New Pond Build & Final Part 5.
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2016
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This is the last in the pond build videos, so hope you enjoyed what I've done. Thank you all for your support. Very much appreciated. Thank you.
Tel you are a legend in the pond world, built your filters crystal water no algae at all!
A beautiful job well done and meticulously planned. The pond build and the mechanical support systems should make you very proud. I can't wait to get started on my next pond once we move onto our new home. Thank you for the video's they were much appreciated as well as entertaining. Rick
Hi Rick, Hope all is well with you. Thank you, I've now got the rest of the garden to put right as I've trashed it building the pond lol. Good luck with your new build and move and hope all goes well for you. Terry.
Absolutely top notch build mate, and i love the skimmer idea, thanks for the videos, i enjoyed watching them all.
Hi mate, Sorry I missed your comment. Thanks for the kind comment, it's really appreciated, Terry.
Excellent job mate. Will be continuing with mine as I have moved the existing filter and the fance is fixed ready to start on the new one!
Hi Dave, Thank you. Good luck with yours m8. Terry.
absolutely beautiful! Wrighty.. what an amazing looking pond...
Thanks mate, very much appreciated. Terry.
excellent job Wrighty,looks fantastic
Hi Marty, Thanks, it's a big relief now it's done. Got the wine out last night lol. Terry.
Great build! Really enjoyed this
Hi Luke, thanks mate, Good to hear you enjoyed the video. Have you seen my filter house re-build videos, I think you'll find them interesting. Part 1. czcams.com/video/IvtDnWFmeYY/video.html Part 2. czcams.com/video/L6R2yDKLQ7A/video.html Part 3. czcams.com/video/hcKPgKmS5Jw/video.html
Thanks again mate, Terry.
I've wanted a pond for donkeys but for numerous reasons I've never got round to it. ...only wished I'd done when I was younger as digging it out looks full on graft. Great job the way.
Hi Paul, Thank you, It is hard work, but if you do it bit at a time it's not too bad. Worth it in the end. Thanks, Terry.
Wrighty I moved to a bungalow a couple of years ago however though the garden is not huge and the only place to have pond is right under some huge trees which are over the fence owed by the local council along side a public foot path that is only used by dog walkers is not ideal.
Love your video, thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your kind comments, Terry
Terry pond looks excellent . Bet your glad to be finished . Great job my friend.
Thanks Jim. It's nice to know it's done. Terry.
Fan bloody tastic :) More please
Thanks m8. As soon as I've got the garden back together I will do some more. Thanks, Terry.
Wow!! Absolutely beautiful!!!😁😍
Hi Jena, Thank you for your kind comments. Glad you like the pond. Terry.
Dear Terry
Thank you for all the time and effort you have given to us on the story of your ponds and filters, I have learned so much from your good self I hope the garden soon looks as good as the pond and you get time to sit relax and enjoy the friuts of your Labour!!
Hi Paul, Thank you for your kind comments. Very much appreaciated. Terry.
Brilliant I love it looks beautiful
Hi Matthew, thank you. very much appreciated. Terry.
Absolutely beautiful. You have done an amazing job. Thank you for sharing all your tips along the way.
Hi Rob & Chris, Thank you, very much appreciated. and your very welcome. Terry.
Thanks for sharing. The end result is so impressive.
Thanks Darren, very much appreciated, Terry.
for a do it your self pond that was amazing.. congrats Mr. Wrighty hope to see more of your creative and knowledgeable videos.. thank you and god bless
Thank you for your kind comments. Very much appreciated. Terry.
Simply amazed by this, I bet it will be very relaxing sitting out there in the evenings having a drink and listening to the sound of the water. Awesome job Terry and please keep sharing videos with us!!!
Hi Peter, Thank you. Yes it is lovely sitting by the pond. Trouble is I have wrecked the garden while building the pond so I've got to sort that out now lol. Terry.
Amazing. Honestly. Great job
Hi Rush and thank you. Very much appreciated. Terry.
Wow it’s beautiful... you did a fantastic job on it
Hi Debbie, Thank you. Very much appreciated. Glad you like it. Terry.
Love it! I really like your design. Thanks for sharing your build with us. I have appreciated your videos.
Thank you for your kind comments. Terry.
