I think you have done an incredible job Kev professional or not ponds can be so expensive (as I’m finding) but saving we’re you can and having ago yourself is all part of the achievement once your done 👏👏👍

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam 👍

I am almost as much in awe of the quality of your videos as I am of your work bud. Massive legend.

This is great work Kev and the pond must have matured quite nicely now with the plants ❤

@Ozponds

8 ай бұрын

It really has. This weekends video is how I start my mornings with a little walk around, so you’ll get to see how it’s coming together. 👍

Great video!!! u sure do lovely ponds!!! I have a 30 by 30' pond with a 50 foot bubbling brook, a waterfall and a intake bay holding both pumps. I need to add it up but we just finished the rock last week. In the spring, i will be planting. I am sure i am at 10,000 dollars and i got all the rock i wanted for about $800 as it cost me that to go pick it up in fuel. Its so nice to have a run down like this when u r dreaming!!! Otherwise, like w me i was nervous as i built it! So great video!!!!!

@Ozponds

7 ай бұрын

I always worry about how much I’m spending on my hobby. But the value I get in enjoyment has been incredible. So glad I did this pond!

Great Job, looks fantastic and we all appreciate how transparent you are about the costs

Awesome! Props to your DIY techniques.

This is awesome! I’m building a my parents dream pond for them and this really takes a load off when it comes to figuring out how much everything should be costing!

Its beautiful thank you for sharing have a beautiful day God bless you always

Awesome video! I think it came out great!!! Can’t wait to try this on my property soon ❤️

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing

Thank you! Worth while too!!!!

New Subscriber here and i think you have done an amazing job Kev!!! This is exactly the kind of pond i dreamed of in my yard and i'm glad that it can be achieved for a little over $10k, as i know how expensive they can be, but i'm happy to spend the amount you did for your pond and now i'll be able to do one of my own sooner, rather than years later down the road.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. That’s the goal to help people achieve their own dream ponds. 👍

The pond is fantastic. I’m not sure a “professional” could have done a better job. Loving your videos and looking forward to the day when I have a pond.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m sure a professional would have done a better job but it would have cost me over $100,000 for this size and that probably wouldn’t include the stream section.

Superb effort Kev, can't wait to see what it looks like a couple of years down the track.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff. It will be fun sharing how it matures with all you guys 👍

A lot of hard work paying off with such a cool pond!

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🍻

Thanks so much for your useful content stunning professional job Kev incredible thanks for creating this amazing video!

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for all your kind words 😊👍

I think it looks hella awesome 👍👍👍 love it

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 😃

That is amazing pond❤

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m so happy I added it to the garden.

Thank you

Looks great well done

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roy

Yes it is heap of hard work but it's worthwhile 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Appreciate your support and encouragement 👍

Great job Kev!! Passionate pro job. I and my 5 year old building a small pond at our backyard. It’s our Melbourne lockdown project to keep kids busy. Not sure how it’s going to turn out. I took about a ton of inspiration from just you. Will email you the pics once it’s kind of done.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate 👍

Outstanding! Thanks for the cost breakdown in Aussie dollars! Much appreciated! :-)

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 😉

It looks like a professional job to me.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

U always say thanks for watching and I say always thanks for creating ammazing video , as aways I like your div bog filters because , they are so chea.and effective as compared to aquascape product's . This build is really amazing, bro next time make a giant ond more bigger than this 👍

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

😂 maybe if I win the lotto. 👍

ponds stunning mate ;)

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoffrey 👍

I have a role of that black geo tech cloth I want to get rid of at Pitt town.

Love it

Looks so good, Kev. It's just going to get better and better as the landscaping grows in. Our ponds are similar in size and features and I was about to say, "we're at about the same cost" but then I remembered I'm spending USD and you're spending AUD... and I still have a $1-2k more to go. Doh!

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

I thought you’d come out much cheaper with your liner. Although you do have all those milk crates for your neg edge and wetland. I’m trying no crates in the bogs. Can’t wait for an update 👍

@TylerTervooren

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds I got the milk crates for about $1.25/each so not a budget buster (though I did buy 400 of them). My next update will explain why I did not come out much cheaper on my liner. Changed my plan too many times midway through the build. I can't believe you got all your utilities located and your whole pond dug for $200. I paid $1,000 to hire a machine and operator to dig the initial hole, and another $1,000 to borrow a family friend's machine for basically as long as I need it. That second $1,000 has been really worth it, though!

