Of the dozen or so pond/gardening channels I watch, you by far build better ponds & make more useful videos. Please keep on sharing all your interesting videos with us. Thanks.
The link was wrong, well spotted, man. I have put the correct link in there. I used copy and paste and must not have copied the full address? Works now. The 'HOW TO' video also shows up as the first recommended video on the right of this page if viewing from a computer, no worries. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
I would go for a trickle tower as they are very simple. I made one for my shop from a large water butt and all it used was a tank connector at the bottom and top, filled with alfagrog and 3 layers of foams above it. Works very well.
Most people would use a sump for that which would incorporate a wet/dry part under the initial foams - check sump filtration videos to see how people set them up. They can be made very efficient.
Yeah, at the heart of it, filtration is a simple process and many of te manufacturers try to add all levels of complexity to it. Filters are very easy to make and I think when I get more time in the Autumn I will do a few videos on how to make a pond filter or two.
I do sometimes put them in but since this one has a convenient way to lower the level by the filter (just turn the dial as if you were cleaning the filter and drain excess through pipe to garden) I did not put one in. There is nowhere to drain water to from pond as it is surrounded by paving.
I'd maybe go for a self made trickle tower filter simply made of graded foams and good media. I really should do a video showing how to make one but I guess there will be plenty of them on UA-cam. They don't rely on high flow rates to work well and are hyper efficient.
like your video and making a start on my small pond tomorrow . plan is make a 6'x4' pond raised by 2' alongside my existing decking . from what I can see from the video's the frame will be with 2"x2", 30mm decking on the outside and 18mm Ply on the inside. i'm not sure what to use for the base so i'm laying a small concrete base of 100mm. i'll then put a DPC over the concrete and screw the frame down to it . any helpful comments greatly appreciated
Dear Geoff, With a concrete base there will be no real need for a wooden one on top of it but all the details you have in your comment are correct. If you go for marine ply it is more expensive but will last way longer than standard ply as it is bonded better and I think it uses hardwood for construction. Best of luck with the project. Regards, Richard
Looks like a very good job, the only thing I would say is I think it would look better if it was not so high, I am also using the same pump set up in my garden pound..
Great videos, will try some of the methods you use here in the states. The only question I need answered is why are you using expensive filters instead of cheap homemade ones from large food grade drums? powered by pump and gravity?
The ponds I am making in the videos are for other people so filters need to be of excellent quality and very easy to clean and maintain. I sometimes do alter existing filters though. Just did one a week or so ago so I will get a video of that hopefully when I call in there tomorrow. It is a very simple filter set-up.
Duno why but I’ve always come back to this video to re watch it lol I’ve been waiting for a house for a few years now and it’s time to start buying all the materials to build a pond 🪚
The nearest you'll get to that is a summary of what a couple of people catch in a week or so when they try and remove the bottom feeders for relocation into a larger weedy pond on a country estate. That should throw up a few surprises if Mr. Otter has left any for them to catch, lol.
Enjoyed watching your videos. My daughters have now got themselves "forever homes" with nice big gardens . Looking forward to the days they ask for dad's help with garden projects - especially something like a garden pond. I have had my own small container pond since 2008. Love tinkering with it. Instead of using one big pump I use smaller pumps to get flexibility and redundancy. My main pump system has a separate submersion tank for the pond pump to sit in. Can cut down on flow rates a bit, but benefits are better access to the pump and initial filtration is done in the submersion tank rather than on the end of the suction hose. I have noticed some projects (on UA-cam) where there is no pump in the pond, relying instead on a skimmer/waterfall combo to create circulation. Bit dubious about getting decent water circulation with that system. My latest idea is to add some more watered beds with their own small pump (from the submersion tank). The one water bed I have (with Irises) has been a great success in cleaning up the pond (UV stopped working in March and to date water is clear). Was wondering if I could grow herbs in these beds as opposed to the usual marginal plants. Growing medium would be the usual mixture of clay beads and fine gravel.
Yes in the winter but never super cold. The walls of the pond are insulated - full process of construction can be seen on the 'How to make a raised patio pond' video in my playlist.
Yeah, there was insulation in this one too. I didn't go into that in this video but you can see the whole construction process on one I did last year in 'How to Make a Raised Patio Pond' Best of luck with the build, man.
