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Like the waterfall you could add some filter floss or sponges to filter if you choose to do so. I also like the idea of another higher level of bog plants in the weir. It has alot more options if we allow our imagination to ponder different ways to use the weir. Stack several levels and add bog plants at each level and surround the weir with rock might be able to encourage most to grow up over and on the rock the more the levels the greater exposure for oxygen exchange but also the down side more opportunity for evaporation because of the increased exposure to air. But truly like this idea.
Very nice! If you replaced the elbow barbed fitting with a straight barbed fitting and drilled the hole in the front of the box (pointing the PVC elbow toward the back of the box) you could cut the needed tubing almost in half plus it would be nearly invisible and I think it might help support the box or maybe keep it in place. Could you do a larger trough? Maybe use one of those 3 or 4 ft window planters filled with substrate and planted with margin plants. Pump the water in one side and let it flow back from the far end. Not only would it be a wonderful planter but a helluva biological filter with all the substrate and plants. Thanks for another great video, Rachel!
Omg! Stop. You just read my mind. So I decided to put a mini pond together for the life of me I could not figure out the plumbing part of the project how to connect the pump to the tubing to the waterfall etc. thank you so much for the step by step instructions. You rock Rachel. Now for the trip to Home Depot 🤔.
seriously genius way to diy a waterfall. And the triple split of the waterfall itself, while probably not intentional, is probably better than a single stream.
Just pop that tube in the sink full of hot water, it'll loosen dried up and expand for you. I had the same problem with stiff tubing when I was setting up a little vessel water feature for my aunt. Couldn't get the tube over the pump outlet or through a hole. Hot water fixed both. ***You might put some really smooth pretty river rocks in your Weir. They will soften the edges and make it look sort of Zen and modern. Very cool! Your sweet flag could live in that weir, growing in pea gravel and filtering fish poop as it came through, by the way. It would look like a mini Iris or mini rushes, quite natural. Well done, my dear!
Awesome diy. Proof that you don't need to buy pre-made. We normally call it, going getto, between our fish friends. Always an idea that you can improve on without breaking the bank.
I also agree that for anyone with 1 or 2 aquariums or a small pond outdoors, having some of these tubes ready and available for various projects is a good idea. As you said, maybe we only use 2 out of 10 feet and so we'd have 8 feet left over for some other project. Great idea on using that shelf. It totally looks like what some of the water fall weirs look like, that we might pay $20 or $50 for!
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I've had a 110 Gal Tuff Stuff patio pond for several years now and I've been wanting to do a bog filter/ waterfall type feature on it for the longest time but all the tutorials and videos I saw never had the aesthetic I wanted. Your video is EXACTLY what I've been looking for..thank you so so much!
Fish-Pimp ingenuity....Love It!! Can't wait to see what you'll be doing next. 😊 Planning on shipping your orchid on monday if all goes well...will let you know. Thanks Rachel...
Great idea! And I think the flow is ok for waterlillys. Did a summer tub every year when my kids were growing up to give our goldfish an outdoor vacay😊
This is a great video. I just set up a 50 gallon tub for my gold fish, they are about 8 inches long and were in a 20 gallon tank. I wanted to do something like this , but did not think I could, now I know I totally can. Thank you so much, I watch as many of your posts as I can. At 71 years old I can do this, Oh I am going to have so much fun, and I will not need help from my husband.
This is so perfect! I am even planning on building one of these for my moms deck.. These make a really kool cheap meaningful gift ..The hair dryer trick works wonders!! It kept the bear in me calm, without swearing like a pirate....So easy to build, and easy on the pocket book as well!
I really appreciated your instructional video today about the spillway. I just got my house painted and have a black plastic box in my front flower bed. It's been there for years, ugly and unfinished, because I am such a procrastinator. A month ago I bought a black plastic box spillway from the local nursery, and still haven't set it up. I guess because I don't know how. It really helped me to see your video and see how easily you did it and I am ready to go outside and attack the project now. Looking forward to seeing more of your easy and fun activities. Thank You! 🌻💪
Awesome little project! I love all of your videos! You are one the TH-camrs who has inspired myself to start my own channel just following along my own fishkeeping adventure!!