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that was really lucky. My mate works in the city installing all the underground electricity so he just borrowed some of their gadgets. I hate to think what it would have cost otherwise.

Thanks so much for making this video. It's really amazing. We are dreaming about a natural swimming pond that we can share with plants, fish and other wildlife on our small acreage property in Victoria. We swam in so many natural ponds when we lived in Europe and it just feels so much nicer and more natural than your standard swimming pool. But it looks like it is much more expensive to have one professionally done here than in Europe. For something that looks very similar to your pond, but with a slightly deeper swimming zone, we have been quoted a starting price of around $150,000. Crazy! That takes it completely out of our grasp. Now we are looking at whether it's possible to DIY it, but we've heard so many people say not to even bother trying. This video gives me hope that maybe it could be possible. Is there anything you would suggest, if someone wanted to basically do what you have done here, but say to 2m depth in the centre? Also, any chance of an update video so we can see how it's all looking now? Thanks again!

@Ozponds

5 ай бұрын

My channel is all about trying to make ponds affordable. There’s quite a few updates on this pond and it often makes an appearance in my videos.

Global Synthetics sell the rolls of Geo for about half that for the 115m role. I think it’s $700

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew that. Is that with free shipping? I just priced a small roll from another supplier for my paths and the shipping cost more than the fabric! I ended up picking some up from a nursery supplier I know. Suregro here in Melbourne. I’d like to try globals rainwater solutions when I build a pondless 👍

@MrCites1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds The shipping is not much. Call and talk To Julian and he can direct you. They even sell a stronger version of Aquablox for cheaper.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I will 👍

What is the electrical consumption kwh for this pond? If living in a 4 season climate, what would you do during late fall, winter, early spring? Would you run pumps during those seasons?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

This pond runs anywhere from 0.2kwh (200w)- 0.3 (300w) I’m using variable speed pumps. 4 pumps @ about 50w, plus an aerator (20w). Sometimes I put the pumps up more, sometimes less. I run them all year.

hi, great work, looks amazing. would you let me know, how you got your water to get this blue-green look?

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

That’s pond dye. Do you like it?

@fr3dthemad

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds i had to google it, to understand it. and yes, i like it a lot ;)

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

The good news is it’s cheap, safe for aquatic animals and lasts a long time 👍 if you watch the video when I added it I’ve got some links in the description.

Hi Kev do you think I could make a bog filter out of 2 IBC 1000 litre water tanks ? just not sure hoe to get the flow out of them without leaking ...Thanks Anthony

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. You just need a bulkhead or uniseal. If you aren’t sure what they are you can find links to them on my website. Should find them under helpful products.

awesome...where did you purchase the liner from?

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

This one I got at rock around the block. Their website was cheaper than aquascape Australia even though the liner shipped from there (I don’t know how that works).

Your cost for the geo & liner seems really high. Must be weird Oz markup.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Yeap. Good news is others can save money there 👍

I disagree professionals would not done a better job. Yes I think 60k is about right. Excluding your intake bay so perhaps 70k i think people are getting ripped off. I don't see the money when you break it down. Rocks are dead cheap and liner not that expensive then skimmers pumps piping. My only criticism is you could have used larger rocks in the build. But yes its a good build i would suggest building a stone wall below the water level to hide the visible liner

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Yeap I wish I had been able to use larger rock but I couldn’t afford a machine to just sit around and be available when I had time to work on the pond 😞. But I’m a bit upset about the wall suggestion, there is no exposed liner below the water surface, there’s some on the edges where I’ve still go to tidy up. But the pond itself is completely rocked.😞

so forget cost of everything what do you put yourself at a hour rate? $40 $50 a hour?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Never thought about it.

I am guessing a pro would have cost 50k including australia tax.

Your stuff looks plenty professional to me.

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott

Did this dream pond also suffered from "new pond syndrome"?

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but it was over very fast I’ve been testing a product that prevents string algae that I’ll talk about in next weekends video 👍

@Itsyuvv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds what about one cell algae? Please do mention how did you fixed the new pond syndrome in the dream pond in the upcoming videos

@Ozponds

2 жыл бұрын

No green water. I’ve never ever had green water in any pond I’ve built with a bog filter. Just string algae. And yes I do mention it in next weeks video 👍