Your videos helped me build my first koi pond. This spring or summer I will be building a new deck on a new house. I will be incorporating a koi pond and think it should be wood to match the deck. Is it possible or even reasonable to incorporate a window in the wood pond? Do You use glass or plexi? Does the Columbus, Ohio area have too cold winters to utilize a pond window? Do you have any video instructions showing how to install a window? Thanks, your videos have been extremely helpful to me. Dennis
Put some insulation between the inner board and the outer decking board. Cover up in winter. Make sure it's deep enough (into the ground). Ponds like that survive Canadian winters. You'll probably be fine.
hi was just askin what kind wood ur usin as the beams as im buildin one 10ft by 6ft by 3ft deep on sole as i dont want it to buckle out i know uv got to brase every 12inc but i was doing it every 10"
Hi, we're busy attempting to build a new pond in our new house. I want part of it to be below ground level and part raised- similar to this one in the video but we can't find the first video showing how you got to this point? Could you update load the link to it. We're not sure how to join the two?Thanks
There is not a previous video to this but in the related videos you should find a video of me making a raised patio pond from wood and that shows the full process.
Im about to turn a wheelie bin into a filter for my pond im just wondering what way you would suggest to put it together? Ive got a couple of ideas but thought id ask you too. Thanks
Are you worried at all that if anything happens to any of your fittings that your pump would empty your entire pond cause your pump is all the way on the bottom
The inside 18mm ply you said goes all the way to the Base. Is that below the slabbed shelf to where you were standing? From the video looks like the ply on the frame is only about 2 foot.
Frank McMahon I don't quite understand what you are asking here but the inside of the pond is totally lined with ply except for where the concrete slabs are as there wasn't much point putting ply over them since they were secure and level.
Ah that's answered it. The inside of pond where your standing is approx 4 foot deep. The shelf is 2 ft deep with slabs. I was wondering if the ply went to 4 foot deep then the shelved slabbed area was backfilled against the ply.
Frank McMahon Yeah, I don't think I got any footage from the house door to pond but that would have shown that the shelf only goes round 2 sides. On the sides with no shelves there is a single piece of ply which goes from top to bottom of structure.
Yes although the guy we did the pond for added an air pump I think. The cable for the pump came in under the top decking so couldn't be noticed. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
Congratz, looks beautiful. I’ve also been busy woodcrafting with Hyezmar’s book (look for it online?) Mark agrees, he’s been busy and is swamped with new projects!
Will do although there may not be any / many construction videos this year since I have changed my work to enable me to work from home on an internet based sales business which I have been building up over the last year. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
We have a wood framed patio fish pond which at present has a leak somewhere. Any advice on how to find the leak, how to clean the area when we find it, in order to apply a patch???
Ann R Davis If you allow the water to drop down to a level where it stops then drain out a further 6" look around that 6" band and there should be a hole somewhere - assuming the water does not leave pond and travel to filter / cascade which would be the most likely place for any pond leak. If there is a hole in the liner remove all algae and grime from liner then simply use a tyre patch if it is a small hole or some pond repair tape (available online). The liner will have to be extremely clean for either method to work so clean carefully with wire brush / coarse scrubbing brush etc. to ensure all algae is off around affected area.
Dude NO WAY, as we speak, I'm down stairs building a wooden pond. 40" Wide, 84" long, 28" tall. Sorry, I do inches because I'm American and not familiar with the oh-so-handy metric system :P Probably going to do dovii and jaguar cichlids again. My last ones died when I moved. I like your decking. My pond will be in a garage, between my framing and decking I"ll have insulation b/c mine will be heated.
Filters for ponds and aquariums has these fancy spinning and light things attached to it in 20 different stages of filtration that's developed by "scientists". All you really need is water flowing through filter media with bacteria lol. I subscribed so I can get the latest news.
As the average depth (allowing for the shelf on two sides) is about 3' the volume is approx. 1125 gallons (5100 litres) Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
Hi i love your channel. I am looking to so a raised pond like the one in the video and you said you'd put the link to how to build the pond I cannot find it anywhere thanks and give up the good videos
No worries, this is a 'how to video' to a certain extent but if you search for 'how to build a raised wooden pond' or look through my pond building playlist on my channel you will find it for sure.
Pondguru hi I have looked for that video for the last 5 days or so and I cant find it. If u can describe what picture is when you're scrolling through your playlist or try and send it to me I really want to see this video thank you
It is in the pond playlist on my channel titled 'How to build a raised wooden patio pond' and it is in the related videos on this page, plus there is a direct link to it in the video description on this video and also in the pinned comment on this video. If you are viewing on a mobile device you may need to click something to get the comments and video description up.
