Put bricks inside for the plants to rest upon so they just emerge from the water, and put in an angled tree branch so small animals can get out. You could also add a tray on top of the submerged bricks for a bird bath while avoiding the plants.

Little idea: Take the staples out of the gun, spray paint the back of the staples black. Reload the gun and you now have black staples. 👍

to make the pond liner soft use a hair dryer or electric paint stripper, makes it easier to fold the liner.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the whiskey barrel pond, I’ve recently acquired one and filled it with aquatic plants and put 2 goldfish and a shubunkin in it. I hadn’t lined it as it held water ok but never thought about the whiskey possibly leaching through the oak, they seem to be fine after a week though they are still shy and in hiding! I’m amazed how already it’s attracted insects I haven’t seen before especially the large red damselflies 👍

I just bought a whisky barrel and want to turn it into a pond with a waterfall. Will figure out the Waterfall part later but I did enjoy your video. It'll come in very handy when I start my project! Thanks so much for sharing!

Hi, I like your idea of lining the inside of the barrel. When I made my pond I didn't use that, I just made water changes every 4-5 days until the water was clear and clean smelling (it took a couple months). A few months later, the water started getting darker I guess from the tanins. It seems better to line the barrel. Saves you a lot of trouble

I have two of these. One is a plastic faux barrel the other is a wine barrel that I bought a liner for. The frustrating part is they are in general, too deep. The plants are often marginal and don't enjoy being more than 10 or so centimetres below the water line. I found myself messing around with 'platforms' etc to raise the level of the plants. They were always falling over etc. So now I have floating pots instead. Thanks for sharing.

They look wonderful! Amazing job!

Such a helpful and detailed video. I have a half whiskey barrel and am looking to do a miniature pond.

Hi mate, I’m in the process of doing a 1/2 barrel pond….. I’ve also made a mesh cover to protect the fish. By the way, you’ll need to bring the fish indoors from mid September, through to March. I’ve got a spare fish tank I intend to use 👍🏼

Hi - just what I was looking for since my wine barrel which I have now created a pond in twice(without a liner) and the tannin and wine is still leaching out so I am going to line it . This has been really helpful. Thank you

Really nice, cozy looking pond. Thanks for sharing

Hope it held up, glad to learn about the solar powered fountain, will get one for my small pond. I just grow veg in my oak barrel- need to have drainage hole in bottom to avoid waterlogging.

love these ponds videos

Chlorine only takes a few hours to dissipate, not weeks. Every garden needs some sort of water feature, no matter how small. I like the glued stone effect, I would not have thought of that.

Nice job 👍 Just so you're aware, goldfish can get to about a foot long, so it may be worth moving them into a larger pond and putting in maybe some white cloud mountain minnows or similar cool water fish, best of luck 👍

Great content and hopefully more people will make these 👍

A couple inch’s of pea gravel for the fish to feed on invertebrates at bottom with bricks on top under plant post. Only use aquatic plant soil or the water will turn green with any other soil.

Nice one 👏 Get some bricks in there to elevate the pond plants mate 👌

Like to know how your barrel is coping re shrinkage and returning back to original size. By lining my barrel it allowed mine to shrink and eventually loosen from the metal rings which then fell to the ground. The barrel eventually fell apart leaving the liner full of plants etc. Unlined new barrel … and the water alone keeps the barrel sealed and correct plants keep water both cool and free from stagnating. Hope you’re having better luck than my first barrel. As an aside the whiskey/funky smell disappeared after a couple of days with plants in, though fish were not living in mine only plants for wildlife.

Also the chlorine should only take 3 or 4 days to clear so it doesn't need weeks to settle for plants

Great

Put a plastic ball in your pond in the winter . The bubbles will keep the ball moving. And the water can't freeze 👍

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I like them. Hope your local Heron does not spot the fish - he keeps stealing mine! Regards Peter

Im going to make one just like but for crawfish and koi and gold fish

How is the barrel now? Does it have a liner in it still? If the barrel isnt wet? Does the wood stop swelling? And the rings come off? Wood falls apart?

Better off getting Japanese rice fish in the barrel as they are much smaller. They can go down to very low temps etc. mine survived this winter in the U.K. even under ice. Well done.

Came for the fish but the good boy or girl in the background

A floating solar fountain may look a good idea.............and it is............until the sun shines, the floating solar fountain will go to the edge and as the sun is shining bright the jet will be high, and the water will get pumped over the edge draining the pool.

I plan on doing this project over the weekend. Deciding between solar bubbler and the solar fountain. Do you have a preference? Any advice since you've had yours set up for a few months now?

I have a barrel pond but it is plastic. I want to put fish in but reading a lot about what kind of pebble/stones to use to keep the plants from floating? What would be suitable to use that would be safe for fish?

You need plants to clean the water

Thank you for sharing your process in creating a barrel pond. What did you end up doing to winterize it?

Esos peces necesitan 100 litros de agua cada uno para vivir en buenas condiciones

This is probably a dumb question but....do you have to feed the fish or they just eat from the plants and whatnot?

Hi Dave.. I liked the floatig fountain. pls share the link from where u got it.. Thanks

Nice video 👍 can you recommend a good aquatic plant supplier?

Has this stayed together and watertight as the liner will stop the water getting to the wood and expanding

How do u make it not overflow

How did winter go? Did you find any issues with freezing how did the fish cope with it all?

What type of glue did you use to stick the stones?

What type of filter do you have in your wine barrel pond?

Hi Dave did you put gravel down or just the liner and then water?

How did you manage through the winter after all mate? Are the fish still OK without the filter?

Hi, do you know which size these are? Are they the standard 90ltr size?

Thank you for sharing. Did your fish survive cold weather in this barrel?

Great video. Was wondering how the water is without a filter? And do you change the water offer?

what sort of pump did you buy and has it kept the water clear over a long period of time? I set up a half barrel a couple of weeks ago using oxygenator plants and its green already, so looking for a decent system which will last. thanks

Hi just wondering what size pond liner you used

No offense, but I feel your pain in trying to fit the rectangular pond liner into a cylinder shape! It's a challenge, but now I know to just deal with it and make it work, and, worst case scenario, place plants in front of the untidy plastic edges!

How are the fish doing now?

Did you get your BARRELS from " GLENFEDISH BREWERY"?? I am watching you from Florida, USA, But I was in Scotland in 1999, I loved it , and especially that BREWERY, I wanted to buy the house just down from the Bridge, and live there forever !! Such a BEAUTIFUL PLACE !!!

I have a barrel pond just started a d an oxygenator. How did you manage to get fish? I went to local aquatic store and and they wouldn't sell as had no filter

Which fish can hold their liquor the best??

You need o dig a huge pond on that lawn - a wildlife pond with no fish in it.

I tried to do it gently but ended up a mess

Do you still have the link to the filter that you bought? 🙏

I did it myself thanks to Woodglut.

You have to soak them first

Don't you gotta filter the water?

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