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BUILDING AN INTAKE BAY ON A FARM POND
In this video, John G Adams and the team at Modern Design Aquascaping Inc. take an in-depth look as they install an intake bay on a farm pond. AN INTAKE BAY is bacically a large skimmer that gathers the surface debris from a pond into an area where it can be easily accessed for removal, preventing it from sinking to the bottom of the pond. You will see what the team does, step by step, as they mix educational commentary and time lapse video to show you what goes into this large scale water feature project. This intake bay video is the first part of a two part project and our next video will be part two, which is the building of the wetland filter and the waterfall that returns the water into the pond. You may also watch a previous video on our channel about the wetland filter and how we built it.
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@HomeartisianNYC 5 месяцев назад

I love you guys everyone having fun doing what you love. Great work.

@cbwaterfeatures 4 года назад

Snapping turtles!!!!! Are we not gonna talk about the Stegosaurus wandering around in the field behind you? Looking forward to the next video.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Dinosaurs everywhere out there!🤣

@AtlantisWaterGardens 4 года назад

Nice Operating Skills 👏👏 Great Video Johnny!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

A true compliment from you Mr. Union Operator

@BaruchDavidGreenman 4 года назад

Great teaching video!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Glad you liked it we’re working on part two now :-)

@ThePondAdvisor 4 года назад

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing, o by the way fantastic crew and project. Now go catch some more turtles 🐢 lol

@izzzzzz6 2 года назад

That was a nice piece of stone! First thing that came to mind was to bring it in from the downhill side, this way any machines handling it are less likely to tip over as they reach to place it down. Nice work!

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

It was a very cool job!

@BennWhistler 2 года назад

That's awesome work guy's

@petersvan7880 4 года назад

Great video, so nice to see an intake bay build in detail. Thank you!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

My pleasure, thanks for supporting us Peter!

@TDyhl 4 года назад

Uses the term “a ton of leaves” hands employee the worlds smallest net🤣

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Was good b-roll though right?

@NathanBrainard 4 года назад

Killer Video!!! Love the content, looking forward the the other parts to this project!!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Thanks, we’ll keep on putting out the videos if you keep on watching ;)

@nicholasadams9998 4 года назад

Amazing video 😎

@ozarkdaredevils 4 года назад

Amazing talent to create something like this.......

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

We’ve learned a little bit from a lot of people on a long journey through this life :-) it’s my pleasure to share it back👍🏻

@salinaslandscapingconstruc4099 4 года назад

Very nice video, really enjoy ur videos the longer they are the better. Keep up the great work Modern design

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Thanks we really appreciate the positive feedback. I always question myself are we putting in too much detail or not enough, I suppose it just depends on who’s watching👍🏻

@cruzmissile25 3 года назад

Good skills with that excavator

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks Cruz!

@charlottewilson4560 4 года назад

What an epic build - so far! Huge rocks and snapping turtles to which I admire how skilfully both were handled. The turtle looked more frightening to me!! Great video and team effort I really liked the family feel to the video too

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

We are working on letting a little more Adams family energy permeate our videos🤠

@ContractorGrowthNetwork 4 года назад

Awesome video John! Very enjoyable and well put together! All contractors can learn from this video!!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

I hope it helps someone out there build better water features!

@tanusutomo7031 4 года назад

Awesome man it is very useful many thanks for uploading this video 👍👍👍

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Super glad you’re enjoying our videos, thank you so much for your comments and appreciation🙏

@MrUCL 3 года назад

Great looking artistic work. Love it

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

My boys rock🤓

@lindaleslie5634 4 года назад

AWESOME project!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

It turned out beautiful, stay tuned for the finish👍

@PondKingWaterGardensMN 4 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing 👍

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Nick you are a rock star!

@whitescore 3 года назад

Good job guys well done..

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@30eesh 3 года назад

shout out from India...you are the only guy who puts out such detailed videos on the build process of a pond.. from wetland filters, negative edge, skimmers to waterfalls...great job...just don't understand the low subscriber vol tat you have....if you do have a detailed video on intake bays I would love to watch it...

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks, still working on content, have 1 video (Intake bay on a farm pond)!

@30eesh 3 года назад

@@KoiAddiction thanks for the reply.. appreciate it... Will check that video..

@estherodanga4238 2 года назад

I agree.

@nietrelevant3338 4 года назад

great video!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks, When’s the last time somebody answer you one year later?

@mrmrv42 3 года назад

Nice work 🙌. Enjoyed the music too🤠

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks !!

@newrick57 3 года назад

Impressive !

