How to Build a Koi Pond - Part 2 by Pondguru

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13 жыл бұрын

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EA Evo 110 UV filter: geni.us/4AlG
Last part of the koi pond build at Durham, showing finished pond, path and decking. We also constructed a tool shed and erected it on the decking. This video explains how the filter works and has a video of the finished garden and various pictures of the pond at the end.
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@Tommix07 13 жыл бұрын

First rate video no nonsence,good accurate info and easy to follow Richard,great to see...!

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating, man.

@CapelOwl 12 жыл бұрын

OK Richard the idea of having a pond for plants above a Koi pond is a brilliant idea, I don't think I've come across that before.

@raymondbaker6232 6 жыл бұрын

Hi pondguru I would just like to say you made a first class job of that. I watched from start to finish and absolutely enjoyed it. I am struggling to find someone to build my pond down in Plymouth. I will keep watching your videos all the best mate 👍

@pondguru 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the videos and I apologise for my incredibly boring voice in this video - I hope you can find somebody down your way to build your pond.

@cepson 11 жыл бұрын

Really nice job. It looks great.

@DB201111 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome pond 🐟🐟

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

No worries, thanks for watching and appreciating the video.

@pondguru 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man. It works very well too.

@JardiniloveBlogspotmadness358 13 жыл бұрын

Wow totally porfessional. Cool setup!

@pondguru 12 жыл бұрын

A bottom drain will prevent any muck building up on the bottom of the pond so is better for water clarity. Also there will be nothing cluttering up the bottom of the pond for fish to damage themselves on.

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

No worries, man. Thanks for watching.

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

The top pond has a few plants in which will spread and hopefully soak up the nitrates.

@pondguru 12 жыл бұрын

I am in North East England. I've put a link in the video description which goes to my website. Each pond is priced based on the situation I find when I go out to do a quote.

@pondguru 12 жыл бұрын

It just helps to soak up the nitrates (end product of the filtration process). Some people call it a 'vegetable filter'

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

No worries. Thanks for appreciating. For the exact opposite, check out the L.A. Fish Guys latest video, volume 26 chapter 80. lol

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

A nexus 210 is around £1000 and the K1 is somewhere between £65-£70 in 50 litre bags (if you can find it)

@SuperMaxibaby 11 жыл бұрын

fantastic pond but what do you use for preditor protection ? i only saw a heron statue , do you have a net which covers the pond when you are not there ?

@pondguru 12 жыл бұрын

There are koi in now but when I filmed this there were only a few of his previous fish in to cycle the pond. If I am anywhere near this year I will get an update video.

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

I'm not too convinced by the inner ring of K1 acting as a mechanical flter as I thought the original foam in the 200's did a better job of removing fine solids. I maybe would have had a multi foam arrangement like the middle of an Oase Filtoclear pressure filter which you could press down to clean then drain the muck out when the water from the vortex is drained. Chemically, the filter cleans well but not too sure mechanically yet. Maybe when the K1 gets a bit older it'll be more efficient.

@L4DDER5 10 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm a big fan of your videos! You've inspired me to build ponds far more exciting/interesting than I would've done without watching these. Quick question about this one though - roughly how thick is the concrete at the bottom of the pond? And what's underneath? Hardcore? Although you explain things so well in your videos, some finer details like that would really help.

@pondguru 10 жыл бұрын

Yes there is whacked hardcore and the concrete is approx. 6" deep. Glad you enjoy the videos, man.

@CapelOwl 12 жыл бұрын

Very nice video and a lovely pond Richard but where are the koi? I was expecting to see at least 20 large ones in such a volume of water and with that filter and waterfall.

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what is there as I just built the pond. Herons are not likely to fish a raised pond this close to the house but it does happen from time to time I'm sure.

@gerardcousineau3200 10 жыл бұрын

It's look good ! :)

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

If you live in a temperate climate which gets no prolonged very cold or very warm weather, yes but for koi the water really needs to be a decent depth. You could always fix a metal grill over the pond to make it safe for children?

@JUNAID187 13 жыл бұрын

could you make a diy filter for k1 for ponds ? Like a big one

@TheBigmatt1992 11 жыл бұрын

Id love to see you make a vid on how to build a pond like this but with a large viewing window . If u have one refrence it so i can find it

@moejem5614 12 жыл бұрын

Wow im thinkin of makin one

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

Whereas humans are affected by lead over their lifetime of lead exposure and may go senile, fish store lead in their fatty tissues and there's not enough lead to affect the fish. Once the patina develops it seals the lead to prevent / minimise activity. The bypass was an after thought hence the small pipe over the top.