Handsome pond there a true inspiration to us Koi enthusiasts!
Thanks Johnny, Took me a while to get what I wanted built in my head first. But now it's all done I'm really happy with it. Thanks again, Terry.
Just love it Terry..
well done..
just sit back and enjoy the fruits of all that hard graft....
Hi Ant, I'd love to,but I trashed the garden while doing the pond and I've got to put that right first, so the wife says lol. Thanks, Terry.
Absolutely beautiful. All the work you put into your filtration system is the icing on the cake.
Thank you, glad you like the pond, it's very much appreciated. Terry.
Gorgeous
Thanks mate, much appreciated, take care and stay safe mate, Terry
the finished pond is absolutely one of the best set ups I've seen beautiful an very well thought out as well as efficient awesome work looking forword to updates happy ponding
Hi Junella, Thank you for your kind comments. really appreciated. Terry.
Great job. You should feel proud. Sit back and enjoy my friend.
Thank you Chris. Can't sit back yet, the wife wants the garden done now. Terry.
excellent result you have ended up with there. look forward to many more updates.
Thank you, still plenty to do. Terry.
Congratulations to the Kois and you on the new pond, Terry. That coping and brick work highlight it really well. Just when you're done with the last batch of fries, along comes another. Hope you have the same luck with this group as the last ones.
Hi Harry. thank you, I've still got last years young ones in the holding tank so didn't get any this year. Thanks again, Terry.
good to hear your gardan is cuming along takes time but u will get ther carnt wait to see the gardan and pond again I will be adding another video very soon once this pond decides to clear up cheers terry
Another beautiful pond Terry!
Thanks Nathan, very much appreciated. Terry.
Great work Terry will also look forward to seeing the garden all finished as well & a video of it :-)
Hi Phil, That's an idea! gardening videos. Trouble is I know nothing about gardening lol. Thanks, Terry.
looks really nice Terry, good to see it finished mate happy ponding
Hi Rick, Thanks m8, I've just got to put the garden right now. I've trashed it doing the pond lol. Terry.
Amazing pond!!! Wow from Norway😊
Thank you for your kind comment. Very much appreciated. Terry.
Looks amazing Terry , well done, all the hard work paid off :-)
Thanks George, Would like to sit back and enjoy, but the wife tells me I've got to get the garden done now as I trashed it doing the pond lol. Terry.
looks fantastic your an inspiration you have me digging out my foundations for my pond which is 120ft in diameter 16 inches wide and 1 1/2 ft deep it with be 6 blocks high and 12 inch thick wall back filled with concret reinforced steel poles in between 2 7nt breeze blocks with 2 bottom drains and 2 nexus 210 and 300 models. thanks again for the get up and go to start building my new pond about 12000 gallons . my wife's not happy I'm taking over the full garden width .lol
Hi Paul, Thank you, All the best with your pond build and hope all goes well for you. The weather was my biggest hold up, but I got there. Don't envy the digging part lol. thanks, Terry.
Absolutely perfect pond Terry, the design is beautiful. I'm sure it was worth the wait. Also, I wish my waters were this clear! Great work
Thank you. I had been building it in my head for about a year, so new pretty much what I wanted. Thanks again, Terry.
Thats a belting pond. Ill be starting mine soon and ill make sure to watch the rest of your videos for some advice
Hi Mate, Thank you. Drop me an email if you need help. pondfilters@gmail.com I'll help if I can. Good luck with the build. Terry.
What a lovely job you've done. Koi spawning so soon was great to see.
Many thanks for all your uploads, I've learnt loads from all your advice which I hope to use when moving to my new house and building an aquaponic pond with some homemade filters similar to your own.
Enjoy the British summer and hope to see follow up videos soon.
Hi Celyn, Thank you for your kind comments. Good luck with your new build. You can get the plans for building this filter system on my website diypondfilters.com if it helps. Terry.
thanks terry good idea and will try that if no improvement s
thank you again terry for showing us the finishing touches and whot can I say wowwww looks brill really looks nice wer it is keep up them good videos and happy ponding for now.steve:):)
Thanks Steve, Very much appreciated. Now I've got to get the garden done lol. Terry.
amazing!!!