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Was a great project! Thanks for hanging with our channel😎

@rivercrest-watergardens 4 года назад

AWESOME job guys!!!!!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

I just thought I would answer you want your later :-) love you man

@rivercrest-watergardens 3 года назад

I love you brother!!

@sampreechar5368 2 года назад

Love your vdo. Thumbs up.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Thanks, hope you are getting some education and inspiration from our channel!!

@douglasbainbridge1222 4 года назад

when is the wetland video john....tremendous video

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Were working on 2 more videos here-1 is just going to be part II of todays video, showing the completion of the project. The second video will be the complete time lapse with my voice over explaining what we do and why. I have been trying to get this video out the problem is we are building awesome features so much faster than I can create the content and traveling all over the world makes it even more difficult, have patience will get there😎👍🏻😂

@zadokmotorfreight2423 3 года назад

Interesting!!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks for hanging out on our channel for a bit!

@liquiddesignz 3 года назад

Tremendous job....Truly enjoyed it. May be a good idea to let contractors know that the transition from the beginning of the intake bay liner into the earth pond is literally held down by boulder weight and that no real seal isn't possible(typically) or necessary there. May seem obvious to more advanced builders but heck, is there such a thing anyway as we are always learning each and every day....:)

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

True story! The learning curve never ends. Thanks for watching ;)

@michaele.anderson 4 года назад

What an impressive and spectacular project. I am gobsmacked (fun word) at the level of expert teamwork you and your crew display. I can't wait to watch part 2.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

You are too kind😀Next video in the works!

@britponds 3 года назад

Great job on the intake bay. Looks awesome. I k now the video is a little old but always great to refresh. Also what’s the music. Love that ??

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

I don’t even know on the tunes- something from Epedemic Sound- thats where I download all my stuff from!

@user-jg8ry3rx7p 4 года назад

Killer Video John! Pulled a few technics from this 1 👍. Did you just put some rocks on the end of the liner that's in the pond?

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Yes, thats exactly what we did! Was 1 year too long to wait for an answer😭😭😭😭A bunch of comments from 1 year ago just “showed up” on my feed so I thought it would be fun to answer them! Have an awesome day!

@theebigda 3 года назад

Ok...wait wait wait...Can we talk about the STEGOSAURUS standing in the field in the background.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Yep there was A T-Rex, velociraptors, steg, the list goes on…oh and the giant duck made out of kitchen utensils…

@restlessram 4 года назад

great video, thanks for the detailed showcasing. The Stone bridge looks great. Doesn't the water get in below the liner at the end of the stream?

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

yes, we did think that through- here’s my take on it: 1) We cover it in stone completely. Im sure the water can get under there but 2) it was well constructed and 3) we have hydraulic pressure on our side. I might consider working harder to seal the front -but our clay was doing a great job of holding the water in before and when we dug it out, there was no leaching through the old bank so I was (am) confident we are ok. I Don’t think we changed the exposure of water to soil- ie we were still in compacted subsoil where the potential exposure was-long answer sorry-short answer I thought about it but wasn’t scared too much-still holding tight out there ;)

@restlessram 4 года назад

@@KoiAddictiongreat 👍🏻

@scottgoessling 2 года назад

Awesome work as usual. How did you like working with the E85 excavator. Is it too big for most jobs and locations. I have an E42 considering moving to a bigger machine. Any feedback on practicality of a machine that size. Thx.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Love it! For the big jobs it takes big machines. I will never buy bigger than 12000# because for us the consistency of needs changes too much after that BUT I would love to get a 306 on the ground out here ;)

@bradparker649 4 года назад

Wow!!!!... Your going to need a bigger net. Did you put smaller rocks on the front of the liner inside of the pond?

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Check out my answer to the brain doc down below, I gave him the same answer!

@stevedyer6192 4 года назад

Great work and a brilliant video guys. Question: Did you let the snapping turtles go at a different location....... or where they euthanised?

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

No we took them to a local waterway and set them free😎👍🏻

@PutsPonds 4 года назад

We’ve done intakes on farm ponds as well. With the surrounding trees and expected leaf load, how do you propose to keep the intake bay clean enough for all the pumps to be able to run? Asking for a friend...

