DIY Modern Koi Pond Update After 3 Years
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2020
- Many people still ask me about the pond my son and I dug in the backyard 3 years ago. It's still going strong and we love it as much or more than day 1. I do have a better filter now and the water is crystal clear. This past winter never really got cold and we grew some crazy hair algae for the first time ever. It was really clogging the pump and the filter was barely getting any flow through it. I drained it about halfway and pressure washed most of the walls and rocks in the pond. It's been flawless since. We are not looking to expand the pond or add a second one right next to it.
Wow man it still looks great, you don’t know how blessed you are to have such a beautiful pond there.
Should of put a bottom drain in it mate but looks great 👌🏻
Cool another pond let’s go can’t wait for the build
Looking good! Looking forward to seeing the next build
You guys are one of the reasons I have my own pond this day 💕 Thanks
What a beautiful pond it is.
Thanks
Also I can see how people are begging for more videos. You never know man CZcams could become an extra income. Take care!!
I'm not knowledgable enough at the fish stuff to really keep at it. I just have been sharing my experiences. But overall it maintains itself when it's working right.
Bottom drains are not an opinion they are a standard in the industry. just look at how ponds are created in Japan where it all started. bottom drains never leak if they are installed correctly.
If I had a huge swimming pool sized pond, I would use a bottom drain. The setup with the bubblers to lift debris has worked really well for me since installing it.
Should definitely upload more :)
I'm going to work on it. I have sold or re-homed most of my fish and had a tragic problem with my Ranchu tank (guessing someone got chemicals on one of my brushes somehow....as they all died after a tank cleaning) :( My Koi pond is now my main focus. That and my son's turtle.
Video in your filters and filter maintenance please.
I am making a koi pond now but sadly I ran out of money and my project is at a stop I am $160 short but when I get the money I’ll make a video of me building it and posted on YT in case any of you is interested
Have the eggs hatched yet or did you have no luck with them ?
You really need a bigger filter on that pond
This filter is bigger than the original one I had installed. Seems to be keep it pretty clear. This has a larger UV and moves a lot more water through it every hour .
Creative Fish Studio It’s NOT about “clear” water, it’s about removing ammonia and nitrite, the fish waste which will eventually poison your fish!
Too many fish and too much water for that “TOY” filter!
Watch some “Proper” koi videos or read some books, my pond is a similar size and my filter holds around 400 gallons!
As they grow those fish are going to be swimming in their own urine and faeces because that filter is not capable of removing it all from your pond!
Should show us when the fry hatch
Did haven't any hatch in the tank. Did have some hatch in the pond apparently. I saw a baby swimming around yesterday
If you have some free time can you upload more.
What kind of bubblers do you use?
I’ll have to look tomorrow. The stones themselves are large rectangle pieces. I’ll look at the pump tomorrow
ANY LUCK ON THE EGGS ? Did they hatched?
No. I put it back in the pond....and believe it or not, I saw one little baby koi in the pond yesterday. Usually they or the eggs get eaten...but at least one manage to survive. I was happy to see that after I found one of my older koi back behind the pond. Not sure if a predator pulled him out or if he jumped. Didn't seem to be any marks on him....so I think he jumped and then flopped behind the pond. So I'm glad there is new life
@@hooktherapy pls upload again