WATER FEATURE DESIGN SERIES | UNDERSTANDING AND CALCULATING WATER IN MOTION

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In this first video “Understanding and calculating water in motion”, John Adams teaches the basics of water in motion, and how to calculate it. In the next 3 videos in the series, he will teach why that is important to water feature design, how it relates to pond design, waterfall design, and negative edge design.
Modern Design Aquascaping has been building custom water features since 2000 and has been a Certified Aquascape Contractor since 2002. They have built in 6 countries, and over a dozen states in the U.S. They specialize in custom projects that change the way people spend time together outdoors. You may reach John in East Tennessee at:
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@seals70 Год назад

DIY here, planning for a pond and grateful you’ve made this great educational resource. Thank you!!

@KoiAddiction Год назад

What would you like me to talk more about? I’m making a list of necessary content for the season…

@saskiavanjeveren9803 Час назад

great info. planning my backyard aqua scape (in Holland) This serie is golden! You guys got my wife convinced it's gonna be a succes.🤙

@kwaltner55 Год назад

Bravo…..My light bulb came on. Great explanation! Thank you!

@KoiAddiction Год назад

You made me visualize Gru from the minions “Light Bulb” lol

@iris.inspired Год назад

So helpful to see it broken down & explained through all the dimensions through drawings!

@KoiAddiction Год назад

I'm so glad! good luck with your project ;)

@laurabarrow6340 3 месяца назад

Thanks for making these videos. I've had a self-designed pond for about 10 years and I got lucky and it's been great. But now it's time to upgrade since I've adopted some more koi. Your videos help me think through my options. And. your energy and enthusiasm are great!

@KoiAddiction 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much as time is passing I am ready to do more educational videos! Construction and growth have slowed us down so much at the editing desk😅

@Anointed2flag 3 года назад

Very good I for thumbs up and please give more.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

I will keep it up, more videos coming out this year!

@WaterFeatureResource-rr8uf Год назад

Great video on calculating water in motion!

@KoiAddiction Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@DanLiese 3 года назад

Love the Math (the stuff behind the scenes that no one ever sees) this is the Value of Knowledge is Power.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Its the important stuff, as features get bigger. I am constantly working with people who are trying to solve problems with poorly designed features!

@GregWittstockThePondGuy 4 года назад

You go John!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Educating & Inspiring the world about ponds & water features🤠

@RodJetton 3 года назад

Best videos out there. Great information!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks Rod- I am going to get back to the educational stuff soon- just been so busy building!

@adampinales2945 3 года назад

THIS SAVED MY ASS!!!! thank you brother!!!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

That’s Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching👍🏻

@tonymarshall3162 2 года назад

This series is GOLD for a new contractor like myself !!! THANK YOU JOHN !! You da man !!

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Glad to help !

@Nick-cq1ps 2 года назад

This is excellent info. Very helpful! I feel confident enough to try a zero edge…

@KoiAddiction Год назад

Best wishes, I hope we helped you do a successful project!

@TheOfficialSteelReign 4 года назад

This is one of the most helpful. Videos I've seen about pond building 101. It helped me understand that I'm just gonna pay someone like you to math for me. 🤣

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

All good boss, we can do the math for ya😂🤣

@aquascapeponds 3 года назад

Very valuable video John

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks buddy hope to see you soon🤟

@sandyl2493 2 года назад

WOW WE WOW! Very helpful.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Hope it helps you out!!

@sandyl2493 2 года назад

@@KoiAddiction Every single one of your videos is so very informative. Thanks from Florida!! Sunny days and prosperity to all in the coming New Year!! 🎉

@melindawolfe4348 3 года назад

Thank you so much! We achieved exactly the waterfall we wanted and we owe it mostly to you.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Well OK that’s a very nice complement :-) shoot us some pictures to our Facebook page I would love to see it😎

@dls0613 3 года назад

I see that a year ago you put this out....I can only say thank you. I now understand what my issues are. Your knowledge has set me free.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

LOL - glad I could help!

@Poseidonponds 2 года назад

Very valuable, just used it on a complicated feature! Thanks for the education.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

What did you find most helpful?

@Poseidonponds 2 года назад

@@KoiAddiction definitely the part about between the rocks with averages as well. Presented well and easy to digest.

@toliscy 3 года назад

Thanks John! now somebody should make a metric version of this :)

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

That could be you or reach out to MJ Wilson the pond advisor, he is in the UK and would be a great candidate for that!

@jodyjackson3424 2 года назад

thanks for the information!

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

NP, I hope it is helpful to you!!

@RoyThe4th 3 года назад

This series is a huge help ty cheers

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks for saying so, I hope it helps your design process!

@itsthewilliamb Год назад

Thanks for the great video John. I’m getting ready to start my own water feature business up in North Idaho.