You emailed me and phoned with the same so hopefully you will have found them. If not here is a link to the same size concrete screws as I used. There ones are on ebay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMco-Concrete-Screws-7-5-x-150-pack-of-20-with-free-T30-driver-bit-/131130739503?_trksid=p2054897.l5670
When you put your tradux connectors on did you just drill a small hole through the 18mm ply because when i have done mine there seems a lot of play in the tails
When the fittings are screwed together there should be no play at all in the fittings - is the liner and underlay lying totally flat withing the fitting? That is the only thing I can think of which would prevent them fitting together tightly. I can't remember what size the hole was in the ply but looking at it in the video it looks like it is around 2" - 2.5" diameter. It was certainly big enough to get the whole fitting through and really needs to be big enough to get the tradux fitting through plus space for fingers to tighten the fitting. The tradux fitting would pass through the ply, not sandwich it.
This one is only 2" x 2" (50mm x 50mm) for frame and 6" x 1.5" (150mm x 38mm) decking for outside wall. Interior wall is 18mm marine plywood. Not sure what you mean by 'sole' so don't know how to respond to that part.
Hey great looking pond :) one question where has the building of this pond video gone seems the above link to it is broken :( well i assume its the building of this pond :)
@@andrewlucas7373 I had to give up to concentrate on my shop (Tyne Valley Aquatics) but at the same time I set up an internet business which took off to the point that it allowed me to work from home and close the shop. Now it is to the point where I can barely cope as it is long days 7 days a week. Yesterday (Sunday) I put about 10 hours in and that's about average - I try to limit myself to working 12 hours a day but sometimes that is not possible due to the amount of orders which come in. That's probably why I wish I could have time off sometimes to build ponds as there was a definite start, middle and end to those projects with something tangible at the end. Problem was that it was really only 6 months of the year and there were so many costs associated with landscaping because of all the organization and gear needed for each project. The shop was a money pit so apart from the interaction between myself and customers helping them develop their tanks and solving problems along the way I definitely don't miss any of that financial drain there. People still phone me up for advice on ponds and I'll always give that out for free - that's why I left the pond videos up as they help people and it's a good feeling to help people.
lol Check out the related videos. There are dozens of pond builds I have done for other people. The pond in this video just ended up with a mix of fish. I visited it a couple of weeks ago but the guy had it half drained for cleaning so it wasn't worth filming unfortunately.
Sir, great videos, but i tried to go and watch the video about how you built the frame of this tank, could you please email the new or correct link for that video, because the one in the description has been deleted or removed. Thank you.
No worries - correct link is there now. Not sure what happened with the last one but half the address was missing. Looks like I didn't copy and paste (or check) properly. Glad you enjoy the videos and best of luck with your pond building.
As far as I can remember I had one in the back left corner as you look at the pond since there was a drain near the house there. Yes, ideally a raised pond would have an overflow.
This video has helped me a lot but I have used railway sleepers to increase the height of my pond, new liner and underlay. I have bought the tradux hose connector so I can hide the hose underwater but I'm struggling to work out how to make a hole big enough to get the clamping nut to fit on the outer side of the sleeper. Basically the sleeper is too thick and the thread on the fitting not long enough, any ideas?
Just cut a big hole. You'll have to pack it out so the liner and fitting doesn't get forced into the hole. Will probably be easier if you cut the hole where sleepers join then you just need to cut that before structure is fixed together.
hi I can find the video or link on how to build the structure thank you also where is the best place to buy the oase pump and filter.im in Nottingham thank you
gazzaellisx furnell Link is in video description - click 'show more' to see full description and link will take you there. Not sure where nearest store for Oase is around Nottingham but for online sellers SwellUK is as good as any and service is excellent.
Is the video of the pond your standing on there because I clicked on the link and it took me to the pond in the decking what's the best filter and oase pump.i want my pond to stay spotless.pond is 12 foot Long 8 foot wide 5 foot depth it's being built into a summer house so will have a roof and sides restricting the sun exposure cheers.
gazzaellisx furnell It is a different pond built in exactly the same way. Whoever is selling the pump / filter can advise on best type / size as it will depend on fish stock, sunlight, if there is a cascade / waterfall etc. no worries.
Hi mate ... just a couple of q s .. i notice you did nt fot bottom drains ..also where is the air going back into the pond air stone ? Above water return . I think your videos are good but in my opinion a koi pond should have bottom drain and lots of aeration . Not knocking what you did though . Im sure you have helped many people . Hope the new business is going well .
