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Garden and Pond Life
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This channel will focus on all things garden related. This will include my ponds and the fish that reside in them. The building and ongoing maintenance. I will include diy projects in garden such as building planters and attempts to grow own fruit and veg. I will also include wildlife and my pets that use the garden.
Little Girls First Pet Goldfish
I have a couple of ponds which my daughter enjoys watching and speaking to fish. I got these two little goldfish and told her they will be her own pets and responsibility. She will have something look after and care for. #goldfish #pets
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Simple DIY Patio Wildlife Pond
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Relaxing little container pond for your patio or balcony. Lovely water feature. #garden #gardenpond #waterfeatures
How to Create a Simple Bog Filter in a Plastic Tub
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How to build an easy and very basic pond filter. Includes information on 50 litre bog filter and a 100 litre wicks water butt filter. #koi #gardenpond #goldfish #pondfilter
Garden Glow-Up: Tidying My Raised Sleeper Pond
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Tidy up of the larger of my two ponds. Thinning of goldfish population. Weed removal. The tedious part of pond keeping. #koi #backyardpond #goldfishpond
Quick Carp Fishing Adventure: Just a Few Hours of Fun!
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Quick Carp Fishing Adventure: Just a Few Hours of Fun!
First Try: DIY Planters for Vegetable Gardening!
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First Try: DIY Planters for Vegetable Gardening!
Nature's Oasis: Exploring a Gorgeous Raised Pond
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Nature's Oasis: Exploring a Gorgeous Raised Pond
My Raised Sleeper Pond Journey: 4 Years of Beauty and Growth
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My Raised Sleeper Pond Journey: 4 Years of Beauty and Growth
Cockapoo Puppies’ Adorable Journey: Their First 8 Weeks!
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Cockapoo Puppies’ Adorable Journey: Their First 8 Weeks!
How to Build a Raised Pond with Vibrant Plants
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How to Build a Raised Pond with Vibrant Plants
Attracting Nature: Flower Planter and Bird Table Build
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Attracting Nature: Flower Planter and Bird Table Build
Meet Our New Pond Residents: Cow Ranchu Fancy Goldfish!
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Meet Our New Pond Residents: Cow Ranchu Fancy Goldfish!
How To Transform Your Garden with Modern DIY Sleeper Ponds
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How To Transform Your Garden with Modern DIY Sleeper Ponds
Feeding My Pond Fish Leftover Fishing Castors
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Feeding My Pond Fish Leftover Fishing Castors
Margin Fishing Action on a Light Float Rod
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Margin Fishing Action on a Light Float Rod
Cute Baby Goose Parade: Watch Out for the Angry Parents!
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Cute Baby Goose Parade: Watch Out for the Angry Parents!
Adding New Fancy Goldfish to DIY Pond
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Adding New Fancy Goldfish to DIY Pond
How To Build A Modern Sleeper Pond Breakdown (Diy)
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How To Build A Modern Sleeper Pond Breakdown (Diy)
Close up of 20+ Fancy Goldfish as they Enter New Home
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Close up of 20 Fancy Goldfish as they Enter New Home
Make your Raised Pond Look more Natural with Lots of Plants
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Make your Raised Pond Look more Natural with Lots of Plants
Nice work
Thanks for watching.
Great video, my man. Have a sub!
@@MrGroovyHouse-fe4cw cheers mate. Thanks for watching.
What’s ur pond volume ?
That pond is 800 gallon.
Beautiful ❤
Brilliant job! Well done! We're about to start building ours.
Good, hope it goes well.
I like this. I bet you could have some little river fish in there. Maybe some skittle backs!
Yes I'm not sure what I'm gonna put in there. I may put baby fancy goldfish in there to grow a little before adding them to larger pond. Little river fish would be cool.
@@alexisthisreal5488medaka maybe?
That water lettuce is huge!!
I know. Local shop I went to had them. Biggest I've seen as well.
Beautiful 👍
Thanks
Loved the video, thanks matey and keep up the great work 👍
Thanks much appreciated
I think that really is a jolly good job I think it looks great 👍
Thanks
I have a 900 gal pond with a filter. Few plants are living but most have died off its been 4 months now I thought it would've cycled. I added one bottle of fertilizer to ratio but didn't help. So you have any tips on adding some type of liquids to help? The fish bred and made loads of fry recently so they will provide some nitrates I guess.
How many fish did you put in to start and how big? What sorts of plants are they? They in right depth of water for plant type? Getting enough sun? Pond in shade?