@KoiAddiction Год назад

👍🏻 get er done 😎

@khakicam5400 4 года назад

Great video. Here's your calculations in metric for those who don't live in the USA, Liberia or Myanmar . 6m * 0.6m * 0.075m = 0.24m3 = 240 litres.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

That was really cool of you to put that information in for people, thank you very much🙏

@lindapearson451 2 месяца назад

excellent! Thank you.

@raymondleveridge6974 3 года назад

Loved this thanks for the info

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Keep watching, I have a great lighting video coming out this week!

@DavidRussell-kf4dw Год назад

Thanks!

@KoiAddiction Год назад

No problem!

@nilo2104 2 года назад

I hope may able to apply this calculation to my pond renovation. Presently, I only have a koi pond using a pump fed filtering process. My idea on renovation is to incorporate falls, stream and bog filter. I will replace the pump fed filtering with Solid Lifting Overflow that will be hidden under the water feature I have planned. Thanks for the formula and I will go on watching your other 3 related videos.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Thanks for tuning into our channel and supporting the Adams family😎

@siddharthgargi3625 3 года назад

Thanks buddy.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@MrStevebeech 3 года назад

Superb info. I did not know to do this with my pond,luckily it turned out ok but it was down to luck 🍻

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

You are a student!

@bradparker649 4 года назад

This is really a great video. I'm building a pondless in my front yard. I'm now thinking my vault/ aquablock's needs to be just a little bigger. Thanks for the help

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

I’ll be making a video specific to Pondless waterfall design that one should be out in two weeks :-)

@escapetoparadise2226 3 года назад

Great vid

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks for binging :)

@zakkladden3424 4 года назад

Awesome stuff. I’m a new CAC and I can’t get enough of this stuff. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

My pleasure, I will have the rest of the videos on water in motion coming out in the next few weeks. At the end you will know what you need to know in order to design ponds, waterfalls, and negative edge systems properly :-)

@andrew7458 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. As a newer installer I haven't seen this information on other sites! Keep it going!! 👍

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Wow, you watched all 4! You probably needed a tylenol after all that😂

@13raulcano 4 года назад

Great video we need more calculation videos could you do one on how to calculate the depth in a wetland or intake bay

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Getting there-so many topics-so little time!

@barbarabaran1743 3 года назад

Thank you! Pond design is truly a combination of art and science. Thanks for explaining the science part! I am creating a 10' x 12' koi pond with waterfall adjacent to the front entrance of my parent's house. My mom's office windows look right into that bed. I want to be impressed, relaxed, and the envy of the 'hood (:-D) so thank you sharing your knowledge and providing me some (haha!) of the confidence I will need to succeed. Thanks again!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Super glad you’re enjoying our content, best of luck with your mom‘s pond. I’m sure it will be amazing and you will enjoy the journey :-)

@petersvan7880 4 года назад

Great video John, thank you for taking the time and effort explaining.

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

@shayyourpondgirl4754 3 года назад

This was an excellent and super valuable information. So good. Keep it up. Great job. This is probably the most common mistake made out there. Thank you and kudos. Great job explaining it as well. Bravo my friend

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Hopefully all this can help put a stop to this common design mistakes that we all run into in the field🙏Thank you for the kind words :-)

@PutsPonds 4 года назад

Good stuff Johnny 👍🏻

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Thanks man, I hope there are people getting value from it🤙

@calicarter75 3 года назад

Loving your videos thanks for the great content!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Thanks for checking in. It’s been not a lot of educational content this season and lots of project showcase videos but there are more in the pipeline!

@ecojardim Месяц назад

this calculation helped me a lot. i am just curiouse if this waterthickness multiplyer also can be used for „LITER“ or if i have to adapt it?

@bob.fagg-bois657 2 года назад

or, as i intend to do when i build mine, i will fill every cavity that will hold water, turn on pump, top up with hosepipe water.

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

Yes that will work too!

@Tettenhall51 3 года назад

Great and informative videos and interesting completed contracts. The problem I’m experiencing in the uk is freezing water, so looking for the opposite of cooling in my ponds the large underground filtration and storage may work well for keeping a large quantity of water warm. Cheers Mike in Wolves (Wolverhampton) UK

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

I hope to get out there and build with you gents in the next year or so. The wetland will keep you water temps more stabilized as you expect. Warmer in winter- cooler in summer!

@scotttaurean4032 4 года назад

nice one mate!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

The student becomes the teacher (=getting old?)

@charlottewilson4560 3 года назад

I tried to follow but I got lost! It’s good to know though, I’ll just ask someone who has more of a clue than me if I ever venture to this level of building! Watch out I might just come knocking on your door!! Great video as always

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Baby steps Girl-BabySteps👼🏻

@EvilGodXL 4 года назад

This is helpful Im in a DIY pond project myself atm, curious to see your negative edge explanation!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

I’m on it👍

@PondKingWaterGardensMN 4 года назад

Great information my friend!

