UPDATE: DO NOT CUT THE EXTRA POND LINER!!! Instead, let the extra liner drape over the sides at a slight downward slope to let any rain water run away from the pond. You can then cover the extra liner with rocks or dirt to hid it!
Really any type of cloth to protect the liner from rocks and roots like old towels, bed sheets, etc. My local pond shop gave me some free cloth that they would’ve typically just thrown away.
I would have added a little water first to allow the liner to be where it wants to be and straighten out wrinkles before adding rocks to the edge. That would eliminate stretching of the liner. I then would have put the first layers of rocks, rolled the liner up and back towards the pond, and then the second layer of rocks to eliminate runoff water from getting into the pond. A bit of a dirt berm would keep water from getting under the liner. Not trying to be an armchair coach, just how I've seen others do it and it works.
I've had a pond for many years now. You did an awesome job with yours. I tilled mine up with the tiller and then just got the soil out with the shovel. The tiller made the digging much easier. lol
Fantastic Presentation!! And terrific work with the Family involved!! Amphibian activist here, with a backyard (rustic) goldfish pond and also, a frog pond in shallow woods. And YES! - with plenty of video action to enjoy! Both are (self built) water features attracting a wealth of nature's magic every season! The frog pond is also an annual haven for the breeding and rearing of both the Wood Frog and Spotted Salamander! Without any reservation, as we know, ponds are a fabulous way to interact with the magic of the great outdoors!!
@@nickbottonejr.9447 I think they pre dig the hole with a backhoe and a jack hammer. Then fill it back in with regular dirt lol all for the tubes…. Xoxoxo
THANK GOD FINALLY ! Someone on youtube who can actually do a decent edge treatment 🤦i see so many videos where peoples top stone is sitting at grade and they wonder why they cant hide the liner at the top edge
Nice presentation and great family time. I will save this video for my future project. I like the way you enjoy your time and make it fun for everyone .thank you. I watch other youtuber videos before and I was getting frustrated, finally this one makes a lot of sense.
Well done,the gratitude appreciation your son has was really rewarding good vibes enjoy the pond I'm sure things are different now within pond good job
That wasn’t his son that’s his little brother the guy must be 21 years old and you can tell that that’s his sister and mom and little brother I could be wrong but doubt it
Great video!!! I found this months ago then lost it but so glad I found your video again!! 😊 this is the best most straightforward video I love that you don’t talk and talk your a sweet person to do this for your mom ❤🙏💯 thanks again!!
I am considering putting a pond in the backyard. I like how you sue yours. Yours is the first video I have seen in this subject. Your build has given me some ideas. I didn’t know you could just put down that liner. I thought you had to place a molded plastic shaped pond in. Your pond I like because it is deep for the fish
Don't just put the liner straight down on the dirt. Put an underlayment so any potential rocks/roots etc. don't suddenly come up from the dirt and poke a hole in your liner. That's what happened to a neighbor of mine and his huge 5,000 gallon + pond drained away. On the pond I'm building, I'm putting down black plastic, then old carpet, black plastic again and then the liner. I'm really paranoid about the *very expensive* liner (17 feet by 40 feet) being ripped by rocks/roots, etc.
I'm commenting on this video now. Because I've been thinking about getting a pond but I just don't have the space yet. I should next year, and out of all the videos I've seen, this has been my favorite by far! So I will definitely be using this as a frame of reference!
You can use cinder blocks or black pvc stacked together to provide cover for them. A net would also be good to keep larger debri from falling into the pond. Good old rocks inside the pond and more plants may also help. Water lettuce is great
I wanted to build a pond maybe twice of the size of the one in this video and I searched…whatever came out seems to be too sophisticated especially when it comes to the pump and filter. This video is really made for beginners like me. Spring is around the corner in Minnesota…Pond will be on the agenda. Thank you.
Great video! I had a small pond I dug out at my old house, but I used a plastic pre-molded liner. Planning to do another one this Summer here, but I am gonna use a liner like you have here to customize it.
Just a warning those are fancy goldfish which aren’t as durable as regular goldfish. If they survive then awesome but if not I recommend getting shubunkin or comet. They look about the same but are much better swimmers and can survive poor conditions/temp changes better
love the build, but i dont recommend "pouring" the fish next time you get some. lower the open bag into the water in the same way as when you were acclimating them, let the opening go under the water and gently urge the fish to swim out on their own. it greatly lowers the stress level of going into different water in a new enclosure. also adding a couple handfuls of aquarium salt to the pond will help with stress, since it helps the fish work on their natural slime coating. (yes, salt in a fresh-water is a healthy thing)
Lol it's by far one of the best videos. Not meaning it's the best meaning it's honestly not at all the best. Your a half wit. Anyone with eyes could of done that. But we arnt here to build perfection.
I love how you guys can just dig a hole with a shovel. Here in Australia the country is so old that we don’t have any topsoil left, it’s all hard clays
The trick to natural pond is over digging and stacking rocks and driftwood from bottom up and out to the sides, in order to do this the pond liner has to be much bigger than your ponds hole, it's deceiving! Always remember to go as big as possible like literally the biggest liner you are capable of carrying or transporting in the end you end up with such a more natural looking pond
Awsome!!! I have a little preformed pond with five goldfish in it. But the goldfish grew a lot, so I need to build a bigger pond. Yours is grow proof I guess😉
Nice work! What mil is that liner? How has it held up these 2 years? Did the liner settle in and stretch further? I'm in sandy, sunny Florida and have 500 gallon hole in the ground. Wondering if possible to achieve filtration and clarity with only a solar panel and no batteries or other power source.
You need to add some things like a plastic ship for them to play in and some plants for them to eat on cause they dont always feed on fish food that you buy in the store and plus it makes for a better environment for the fish. You could always install a water proof camera so you can watch them in their new environment after you put that stuff in you know and then post it on RU-vid for everyone to see and to some people watching fish is very relaxing thats why people pay so much for huge tanks in there homes. I just wish I would've got a chance to finish the one i started to work on. It was going to be 7ft., across by 3ft., deep at the deepest end up to 6in., and about 12 to 15ft., long with a bridge going across the middle but i never got a chance to cause i got sick and everything happened from there and one of these days i will build another one bigger and better God willing. I like how you used the bigger rocks to make it look really good.
What's missing is a natural substrate and lots of aquatic plants in the pond to naturally clean the water and to give the fish hiding places so they'll feel safe. Also, to increase the biodiversity in the pond, which will in turn feed the goldfish.
Pretty Cool Video. Personally, I would have gone much wider. I suggest to add gravel (if not added already) and some hiding caves for night time or if and when rodents end up finding out of the pond.
Nice little pond, people usually don't know that won't keep your fishes long but shot period of time due to expose to all kinds of predators, weather depends on where you lives and also among of maintenance you need due to your surroundings with trees and open area. All leaves will falls into it and your filter will never be able to keep up with that. Minimum you need a cover to prevents leaves and other predators.