+Richie T Yes a proper koi pond would have beefed up filtration and a bottom drain like this one: ua-cam.com/video/89KxdMPtla8/v-deo.html (forgive my super-boring voice in the video) but where cost is an issue sacrifices have to be made. I'd rather increase the volume of the pond within a fixed budget than go for a small pond with bottom drain as I see way too many ponds built to a price point filled with humpy back, pot bellied koi, lol Aeration can be added later as the stock increases and provided the base of the pond slopes down to one corner (and a good solids handling pump is used) the build up of dirt won't be an issue. The guy did have an air pump for this pond but it was running on his smaller pond so would be swapped over with the fish a couple of weeks after the pond was finished. Shame this one is a long way from my house as it would be interesting to see how it is doing now since I swapped 5 really nice Japanese koi for the guys mountain bike a few weeks after finishing this pond. If at a later date the stock requires more filtration for this situation it would be a simple matter of splitting the flow and adding another similar filter. Yes, working from home selling online is awesome except for the 24/7 nature of it. I do miss making ponds on the sunny days but when it is cold and lashing down with rain I'm grateful for the change of work situation. Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
I miss making them too - especially on sunny days but I had to give up installing ponds to concentrate on trying to save my shop at the same time as building up an online store. The online sales took off and I closed the shop so now I work from a cabin in my garden. In the back end of this year I will be clearing out the large space under my cabin and making a huge filter to filter my pond so that will be filmed for the benefit of anyone wanting to make a huge DIY filter.
Looking forward to that then. And you gotta do what you gotta do. Do what makes you happy and what gets the bills paid. I do remember seeing some videos about a large glass tank you had. Anny plans with that?
Of the dozen or so pond/gardening channels I watch, you by far build better ponds & make more useful videos.
Please keep on sharing all your interesting videos with us.
Thanks.
Your simple - easy to build ponds have inspired us. Thank you
The link was wrong, well spotted, man. I have put the correct link in there. I used copy and paste and must not have copied the full address? Works now. The 'HOW TO' video also shows up as the first recommended video on the right of this page if viewing from a computer, no worries.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
I would go for a trickle tower as they are very simple. I made one for my shop from a large water butt and all it used was a tank connector at the bottom and top, filled with alfagrog and 3 layers of foams above it. Works very well.
Getting the folds around shelves is always tricky but if you don't have shelves there are only the corners to worry about which makes it way easier.
Most people would use a sump for that which would incorporate a wet/dry part under the initial foams - check sump filtration videos to see how people set them up. They can be made very efficient.
No worries - will check it out.
Yeah, go for it, man. Best of luck with the build.
Yeah, at the heart of it, filtration is a simple process and many of te manufacturers try to add all levels of complexity to it. Filters are very easy to make and I think when I get more time in the Autumn I will do a few videos on how to make a pond filter or two.
great vid well enjoyed watching it pal and you did not torch the liner hands of experience, and your humour was great as well.
I do sometimes put them in but since this one has a convenient way to lower the level by the filter (just turn the dial as if you were cleaning the filter and drain excess through pipe to garden) I did not put one in. There is nowhere to drain water to from pond as it is surrounded by paving.
Lovely pond job and great dog at the end too.
No worries, man. Thanks for watching.
Window cleaner must love you 😂😂😂
I'd maybe go for a self made trickle tower filter simply made of graded foams and good media. I really should do a video showing how to make one but I guess there will be plenty of them on UA-cam. They don't rely on high flow rates to work well and are hyper efficient.
like your video and making a start on my small pond tomorrow . plan is make a 6'x4' pond raised by 2' alongside my existing decking . from what I can see from the video's the frame will be with 2"x2", 30mm decking on the outside and 18mm Ply on the inside. i'm not sure what to use for the base so i'm laying a small concrete base of 100mm. i'll then put a DPC over the concrete and screw the frame down to it . any helpful comments greatly appreciated
Dear Geoff,
With a concrete base there will be no real need for a wooden one on top of it but all the details you have in your comment are correct. If you go for marine ply it is more expensive but will last way longer than standard ply as it is bonded better and I think it uses hardwood for construction. Best of luck with the project.
Regards,
Richard
frame is all complete and very strong , looks great and very pleased. will get the liner tomorrow and install that on Tuesday
I hope the weather stays good for you.
