a dock for my pirogue before it does fill up. We're having a new well tank installed, and once done I'll run a line to the pond and start to fill it. I am excited to see how your pond develops. I'm one or two steps behind you in my development, so I'll be learning from your experience. Thank you for posting your videos. Keep them up... I'll be watching!
Persistence is the key! Very happy for you that you're diligence paid off! Recently had my kids fly in to fish our pond it was a great time and my daughter caught two personal best. You can't put a price tag on that. Best wishes for your future pond adventures!
Thank you!!
It’s always been my dream to have a pond. Beautiful!
Mine too man. Catch some big mouths and trouts and throw them in there and fish in my backyard !
Nice pond. I have two ponds that I ran PVC pipe to from my deep well. I ran them out a good ways with an upright pipe and put a cap with holes in it. It not only keeps the ponds full during extended dry periods, it aerates the water for the fish. It is a pretty cheap fix and has the added benefit of looking very nice when the fountain is running! You can also solar power a small pump between your well and the pond with the batteries stored in a small shed.
Pond veteran here. You're going to need a water source and you're going to need to aerate that pond. Otherwise all of your hard work with the fish will be for nothing. If you get a dry spell you're gonna need to get water into that pan otherwise the pond while overheat and the fish will cook. If you don't aerate, especially with ducks on the pond, you're going to get algae growth which will choke off the oxygen and that will also kill the fish
or second pond above as a bog filter, it could be filled with gravel and pump water up though and then run off back to main pond. He would need to dig a deep hole filled with gravel (use liners on intake and bog pond)at the main overflow as the intake and water storage, he could solar power the pump with a small power shed and couple batteries and decent panels
I had planned on getting a liner and a pump, Maybe solar panels on the roof of my three stall garage, idk if it’s worth trying to make a pond or not
@@breonnataylorspuckeredturd8116 check out natural swim ponds or koi ponds on you tube, but could be nice place to swim with the fish on hot summer days. I will admit its will only be as efficient as the size of your bog and intake pits, it may take some work and further research on your part but I doubt you will be disappointed.
@@breonnataylorspuckeredturd8116 Yeah..you'll need to consider a water supply and aeration if you do. For that small of a pond, you may as well just install a liner and make it into a koi pond.
Nature has aerator and water source. It’s called plants. Pond Plants protect from heat, evaporation, filter the water, etc. you need to immediately plant the daylights out of that pond.
That compacter idea is great, I will try in our farm pond. Thanks buddy.
Congratulations Steve! This project was kind of a nightmare pond project!! But I think your persistence will reward you in the end! Best of luck with it filling all the way up, and your future success with fish and and such. Thanks, and best wishes!!!
2nd time today I watch the entire video. My backhoe wont be able to make it tomorrow but I have plenty of time to build the pond. I believe I can do this now.
Thanks
I am here again. Today I hand dug a hole and went through 15 feet of sand and appears that I hit clay. I hammered a pipe into the bottom of hole and got a full 11 inchs of the material. Do you think a 20ft deep pond may be to deep? I can also did 10 feet and buy and apply 8" of clay for like $3000. I like your pond alot and see the water line is a few feet below the grass line so maybe can do similar to keep my dept at 15 feet. Many people around here said that a 8" clay liner wont work but you prove them wrong. Awesome videos and hope I can share my project.
Really wonderfull, natural and very beautiful. Ducks paradise.
Happy to see it is finally working for you.
Me too thanks
Glad you did an update I’ve been watching for a long time
Great job, and well put togather videos. Keep up the good work. !!!
Thanks appreciate the comment and support
I love this ,,I just moved to southwest Missouri too and am doing the same I have a spring just need to dig it out
That’s awesome to have
That's a REAL pond. Very nice, makes mine look like a small puddle.
Great job sir!!
The pond is looking great, well worth the wait.
Haha good deal
That pond has come a long way! Your hard work has paid off!
Finally an update! pond looks awesome!! alot better then before haha, you could throw in some old Christmas trees as cover also, also might wanna get some tadpoles, great food for the bass, they will grow like crazy on tadpoles and frogs.
There were millions of tadpoles and frogs before I put fish in. The pond is much quieter now 😂
I can’t wait to see how it fills up after the gutter run off starts flowing in!
