Your ponds are so healthy. The bog filter and intake bays are definately superior to other methods. I struggled so much with maintenance on my fancy $1000 brand filters that always clogged, always sucked in fish, always broke, or failed in some way. Doing my new rebuild with all my lessons learned and your videos are going to be a template for me. Thanks!!

@Ozponds

27 күн бұрын

I’m very happy with my diy ponds. Good luck with your project 👍

I love your approach and how you deal with expensive overpriced pond equipment like the Aquascape stuff...I'm sure their stuff is good, but from watching you I used a compost bin as my pump vault as it had the opening in the bottom and lid for the top and my wetland filter works a dream. Love your work buddy.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Richard 👍. Compost bin is a great idea!

Never stop talking about pond builds But what about more on your awesome plants!

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Did you watch this one? DIY Ponds and DIY gardens | Plants I like to use kzread.info/dash/bejne/gp-nt8Wrp6_agKw.html

Mate your videos are amazing. Attention to the details on everything educates dumbasses like me on the details that most people overlook and get mad they didn't know before filling with water

I learn so much! I will probably never have a big beautiful pond like that, but thanks to your videos I can make my small container pond something really nice.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad 😊

Love your work. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your videos, they have greatly helped me in the planning of my new ecosystem pond. I broke ground last week and hope to have water in it shortly. Cheers from Canada.🐟

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Todd 👍

I wish I could show you the pond I'm restoring because of your videos. It was RANK with rot and poor circulation... All fixed thanks to your beautiful knowledge.

@Ozponds

8 ай бұрын

Comments like this make me happy. 😊👍

Hello Kev, I'm Éric from France. I follow you and want bust say you thanks for all your conseils. I does à filtre with your tutoriels and have since 4 mounths à beautiful clear water despite the strong heat of this spring and early summer. 💪👍💪 golden fish are happy and it's à pleasure to can watch it in cristal water !! Merci Kev 😊

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Eric. 👍

Amazing job, very clever design

Great Video, Kev! I am building a large pond, and I refer to you videos for guidance and confidence. Cheers from Monterey Bay!

Thanks M8. You've helped me make a couple container ponds and fountains, going to perfect those before I scale up next year with a pond!

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Great plan. 👍

"Fantastic video tutorial! Your explanation was thorough yet easy to understand.Looking forward to trying this out on my own pond. Thanks for sharing your expertise!" Id like to know more detail about the pump and detail on plumbing from pump to filter .

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Does this help? Tips for plumbing a bog filter in a garden pond kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6yfvLZuhbqfdKg.html

Wow amazing!!! Wish I can hire you, but I live too far. Can’t find any good pond guy in Sacramento.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

I hope you do. Everyone should get to enjoy a pond in their yard.

Adding mulch to cover liner edges adds the risk of increased water loss due to wicking. Especially where water is scarce, better to avoid anyabsorbent material near pond edges. Over time, the same can happen with decaying plants, roots, leaves etc. So, while looking great, there¨'s often a price to be paid for 'natural' edges :)

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Good tips 👍. That’s why I like to have the edges 15cm (1/2 a foot) above the water level.

Appreciate your videos, would love to know how to do all the filtration for a small duck pond.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

I do it the same. Supersize the bog filter, add jets and possibly a high flow filter to help with solid removal.

@gangofgreenhorns2672

Жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds Thank you!

Thx for the info Kev! But why don't you use aquablox in the bog filter?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s always necessary. If I were building a really big, wide filter I would use some kind of matrix block.

Hi Kev! Thanks a lot for your generosity sharing your knoledge!! I really apreciate that! I have a 7 x 11 meters swimming pond, that you could call "just natural" because there´s no biological active filtration more than the bacterian biofilm on the rocks and pebbles and the big quantity of plants that are stablished over 3 years now. But I want to build a bog to improve the water quakity (wich is good, by the way. Some days I can see the bottom on the 2 meters deep area. ). My question: can I use 110 mm drain pipes instead of the trench you use? (not posible to find here in Argentina!). And to make the slots with a electric saw , aprox 1/3 depp in the pipe, how many in a linear meter of the pipe you sugest to do??? (I am gon use 2 meters pipes !) Thanks in advance for your help!!! and regards from Argentina!

@Ozponds

6 ай бұрын

It depends on bog size and configuration.

Hi Kev, I made a big barrel filter as you’ve instructed in your previous uploads and it’s working great , my pond is 1500 litres and I’m only getting 480 litres per hour flowing through filter because pump is also running a water fall , do I need the full 1500 litres to flo through filter per hour, thanks Mick

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Mick. 480L through the barrel should be perfectly fine 👍

@mick6427

Жыл бұрын

@@Ozponds Cheers Kev 👍

Any experience with using clay soil or bentonite instead of a liner?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Very little. I only have one natural (no liner) pond.

How do you estimate how much large stone you’ll need and gravel?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

With great difficulty. I tend to use the guidelines on aquascapes websites.

What kind of camera do you use to video under water?

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

Just my iPhone in a watertight case.

Does aeration play an important role on this kind of pond? I always got a feeling that aeration is not matching, visually, with the natural style pond.

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

It’s not critical but oxygenated water can help break down materials quicker.

🐠🐟🐠🐟🐸🍻👍🏻

@Ozponds

Жыл бұрын

😊🐟🐢🌾🪷🐸🍻👍