Thank you for this video! Been wanting to do one for 3 months now and I'm finally in my new house and have just built one like this, waiting for the silicone to dry and it'll be ready!! Thank you for the idea!
Thank you so much for your simple yet clever approach. I've watched many of these but yours is by far the most easily understood. on my way to home depot finally
This video couldn't of come out at a better time! I'm working on a project just like this for my mom and had no idea what to do for the waterfall! going to home depot tomorrow to pick up everything!
Searching for info to convert a vacuum cleaner canister into my 250 gallon backyard pond filter, but found this vid! I diy everything than spend $. I accidentally left my syphon tube outdoors in the snow once, but holding the tubing under hot running tap made it easily pliable! Boxes are only $1 at the Dollar Tree :) Great help here.
That is such a genius idea. I hope one day I can recreate it :) I'd probably drill a hole underneath the water fall to hid the tubing going into the tub. Love you're videos Rachel, you're a real inspiration.
I absolutely love your simple no BS approach to this. I'm hoping that I can get into some summer tubs so me and my wife's interest can combine a little(she is an outdoor gardening freak:)
Love this series! Thanks for doing this episode...I have a tadpole tub (ok, it's a blue kiddie pool...super cheap!), and I wanted to add a quiet waterfall to keep the mosquitos out...going to the 'Depot Monday with your list! Thanks Rachel!
DIY cheap solution to bulkhead fitting are UNISEALS. They're amazing, been using them for years with my aquaponics system and turtle ponds; great, cheap way to plumb through walls. Including curved walls, like barrels and buckets, which most bulkheads can't mess with. Just wanted to throw that out there. Awesome video, gonna make a few of these for my tubs, thank you
That's a great simple and practical waterfall. Around here the box stores are great for those bins, for fittings, tubing, PVC Ace hardware is cheaper. Not sure about the fitting you used, but 1/2 inch PVC elbows are 59 cents each this varies at each Ace. If you didn't like the 3 way split might consider shaving the front edge straight.
Thank you! I think I will use for waterfall template in styrofoam concrete pond to create flow outlets between shallows and waterfall too-very easy setup. Great to use for home made filter box to prevent critters from getting sucked up-thanks!
You could also have the tube fitting towards the front lip facing back. That way you could have the tubing going directly from the pump to your weir without it having to go over the edge of the pond. Black tubing would be less noticable and cut down on algae growth. Love your channel Ms. O'Leary!
It works beautifully, great job, and the DIY cost so little. I think I need to start yard saling and flea marketing specifically to stock up on tools. 👍💕👍
The best sealant for outdoors is a polyurethane sealant. Silicone will become hard and brittle outside. You can by a small tube of poly glue in the glue section instead the big tube.
Fantastic DYI idea. Thanks for the hint. Just a note, you will find soaking the Hosing in a Bucket of Hot/Boiling Water will soften it in seconds. I'd also add some filter media to the Container ie: volcanic rocks or whatever you have around. Cheers. Love this & Im going to try it for my Tub pond also ; )
We are putting a pond in our garden with a waterfall & being a diy person I don't want to spend the extra $ on a prefab spillway, this is perfect! It also made me wonder if a plastic paint try would work ?!! Thanks for the great idea!
Nice idea. If you drill a hole on top side or back then you would not need to seal anything. and you can put some rock or gravel for bio filtration, just a suggestion. I love your channel.
Looking at thumbnail: Please laugh...I mean this in the kindest possible way! I've said all kinds of lovely things to you throughout your videos, and so many of your projects are so lovely, but that waterfall has all the romance and charm of a paint roller tray! :-0 :-/ ;-) Watching video: OMG, it virtually IS a paint roller tray! Girl, you are a genius! What a lovely sound it makes, and your water lily will be much happier. They hate moving water and refuse to bloom if they are jostled too much.
