This is the final video of our How to build a Fish Pond series. Planting plants and starting up the waterfall. We will give you tips on using pond plants and how to make your landscape look good.
I've been building ponds since the 80's and you are one of the most professional, helpful, creative installers I've ever seen! I love your eye for aesthetics, your attention to detail and job site cleanliness, and the fact that you're willing to give away advice (instead of making it "secret", so no one will "steal" your secrets!). I hope you are covered up with business!! And don't forget, when you get busier than you want to be, raise your rates by 10-20% so that you'll work more profitably, not harder!
no videos for parts 2, 14 and 17 even with out them I learned a lot , and i loved how professional you and your crew were and how much you put into the detail of your work thanks for sharing
Yes! Aquatic plantings inside pond liner behind rocks is essential for beautification, naturalization and habitat value! I've always rocked around them in pots, but I like your "burrito"!!!😍🤣👍
Thank you! I'm building my first pond, and this entire series was incredibly informative and educational, and helped me get over a few areas where I was hesitant. My pond is now up and running and I'm adding the edging and plants. Thank you for all the tips and help. You're definitely a 'Pond Whisperer'! (and I loved Billy Jean!)
Hi Eric, just wanted to thankyou for the great series on pond building. I'm a single fifty something woman and got inspiration from your show and now have two great ponds. I enjoy them all the time and everyone is impressed. I always tell them to watch yourr show to see how its done. My ponds have been running for a couple years now with no problems. THANKS
Thank you so much for sharing Nancy! I am thrilled that our efforts on these tutorial videos have inspired you. Sharing with your friends is the highest compliment!
Hey Alora that's a fine question. More often than not we are selling customized pond kits to owners rather than just a kit in a box that we offer in our online store. We would take your pond design, figure out your goals and expectations of the pond and assemble a parts list tailored around your wishes. A Customized Pond Kit just for you is what you should be looking for.
Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
We do use bottom drains on some installations. Bottom drains aren't for everyone. If you follow The Pond Digger on Facebook we are in the middle of a dedicated koi pond installation complete with bottom drains. We just posted some pictures of the bottom drains. Stay tuned as we plan on filming bottom drain installation techniques with do's and don't, tips and tricks this season! Great question.
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed!
Just want to say thank you for that. I live in South Africa and we are landscaping a big development with ponds. I learned so much from you. Thanks. Connie
Connie this makes me so happy to hear we have had an influence on your project in South Africa! Thank you for your feedback and when you finish up your project I would love to see some video footage. Stay tuned as we have a busy year planned for filming!
Sorry to say we will be dismantling this pond before we have the opportunity to introduce fish!!! We are preparing the set for another up and coming video series! Hope you subbed! We will cover this important topic in another series, I promise!
The pond has been removed because it is a SET for our How To Videos. We are preparing the area for a new Educational & Inspirational Pond Video Presentation. No filming updates will be possible.........Stay tuned for more to come from The Pond Digger Team!
Eric. Dude. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. My own, tiny front yard project is ten times better than it was now because of your help. Much appreciated!
YES!!!! I don't like to hear about bad ponds being filled in! I believe all the PONDS GONE WRONG should be brought up to speed with proper construction techniques! I'm so very glad we inspired you to keep the pond!
I watched all these videos when I originally did my first pond in 2014 and just rewatched them in anticipation of expanding the pond this year. Great stuff, I know I'll be referring back to them plenty. Thank you!!
I'm completely blown away by this series. Eric and his crew are true artists. I'm about to launch my own 4000+ gallon pond from scratch, and I intend to copy much of what they demonstrated. Thank you for this truly great series.
Glad you loved the videos! We are dismantling this pond while our producer is on vacation to prepare the Demonstration Set for a new series so we won't be covering this important element of adding fish to the pond. You can be certain we will plan on a video covering this topic in the future. Yes we are for HIRE! This pond would install for approximately $7,500.00
Hey Catherine I'm glad to hear we have bee a source of inspiration for you! Yes our location in Yucaipa is a retail center. I would suggest a large holding pool for your fish during the renovation of the pond. We use a 6' round by 3' deep collapsible koi show pool for holding koi during renovations. You will need to fast the koi for a few days before your move them to the holding tank and aerate the pool heavily. Monitor for ammonia spikes daily and change 50% of the water each week.