@alexisthisreal5488 in the beginning I only added 5 mature swordtails which is not hardly any to produce nitrates. It's in full shade must of the day. Very little sun I think that's the main problem but I want to find out if a right bskance of ph and nitrates is a benefit. It's it common that they are store bought in bottles and added to the pond? I think I may have to cut the many limbs that are above.
That looks great. And like you said it saves so much work not having to dig out and get rid of the soil. Just a question, where did you get the sleepers?
Sleepers are from travis perkins light green. About £22 when I got them.
Are you using a regular pump or another internal filter in the pond itself?
It's just a regular pump. This pond isn't that big. It doesn't have many fish in it.
What’s the name of that plant??
Orange peel plant
What plants will you stick in this? I need one of these!
Orange peel. You can put any margin plant in really.
That's pretty good for what it is 👍
Cuteness overload!!
aaaaaand clean the filter every 4 days
Putting plants in the top. Going to be a bog filter. Built one without a bottom drain. Not cleaned once this year. Water tested weekly still no issue. Full of snails, worms and all sorts. And plants hanging over edge.
@@truthveritas8730 depending on how much fish in the pond. Koi are very dirty so with much koi this will not be sufficient. In a natural pool with few fish This setup is best.
@simonhouweling9771 well that's why it's on a small pond with minimal fish. Bog filters are fine on larger ponds you just increase the size. Or a mix of bog and Filter system.
@@alexisthisreal5488 everyone that comments thinks there such a smart arse
Fill nylon netted bags with different gravel sizes. More easy to clean out. Also, lava rock has great open structure for bio life. Doe not wash those bags too good.
This edit was not done too well. Actually a bog filter. Plants will go in top. Just left to do its own thing. Actually built one without bottom drain. Not been cleaned all year. Plants flourishing. Full of life. Snails. Worms. Works best just left alone. I was skeptical but seems to work. Clean out once a year and trim roots in winter. For smaller ponds.
Hi there! I'm hoping to get an above ground pond soon , just seen your video brilliant, love your fancy fish ,, will they survive in an outside pond all year round ? Any advice would be welcome cheers.👍
Where abouts do you live? There are hardier fancy goldfish that can survive outside without heating. I have had them outside without heating in the past. Last 4 years I do heat the pond and try and keep it above 12 degrees. They are more fragile than normal goldfish and koi. I would recommend heating.
@@alexisthisreal5488 hi I'm in East Anglia UK 👍
What's this type of filter called and how does it work? I like the natural aspect to it.
It's a gravel filter. I have built a few with plants in top which essentially make it a bog filter. I'm doing a longer video will release it in next few days. Goes into more detail.
That's great I look forward to it! I want to build a pond like yours next summer with all the plants you have too but the filter and pump side of things I find very confusing 😮
@@alexisthisreal5488if you could send a link of next video that'd be awesome
You are inspiring great minds think a like.
Thanks for wstching
Beautiful fish
Thankyou
Great video!
Thankyou for watching.
Simply Beautifull
Cheers mate. Thanks for watching.
I want build pond too you for my fish😍
Don’t feed the dinosaurs!
Hi just found your channel, im thinking of setting a largeish pond ,having seen your fancy fish ! I might try them , instead of carp , are they easy or hard to keep , can they be kept outside all year round , any advice would be great ! Tia ,your pond & fish look great, cheers 🍻
I have koi and carp in one pond. Fancy goldfish in the other. I really like the fancy goldfish. Lots of different varieties, and they can be quite different. Very friendly as well. They are not as tough as koi and carp. They need to be heated really throughout winter. Depends where you live but mine don't really like it below 12 degrees. So I tend to heat pond in winter and don't let it drop below that temp. They are much more vulnerable to predators. Mine spend a lot of time on surface. I have 2 cats and they just like watching them but would be easy prey for predatory cat. I have mixed fancy goldfish with goldfish and koi and they have been OK. But it isn't recommended. They are slower and struggle to get food before other fish get them. Why I decided to just keep one pond for fancy goldfish. Heating water in winter can be expensive.
What will u do for the freezing winter?
The fancy goldfish have been outside for 4 years now. The old pond was heated over winter. So will this one.
Really enjoyed this video mate. Keep em coming if you can. Subscribed
Glad you enjoyed it. I try. Very new to this recording and editing business.
Looks great!
Thanks
nice pond mate. i love a planted pond, some much more natural looking. just gave you a sub 👍
Thanks. I do love the plants. The fish love them too.
How big would it need to be not to need a pump?
The pump is for filtering purposes. You don't need one but without a pump and Filter you have to be careful with amount of fish you add. It has to balance naturally.
Haha he's pretty gentle tbf
Koi love the cats. Always going over yo say hello. Even if they do get a slap.
