I really liked all that you did, it shows the difference between those with experience and those with little to No experience. It’s nice to see you making what you need instead of buying a very expensive alternative to do the same thing
As a person with very little experience building ponds (I just made a small one for my house) I'm so amazed at this. It makes me thrive to build better and keep improving on techniques to help provide a great life for the fish. Great video!
Yeah those Aquascape pond parts should be priced a lot lower tha'st for sure. Very frustrating to see those prices. I had to find a better solution 😉 Thank you for watching!
@@Red.Scapes well thank you, I did the pvc pipes, slits in the with a 6” snorkel for the clean out. My pond has limited space since a cement patio is built around it and I don’t have the yard. I have a pressurized filter, and pump/skimmer with both leading to the plant bog with the pvc, pvc snorkel and crates /rocks as the secondary pond cleaner. My pressurized filter has a uv light so I don’t have to worry about pea soup water. I use to have only the pressurized filters so added the bog in a 150 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank. Someday when we move to more land I will have what you did, instead of the skimmer have an intake bay and plant bog within the pond. Love what you did! So agree in the Aquascape prices and love your alternatives diy! Great sons to help! We had 4 girls! 😀
I still buy the Aquascape stuff. With the price of labor it's actually cheaper to buy and not have to spend hours making this up on site .. just another way to look at it. Not hating
@@cessnadiego maybe but the snorkel for the pro snorkel and centipede is $600, so even if you go for smaller ones those crates they use to fill the space and keep the rocks above the centipede the smaller crates are $53 have you seen those larger ponds you can use 10-20 of them or more for larger ponds - those milk crates which are essentially the same thing are free to $7-20 depending on size. Walmart sells a smaller version if you don’t need large ones. The snorkel is essentially a pvc pipe. There is no way it’s worth it unless you have money to burn. You don’t do anything to the crates to fit unless one was too big, the pvc snorkel just needs a cap, and elbow with cap at the bottom so you can attach some smaller pvc pipes with some elbows and slits in them. Any other time I would agree but it was so easy and with a little glue and essentially some elbows with caps and a hack saw to make some slits it was incredibly easy and was so worth the time! Anyone can do it. Yes the crates don’t have tops but when flipped over and zip tied down they don’t move! Not hating either I absolutely would choose the aquascape products if money was no object but when I saw I could spend a fraction of the money for the same results it’s a no brainer for me! My husband would have balked at spending that much money for plastic that is easily replicated. Now if it was like “Prime” by seachem . Well then I would agree only the name brand, but not when it’s just because they have a captive audience and are the only ones making the product. So I see your point I just hate wasting money on something that absolutely doesn’t work any better! I could see if it took forever to make but it didn’t we did it in a couple of hours or even less!
Very nice job to all of you! I have a 5000 gallon koi pond in my backyard and another 5000 gallon in my front yard with a channel/river connected, my koi love going back and forth.
Beautiful transformation. It makes you think though, the fish were spawning like crazy in the pea soup aftermath. Although it may have been the giant water change after the pea soup. Then gently swimming though the crystal clear water in the end. Certainly more appealing to the human eye. Excellent work, the owner should be very happy!
@@Red.Scapes I’m going to build a pool next year. Building a deck off my gazebo that will lead to it. Going to put this under the deck (with concrete columns) to collect the rain water. Plus Circulating pump/ filter fabric across the joists to keep leaves/debris out. Fully concealed
Very nice transformation. One thing I wish you had done was add more rocks to the stream. It still looks unfinished. But you can only do what the customer wants and are willing to pay for.
I saw this comment before I saw the house, I was expecting a small bungalow, but that house looks like it requires symmetrical Gardens with perfectly trimmed boxwood hedges everywhere. You guys did a great job on the pond byw.
Oh my gosh your inexpensive vault is amazing, I don’t understand how they charge upwards of $600 for that same thing in black plastic! I refused. So I I’d the pvc pipes etc and black milk crates.
It helps if part of the water stays underground away from the sun. Helps regulate water temperature as well. It's the way intake bays are designed. Thanks for watching!
Really nice job, not an easy task to get it to look natureally. And the system to clean the water is just like in a fish tank, bio balls, simpel and easy. Now the owner just have to feed right and change 1/3 of the water once and again. You seem to know your business .
looks much better and i'm sure it works better. I don't like how a lot of ponds with fake streams have a funny looking mole hill. i know this was not your decision. That family was not into yard maintenance so i bet that is as good as it gets
Thx a mil for sharing this totally spell-binding & exciting video of a true lover and profound expert of nature in action! Wow! This is better than Home Alone! serious!!👌👋✌💥💫. ps - not all eco lovers prefer the plastic lining trench option? i.e, if plastics in fact were used in the operation? Are there more natural options than plastics? This notwithstanding- The Ending !!!! congrats also to ur sxcript writer, shooter & editor. A masterful collaborative work of natural wonder. Truly.