No worries, man.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
Looks like a very good job, the only thing I would say is I think it would look better if it was not so high, I am also using the same pump set up in my garden pound..
Great video...really enjoy watching your work.
No worries, thanks for watching.
I'm on with 2 big ones at present so they should make good videos. One is a large koi pond with viewing window.
No worries. Good luck with the project.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
POND GURU - I salute you!
Will that timber not bow out over time. As I was thinking same build but might use concrete blocks
best fish video I have watched, I always buy 2x bigger external filter than I need. will just need to buy more ceramic's for the baskets.
I really should get back to it and video it now as we put three awesome koi in there.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
Yes, no worries.
Great videos, will try some of the methods you use here in the states. The only question I need answered is why are you using expensive filters instead of cheap homemade ones from large food grade drums? powered by pump and gravity?
Like what the video shows, however, is there any video showing the pond construction as I am very interested in building one myself.
Zoe Hannah This one in link shows construction of raised wooden pond from star to finish: ua-cam.com/video/m2YkzoIx-cU/v-deo.html
The ponds I am making in the videos are for other people so filters need to be of excellent quality and very easy to clean and maintain. I sometimes do alter existing filters though. Just did one a week or so ago so I will get a video of that hopefully when I call in there tomorrow. It is a very simple filter set-up.
Duno why but I’ve always come back to this video to re watch it lol I’ve been waiting for a house for a few years now and it’s time to start buying all the materials to build a pond 🪚
Best of luck when you build the pond.
No worries, man. Glad you found them useful.
The nearest you'll get to that is a summary of what a couple of people catch in a week or so when they try and remove the bottom feeders for relocation into a larger weedy pond on a country estate. That should throw up a few surprises if Mr. Otter has left any for them to catch, lol.
That is one big ass pond! Nice work my friend
you might want flex seal liquid pant for fish ponds you can paint it right on the plywood to seal it , I am going to use it on my 4 x8 build
Would that be cheaper than liner?
How is the top of the liner held ? Folded over once ? twice ? Screws ?
Enjoyed watching your videos. My daughters have now got themselves "forever homes" with nice big gardens . Looking forward to the days they ask for dad's help with garden projects - especially something like a garden pond. I have had my own small container pond since 2008. Love tinkering with it. Instead of using one big pump I use smaller pumps to get flexibility and redundancy. My main pump system has a separate submersion tank for the pond pump to sit in. Can cut down on flow rates a bit, but benefits are better access to the pump and initial filtration is done in the submersion tank rather than on the end of the suction hose. I have noticed some projects (on UA-cam) where there is no pump in the pond, relying instead on a skimmer/waterfall combo to create circulation. Bit dubious about getting decent water circulation with that system.
My latest idea is to add some more watered beds with their own small pump (from the submersion tank). The one water bed I have (with Irises) has been a great success in cleaning up the pond (UV stopped working in March and to date water is clear). Was wondering if I could grow herbs in these beds as opposed to the usual marginal plants. Growing medium would be the usual mixture of clay beads and fine gravel.
Man I wish I used your liner method, you make it look easy.
Easy bud iv made a 12ft by 5ft pond with 4by 2s then 18mill ply think it will hold
is the polyester liner, batting? with a fibrous texture?
No worries, thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
Yes in the winter but never super cold. The walls of the pond are insulated - full process of construction can be seen on the 'How to make a raised patio pond' video in my playlist.
So it is fully above ground 3'. I'd definitely use a minimum of 3" x 3" (75mm x 75mm) or more likely 4" x 3" (100mm x 75mm) for frame.
I like your video, even it was made 11 years ago!
No worries and I'm glad you found the video useful.
Hi Pondguru, Aneither great video mate. The ponds you do are amazing thay look great. Good luck happy hunting mate
Groovy. Glad you liked that one, man.
Hi, we're can I get them hose tails for connecting my filters?
Yeah, there was insulation in this one too. I didn't go into that in this video but you can see the whole construction process on one I did last year in 'How to Make a Raised Patio Pond'
Best of luck with the build, man.
What type of construction are the wooden frames and what size timbers do you use for strength and to stop the sides blowing out ?
Your videos helped me build my first koi pond. This spring or summer I will be building a new deck on a new house. I will be incorporating a koi pond and think it should be wood to match the deck. Is it possible or even reasonable to incorporate a window in the wood pond? Do You use glass or plexi? Does the Columbus, Ohio area have too cold winters to utilize a pond window? Do you have any video instructions showing how to install a window? Thanks, your videos have been extremely helpful to me. Dennis
It was great to build as the weather was warm and sunny.. Makes a change from most of my other videos which are done in the rain, lol
Nice build. Would a build such as this hold up to Eastern USA winters, and freezing temps?