Just So everybody knows they do make Bulkhead fittings (elbow or straight) for usually around $5 for that size. Bulkheads will Guarantee a long lasting strong seal, that can be taken apart if necessary. What Rachel did clearly works but personally I wouldn’t trust it indoors.
an idea for an even smaller version (that ive built but not used, so if anyone tries it lemme know how it goes!) is using one of those plastic scoops meant for dog food instead of the box 😊 i got mine for 99p and used spare tubing i had and drilled it thru the back underneath the handle (which im thinking will come in handy for securing it someplace - with zipties im hoping)
Simple and it works and looks good. If you move the inlet to the front all the tubing would be inside the pond and it would reduce the amount of tubing required.
you should take some soil from outside and put in in a clear plastic bucket, fill it up with water. In a couple weeks, you would be suprised what you grow. I got some sort of grass starting to carpet inside.
You may need a hose clamp to hold the tube to the waterfall basin. If it comes loose all your water will get pumped out. Great idea. Also, can you put the pump outside your pond? Put a nipple in the bottom of the pond and run the tubing to the intake on your pump. This will get rid of the tubing being seen. I've always wanted to try that. Love your handy projects.
Rachel another way to straighten the tubing is to let it set in a sink full of really hot water. It takes less than five minutes normally and keeps you from realizing how messy your hair looks. though I think your hair normally looks pretty awesome.
This is a great tutorial. I'm planning on setting up an enclosed 'raised planter bed' pond area for my turtle (in past years she's been put out in the 60 gallon pond tub, but, except for a rock that sits up above the water a bit, had no dry land, and it was not predator safe, so I couldn't leave her out at night,) and was looking at putting a waterfall in to provide filtration and decrease water changes, but it's $40 just for the waterfall box on amazon and then another 30+ for a filter media box to go in it, so I was looking for cheaper options. I'm going to see if I can manage to adapt this idea, perhaps by using a container with a higher lip and putting a smaller mesh-box or something holding the filter material against the hose fitting.
Today we make a DIY waterfall wier for a container garden or patio pond. Total cost was $17, but the actual materials used cost about $10. Pretty cool!
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Like the waterfall you could add some filter floss or sponges to filter if you choose to do so. I also like the idea of another higher level of bog plants in the weir. It has alot more options if we allow our imagination to ponder different ways to use the weir. Stack several levels and add bog plants at each level and surround the weir with rock might be able to encourage most to grow up over and on the rock the more the levels the greater exposure for oxygen exchange but also the down side more opportunity for evaporation because of the increased exposure to air. But truly like this idea.
Very nice! If you replaced the elbow barbed fitting with a straight barbed fitting and drilled the hole in the front of the box (pointing the PVC elbow toward the back of the box) you could cut the needed tubing almost in half plus it would be nearly invisible and I think it might help support the box or maybe keep it in place.
Could you do a larger trough? Maybe use one of those 3 or 4 ft window planters filled with substrate and planted with margin plants. Pump the water in one side and let it flow back from the far end. Not only would it be a wonderful planter but a helluva biological filter with all the substrate and plants.
Thanks for another great video, Rachel!
NICE! this is exactly what I was looking for! excellent idea on the stackable bin!!!!!!
Thank you! sincerely - Patrick
Omg! Stop. You just read my mind. So I decided to put a mini pond together for the life of me I could not figure out the plumbing part of the project how to connect the pump to the tubing to the waterfall etc. thank you so much for the step by step instructions. You rock Rachel. Now for the trip to Home Depot 🤔.
seriously genius way to diy a waterfall. And the triple split of the waterfall itself, while probably not intentional, is probably better than a single stream.
Just pop that tube in the sink full of hot water, it'll loosen dried up and expand for you. I had the same problem with stiff tubing when I was setting up a little vessel water feature for my aunt. Couldn't get the tube over the pump outlet or through a hole. Hot water fixed both.
***You might put some really smooth pretty river rocks in your Weir. They will soften the edges and make it look sort of Zen and modern. Very cool! Your sweet flag could live in that weir, growing in pea gravel and filtering fish poop as it came through, by the way. It would look like a mini Iris or mini rushes, quite natural. Well done, my dear!
Your motivation is inspirational. . . !