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

I find the following things good for herons: Close range = shotgun Long range = Rifle

@Tree.house424 4 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣

@Christopher4317 11 жыл бұрын

what kind of filter did you use

@edwardbishop3209 6 жыл бұрын

Have you done any of your above ground ponds with a viewing window would like to see how you did it with a linear thanks

@pondguru 6 жыл бұрын

If you look through the pond playlist there is one called 'large koi pond with viewing window' and that is a monster. Unfortunately I didn't do a step-by-step guide for that one.

@muffemod 13 жыл бұрын

How do you resolve the nitrates?

@JUNAID187 13 жыл бұрын

how much does a nexus filter like that cost and what would 150lts of k1 cost ?

@muffemod 13 жыл бұрын

@pondguru Very cool.

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

You can't just chuck fish in straight after building a pond - especially expensive, sensitive koi. The few fish in here are there to help build up the filter with bacteria and then after a few weeks the koi will start to be trickled in over the coming months. I tend to focus my videos on the construction of the ponds and once they are built the job is over. The stocking of a pond with koi will take many months after the pond has been built.

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

No reason why not. All you need is water in, water out and an air pump to drive the K1.

@Otafumigax 7 жыл бұрын

Hello PondGuru! Did you use any pump to drain the water from the pond to the Nexus filter?

@pondguru 7 жыл бұрын

No the filter is gravity fed from the pond by a 4" pipe and the pump sits after the filter. It could have been set up to be pump fed but this one is gravity fed. The 'part 1' video shows the pump and filter set up as well as the bottom drain so you have to suffer through my incredibly boring voice, lol

@Otafumigax 7 жыл бұрын

Thx, I'll give it a try!

@SuperMaxibaby 11 жыл бұрын

i have a raised pond in a built up area and up until recentley lost some quality koi to a heron, ive now investedin an elctric fence which i reckon is not so ugly than a pond net covering and spoiling the view , damn things neaqr where i live are anuisance

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

Nexus 210

@lauchlanmcrobb3607 8 жыл бұрын

how much would a pond like this cost including filter and that sort of stuff

@pondguru 8 жыл бұрын

You would have to get a quote from a pond installer as I'm out of touch with current prices - I gave up installing ponds a couple of years ago.

@pondguru 11 жыл бұрын

I don't build many koi ponds and haven't done a window pond yet. I will have the video camera out when I do, no worries but I'm sure there will be some videos on KZfaq showing installation of them. Thanks for watching.

@pondguru 13 жыл бұрын

Any free swimming ones I suppose. Obviously the adult parasites which are on fish won't be affected but their larvae and eggs (in suspension) will be killed along with algae and bacteria thus breaking the reproductive cycle.

@JUNAID187 13 жыл бұрын

@pondguru Wow I would never have the money for a filter like that in my life :(

@brix360 10 жыл бұрын

whats the thing called that collects the leaves and uneated food? Plz i need one for my pond.!

@pondguru 10 жыл бұрын

A skimmer

@brix360 10 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! (:i really appreciate it and love your videos. ^_^

@pondguru 10 жыл бұрын

brix360 No worries. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

@brix360 10 жыл бұрын

No problem! My pleaseure! ^_^

@leemaclauchlan 8 жыл бұрын

how much is something like this

@pondguru 8 жыл бұрын

+Lee Maclauchlan I may have mentioned costs in earlier comments but I can't remember now as it was ages ago and there was a few add-ons with decking, shed etc.

@2011williamd 10 жыл бұрын

that oase 2 way water top pond lower pond are crap.i had 2 and on 2 occasions they broke .what happened is when i tried to turn the water between upper and lower pond.there was no stop point to say when it was open or closed they just kept turning.i love all your videos .you build magic ponds and great advice but that switch valve its like your turning them and the thing just stays open when you want it closed.all the best for the future and keep making them koi videos

@pondguru 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the only problem with that valve. If it is turned too hard either way the stop point can be snapped off causing the tap to turn right around. It shouldn't make a difference to how much water can be diverted left or right as the fitting is a flow regulator, not a shut off valve. It is not designed to shut off flow, just regulate it so you may still get a small amount of water coming out of a closed off pipe. I'm glad you enjoy the videos - thanks for watching.

@janinemcmahon3143 8 жыл бұрын

cannot get any sound on your video

@pondguru 8 жыл бұрын

+Janine McMahon Could have been a temporary fault as there is no audio issues when I checked this morning. Thought it may have been muted in certain countries if there was copyrighted music on but it doesn't have any music.

@gerardcousineau3200 10 жыл бұрын