Put some insulation between the inner board and the outer decking board. Cover up in winter. Make sure it's deep enough (into the ground). Ponds like that survive Canadian winters.
You'll probably be fine.
It will have to be soon as I'm cutting way back on pond jobs before the end of the year as my online business is taking up more and more of my time.
I would love to give it a go in Australia, no worries, lol
Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
lol, would love to take an extended visit over in the US but not sure about being on TV. Never say never though...
Hi just wondered how you put the frame together on this one ? Fittings etc ?
hi was just askin what kind wood ur usin as the beams as im buildin one 10ft by 6ft by 3ft deep on sole as i dont want it to buckle out i know uv got to brase every 12inc but i was doing it every 10"
Hi great, what about an overflow
very nice tidy job, how many gallons?
Hi, we're busy attempting to build a new pond in our new house. I want part of it to be below ground level and part raised- similar to this one in the video but we can't find the first video showing how you got to this point? Could you update load the link to it. We're not sure how to join the two?Thanks
There is not a previous video to this but in the related videos you should find a video of me making a raised patio pond from wood and that shows the full process.
Im about to turn a wheelie bin into a filter for my pond im just wondering what way you would suggest to put it together? Ive got a couple of ideas but thought id ask you too. Thanks
Can you use a double layer of the under layment?
Should be interesting and sound provided the walls are sweet.
Are you worried at all that if anything happens to any of your fittings that your pump would empty your entire pond cause your pump is all the way on the bottom
The inside 18mm ply you said goes all the way to the Base. Is that below the slabbed shelf to where you were standing? From the video looks like the ply on the frame is only about 2 foot.
Frank McMahon I don't quite understand what you are asking here but the inside of the pond is totally lined with ply except for where the concrete slabs are as there wasn't much point putting ply over them since they were secure and level.
Ah that's answered it. The inside of pond where your standing is approx 4 foot deep. The shelf is 2 ft deep with slabs. I was wondering if the ply went to 4 foot deep then the shelved slabbed area was backfilled against the ply.
Frank McMahon Yeah, I don't think I got any footage from the house door to pond but that would have shown that the shelf only goes round 2 sides. On the sides with no shelves there is a single piece of ply which goes from top to bottom of structure.
hi in the first minute you give size and materials and show us the fitting for the pipes,where can i get these fittings ?
They are 'tradux' fittings from Oase. We sometimes have them in our shop but none at present. Available from larger Oase dealers.
Hello yourself. Thanks for watching.
Is the circulation of the water through the filter enough to oxygenate the water?? Also how did u hide the electrical wire to the pump in the pond?
Yes although the guy we did the pond for added an air pump I think.
The cable for the pump came in under the top decking so couldn't be noticed.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
Hi I can’t find the start of this video the structure, part have seen it on here before but can’t seem to find it now
Congratz, looks beautiful. I’ve also been busy woodcrafting with Hyezmar’s book (look for it online?) Mark agrees, he’s been busy and is swamped with new projects!
Hey man i need help what fish can go with tetras and will not eat cory catfish and can i try a elephant nose
your videos are really informative, keep them coming
Will do although there may not be any / many construction videos this year since I have changed my work to enable me to work from home on an internet based sales business which I have been building up over the last year.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.
after watching this video I am going to build one but I will use glass fibre, thank you Pondguru
bill hutchins Sounds good to me - best of luck with that.
please could you do a netting of your pond / small lake
im trying to build a pond in my garden but im not sure what type of filter would be best, my pond will have gold fish and kio
Have a look at my pond construction playlist on my channel - there are loads of different videos on ponds there.
We have a wood framed patio fish pond which at present has a leak somewhere. Any advice on how to find the leak, how to clean the area when we find it, in order to apply a patch???
Ann R Davis If you allow the water to drop down to a level where it stops then drain out a further 6" look around that 6" band and there should be a hole somewhere - assuming the water does not leave pond and travel to filter / cascade which would be the most likely place for any pond leak. If there is a hole in the liner remove all algae and grime from liner then simply use a tyre patch if it is a small hole or some pond repair tape (available online). The liner will have to be extremely clean for either method to work so clean carefully with wire brush / coarse scrubbing brush etc. to ensure all algae is off around affected area.