Awesome diy. Proof that you don't need to buy pre-made. We normally call it, going getto, between our fish friends. Always an idea that you can improve on without breaking the bank.
Ohhh
That turned out really nice! thanks for sharing with us on how to build the falls!
Rachel, this is genius!
I would definitely put some plants into the tray! 😊💗😉
I also agree that for anyone with 1 or 2 aquariums or a small pond outdoors, having some of these tubes ready and available for various projects is a good idea. As you said, maybe we only use 2 out of 10 feet and so we'd have 8 feet left over for some other project.
Great idea on using that shelf. It totally looks like what some of the water fall weirs look like, that we might pay $20 or $50 for!
Thank you so much for the inspiration! I've had a 110 Gal Tuff Stuff patio pond for several years now and I've been wanting to do a bog filter/ waterfall type feature on it for the longest time but all the tutorials and videos I saw never had the aesthetic I wanted. Your video is EXACTLY what I've been looking for..thank you so so much!
Fish-Pimp ingenuity....Love It!! Can't wait to see what you'll be doing next. 😊
Planning on shipping your orchid on monday if all goes well...will let you know.
Thanks Rachel...
Great idea! And I think the flow is ok for waterlillys. Did a summer tub every year when my kids were growing up to give our goldfish an outdoor vacay😊
This is a great video. I just set up a 50 gallon tub for my gold fish, they are about 8 inches long and were in a 20 gallon tank. I wanted to do something like this , but did not think I could, now I know I totally can. Thank you so much, I watch as many of your posts as I can. At 71 years old I can do this, Oh I am going to have so much fun, and I will not need help from my husband.
Wow! Explained perfectly, I am off to the hardware store as we speak. Thank you Rachel this was just excellent
I love it when a plan comes together, especially on the first try. 😊
Beat me to it!
This is so perfect! I am even planning on building one of these for my moms deck.. These make a really kool cheap meaningful gift
..The hair dryer trick works wonders!! It kept the bear in me calm, without swearing like a pirate....So easy to build, and easy on the pocket book as well!
They was a very cool diy that adds an entire new dimension to the tub. I love it.
Terrific and simple application. You are my kinda DIY'er. I want a simple little waterfall without breaking the bank.
after days of searching the net i came across this video. thank you Rachel
I really appreciated your instructional video today about the spillway. I just got my house painted and have a black plastic box in my front flower bed. It's been there for years, ugly and unfinished, because I am such a procrastinator. A month ago I bought a black plastic box spillway from the local nursery, and still haven't set it up. I guess because I don't know how. It really helped me to see your video and see how easily you did it and I am ready to go outside and attack the project now. Looking forward to seeing more of your easy and fun activities. Thank You! 🌻💪
Awesome little project! I love all of your videos! You are one the TH-camrs who has inspired myself to start my own channel just following along my own fishkeeping adventure!!
Dude, I LOVE summer tubing!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for going through the process to simplify it for us!
Thank you for this video! Been wanting to do one for 3 months now and I'm finally in my new house and have just built one like this, waiting for the silicone to dry and it'll be ready!! Thank you for the idea!
It's going to look great with plants, especially with a few hanging over the front edge & going into the pond. Well done!
Thank you for the great tutorial! I think I will try this and put a croaker sack in the bin under some plants.
Thank you so much for your simple yet clever approach. I've watched many of these but yours is by far the most easily understood. on my way to home depot finally
That was such a super cool and awesome diy! Works great! Thanks for the inspiration. I might do one!
I’ve been trying to think of what I could use fora DIY waterfall......this is perfect! Thanks Rachel! ❤️❤️❤️ always!
This is 100% exactly what I need! Thank you!!
5:52 relatable lol. Very nice little DIY project!! Got my 150 stock tub pond set up today. Really excited to get my own summer tubbin started!!
That is sooooo freaking awesome!! I always find the waterfall features difficult but love them
Digging all the useful tips and tricks!! Thanks!!
Love this idea just asked hubby to put pond at bottom of our garden this is perfect well done you x
Excellent job! I’ve been shying away from water features, but this is a great alternative to sponge filters. Thanks for sharing.