Thank you so much for the kind words! And thank you for watching! PS: Clay could be used in lieu of liner, but it's tricky (need the right kind and the right thickness) and more difficult to work with, of course.
Gypsum and lime powders in correct quantities help clear ponds and are safe for fish and plants also adding a bit of pond dye helps reduce algae growth and saves your filtration system from being overworked
Leaves gather in the new intake bay and you can easily scoop them out. Also no filters to clean, just drop a sump pump once a year in the pump vault and suck all the muck out. Thanks for watching!
They were using the old liners as ground protection. I mean I don’t know why so many, maybe they kept having leaks. Dogs running on them? Oh probably because they didn’t seal like you did so water would work itself back via pressure or algae and leak underneath so they would just add another one.
Nice before and after contrast. Why the 5 layers of liner is anyone’s guess. There’s no figuring some people’s taste though. I wouldn’t be caught dead with fake swans in my pond. The customer gets what the customer wants I guess. LOL
Hey, you guys have some great passion about water features! We would like to invite you to Aquascape Headquarters in St. Charles and take a personal tour of our Aquagardens.
Yes, I was going to say you have some love making going on. Those babies hatch in like 3-4 days! Whenever I have plants my koi would destroy them doing all that fussing laying eggs. And the males chasing, then everyone else running in to eat the eggs! It’s a massacre of plants in the making. lol
"Poor man's pump vault" just because you don't want to sell a kidney to buy the Aquascape stuff 😉 but I def agree with you that doing it this way without spending a small fortune,, on a smaller scale, yields the same result and I was definitelly happy with the outcome. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely love it, well done. Can you please post the name of the foam in the comments. I can’t see it anywhere maybe I’m just blind. Thank you from NEW ZEALAND
I love the system! How often do you have to pull that all out and clean? I’ve built bio filters before above ground, and you have to clean out all the waist about once a year. So what I’m asking is do you have to pull all that up-( milk cartons ) and clean it out?
@jamescasey7362 Hi, all you have to do is drop the sump pump in the pump vault once a year and suck all the muck out. No need to take the crates out. That's why you have a pump vault (the stacked buckets) Thanks for watching!
I loved building mine. Made plenty of mistakes, but I persisted and for a first attempt on a very limited budget I think I did pretty well. I enjoyed it so much I think I'd like to make a living doing it. How do I begin?
@@Red.Scapes did a fair amount of that in preparation and during my build. I'm really keen on building self sustaining biomes with minimal human intervention. Gotta study more biology for that though. Gotta be a way to have pretty and easy to keep.
@ChrisAyers-f7v the more surface area you have (pebbles, rocks, bioballs and the like) the more good bacteria the pond will accumulate and the cleaner the water. This is why people build wetlands full of different sized rock material. The second most important thing is the water circulation. Need to keep water moving at all times in order to keep the oxigen levels up. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me questions if you have any. Cheers
Hi i am still learning how to do this reno to my old backyard pond.. Can ypu please explain where does the pump go? Is it in the intake bay bucket to pull in water and push it out up too at the bio falls?
Thanks for your quick reply. 1.more question what was the purpose of the bucket in the wetland? Couldn't we just put crates and bio balls and gravel for filtration? Can you explainthat part better. Thanks!
@2709mss The purpose of the bucket is that once a year, you can open the lid and drop a sump pump in there and suck all the muck and debris out. It's a clean out access. Cheers
The fish have a tendency to mess around with the plants, pull them, try to eat them, and so on. So they should be planted in pots in order to last. Also some (like water lilies) might be invasive and spread too much.Thanks for watching!
Question : since the rocks are directly under the sun, they will heat the water and algeas will grow back ?!! Has for the surrounding, the grass will grow until the edge of the pound and there is the risk of cutting the membrane while cutting the grass ?!
If you have good water circulation and an established ecosystem with enough water plants, then alge won't thrive. As far as the sides around the pond, as I said in the video, they were planning to build a walkway/patio and also plant some bushes and plants all the way around. Thanks for watching!
Ok! Thanks for your time. I have a project, small one, my first aventure with a pound. My challenge will also include weather (up to 35 ° c in summer and down to -25 ° Celsius in winter... ). Will search for your other videos.