Thank you. Terry.
thank you terry I have just replaced the bulb in the uv and the filter I have got is a really good one its half wet half wet and dry k1 in one side and bushes in the other side the guy ho made the filter for me worked in the deep in hull so u can amagine how good it his 300 pound I payed for it hopefully it will all come together thank you anyway really helpful I will do a update on my pond and willl get the filteration system in thdr for u to have a look thinking off making a prefilter for the otherside off my pond with bio in ther for moore bacteria clean up and build cheers
Your very welcome. I'll look forward to the video. Terry.
Just found your videos and watched this pond build from beginning to end, lovely pond, I hope I can make mine look half that nice when I can afford to build it.
Hi Richard, thanks mate, give it a lot of thought, and look at as many pond videos as you can to get the ideas mate, you'll be fine, Terry.
Looks Great Terry! I've been clicking on your channel, 3 times a day every day in anticipation of your next video. Well worth the wait! I'm a firm believer in letting algae grow on the bottom and the sides of the liner, but of course, I want it out of the water column itself. I really like what you did for the skimmer as far as the water height goes, great way to keep the fish out of it. Please keep us updated!
Cheers.
Hi Ron, Thank you for your kind comments. Algae is good for your pond as it lives on the nitrates. Trouble is it takes over if you let it. Thanks again, Terry.
That pond was well worth the wait Terry, it looks so good, might get you to build my next one LOL. Well done mate very well done at that.
Thanks John, Just the garden to do. Mind you, I think there's more work doing that lol. Thanks again m8. Terry.
Just wow !!! Starting my pond soon just a puddle compared to yours :) Great video series enjoyed every episode and your pond looks amazing.. looking forward to seeing it mature.. 10/10
Thank you for your nice comments. very much appreciated, Good luck with your new build, don't forget to do a video. Terry.
Great build, great planning, but don't sweep the algea off the sides and bottom if it's not great strands of it. That's a living biological system and is good for the pond.
Wow. I will have to build mine differently, it is going to be a turtle pond and some fish.
Bravo.
Thank you, Terry.
Morning Terry, I Check youtube every day waiting for this video :) you done a amazing job mate looks like it always being there like what you done with the inlets looks class coming through the brick work.. jealous to be honest might bottom drain mine next year you inspired me, take-care bud sit back and enjoy your suntan and hard work :)
Morning Kev, Thanks m8, appreciated. I did have a day yesterday where I did nothing apart from sit around my pond with a couple of glasses of wine. really relaxing. But it all starts again now as I have trashed the garden while building the pond lol. Trouble is I know nothing about gardening lol. Should be interesting ;) Thanks again, Terry.
Hi Terry just to say i love your pond so much i'm going to build one myself but not as big, you've really got me motivated and i've even given my wife an extra £100 to stock up on the tea bags lol !!!!!
Hi Johnny, Nice one lol. you can't build a pond unless you have plenty of tea. Only thing is, it tastes a lot better when the wife makes it lol. Good luck with the build. If I can help, just give me a shout. pondfilters@gmail.com. Take care, Terry.
Top notch
Thank you. Terry.
I just watched the 5 parts and truly enjoyed thst, learned a good bit also.
Thank you for your kind comments. Terry.
Amazing pond i am.impressed and you did it by yourself amazing man. Go into businesd of pond building you will make great cash
Hi Kitty and Momma, thank you for your kind comments. I'm too old now, I wish I had done it a few years ago. thanks again, Terry.
@@Wrighty it looks very professional even better then some pond builders but they usually add a water feature or somthing to make it look nicer and i am also british and the cuppa during nasty rain i totally understood it only us britishers know the cuppa story😂😂😂😂 but thank for replying and enjoy the pond
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You can't build a pond without several cuppa's. thanks, Terry.
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excellent work terry u done a gr8t job there i need you to come up to scotland and build my pond lol
Thank you Chris, I'd love to but I've still got back ache from doing mine lol. Thanks, Terry.
WHAT A FANTASTIC POND AND EAGERLY AWAITED SERIES OF HOW TO VIDS WRIGHTY WELL DONE MATE
any chance you could give us a wee run down on project cost of materials and supplies?? once again excellent job
Hi Kenny, Thank you, really appreciated. I'm going to try to work it out this weekend. I will post it. The thing is, my son is a builder and I got all the building materials at trade price. He laid all the brickwork up to water level in under 3 hours, and had a coffee lol. Thanks again, Terry.