We really dropped the ball when we didn't do a video on introducing fish to the pond, I know this now! There are no fish in the pond because the pond is no longer there! The pond WAS on a demonstration set. We have already removed the pond and have the SET prepared for a new HOW TO videos Series!!! You can rest assured we will be covering the topic of introducing fish to your pond in a future video series. Thanks for the question.
I watched this series about 2 years ago basically lusting over the Pond, just bought my first house so looks like I'm going to give it a bash, thank you for an incredibly clear tutorial.
Thank you, Eric! I was actually starting a waterfall /creek /pond project when I found your videos. I just finished watching the entire series. It's very well done and I found it extremely helpful. I just canceled some online material orders when I learned of better options from your videos! Now, for the same cost, my water feature will be of much higher quality thanks to your most informative videos. I really appreciate that!
This whole series has been great. Would love to see the pond today after years of settling. Looking forward to more videos. And really pumped about building a pond.
This demonstration set is all ran off extension cords! We may cover electrical runs in the future on a project where we are installing for a client. The Helix Pond Skimmer is the skimmer we used on this project. Fish Friendly! We use The Helix Skimmer in all of our Turtle Pond Installations! Stay tuned for more instruction pond videos!
Well Eric I have to say this is one of the greatest DIY videos I have had the pleasure of watching. I learned so much and see all the mistakes in doing my first pond. I getting ready to redo my existing pond and using all of your ideas and suggestions. I was really pleased on how you explain everything enabling a DIY'r like my self to construct a pond and feel confident in doing so. I applaud you sir!!!!. THANK YOU KEN FROM PA
Ken Wolf Awesome Ken!!! We love to support the Weekend Warriors!!! If you are close to Downingtown, PA stop in to Pickering Feed and Pond Shop. They are one of our Helix Life Support Affiliates! Thank you for watching and thanks for your support! If you stop in be sure to tell them The Pond Digger Sent you!
I need to thank you at least 21 times(maybe 100 times as I watched each of your videos at least twice) on your fantastic series. I have been thinking about rebuilding my pond for years but after your videos I felt more confidant that I wasn't screwing up. Most is done now except for some top landscape. That Helix skimmer is great as well as all of your tips. Thank You Again
I have a pond in my front garden with koi and goldfish in it I am thinking of doing a new one in my back garden and using the equipment from the front pond, I love your videos and have watched them to get ideas and inspiration you are great at explaining stuff from start to finish. Great work !!!!! Siobhan in Ireland
Great question. If your pond is NEW and you've done everything right the wakening process will typically take a few weeks as it goes in and out of clarity. Be patient and wait for Mother Nature to work her magic.
Thanks for answering the couple questions I had along the way and most of all, thanks for providing us the opportunity to follow along with the build. This was just in time for the build I have planned with my son next month.
Thanks for taking the time to post this. I have been a fish hobbyist for many years and have always wanted my own pond. You definitely inspired me to get to work. Thanks for the step by step videos. I will be sure to refer to them often during my process!
I am SO grateful to have found your series - thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I had a koi pond for several years that was "designed" by the previous home owner, so my brain has been working on the design of my ideal pond for years. Now I am in the process of building my dream pond - we are finally making it happen! You have given me invaluable tips and techniques - and more importantly confidence. My biggest frustration is that I cannot move large rocks by myself, haha! This is a great video series, and I intend to share it on my blog. Many thanks!!
that was great to watch. Thank you so much for the great advice. my wife and I are inspired and going to build a koi pond. Because of your videos we have a really good grasp on things.