This video couldn't of come out at a better time! I'm working on a project just like this for my mom and had no idea what to do for the waterfall! going to home depot tomorrow to pick up everything!
This is awesome. I've started modifying this container for a waterfall filter for my 55 gallon brasiliensis breeding tank.
If you have ig, tag me in the photo. Would love to see it
Searching for info to convert a vacuum cleaner canister into my 250 gallon backyard pond filter, but found this vid! I diy everything than spend $. I accidentally left my syphon tube outdoors in the snow once, but holding the tubing under hot running tap made it easily pliable! Boxes are only $1 at the Dollar Tree :) Great help here.
Way cool Rachel I love it! Awesome job! Thank you for the video!
Good job! You're a Jack of all trades! This was fun.
This is the series, I needed. Thank you.
That is such a genius idea. I hope one day I can recreate it :) I'd probably drill a hole underneath the water fall to hid the tubing going into the tub. Love you're videos Rachel, you're a real inspiration.
Thats pretty neat....I like that waterfall effect. Also real nice that box is big enough to add plants. Fab DIY
I absolutely love your simple no BS approach to this. I'm hoping that I can get into some summer tubs so me and my wife's interest can combine a little(she is an outdoor gardening freak:)
I like this idea. Might get me summer tubing after all! Thanks for the tips.
Love it!! You are so creative. I am going to do this with mine.
This helped me out so much. Really want something similar in my new home. Thanks fit your time from Northern Ireland 💓
Great idea. So simple too.
Great idea! I'm going to do this. I was looking for a budget friendly option and this is perfect! Thanks for sharing
Sweet! Loved that it's even easy enough that I can do it. 💘 your videos.
This video is 🔥. I was looking to do something like this on my new pond. And BINGO.. you got it.. thanks you are 💯
That turned out pretty cool, thank you❣👍
Love this series! Thanks for doing this episode...I have a tadpole tub (ok, it's a blue kiddie pool...super cheap!), and I wanted to add a quiet waterfall to keep the mosquitos out...going to the 'Depot Monday with your list! Thanks Rachel!
DIY cheap solution to bulkhead fitting are UNISEALS. They're amazing, been using them for years with my aquaponics system and turtle ponds; great, cheap way to plumb through walls. Including curved walls, like barrels and buckets, which most bulkheads can't mess with. Just wanted to throw that out there. Awesome video, gonna make a few of these for my tubs, thank you
Thanks for the tip!
Hot water works well to reshape tubing
That's a great simple and practical waterfall. Around here the box stores are great for those bins, for fittings, tubing, PVC Ace hardware is cheaper. Not sure about the fitting you used, but 1/2 inch PVC elbows are 59 cents each this varies at each Ace. If you didn't like the 3 way split might consider shaving the front edge straight.
Great idea!
brilliant, thanks for a great idea
Great project, really inventive. 👍
You could use bioballs in the container or ceramic.
Lava rock would be better, that way the plants can root and they don't ruin expensive bio-media.
Thank you! I think I will use for waterfall template in styrofoam concrete pond to create flow outlets between shallows and waterfall too-very easy setup. Great to use for home made filter box to prevent critters from getting sucked up-thanks!
You could also have the tube fitting towards the front lip facing back. That way you could have the tubing going directly from the pump to your weir without it having to go over the edge of the pond. Black tubing would be less noticable and cut down on algae growth. Love your channel Ms. O'Leary!
Nice tutorial and cute sweatshirt!
You saved me def doing this great vid
Sheesshhhh for 5$ you’re a legend! Thanks helped me heaps
Just a tip! Cram your hosing into a bucket and run the hot water over it for a couple minutes. Will be super malleable and you can shape how you like!
Wow super easy good video
It works beautifully, great job, and the DIY cost so little. I think I need to start yard saling and flea marketing specifically to stock up on tools.
👍💕👍
Great idea, Thanks
Very cool!
The best sealant for outdoors is a polyurethane sealant. Silicone will become hard and brittle outside. You can by a small tube of poly glue in the glue section instead the big tube.
Queen of DIY...
