Stand pipes are always a headache on pond builds. Put in a rock spillway and you are done.

I’m so sorry that your huge excitement over building a pond was bashed by one of the 1001 things that could go wrong. It was unfortunate that happened, but I can tell you that we viewers admire you all the more for not moaning about it. Instead, you realized you needed help and set your pride aside to go get it. Thank you for being such a model for grit and determination. That pond is still an exciting project over all!

Way to go Adam. Respect to Dirt Perfect and Captain Kleeman also John Maddison for stepping up to the mark and pointing you in the right direction. These are truly great people who will always go that extra mile.

Learning from our mistakes make us better in the long run.

Looks good! Looking forward to the next video to see how it all packs in. And thank you for the shout out!

Get rid of the standpipe while you have the equipment there. It adds no value. Run an overflow pipe in a trench down the back of the dam. Use steel pipe. Mine has been there for 50 years. You already have the emergency overflow.

That grass on the sides of the dam is looking amazing.

Nice to be able to get help like this, I have followed both Dirt perfect and Captain Kleeman for several years, they are much about ponds

Nice collaboration. Gracious of Captain Kleeman and Dirt Perfect to consult. Fine channels.

I breathed a sigh of relief for you when you found the problem . Keep up the good work, Adam .

Thanks for the video, I hope things work out for you and your pond. It will be beautiful on your property. It can be difficult to take the criticism but you've shown how determined you are. Humility comes to mind. Stay positive! Mike

Good morning Adam. When you said ask the experts, I immediately thought of Dirt Perfect. So good of Captain Kleeman to respond in video 👍🏼 I’m very much looking forward to the next video in this series.

It’s a great community to be part of. Outdoors with the Morgan’s, Dirt Perfect, Captain Kleeman, Concrete with the Haus’s, and you!

Remote control vibratory sheepsfoot trench rollers are available from any equipment rental company. 4”-6” lifts and take your time (I know it’s slower than a large roller) will give you a much better job than a large smooth roller.

Hey Adam, it's nice to have friends and people around that genuinely want to help. Everybody would be so better off with nice genuine people around. Nice video.

Nothing more frustrating than getting all excited about a new pond only to have it leak. Never a guarantee but I am hopeful you’ll be successful now. Pulling for you!

I need to adjust my time when the pond will be full. I say October 2022. Glad you found the problem and mother nature cooperated. Hopefully you'll get a enough for a little ice skating. Great work and great videos. Have a good day!

This pond series is interesting and a good problem solving explanation. Thanks for documenting and sharing

Wow what a lot of work, glad that you figured it out, looking forward to seeing your family doing some ice skating this winter. Maybe some polar bear swimming? Just to celebrate the damn completion! Great video Adam, thumbs up.

there is a youtuber called "Practical Engineering'. He has several good videos in packing dirt and on dirt dams. I enjoyed them and thought about your dam when I watched them. Good viewing and good luck.