VERY nice. If I ever get a chance, I plan on building a sleeper pond. Some things I would do(just because I'm me) that may be it's overkill. This is NOT to say anything he did was incorrect. I've never built one & would use his video as a guideline. The things listed below are from watching other TH-cam videos of people building sleeper ponds. 1. Once drilling the pilot holes, go back with a little larger bit, & drill about 1/2 inch. That way the head of the screws will be countersunk. 2. I would put bolts/screws in 2nd & 3rd row to screw them to the row below to make them a little stronger. 3. Use rebar(maybe overkill but again, that's me) to stop any flexing of the walls when they are filled. This might not be an issue on smaller ponds but I think if you went over 12 ft.(3.65 meters), you "might" have some flex. Of course, by doing step 2, it could make rebar not necessary. a. Drill about halfway through first row. Make a straight line across the top of 1st row going through the middle of the hole as close as you can. Then make another straight line going down the inside wall so you can line up upper rows. You can drill all the way through the 2nd row & line up with hole in 1st row. Again, drill a slightly larger hole so when hammering the rebar in, it would allow for an small discrepancies. Repeat for the rows after the 2nd row. I would also put rebar in the corners. After all holes are drilled, get a vacuum & suck up any sawdust that might have settled in the bottom. NOTE: If using rebar, take a small dowel rod that will fit in the holes(MAKE sure you can pull it out) to see exactly how deep each hole is. If you have discrepancies between the depths of the hole, have the rebar cut a little shorter than the average depth of the holes. Example: Lets say you put 12 pieces of rebar in(3 per side). You measure & the depths range from 35 - 36 inches. Have the rebar cut 35 to 35.5 inches. After you've hammered it in as far as you can, take a small piece of rebar, tap it down farther. BTW, one video I was instead of rebar, the person used wooden rods about 2 inches thick instead of rebar. Using the wooden rods, you hammer it in as far as you can & the trim the excess flush with the top row. While using wooden rods, the person would file down the bottom to look like this - \_/ - that will be going in. He did this because when he was hammering one in without that, it caught(because the holes were off too much & he couldn't get it to go all the way in. Again, I really liked this video & was impressed by how well he explained everything & the final result.
Yes I agree with everything you say. Every pond build you make choices. This build was a cheap as possible and only really built to get me through 5 years. If money is no option and you are going bigger or really want it to last a very long time I would take many of the measures mentioned. Best thing is watch as any builds as you can. Decide what you want and do your own thing.
What is the plant called with the pretty white flowers please
There pale blue flowers and it’s called forget me not x
@villa1246 sorry some looked white
That cat is so cute❤ it looks like mine
really nice looks great
Awesome 👏🏼
i know its a long shot but would love to visit sometime
Never would of thought you could keep fancy goldfish like that outside that looks amazing
Water is heated in winter. Have kept them outside without heating and they did fine.
Screwing the pots to the side is great idea. Cheers.
Good video mate 👏🏻🎣
It’s a very simple build for someone lazy like me, but how much did it cost to build please mate? As I am on a budget 👍☹️
I think I did a breakdown on one of other messages. Pond Build I think was around £500 biggest cost is the sleepers. Which was around £270.
What an awesome pond build! Very simple design but great look! All of the plants and fish are thriving! Thanks for sharing ❤
Thankyou for watching
Nice lil sesh tbh wid ya mate any koi in there
Don't think so mate. Small runs water. Bit crowded but if you just want a bend in the rod.
@@alexisthisreal5488 that’s what’s it’s all about
Looks like newlands
@@thisnthat4318 you got a keen 👁
Nice pond you have there. I helped me mate build a pond a few years ago. It’s was a nice pond but he had a nightmare with Herons taking his fish so now it’s permanently covered with net which doesn’t look great.
Luckily I haven't had many issues. It's not great when you have to use a net. Looks awful. But those herons are like the terminator they just keep coming.
@@alexisthisreal5488 Yes your right, they never forget where a pond is. Mirrors don’t work and fake Herons and owls don’t work. It’s huge too lol.
lovely ponds and fish 😊 Do you keep your fancy goldfish in that outdoor pond winter time?
Yes the old pond was also outside. It is heated. I don't let the temp go below 12 degrees and they do fine.
Pond is GORGEOUS However, if I built anything of this size with water in my yard, my kids would demand it be a pool
If you built it big enough it could be both, so long as there is enough room for the fish to hide.
Do you screw the pond plants so the pots sit in the water?
Yes just 2 screws through plastic pot near top of pot straight into decking strip that sits on top of sleepers.