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Obviously time of year will dictate what actions are necessary to remove the leaves. It will be a bit of work to keep it clean during the leaves falling off-season. We went big on the intake for this reason. The maintenance guys on the property plan on laying a net across the intake during leaf season so they can just pull it out daily or as needed. It is a great point that you bring up, the goal of the intake is to capture floating debris so that it can be physically removed, It does not create a maintenance free situation. It is actually a mechanical filter the same as any other skimmer! You get a gold star for asking the best question Dan😁

@78tag 3 года назад

I found this video in my search for filtration options - thanks very much. What did you do with the liner at the mouth of the inlet at the existing edge of the pond? If you just secured it to the bottom won't the water want to go under the liner? Maybe you keyed it into the bank of the existing pond? Thanks for this video. It was the best one I've found. I've been thinking of using some left-over septic system parts to do exactly what you did here. It will take some ingenuity on my part but the pond is just a front yard affair so I'm sure I can DIY it. Your design has convinced me to go with an excess of in-filter water volume. Thanks again.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Liner is weighted down with stone and gravel into the pond bottom🤟nothing fancy, just a “compression seal”

@78tag 3 года назад

@@KoiAddiction Thanks for the response bud. Your videos are excellent by the way.

@roaderagex 4 года назад

Modern Design love your work. I have a 1/2 acre pond and trying to replicate something similar to your intake bay but everytime I look for pond pumps to use they say not used for swimming. Can you advise on what pumps your using here? Thanks

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Yep, external pumps (swimming pool style). Im filming a video now on installing those for a recreational pond👍 Stay tuned!

@grantnorris2540 2 года назад

Great work. Question: How do you size the intake bay? Is it based on pump size/flow? What is the calculation?

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

This is a great topic for a video!! I am on it. It is 1 Aquablocks surface area per 500-1000 gph flow rate. 500 is minimal-1000 more bullet proof!

@justinp7258 3 года назад

Love your videos! May I ask, how did you make provision for seasonal water level fluctuations? Or is this not a concern here? I figured it would be with it not being a lined pond!? Thanks in advance!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Not the case here, it is always being fed by the stream running in (albeit it very small one).I normally would design it to run at low water conditions if that were an issue though. Some features that are not properly designed or in extreme cases need to be shut off when low water occurs and that will kill your filter for sure!

@justinp7258 3 года назад

@@KoiAddiction thanks for your quick response! I was gonna ask Professor Ed on his channel but maybe I can ask you here. Why do you fill your intake bay with the Aquablox rather then just large river rock? Is it cost effective to use the Aquablox with stone rather then just stone? Or is more of a concern of getting more open space for volume of water return?

@hansvanakkeren6021 3 года назад

Sweet The result is just fantastic I hope to talk to you about a much smaller version for my ponds and with a large enough reservoir and a zero edge I maybe can even run my falls for part of the winter What do you think Mr. Adams Just north of Montreal Zone 5 Lows of - 20 are not unusual

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Depends on what your winters are like. Here in East Tennessee we can run our features all year, in colder areas that is not the case!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

I think you will have to winterize there!

@hansvanakkeren6021 3 года назад

Thanks for your answer I have shut down everything for the last 20 years I was Just wondering when you see all the features running at Ed s and Brian s and at aqualand in almost the same zone except our winters are just a bit longer Hope to connect with you on your website soon

@fernandoabisaab9930 2 года назад

Hi could you make a video explaining your sketch or desing?

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

I will do a video for designing an intake for a pond in the future but it isn’t here yet!

@jumpyfrog5058 3 года назад

Very helpful video, what size of pump was used on this project? How many of them would you run for something of this scale and did you use internal or external pumps? Thank you!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

We ran 20,000 GPH for the wetland filter. The filter was undersized for the pond we just built the biggest one we could with the budget that we had. We used also submersible pumps because the water feature was decorative, not technically a swimming pond.

@jumpyfrog5058 3 года назад

@@KoiAddiction Awesome, thank you for the quick response! Yes, finding correct pumping for this size of a pond seems challenging. What factors in to the decision to use submersible versus external? Size, application, or both?

@kaliebgriffiths9800 4 года назад

Good Day fellas Blessings in 2020 for you and your lovely family Question, if im limited on space, can i build my pond with the wetland in the bottom of the pond and put a skimmer 1000 on it . I would eliminate the biofalls and just go with a spillway Pls advise

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Yes, thats fine but then you gotta drain the pond to clean the wetland-only thing that seems different to me. My friend Fred did that in his pond and it works great👍

@mnwaterscapes 3 года назад

What made you decide to use liner for a farm pond? Since it's in clay, would just the underlayment be sufficient?

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

There was a thin bank and a negative grade behind us and I just wasnt convinced since it was a dam that had been built by people. Lots of gravel, asphalt, and debris in the soil and it just seemed like cheap insurance to me!

@ourmindanaodream4168 3 года назад

You don't need a liner before laying the aquablox?

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

???