Nice one mate, Best add 60% then LOL
Job well done pond looks great. looking forward to next videos. love your DIY filters put one on my moms pond in Northern Arizona, ran fine all winter long with temps below freezing. she uses the water from the filter cleaning on her garden said was the best her garden has done sense she moved there. Are you planing to use your filter water in your garden.
Hi Robert, Thank you. Yes I always put the dirt from my filters on the garden. It's great for the plants. Terry.
great stuff, look really professional. looks like you're going to have to work on an new intro vid. keep up this great series.
Thanks Robert, very much appreciated. I have been trying to get time to change the intro. But been difficult at the moment. Terry
Beautiful! Thanks for showing us how you did it.
Total cost, not counting labor?
Hi, Your very welcome and thank you. I've not worked the cost out yet as I don't want to upset the wife too soon lol. But I will put it in one of my videos. Thanks again, Terry.
Wow, your voice sounds so much like the GEICO Gecko! Anyways, beautiful koi pond; nice design. How many gallons is the koi pond?
Hi Michael, Thank you. The pond is 2200 gallon including filters. Terry.
Hey, been watching your videos over and over again figuring how you've done it. How do you fix your liner when you build the retaining brick walls around the outside of the pond? do you fold them into gap and brick over? and what is best place to buy the bits and pieces that you would recommend? Thank you!
Hi, There is no gap between the bricks as this is filled in with cement to give the wall added strength. The liner is fitted under the top copings. The liner is cut back so it only covers half of the top of the wall and then the copings are laid on top. hope this helps. Terry.
Really nice looking pond, one question for you is did you do something different to your concrete to make it fish safe? I always thought that it put dangerous chemicals in the water or is that not right. Anyway thanks for sharing and I hope you have many great meals with your koa.
Hi Debbie, Thank you. I do put water proofer in the cement when mixing. Must say I've had no problems up to now. Thanks again. Terry.
what do you do with your baby koi? would be interested in some like to have them from babies you see.
great build aswell didnt see the skimmer finished and working
Hi James, I didn't take any of the eggs out this year so the koi would have eaten them. I did take some out last year and grew them. I gave a lot away and kept about 50 for myself, but herron got into the growing tank and got about 30 of them. I still have about 20 left but the herron got all the bigger nice coloured ones. You can see what's left in this video czcams.com/video/dVrVvbA8LuA/video.html Thanks, Terry.
hi terry. I have some small fry in my pond the only problem I have is how do I get them out lol and I only see them at night with my torxh thanks terry
Hi Steve, You need a net with a very fine mesh. Or if you get a length of garden hose and a bucket, If you can get the bucket lower than the pond water level you may be able to syphon them out. Terry.
Beautiful! It's a nitpicky thing, but is there a disguise or decoration planned for the two return pipes?
Hi Tolba, Sorry I missed your comment. They will have flowers hanging down over them most of the time. Terry.
Lovely job mate. How effective is using mortar to bed the coping stones down? How easy it pointing the bed joint underneath on the inside of the pond? And does the mortar actually bond to the liner?
I'm in the process of building my own pond and I'm at this stage now. Water is in and filtering around very well I've got some plants in and they're looking healthy but I've got to secure the liner down somehow but I just cant seem to figure out the best way.
I'm a bricklayer by trade and know from experience that ordinary sand and cement mortar doesn't bond to plastic or rubber very well. But what you have done looks very good.
Hi mate, thank you. I must say I'm no expert, but I can tell you what I did on mine. I had a 2 course brick wall to lay them on as you can see in the video. I cut the rubber liner so it only covered one of the courses. This meant the mortar would at least stick to one course. I had a sheet of polystyrene floating on the water where I was laying the coping's to stop any cement dropping in the water. I mixed waterproofer with the cement and laid the coping as normal. I did drop the water level of the pond 6" to give me a bit more room to work. I laid these 4 years ago and I do walk about on them quite a bit. I've had no problems with them coming loose up to now. I also used a sealer to seal the joints. Hope this helps. Terry.
also I have babie fry in my pond koi would they be ok to leave in my pond with the bigger fish ther around 7 days old these are my first fry since making my pond over 3 years ago and really do want to keep these babies thanks terry
I would remove them. The koi will eat them in time. Terry.