@KoiAddiction 4 года назад

Someone out there needed this video??

@PondKingWaterGardensMN 4 года назад

Looks like lots of people from the comments my brother!

@sorce2175 3 года назад

Can I have 3in depth of water in a stream, AND 1in off the entire surface area if I design the negative edge at one inch? I guess the simple question is... Are stream and negative edge designs independent calculations? I want to build an oversized NE reservoir and bog filter for a 8x10x sloped 6ft deepest pond. Trying to leave it running in winter too. I really appreciate your videos! Thanks!

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Yes you can have separate calculations! If you build it tight on the neg edge you will be good! Pump size and weir width do come into play!

@chrisharrison5178 3 года назад

Thank you for these videos they are very informative. When using this calculation it looks like it is not necessary to account for the water in the plumbing from the end of the stream/pond to the beginning of the headwaters. Am I understanding that correctly?

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

If you have proper back-flows installed you are good. If not I would add for them if the plumbing runs are long!

@chrisharrison5178 3 года назад

That makes perfect sense, thanks again...love the instructional videos!

@Anointed2flag 3 года назад

So before this how do you figure out how much depth water your going to have or how to get the depth that you want so where is what pump and what size to achieve these calculations. So before this calculation you must have the calculation to get the above calculation. How do you know how to achieve the calculations so your basing it on already been built I am trying to figure out how to get there if that makes sense.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Look up a chart for water thickness (depth) based on Gallons per minute flow at a given spillway width and then add the amount of potential bleed down based on your construction methods. Unless you are building something monsterous, this is probably not really necessary...

@SteveRoman-ls2fp Год назад

Does "water in motion" calculate the size of the wetland filtration system?

@KoiAddiction Год назад

Water in motion calculates how big you need to make a reservoir if you are doing a waterfall system or a negative edge system!

@danieljulian4426 2 года назад

Love your videos, very informative! I purchased a house that has a pondless stream. The pump sits in a 20 gallon trash can buried in the ground with a hole cut in the side to make it operate like a skimmer. The pump moves 2100 gph and the stream is around 40 feet long x 1 foot wide with a couple inches of water. Based on your calculations, my pump reservoir is way too small. When i turn off the water feature, it definitely overflows the trash can and runs out the overflow pipe. When i start it back up i just have to run a hose for a while until it achieves circulation, then it seems to operate fine. I don’t have much room at the bottom to add more reservoir storage, so other than the water loss when pump stops, it seems to work okay. Would you recommend another change?

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

If it’s working for you, then there ya go. Not optimal but it is better than nothing ;) It sounds “top heavy” but as long as your pump is surviving you are ok. You could put low-water shutoff float on the pump and an auto-filler to bandied the problem…

@deantalbot6857 Год назад

Your channel is Fantastic! I need help please, Above ground pond depth of water 5.5 ‘ with 2.5 dug below ground and 3ft sandstone boulder surround, can this be built with negative edge skimmer and wetland filter system, I’ve not seem any videos on above ground ponds is this something nobody does? Pond would be 10’ x 9’. I have design in mind but don’t even know if this can be done working correctly.

@KoiAddiction Год назад

No problem! Lay out “boulder surround” and dig the pond inside. Be sure to put soil between boulders and liner (don’t use liner with rock on both sides). Neg edge below at ground level. Wetland layout as needed!

@deantalbot6857 Год назад

@@KoiAddiction wow thanks for the reply! I’m a little confused still about neg edge at ground level? How do I include this? Sorry if this seems stupid but I am very new to pond design?

@sweeyong7756 2 года назад

when calculatng the volume of a wetland filter. people go of figures of 10% 20%30% based on fish density, surface area of stocking pond and total volume of water. say my pond is 10.000L and 10% of that to be wetland filter which is 1000L or 1 cubic meter. is 10% the total volume including blocks and media or just the total volume of water (30-40%) of total volume of wetland. so at 30% it would equate to 300L which would mean that my wetland need to be a minimum 3300 total volume with the blocks and media.. is it best to design wetland based of total volume of water or surface area. cheeers

@KoiAddiction 2 года назад

I go off of the surface area of the pond. Many options affect what percentage are used. Anywhere from 5% of surface area up to 30% of surface area depending on desired outcome and all things considered for each feature.

@csabanemeth 3 года назад

Why not just add the part-volumes in the stream: If it is with gravel in the bottom then multiply that volume with the multiplyer for that type of gravel. How to get that multiplyer? Pour in a bucket water and fill up with gravel, then take the gravel out. The remaining is the waterpart. Measure the bucket and the remaining water, then you have the multiplier. But of course it is dependent on the type of gravel, so it can be estimated without measunging it exactly. But of course we only need the number roughly.

@KoiAddiction 3 года назад

Sounds complicated?