@zackjames5487 3 года назад

Great info as usual love your blogs I am putting in 20’ / 30 ‘ Pond a guy suggested I go with 18 large aqua blocks for my wetland filter I was just wondering how many blocks you think I would need for an intake bay for that size pond same guy was not familiar with intake bay lol so any suggestions would be appreciated thanks again

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Need to know layout for wetland-2000 gph per centipede. Intake should be 1-2 blocks per 1000 gph. Minimum is 1 block per 1000 gph. I have seen people use less but they seem to clog up too quickly.

@zackjames5487 3 года назад

Thanks for the reply wetlands filter layout planning to be around 15 x 15 and then in the middle of that was gonna do one snorkel and one full centipede 2 questions wondering how many aqua blocks I would need either large or small size for the wetland filter the pond is growing a little bit on my drawing lol possibly 20’ / 40’ & 4’ deep question 2 needing to know how many aqua blocks big or small I should use for the intake bay and if I run two pumps one to the wetland filter and a separate pump for two jets would I need a separate pump vault or could I put two pumps in one vault and what size pumps would you recommend for that application thanks again for the info

@zackjames5487 3 года назад

Also I was going to use 3 inch flex line 75 foot with a 2 1/2 foot uphill climb thanks

@kendalmiller8354 3 года назад

Same question on calculating pump sizes.

@J_Strong Месяц назад

What is he going to do to keep the turtle out?

@friendsmakingmusic1751 Год назад

Is that a lined pond? I have a south florida project with an unlined pond I am thinking about. Thanks.

@KoiAddiction Год назад

No its an unlined pond with lined filtration👍🏻

@richarddavey1299 4 года назад

How deep should the inlet be into a wetlands? I would just be worried if the water drops a few ft in the summer it would go dry and hurt the pumps. Thanks.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

The wetland should be higher than pond level, and the water level in the wetland should never change. The water level in the pond may fluctuate which might have an effect on the intake but I would consider that situation in my design on the front end. Did that answer help?

@ludwigrx 3 года назад

Part 2 link?

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Not a part 2😩

@ourlifegottoloveit4419 4 года назад

great video , I'm putting a 55'x45'x7' max depth pond in, how big should my bog filter be ? , the pond will be about 66,000 gallons and how times a day should the water be circulated , I want to use one or two pumps what size should I use ? thank you very much

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Your size would be roughly 20 x 25 with six centipedes , two snorkels and about 100 small aqua blocks. Your flow rate should dial-in around 12,000 gallons per hour minimum flow, you will have to run the pump curve on your selected pumps in order to make sure you get that right. AquaScapes will help you lay that filter out if you send them a schematic to the tech department👍🏻 I put out a video not too long ago and Pumps and Pump curves so you’ll understand better how to select the right pump. Once you know all of the information on length of pipe diameter of pipe and elevation change you can get a hold of the pump manufacturers and they can spec a pump for you. On external pumps I prefer performance pro, on submersible pumps I prefer Tsurumi! Good luck and happy pondering😎

@ourlifegottoloveit4419 3 года назад

@@KoiAddiction thank you very much , I started digging two days ago , cant wait !!!!!

@aquaclearwatersolutions3210 Год назад

how big was this farm pond? I'm thinking about building something similar on a .33 acre earthen farm pond that is 180 x 80 deepest area is 9-10 ft but avg dept is 6-7 ft (created shelves in case my young kids fall in accidentally). How big should the intake bay/skimmer be and how big should my wetland be- plan on having blue gill and bass and use the other half for swimming on occasion on hot summer Texas days.

@KoiAddiction Год назад

We sized that one to a budget not to the pond (per say)…The pond was about 1/2 acre-ish. Lots of variables based on these designs though. Refer to “all filters are better than no filters.” Anywhere between the “perfect design” and nothing is an improvement for sure!

@renaissancewomanfarm9175 2 года назад

Here it is 2022 and I'm on pins and needles to see the remainder of this project. I thought you said there would be a part two but I have looked over the videos and playlists and haven't found it. I'm obviously looking in the wrong places, could you help me out with a link, please?

@KoiAddiction Год назад

We never got back out there. What info are you looking for? I might have something else to send ya! Sorry for delay, I have been on a big job ;)

@renaissancewomanfarm9175 Год назад

@@KoiAddiction I am baffled by how to marry a farm pond to the components that typically have liners. In my area, farm ponds have packed clay bottoms. Can the bio filter be passive or does it require a pump? The intake bay has to have a pump, right ? so that the water gets pulled from that area to the falls. I want to have a pond sometime but I am a firm believer in the K.I.S.S. method to minimize what can go wrong.