Wow, the final product looks great Wrighty. Are you still using the brush for the algae?
Hi, Thank you. Yes I'm still using the brush to keep the pond clean. I know mine was a new liner, but it will be interesting to see how well it works. I clean my pond with it the day before I'm due to clean my filters, so no extra water loss. Will keep you up dated on that one. Thanks again, Terry
Watching again
Air in pond where those pipes going
Are they underground from the air pump in shed
Thanks
Hi Robert, Yes Mate.
Bloody love it Wrighty. Like others I have been waiting daily for updates. Youve made it well addictive. Just to reclarify for dopes like me whats the dimensions and total gallonage of your pond? Looks amazing.
Hi Stuart, Thank you. It's 17ft X 8ft X 3ft 6 inches at the deep end. I hit the sock level and couldn't go any deeper which was disappointing. Complete volume 2300 gallon. Thanks again, Terry.
Hi tel,
Me again my ponds going great and hope to have it finished in the next 2 weeks. Quick question, when you put the coping stones on did you cut the liner first ? So you had half the brick underneath and half the liner to bind the copings to ? Hope that makes sense.
Hi mate, Yes, I cut the liner back so it came across the inside row of bricks so the coping's can grip to the outside row. Then put the bed of cement all the way across so it grips the liner as well. Terry.
Very nice does the skimmer fill to the level of the pond and pump out all the time?
Hi mate, I run the skimmer 24/7 through the summer, but as I have pond covers, I do shut it down in the winter. Yes it fills to pond level so it's drawing water from the top of the pond. Terry.
Thank you
How do you stop the herons eating your fish in your pond, do you cover it over in the night ?
Hi Harry, I have a net I put around the pond that only takes a minute to put up. You can see it in this video czcams.com/video/9aTVnv4zMK4/video.html
Thanks for your reply, your pond looks just Fab. What is your expert advice on the Nexus 320 pond filter ie is it worth the money?
The Nexus are good systems, that's why I based my design on the nexus. Before you spend any money, check out how the nexus works and then check out how my filter systems work that you build yourself at a quarter of the cost. Check out diypondfilters.com Terry.
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Hi Kim, Thank you. Terry.
hi Terry.. look amazing.. Can you tell me, how do you make Kaldnes tumbling. I used pump 60lit/minutes but kaldnes don't tumbling. Thank you very much (P/S: sorry, my english very bad)
Hi, Thank you. Your media is either new or you have too much in the tub. You need a 6 inch (150mm) round air stone on your air line in the middle at the bottom of the tub. I would take some media out a bit at a time until it starts moving. Give it a while and once it is moving well, start adding some of the media you took out back into the tub. Do this slowly over several days. Hope this helps. Terry.
This this a pump fed system from the bottom drain?
hi terry I have a question on the uv and pump speed to clarify my water my pond pump is a blagdom 1400 and I also have a TMC proclear ultraviolet uv system 55watts would it be ok to turn the pump on full going fro the uv or would I need to turn the water flow down as these tmc systems can take alot off gallons and do a great job thanks again terry. steve
Hi Steve, I don't know the recommended through flow of your UV but be careful as to much flow and your UV won't have time to kill the algae. If you get no improvement with your water in a week or so, It might pay to split the flow with a Y connection so your UV gets half the flow. That way you know it will be working. Terry.
Heya Terry, I have been following with interest and love the new pond! Is there any reason you are not using the Cloverleaf answer on the algae? Many thanks :)
Hi. Thank you for your support and nice comments. I haven't used the Cloverleaf because I've no algae up to now. I will use it if I get algae forming, but up to now there's none. I'm also adding liquid bacteria which helps keep it from growing. Thanks, Terry.
Thanks for the swift reply, much appreciated :) I love your DIY work, I wish I was as creative! Keep up the good work and I look forward to future updates!