Thanks. Taking your advice, which is very helpful. Scrubbing than band around the sides. looking for the leadk, with a scotchbrite today.
alright mate - I know this was a long time ago - but did you put a bottom drain in?
Dude NO WAY, as we speak, I'm down stairs building a wooden pond. 40" Wide, 84" long, 28" tall.
Sorry, I do inches because I'm American and not familiar with the oh-so-handy metric system :P
Probably going to do dovii and jaguar cichlids again.
My last ones died when I moved.
I like your decking. My pond will be in a garage, between my framing and decking I"ll have insulation b/c mine will be heated.
you should of made a gravity bed filter in the shed, fraction of the cost of that canister filter and much better filtration.
Filters for ponds and aquariums has these fancy spinning and light things attached to it in 20 different stages of filtration that's developed by "scientists". All you really need is water flowing through filter media with bacteria lol. I subscribed so I can get the latest news.
As the average depth (allowing for the shelf on two sides) is about 3' the volume is approx. 1125 gallons (5100 litres)
Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
Hi i love your channel. I am looking to so a raised pond like the one in the video and you said you'd put the link to how to build the pond I cannot find it anywhere thanks and give up the good videos
No worries, this is a 'how to video' to a certain extent but if you search for 'how to build a raised wooden pond' or look through my pond building playlist on my channel you will find it for sure.
Pondguru hi I have looked for that video for the last 5 days or so and I cant find it. If u can describe what picture is when you're scrolling through your playlist or try and send it to me I really want to see this video thank you
It is in the pond playlist on my channel titled 'How to build a raised wooden patio pond' and it is in the related videos on this page, plus there is a direct link to it in the video description on this video and also in the pinned comment on this video.
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Hi are these a specialist screw for fixing the pond to paving I can't find any
You emailed me and phoned with the same so hopefully you will have found them. If not here is a link to the same size concrete screws as I used. There ones are on ebay:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMco-Concrete-Screws-7-5-x-150-pack-of-20-with-free-T30-driver-bit-/131130739503?_trksid=p2054897.l5670
When you put your tradux connectors on did you just drill a small hole through the 18mm ply because when i have done mine there seems a lot of play in the tails
When the fittings are screwed together there should be no play at all in the fittings - is the liner and underlay lying totally flat withing the fitting? That is the only thing I can think of which would prevent them fitting together tightly.
I can't remember what size the hole was in the ply but looking at it in the video it looks like it is around 2" - 2.5" diameter. It was certainly big enough to get the whole fitting through and really needs to be big enough to get the tradux fitting through plus space for fingers to tighten the fitting. The tradux fitting would pass through the ply, not sandwich it.
Thanks for you reply!. I have changed the ply from 18mm to 12mm. This has done the trick! Thanks once again
This one is only 2" x 2" (50mm x 50mm) for frame and 6" x 1.5" (150mm x 38mm) decking for outside wall. Interior wall is 18mm marine plywood.
Not sure what you mean by 'sole' so don't know how to respond to that part.
Amazing Pond!
How much does a pond like this cost?
Hey great looking pond :) one question where has the building of this pond video gone seems the above link to it is broken :( well i assume its the building of this pond :)
Iv seen a lot of your videos you always do a Awsome job
I miss making the ponds as it was a great way to be creative and see the pond owners smiles is always a good feeling.
@@pondguru why don't you do it any more
@@andrewlucas7373 I had to give up to concentrate on my shop (Tyne Valley Aquatics) but at the same time I set up an internet business which took off to the point that it allowed me to work from home and close the shop. Now it is to the point where I can barely cope as it is long days 7 days a week. Yesterday (Sunday) I put about 10 hours in and that's about average - I try to limit myself to working 12 hours a day but sometimes that is not possible due to the amount of orders which come in.
That's probably why I wish I could have time off sometimes to build ponds as there was a definite start, middle and end to those projects with something tangible at the end. Problem was that it was really only 6 months of the year and there were so many costs associated with landscaping because of all the organization and gear needed for each project.
The shop was a money pit so apart from the interaction between myself and customers helping them develop their tanks and solving problems along the way I definitely don't miss any of that financial drain there.
People still phone me up for advice on ponds and I'll always give that out for free - that's why I left the pond videos up as they help people and it's a good feeling to help people.
@@pondguru I started watching your you tube pimp my tank I thought you were from newcastle
I was wondering how to prevent baby koi from dieing
lol
Check out the related videos. There are dozens of pond builds I have done for other people.