Great video bomb by your kitty!
Fantastic DYI idea. Thanks for the hint. Just a note, you will find soaking the Hosing in a Bucket of Hot/Boiling Water will soften it in seconds. I'd also add some filter media to the Container ie: volcanic rocks or whatever you have around. Cheers. Love this & Im going to try it for my Tub pond also ; )
I love it.
We are putting a pond in our garden with a waterfall & being a diy person I don't want to spend the extra $ on a prefab spillway, this is perfect! It also made me wonder if a plastic paint try would work ?!! Thanks for the great idea!
WOW THIS SO USEFUL THANK YOU SWEETHEART.......👍
Very clever. I need to go buy drill bits!
Nice idea. If you drill a hole on top side or back then you would not need to seal anything. and you can put some rock or gravel for bio filtration, just a suggestion. I love your channel.
keep up the great work! thanks
Awesome. You will be able to add media or floss to the box as well.
Looking at thumbnail: Please laugh...I mean this in the kindest possible way! I've said all kinds of lovely things to you throughout your videos, and so many of your projects are so lovely, but that waterfall has all the romance and charm of a paint roller tray! :-0 :-/ ;-)
Watching video: OMG, it virtually IS a paint roller tray! Girl, you are a genius! What a lovely sound it makes, and your water lily will be much happier. They hate moving water and refuse to bloom if they are jostled too much.
Thank you for sharing!!👏👏👏
Just So everybody knows they do make Bulkhead fittings (elbow or straight) for usually around $5 for that size. Bulkheads will Guarantee a long lasting strong seal, that can be taken apart if necessary.
What Rachel did clearly works but personally I wouldn’t trust it indoors.
Thar is a pretty easy way to make a waterfall. It would be pretty easy to add some plants or rocks to make it look even better
Hi Rachel, I created my own waterfall with a converted paint roller tray, in a similar way to yours.
awesome project!!! I may have to do some work to my tuffstuff 40 =)
nice project Rach, if you are going to make more of these, i would suggest trying a uniseal, love them
That looks awesome! Wonder if you could stack a couple and make a waterfall type thingy?
I love that Pepper came out into the catio but decided to just observe this time. Most magnanimous of her to let mommy have the spotlight.
she is learning, lol
an idea for an even smaller version (that ive built but not used, so if anyone tries it lemme know how it goes!) is using one of those plastic scoops meant for dog food instead of the box 😊 i got mine for 99p and used spare tubing i had and drilled it thru the back underneath the handle (which im thinking will come in handy for securing it someplace - with zipties im hoping)
Simple and it works and looks good. If you move the inlet to the front all the tubing would be inside the pond and it would reduce the amount of tubing required.
you should take some soil from outside and put in in a clear plastic bucket, fill it up with water. In a couple weeks, you would be suprised what you grow. I got some sort of grass starting to carpet inside.
Awesome sauce. Plant them falls.
Plant them.
You may need a hose clamp to hold the tube to the waterfall basin. If it comes loose all your water will get pumped out. Great idea. Also, can you put the pump outside your pond? Put a nipple in the bottom of the pond and run the tubing to the intake on your pump. This will get rid of the tubing being seen. I've always wanted to try that. Love your handy projects.
Neat project 👍
Rachel another way to straighten the tubing is to let it set in a sink full of really hot water. It takes less than five minutes normally and keeps you from realizing how messy your hair looks. though I think your hair normally looks pretty awesome.
Nice DIY
This is a great tutorial. I'm planning on setting up an enclosed 'raised planter bed' pond area for my turtle (in past years she's been put out in the 60 gallon pond tub, but, except for a rock that sits up above the water a bit, had no dry land, and it was not predator safe, so I couldn't leave her out at night,) and was looking at putting a waterfall in to provide filtration and decrease water changes, but it's $40 just for the waterfall box on amazon and then another 30+ for a filter media box to go in it, so I was looking for cheaper options. I'm going to see if I can manage to adapt this idea, perhaps by using a container with a higher lip and putting a smaller mesh-box or something holding the filter material against the hose fitting.
awesome!!!