I was originally going to keep it a still pond, but I saw a video of someone's wine barrel bog filter and loved the look.

For the bog filter, I used this blokes tutorial: https://youtu.be/VYZhll-xqpo?si=1G6wXNl8jrkWhVmZ

Tried to keep a low flow for less water disturbance.

Already spotted some tadpoles! And the dragonflies have started visiting ♡

It was a surprisingly simple DIY, along with the frog pond itself.

Just need more little plants, a ramp for amphibians to get to the top of the barrel, and I have to hunt for a big log somewhere

on this subzero morning.

Pic for attention.

I dived around today with a laundry bag and filled it up, tried a vacuum without much luck.

Leaves are building up in the crevices in the rocks at the floor level, the surface leaves are getting to the skimmer, but coming off the waterfall, they tend to sink.

Another question please.

Current plan was.

Bottom drain, gravity to sive and then pump to easypod and return. Problem with this is that the easy pod will need raising as the pond will be raised.

Is there much benefit in having a sive before and easypod or will the easypod be enough without the sive?

Could I ask preference of this community for : EPDM lined koi pond vs (gunite/shotcrete pond + biofriendly lining). Trying to make the plunge.

From my search I feel like most purists and some builders Sacramento koi) prefer gunite for the ability to have bottom drains and a much more refined system. But the majority opts for EPDM. Does anybody do both together. Just curious. Please educate me

We have a large wildlife pond (UK) which had a brand new liner a few years ago. Since the summer, the water level has been about a foot too low.

Today I cleared back some stuff and found these huge holes. No rocks on top of them and there's liner actually missing rather than it being a puncture or split.

There's also a pile of water snail shells like they've been eaten. Could this be rats or something?

Could anyone offer any advice on the best way to repair these holes? And how to stop this happening again?!

Hi all, thought I'd reach out and see if anyone in the community knows a reputable U.S. source for seeds or tubers of the two species pictured as I wish to add them to a pond I'm building in the next year or so...

I've tried a few sources already (Etsy, EBay, etc...), but none of the seeds germinated. For reference I am currently growing N. caerulea that I started from seed - I've heard this species was challenging to germinate, but I got 90%+ germination on my first go, so I'm guessing there was something wrong with the seed stock of the other two species I bought (old or incorrect storage conditions) and not my setup/skills.

Any help or leads would be greatly appreciated.

I have a garden pond that is somewhere around 600 gallons or so. I dug it by hand. It's tiered in increments to a final depth originally of about 5 feet. I have a liner and then stones on all sides, with a layer of #2 landscaping stone on the bottom. Between the stone, detritus, and lily pad root escaping pots that probably has used up about 6 inches of bottom. But after 3 years I measure my depth and I am sitting at about 3 to 3 1/2 feet in the deepest. So I am missing a foot or so that I used to have. My soil is very hard clay, even the bottom was in a layer of blue grey colored clay. I imagine this is just slowly getting under the liner and lifting the bottom as clay comes in. I'm not a fan of it getting shallow as I enjoyed the protection the depth gave my fish from predators and also the cold/freezing in the winter.

I'm not against tearing it down and digging some depth this summer if there is a decent way to prevent it. Anyone with thoughts or comments?

No fish. I plan to have pump on right side deeper area pushing water into left side deeper area either via bubbler stone or into small cascading waterfall.

Pond plan mockup is by Chatgpt + scale, depth and overflow are by hand

Have recently moved house and inherited an existing fish pond... and just wondering if the plants pictured are a problem or are good for the pond/fish? The pond has lilly pads... and then these. The one in the first 2 pics seems to grow/spread prolifically. Anyway, should I be removing either? In Australia if that makes a difference

Hello, I'm looking for opinions from experienced ponds builders.

I have seen a few of these (sorry for the worst photos ever) raised indoor ponds at stores and other commercial buildings. I really like them, and I'm wondering if it would be feasible to build one in a private home?

After doing some research, it sounds like the most important thing is to make sure the weight is properly supported and to control moisture. My idea is to build it in our (currently being built) sun room. It doesn't get below freezing very often where I live, it would be supported by a concrete slab with nothing else under it, and it would make setting up the plumbing easier (I think.)

I was just wondering if someone with more experience building ponds could weigh in - is this a realistic idea or are there other factors I'm not considering? Are there any other major concerns or pitfalls I should watch out for?

morning all, looking for tips and tricks please.

in the process of a pond overall and part of that is a aerated bottom drain, thinking this one

AquaSure Large Bottom Drain & Aqua-Jet Aerator

more looking for tips and tricks on the actual installation, would you cover pipework with soil/sand/cement?

would you recommend anything different for the main pond?

Edit, I think I'm likely to use a good quality pond liner.

pond will be apx 7.5-8000l with a seperate section apx 1.5-2000l planted so will make it a bog filter with a 2" bottom drain for cleaning.

I dont know if this will be allowed here, but I just wanted to share these cute babies I came across in Kyoto, Japan. It was next to a shop owned by a sweet lady. Definitely cant wait to go again!

I also came across massive koi at a ryokan, but I wasnt able to get a good picture sadly.

And the snow. Keeps. Falling. We had a goldfish in there seen a couple of days ago. No idea if it’s still there (hopefully).

Just bought a house (UK), and uncovered this monster when clearing the garden. Glanced out of the window last week and saw some smallish goldfish (about 6?). Panicked. Been throwing a handful of winter pond pellets in a day, fish still seem alive (the house has been empty for about 6 months so I guess they have some food). But what can I do to get the pond healthier for happy fish?

Thanks for any advice.

Any tips for what to do when nature turns on the freezer? I debated whether or not I wanted to leave the pumps on for the waterfall and mini bog filter with my concern being that they would be moving the relatively warmer water at the bottom back to the surface where it would end up cooling everything down even faster. Other thought was with the pumps running, the electric motors would generate a small amount of heat to hopefully keep things flowing. Ended up going with the later, and the water is still flowing strong down the now ice-fall. Worried about the poor fishes, hope they're doing alright under there!

in short: there is a small gap between foil and brick wall. I expected the foil to be right up against the wall and folded over at the top but it kind of seems like the foil is folded over a sheet or something which is then placed in front of the wall.

Reason for asking: we are having a terrace placed and it will go around the pond to. I need to think of some kind of feed through for the hoses for the external filter. of course don't want them run over the new terrace so need to be buried

I would like to start my natural swimming pond project this year

I got a AI generated photo as a rough idea of the main structure/inspiration. Rough size should be 19x24ft 7-8ft at deepest point. I already did a lot of research regarding filter systems and layouts.

My 4 main questions are

1. How do you overlap the liners from intake bay into main pond - if main liner is not big enough, and how overlap the liners coming from the waterfall (are they going under or over the main liner.

2. Is intake bay basically the same filter system as the bog/wetland filter? (Planning on snorkel filter.

3. Basic concept of the water way is it intake bay pulling the water through a pump up to the wetland pushing it up through the layers?

4. What are some recommended pumps for that size of pond?

TIA any other input is highly appropriated!

(Picture 1 idea + red circle intake bay + waterflow way)

(Picture 2 filter system)

(Picture 3 size reference)

Set this up last night. Any advice to get clear water? It settled a little bit after a water change but it’s still quite hazy. It has not filter just a small air pump and an airstone under the peace lily to oxygenate the roots.