I believe this video series will make history. Im one of many other people who used this very professional and detailed instructional video to build our own pond. You should think about starting a TV channel, something like “this old house” but specialized in pond bulding. Thank you so much.
I really like your video series. Thank you for posting it. I admit I was questioning some of what you were doing, but the end result speaks for it’s self. Great pond and great job. 👍🏻
What a wonderful gift this series is. So well planned, explained, and executed. A+++ for your thoughtfulness and time to make this for us less courageous folks . You answered questions I didn't know I had and your tips about construction and rock composition are very much appreciated. Very, very well done! Grazie!!
We've been mobilized around the country for pond builds, yes. I am traveling to Northern California next month for a project. We currently have our toes in a couple projects in Texas that look like we will mobilize to before the end of the year. We have a project in Orlando that is considering bringing in our team but we may have them covered with one of our Authorized Helix Retailers & Contractors. Wife HATES it when we travel! We have a project that breaks soon in San Diego, 3 week in a motel!
Was looking for a summer project with my boys. This series was amazing in helping us understand how to tackle this project. Very excited to get going, thanks!
Let me know if we can help at any level. If you need an equipment list, rock and gravel materials list or emotional support hit me up! eric@theponddigger.com and follow me on Instagram and Instagram Stoties for daily inspiration
Thank you! We ran into some pressure to complete the project. We did not have time to shoot a video explaining the introduction of fish. It's an important video that we will cover in the future.
Thanks for the series! We have an existing 13 x 9 Koi pond that has been in dire need of a total redo since we bought the house. We are serious DIYers and were considering just filling in the hole but your series has inspired us to get ur done. Thanks!!!!!
Water lilies do tend to bloom better when in pots in a newer pond. When we plant the lily in the rock and gravel after a few years the lilies are very well established and do extremely well.
The budget on the pond came in between 7k to 8k and yes BJ did some damage to the plants!!! What some of you don't know it this pond was part of a VIDEO set and has since been removed to make room for a NEW set for our How To Video Production! Stay tuned!
WOW! The rock delivery issue you have experienced is alarming to me! We are looking at helping a client in Texas to build out their pond for them. If I mobilized my team to Texas and had to wait on rock like you have I would go broke. Keep in mind your pond is quite a bit more complicated (& bigger) than the pond in this video. I'm looking forward to seeing your pond up and running! Keep us posted.
The goat not shy to get among the action from the first episodes his was so small now he or she getting big. Beautiful fish pond look excellent thumbs up...
Thanks for putting this together. Gave me some great ideas. One thing that was missing was connecting the plumbing. I saw the drain off the waterfall but I have no idea why it is needed. Would of sealed the deal to show all the plumbing hook ups being installed. No doubt you guys work your butt off doing these builds. Awesome job!
Thanks for all the tips throughout all the videos. My pond that I will build is going to be so much better thanks to your and your teams efforts. People will think that I got professionals to build it for me!
I have wanted to build a pond for soooo long, and your videos are so detailed that I feel inspired. Thank you so much, I'm going to start mine very soon!
I am looking forward to every single one of them and can't wait. Thanks heaps for all the work you do, the actual pond builds are hard enough as it is, let alone filming the work and uploading the videos. As I have already said, you all do great work!!!
Thank you for this terrific series! Especially the tips on edge treatment are very helpful. The final result is surely something you guys can be proud of. Take care!
Glad we inspired you and you enjoyed our series! I hope you subscribed as we are planning another series like this one. It will be on installing a disappearing waterfall! And we have many others planned! Thank you for your feedback!
ThePondDigger Thanks!!! I am the wife, Jeannie...not Mike...I am trying my best to get him convinced! I've wanted one for years upon years! Thanks for the support...I am just about to listen to the videos again as I sew! Its great entertainment for me!
I live in SW Missouri so ponds like this are very rare. I ran across this series while looking to build a similar but indoor pond for my new shop. I really enjoy your attention to detail and your team. Thanks for putting this video series together. PS I loved the little goat. I don't think that the plant's will survive with him running around ;)