Your pond looks amazing and ive been following your videos for a whike, have built my own 3 barrel filter from you design (works great). Looking to remodel my pond, how much did this pond cost to build (without your rdf/other filters)? Cheers
Hi Matt, I'm not sure I can remember now mate. The Firestone rubber liner was about £400.00. Bottom drain £19.00. The 3" pressure pipe was quite expensive as I had to run it to my shed and back, but that'll be different for your pond. As you'll know, my filters, skimmer and sieve are homemade. The worst bit was the cost of the skips to take the dirt away. I had 2 at £160.00 each. If you want any pressure pipe, Pipestock.com are the cheapest I've found. The brickwork was done by my son who's a builder, so it cost me nothing. I can't remember how much the copings were mate, sorry. Hope this helps. Take care, Terry.
Cheers Terry for your reply, I'm having a problem with something (think it's rats) nibbling through my liner (edpm) around /just below waterline so not sure whether I'll have to make a solid wall or not. All part of the fun I guess
Someone once told me, if you want to get rid of rats, put some diesel down, they hate it. Terry.
Not heard that one before, been putting poison down but not helped so far, needing liner number 3 soon i think. I'll give it a shot, cheers
Are your barrel filters still gravity returned?
Hi, The system can be built gravity fed or gravity return. Terry.
best pond videos by far. do you have any trouble with herons? also did you dig it all with spade or did you use a mini digger? thanks
Hi, and thank you. We have a land drain running along the back of our house, and there are one or two come to that looking for frogs and things, but I don't think I've had one at my pond yet. I do use a scarecrow sprinkler and a net fence I put around the pond at night. Terry.
Sorry mate, I only answered half of your question. Yes the pond was dug by me and by hand, and all the soil barrowed round to the front of the house and put in 2 x 8yd skips. Terry.
Thanks for the reply. im hoping to dig my pond deeper this summer, its only 10x8 and 2 foot deep. im going to dig it to 5 foot.
Good luck with the dig. It is hard work, but well worth it mate. Terry.
Do you have an update of this wonderful pond?
Hi Chris, Thank you. There will be more videos, but at the moment I'm having to put the garden in order as I did make a mess of it when doing my pond. Thanks, Terry.
Brilliant job that Terry, roughly how much was it for a liner that size regards paul.
Hi Paul, thank you. very much appreciated mate. I did have some extra for double lining under the rocks around the pond, but I think it was around the £450.00 mark. It's the 1m thick Firestone rubber liner. I must say it's very good to work with. thanks, Terry.
What size is your liner terry ...?
Wow! mate, I can't remember, it was 4 year ago, sorry. Terry.
Hi and thanks for the great video, what were the depths of the footings and pond dimensions
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Hi David, Thank you. The pond is 18ft x 10ft x 4ft deep. The footings were 9" wide x 9" deep, this is just enough to get a double layer of brick on. My son laid the bricks for me. Terry.
Wrighty what was the depth of the concrete within the 9” footings
Regards
David
Hi David, Thank you, My pond is 18ft x 10ft x 4ft at the deep end. The footings are 9" (22.9cm) wide x 9" (22.9cm) deep. My pond volume is 2500 UK gallon. Hope this helps. Terry.
Wrighty thanks for the reply I am doing a similar construction and wondered if you needed brick below ground level for structural support. I noticed on you pond the footings are 9” but the was room to lay a course of brick below ground
Kind regards
I am planned to go two feet deep and three foot high so hoped you could help, breezed block construction
What type of air stone do you have? It looks like it is huge! Thanks for the video.
Hi Lira, Thank you. There an 8 inch air stone. I have 2 of them in the pond. The air pump is on a timer and comes on 4 times a day, unless it's really hot. Then I have them on constant. Terry.
I just finished watching your pond building videos and there is a side return coming from under the hedges that you did not mention in building the pond. Can you tell me what it is?
Hi Lira, It's the return from my skimmer. Terry.
ahh, ok
hi terry I was hoping u could help me I have used a treatment to clear all the algea in my pond and it has got rid off off the algea I have a problem my pond water is really green I have turned my uv ultraviolet on 55w and I dont no how long it will take with the pond being 22 thousand liters would u yourself do a full water change now or would it be best to leave it and let the uv do its job I just want to speed things up it is so depressing seing my pond in such a state the reason it has got so bad was I bought a uv system off line (BIGMASTAKE) my pond was really nice last year before I noticed the bulb wasnt doing its job and with me working away it didny hrlp I have come home to a really bad peasoup coulred pond thanks terry I have done a video on the pond in the state it his and will be uploading another video on it when its all back as it should be time to start caring for my pond moore thank you terry steve
Hi Steve, The fish won't mind the green water, like you say, it just looks horrible. If you want to do a water change I wouldn't change more than 25%. It will be a case of sitting back and waiting for your UV to do it's job. You will need a good filter to clear the dead algae. You really should change the bulb in your UV every year at the start of every season. Once a pond goes like that, it does take some getteing back to normal. Good luck and hope all goes well for you. Terry.