Me too!
I told you the compactor would work, looks great. Hopefully you'll get to fish it next year
I hope so!
You can make worms a spot next to the pond. The worms keep going in to feed the food chain.
Looks good I have been going back to the start of the channel quite different from today
Haha it all looks so much different
I want to build a fish pond as well. As SOON as you said SW MO I subscribed,haha. I was born and raised in SW MO, that landscape seems similar to ours, so I'd imagine I'll run into the hot initially holding water issue myself. Thanks for the video!! Gonna definitely go check out some more. Have an awesome day!!
This is just too wholesome 🥺
Way to go!! I hope it works great for you and your dad!
It’s been great! Dad fishes it a lot! Please sub if you haven’t
Great to see it finally holding water. How sweet what a view from the front porch!
Looks great! You need aeration or it will soon be an algae toilet. Nice fountain too.
I have not started my project yet but minimum size was a 50x100 pond. I'm in sandy loam material and did not know if to add $2500 in sodium bentonite or $1400 in clay soil. I was going for 9 ft deep max. This is still my favorite video on pond building.
buddy proud of you. u tryed and tryed over n over . but you finally won the game against mother nature her self . great job. awsome size yard. i would have a blast there . do a camping ground up for mates too that would look hell lit
I only ever watched your pond videos so I'm glad I cought this lol. Awesome job.
Cool video that is a nice pond u sure have put in the work to make it hold water & create a good habitat in it,nice job bubba
Thank ya
It's good hunter having habits and habitat.
The new concept is miyavaki Forest.
Good to try for you. Excellent increase in nature. Enjoy hunting 🙂
**Slow clap.**. Nice job! Way to stay after it!!
Looks great and great idea with the gutter run off.
It looks like I spam this video but I did testing on my property and found clay 17ft below ground level. I wanted to haul clay material but its about $200 for 10-12yards due to 40+ mile round trip. I found a cool guy in town that has a small Deere 120 excavator and was thinking if to dig the clay out for about 1 day and then build a 10ft deep pond on a different part. I did build 2 small clay lined test ponds and the results appeared good for only having 4 inches of clay. I am thinking on getting close to 12" of clay on walls. Cool video and I always enjoy it.
Great that you described how you got this to properly hold water by compacting the clay, really helpful as I'm about to dig a pond myself. Many thanks!
The pond looks really good
Appreciate it
Fantastic video. Great ideas.
Looks good congress on you over sized pool
Put in the like 12 plastic milk crates tied together. Thats the safe haven for the baby fish. And add in the top floating plants or the cranes will eventually come eat your bigger fish.
Looks great!
Thanks!
Its beautiful Man congratulations on your yard.
It is so cool ❤👍👍👍👍🇸🇾
lmao, a friend of mine stocked my pond fishing at places he knew of that where over stocked. my pond after a few years was crazy full of a mix of fish. had 24 plus inch large mouth bass that would follow you around the edge . blue gill over palm size.
You could try setting up a radial flow separator. If you have the intake at or near the surface that would prevent it from sucking up larger particles of sediment near the bottom of the pond, and it would also act as a skimmer. If it works and the turbidity drops enough, aquatic plants should be able to get enough light to start growing at the bottom, and that would help to prevent more sediment from being kicked up into the water column. Even if the turbidity doesn't drop much, it's still good to have circulation. You could also try integrating this with a bog filter like another commenter suggested.
I have a wet weather pond was considering a pond liner. I will try this maybe this summer with my pond.
Any idea of making a bridge or a pier? It wud make ur pond look more beautiful,
Yes for sure get some plants on the edge to clean it naturally.
Aquascape beneficial bacteria for your pond is the best bacteria, your pond is beautiful
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 man thanks!!!! I been waiting indeed!!! This is very inspiring!!! Need this bro
The pond is sure looking good
Thanks!
Great job looks really nice
Looks great! Your hard work paid off.
Thanks 💪
how do you handle the mosquitoes?
I think that those 20 bass will eat ALL of the fry that you put in the pond really quick. I think a better idea is to put all ages of bluegill in and then after the bluegill have been in it for about a year or so, then add some 6 inch bass. That way the bass will have ample forage as they get older. But one bass can eat so many minnows daily that you wouldn't believe it. Also, ask a biologist about the type of forage fish and when to add the bass. I am probably all wrong. So ask a biologist to be sure.