The pond in this video just ended up with a mix of fish. I visited it a couple of weeks ago but the guy had it half drained for cleaning so it wasn't worth filming unfortunately.
That looks sooo much easier than my concrete base and block Koi pond that I'm building.
Sir, great videos, but i tried to go and watch the video about how you built the frame of this tank, could you please email the new or correct link for that video, because the one in the description has been deleted or removed. Thank you.
No worries - correct link is there now. Not sure what happened with the last one but half the address was missing. Looks like I didn't copy and paste (or check) properly.
Glad you enjoy the videos and best of luck with your pond building.
Okay
Would a raised pond need an overflow. ?
As far as I can remember I had one in the back left corner as you look at the pond since there was a drain near the house there.
Yes, ideally a raised pond would have an overflow.
This video has helped me a lot but I have used railway sleepers to increase the height of my pond, new liner and underlay. I have bought the tradux hose connector so I can hide the hose underwater but I'm struggling to work out how to make a hole big enough to get the clamping nut to fit on the outer side of the sleeper. Basically the sleeper is too thick and the thread on the fitting not long enough, any ideas?
Just cut a big hole. You'll have to pack it out so the liner and fitting doesn't get forced into the hole. Will probably be easier if you cut the hole where sleepers join then you just need to cut that before structure is fixed together.
hi I can find the video or link on how to build the structure thank you also where is the best place to buy the oase pump and filter.im in Nottingham thank you
gazzaellisx furnell Link is in video description - click 'show more' to see full description and link will take you there. Not sure where nearest store for Oase is around Nottingham but for online sellers SwellUK is as good as any and service is excellent.
Is the video of the pond your standing on there because I clicked on the link and it took me to the pond in the decking what's the best filter and oase pump.i want my pond to stay spotless.pond is 12 foot Long 8 foot wide 5 foot depth it's being built into a summer house so will have a roof and sides restricting the sun exposure cheers.
gazzaellisx furnell It is a different pond built in exactly the same way. Whoever is selling the pump / filter can advise on best type / size as it will depend on fish stock, sunlight, if there is a cascade / waterfall etc. no worries.
Hi mate ... just a couple of q s .. i notice you did nt fot bottom drains ..also where is the air going back into the pond air stone ? Above water return . I think your videos are good but in my opinion a koi pond should have bottom drain and lots of aeration . Not knocking what you did though . Im sure you have helped many people . Hope the new business is going well .
+Richie T Yes a proper koi pond would have beefed up filtration and a bottom drain like this one: ua-cam.com/video/89KxdMPtla8/v-deo.html (forgive my super-boring voice in the video) but where cost is an issue sacrifices have to be made.
I'd rather increase the volume of the pond within a fixed budget than go for a small pond with bottom drain as I see way too many ponds built to a price point filled with humpy back, pot bellied koi, lol
Aeration can be added later as the stock increases and provided the base of the pond slopes down to one corner (and a good solids handling pump is used) the build up of dirt won't be an issue.
The guy did have an air pump for this pond but it was running on his smaller pond so would be swapped over with the fish a couple of weeks after the pond was finished.
Shame this one is a long way from my house as it would be interesting to see how it is doing now since I swapped 5 really nice Japanese koi for the guys mountain bike a few weeks after finishing this pond.
If at a later date the stock requires more filtration for this situation it would be a simple matter of splitting the flow and adding another similar filter.
Yes, working from home selling online is awesome except for the 24/7 nature of it. I do miss making ponds on the sunny days but when it is cold and lashing down with rain I'm grateful for the change of work situation.
Thanks for watching and appreciating the video.
I miss your pond video's
I miss making them too - especially on sunny days but I had to give up installing ponds to concentrate on trying to save my shop at the same time as building up an online store. The online sales took off and I closed the shop so now I work from a cabin in my garden.
In the back end of this year I will be clearing out the large space under my cabin and making a huge filter to filter my pond so that will be filmed for the benefit of anyone wanting to make a huge DIY filter.
Looking forward to that then. And you gotta do what you gotta do. Do what makes you happy and what gets the bills paid. I do remember seeing some videos about a large glass tank you had. Anny plans with that?
Would at radix be suitable to use in breeze block
If I had a clue what 'at radix' was I may be able to help there, man.
A where can I get the pipe fittings u used to run pipes though the sides
Links to gear used are in video description (click 'show more')