@anniegueveneux8161 some shade always helps too, even if it's just water lilies inside the pond. Good luck with your project and I'm available if you have other questions.
looks expensive just trying to do small pond in my garden got no idea about filters, pumps how to do waterfall e.t.c but its costly just getting the first few things to start it also power is an issue pond is away from electricty supply and do not fancy running an extension cable through garden 24/7
have to say i know the pros aren't cheap but that pond at the start id say is what you get when you go cheap. That thing would make me hate even looking outside .What a terrible job that was!!
Agreed! It probably looked better at the start but then the landscape guys messed it up over time. Needed some love that's for sure. Thanks for watching!
Good rework on a bad pond, such large koi in a pond not deep enough the pump pit was deeper. How you made the intake bay it will need cleaning regularly to much fish s**t will destroy the nitrogen cycle.. and make methane
Your last sentence. I too love working in the garden; building vegetable gardens, ponds, filtration systems, decks, composting systems, fences, pathways, ... Mistakes are made. But it's fun. Kids craft in school. This is crafting for adults.
Wait... They put all those extra liners down, thinking the water was leaking through.. Even if you stopped the water from running Under it at the top... How could you know that the original liner does not have Any punctures?? Am confused about that.. Thanks! (on with the show...)
@@Red.Scapes can I use normal pottery clay if there is a not natural clay under the sand. I do see people talk about Bentonite clay, but I'm not sure where it originate from. Thank you. I need to do more research on what kinds of clay I can use.
Why take the liner off if it was perfectly fine?? Mayhe they added for extra protection over time?. Ill never understand getting rid of established water for the "look".. fish thrive in established water.. plus that completely shocks their system..
I watch them all the time! The problem here was they already had the ring of pearls look (this pond was initially done by others) and we tried to reuse whatever rocks they had on site since the owner didn't want to order more.. We did our best to break that round of pearls pattern by moving the stones around and not making a complete circle like they had before but that's the best we could come up with what we had on hand. Thanks for watching!
I LOVE THAT U TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR U SHOW DA LOVE COMPASSION AND DIDCATION TLC TO MAKE DA POND WORK. BUT U FUSSED ABOUT ALL DA FOAM I SEEN U USING WAY MORE THEN THEY DID. AND OBVIOUSLY DA PEOPLE WHO ORIGINALLY DID DA WORK TOOK NO PRIDE WHICH MAKES ALL OF US CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOOK BAD U MADE DA POND SMALLER BUT DA INTAKE WAS CLEANER AND I HEARD U SAY THERE KIDS CAN GET IN DA INTAKE BUT WITH TIME DA PLASTIX WOULD WARP WITH DA HEAVY ROCK AND KIDS JUMPING IN THERE FOR MYSELF IS A SIGN OF CONCERN. SO I WOULD NEVER TELL MY CLIENT ITS OK TO ALLOW THERE KIDS TO JUMP IN THERE THATS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND THEY GOT U ON CAMERA SAYING THAT. I WOULD TELL THEM THAT NO ONE SHOULD STEP IN THERE AND FOR WHAT EVER REASON THEY SHOULD CALL U CUZ U R GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO MESS WITH YOUR WORK KIDS COULD JUMP IN THERE SPECIALLY IF DA KIDS IS 300 LBS AND THOSE CRATES GIVE WAY AND THOSE ROCK PIN HIS LEG FEET 🦵 AND U GET HIT HARD NOT VERY SMART FROM A BUSINESS STAND POINT SPECIALLY NOW A DAYS PEOPLE WANT TO SUE PEOPLE FOR NO REASON. U NEED TO COVER YOURSELF YES U GOT INSURENCE BUT Y EVEN PUT THAT ON DA LINE YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE MONEY FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK DIDICATION U DONT NEED STUPIDTY AGAIN GOD FORBID MY BOY. TWO WEEKS FOR THAT LITTLE WORK TO ME IS WAY TO LONG U COULD OF DONE IT IN ONE WEEK FOR SURE BUT IF U R CHARGING BY DA HR THATS MILKING DA COW AND TAKING ADVANTAGE BUT I GET IT CUZ U PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF OFF TIME CUZ NOT MANY PEOPLE R GETTING PONDS DONE. U DID A GREAT JOB AND I LIKE YOUR WORK I JUST HATE TO SEE U GET SMACKED DOWN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK
U R VERY DETAILED WITH YOUR WORK AND I LOVE TO WORK WITH GOOD PEOPLE WHO USE THERE BRAINS AND CARE ABOUT THERE WORKS IM NOT PUTTING U DOWM GREAT AWESOME JOB I JUST WONT TELL THEM ITS OK FOR THERE KIDS TO JUMP IN THERE EVEN IF ITS SAFE.