Looking good!
Thanks
Great lookin habit in front of your house. 👍👍
Thanks! It’s starting to come together
Looks nice
Very nice pond
Thank you!
I have different problem. Can’t dig over 5 ft cuz water comes quickly out the ground.
Minnesota
Good job. How about a windmill for arration? It should help with clarity.
I have an old windmill I’m restoring but I think I’m going to put in some solar airorators
Looking great. Gypsum may help with the clarity, but having fish and ducks will probably keep the particles fully suspended. Get some aquatic plants established to use up all that excess nutrient. And as a general rule at least 30 to 50% plant coverage will keep the water clearer and oxygen levels higher, meaning bigger healthier fish. Also it'll reduce algae issues.
I’ve got some plants started for that reason
That's Cool
Thanks! I need to do an update!
Start to finish! Congrats
Thanks
Love what you did man 👍👍
Thank you for sharing, Sir!
You may want to clip the ducks wings to prevent them from flying away and make them stay in your pond.
Love the pond! Added a lot of value to the property too.
Good idea😍
Beautiful...Gone 🎣
So cool man! I'm a fan ... I would suggest you will plant more tress around your pond bro ...tress also is a source of water and it will makes your pond look natural
Amazing!
I like how pond sits down from house water has to run down to fill it smart idea put a waterfall or fountain in keep water moving.
We need to watching the progress
Gorgeous! You've done a superb job. Contrats. Pat, Qld. Australia
Should probably build an overflow stream with large rocks. If the water rolls over the top of that pond that whole side wall could collapse and the power of all that water is no joke. Just a suggestion but good looking pond.
With a pond of that size you might need to consider winter aeration to prevent a fish killoff
Is there a next chapter of this? Love it!
Yes I’m gonna have more!
If you plant the edges with water plants 🌱 the water will clear naturally 🤔
Just be careful you don’t add plants that will run wild and become a problem.
@@danl.909 Yes, ponds require maintenance.
@@somethingbeautiful2212
Of course, but it’s a question of how much maintenance you’re creating for yourself by the decisions you make. Like deciding to stock crappie in your pond, for instance. Bad decision! Some plants in some climates can spread so fast they become a problem. You should carefully research the plants you are considering before installing any, lest you regret your decision later. Your county extension agent is a good place to start if you’re in the USA.
Cattails and water lillys do wonders for filtering water
What plants besides the most recent reply would you recommend? Gonna need to do that before it gets hot and my pond turns into a brown cloudy mess
Looking great
I understand it has been a lot of work but as always I see the hard work has paid off! It really looks Awesome enjoying as always all the video you guys make and yes I comment and enter everyday in everyway Love to Win the hunting Contest!!!!! God Bless
Thanks Michael
The Blue dye helps with the sun not reaching the bottom so flora doesn't have temptation plus it can keep the water a little cooler.
I’ve been wondering how the pond was doing! Looking good!
I knew everyone was
Man I wish I had half of your property. Maybe some day I'll have something like it.
I love it thats one of my dream in the future😍
Looks great!! Its been fun seeing the progress.
Thanks!
Looking good steve
Thank you!
I wish I could own a pond, a small house and a pond I will be so happy, that's all I need and want. Semi off the grid.
Can't wait to see you catch the first fish form this pond.
Fantistic job! It looks AMAZING. The only thing it gives me concern is that your house on the other side of the road seams to be in a level lower than the one of the pond and in case of heavy rains if the pond gets floaded you may have a problem..
Thanks! No my house is on the higher ground for sure
Think you'll do an update video on the pond soon? Did the gutter run off work?
You should add a fountain for air for the fish
I was thinking about it….
Can you put a link from the Dye you used!?
This guy really likes fishing.
did you contemplate using bentonite? it swells when wet
Nice looking pond, I am trying to do a similar pond, please whats the size of the pond ?
Wow, finally a youtuber that knows what redears are.
Beautiful!!
Good job
Thank you. I need to do a update on it!
put a few water fountains for some airation of the water good for the fish and will stop dead spots
How thick was your clay layer?