Looks brilliant i really want to do a pond but not sure where to start where are you located ?
Hi mate, Thank you. I'm in south Lincolnshire, PE12. Firstly you have to decide what your aim is (if your going for Koi, or something easier like goldfish). Goldfish are very hardy and reasonably easy to keep. Koi do take a lot more looking after as there hybrids and also require more room. That will give you a better idea on your pond size. Do as much research as possible. Watch as many CZcams videos on ponds and pond builds as you can. Talk to your local pond shop, there usually very willing to help. Check if you have a Koi club near you. You'll find there members very helpful. Most people who build there first pond, build a bigger one within the first 2 years. It is a wonderful hobby but can be expensive if your not careful. Hope this helps. Terry.
Wrighty how much would somethink like urs cost me ?
Hi Mate, as you may know I did all the work myself apart from laying the bricks which my son did. The good thing about it is you can do it a bit at a time to get most of the bits together before you start. If your starting from scratch it can cost a bit. It really depends how good you want to go with it. As you know there's cheap and expensive in everything. My pond liner alone was £460.00 but I had the best. You can get one for around £70.00. maybe less. My UV light was £115.00. but you can get one for £30.00. My pond filter as you know I built myself. It's very difficult for me to give a price mate. I would say you could build one similar to mine using the cheaper end of the market equipment for around £500.00. or less, which is the sort of equipment I used for years. One like mine with the same equipment could cost in the region of anywhere from £6000 to £7000 Hope this helps mate, Terry.
I've just realized, I thought you were on one of my new pond build videos. You can see my pond build from start to finish. This is the first video:
czcams.com/video/8TXKUcWbn50/video.html Terry.
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Hi mate and thank you. always appreciated. Terry.
Really enjoyed all 5 videos and I've learned a lot. I have gone thru them twice and I didn't hear how big your pond is. I will be doing mine in the spring and wondered the size of yours.
Hi Carol, Thank you. Very much appreaciated. My pond is just over 2000 uk gallon. It's 15ft x 10ft x just under 4ft at the deep end. Thanks again, Terry.
Hi Terry just a quick one did you prime your pipes before you cemented them?
Hi James, I use the Weld-On solvent weld and didn't use primer. They do more in the US. Terry.
Wrighty damn I just used normal pvc cement with no primer oh well fingers crossed thanks for the fast response
I've never used the primer but I just think it cleans it, not sure. I think you should be ok mate. Terry.
Wrighty thanks feel a little better now 👍love your video built mine very similar you yours I've been watching your videos for about a year now.
Thanks James. Just check what it says on the tin about primer to be sure. Terry.
this water is clear, because it`s new. .....look it in 3-4 weeks, than you have the "new-pont-syndrome", and it`s green ! ... and than let us look it in 3-4 months, if the filter is really so good...
Hi Heinz, Subscribe and you'll find out. Terry.
The ladys indoors never do mate lol
hi Terry Where's best place to buy pond liners ? cheers josh
Hi Josh, I got mine on eBay. I think that's as good as any. The competition with suppliers is good on there. Terry.
Wrighty did you buy rubber or off? cheers josh
I got the Firestone 1m rubber. Terry.
Wrighty yeah think that's what I'll go with and how many litres is your pond and what pump do you use?
Hi Josh, The pump I use is a Mega SS20 www.absolute-koi.com/subcat1756.html
And my pond is 11365 ltr. Terry.
lol hows the pond going and will u be uploading anymoore videos wer all missing your vids
I will be doing more videos, but I'm stuck doing the garden at the moment as I trashed it building the pond. I'm not too good on gardening, so I'm not videoing that lol. I have got the path round the pond done and finished now so I'm well on the way. Terry.
Could I have some of your fry
If they spawn again I will save you some. Terry.
Lol the pond is more important
I know! but the wife doesn't understand lol. Terry.