How to make a barrel pond
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- Not everyone has room for a pond but even in the smallest space you can have a pond in a barrel. This video shows you how to construct a small barrel pond for the patio. It contains plants for wildlife and a small fountain to give you that relaxing sound of running water.
We have used a plastic barrel with a basket containing 2 marginal plants, which we have raised up so the surface of the basket lies just below the water level. We have used a couple of empty aquatic baskets to raise the plants but you could use a couple of bricks, just make sure they are brushed with a wire brush to remove any loose surface material which could potentially pollute the water. We have also used a dwarf water lily; this will shade the water to prevent a bloom of algae growing and suffocating any pond life. This can be placed straight onto the bottom of the barrel, the leaves will grow to the surface. A couple of bunches of oxygenators have also been included to keep the water clear for any wildlife. The finishing touch is a small telescopic fountain, the one we have used pumps 450 ltrs of water an hour so is ideal for a small patio pool.
Make sure that any wildlife which comes into the pool can escape; we have used some large pebbles as steps from the marginal plants basket to the surface. Placing the steps behind the plants ensures that the wildlife can escape un-noticed by predators. You could also use a rough piece of stick; make sure any timber you use has not been treated with any preservative as some treatments can contain arsenic which would poison any aquatic wildlife.
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Awesome. You made it seem so much easier than any other the other videos.
Thank you for your wonderful ideas! I hadn't thought about a barrel water pond, but it is perfect for me. I live in an apt. And have a nice large patio and it would look awesome and I would like to put plants and fish in it also. Found my next project!
Can't wait to try this! I'm so excited.
Very nice. Thank you for posting.
Wow thats so easy I really want a pond for me now
Good video, I'm definitely going to give this a go 👍
oh..you have a really sweet voice....!
Can you tell me were you got he barrel plastic insert
The white haired ladies in the background are cracking me up :D so curious xD
lol right? I was thinking this looks like she walked into a home depot and set up a camera on her shopping cart.
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No filter?
I was told that frogs and water lilies like still water away from any fountains etc?
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Where can i get that pump?
Do you put the creeping jenny in the pot on its own or add to the other 2 in your marginal basket?
Love this idea! Is ur barrel made out of plastic??? Do you have to use a pump for the fish and how much did this cost?
Do you need to use a filter with barrel ponds?
No you dont because all the fish waste and un eaten food will be composted for the plants to absorb nutrients from and the plants will then give oxygen.
i just love his voice, so cute :3
seems like those plants take up a lot of space in such a small pond.
If fish you need water dechlorinator and filter.
No you don't, the oxygenators do that job.
Ive done my 1st pond after watching this, only issue I have is the soil has made the water grubby, should have put hessian in the baskets 1st
You have to put gravel on top of the soil to keep it in place
I’ve done this, but I keep having problems with algae growth. How do you solve the issue with algae growth in a small patio barrel pond?
Add more oxygenating plants. Give them a few weeks to get established; use rainwater to top up barrel if you can ; add some floating plants for extra surface cover; consider if the water is getting too much direct sunlight for too long, and consider introducing some shade for a few hours. And if you have fish, the waste they produce doesn't help. A small fountain might be useful too. No need for a mains powered one if there's enough sunlight :) Hope this helps-I am no expert btw :) Just suggestions :)
What size is tub/barrrl??
It was only about 45cm (18") diameter and 30 - 40cm (12 - 16") deep.
@@HayesGardenWorld do you still sell this item? I can't find it on your website.
Do they have to be heated if used outdoors?
Three years too late with this one but I was just wondering myself and discovered the answer just before watching this video so hey, better late than never haha. They get passively warmed by the sun. In fact, the reason why you want a plant like a lily or duck weed is to provide shade so the water doesn't heat up too quick, which isn't desirable since you need to constantly worry about the water level and if you plan on keeping fish the drastic temperature fluctuations make for a poor environment. From my research, I've found that you want to keep between 60-70% of the surface area for a patio pond like this one covered with some sort of floating plant in order for stable conditions to be maintained. For the winter you'd need to winterize it, meaning you'll need to drain it and store any fish or plants indoors (that is depending on how rough your winters are). Thank you for attending my ted talk.
How to stop algae growth
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You could have let us enjoy it for half a minute.
A up of tee howabout a deer for all that hard work
how to prevent moauitos in my lotus pot? please sugest any chemical ..
Great BUT dont really want a trailing cable to a water pump! Rather detracts from the overall look of the pond!
There are solar powered pumps as an alternative option! :)
You can also disguise the cable using plants and other things
mmm not a good way it lack a natural filter ....
It's very simple to made , with simple water Pump with flexible pipe & a balcony contener , this latter filled with Pozzolana at bottom , cotton wadding & finally gravel , it's possile to also plant an additional hanging plant towards the pond to partly hide it.
You have to connect the pipe to the pump, which you raise in your balcony planter placed astride the edge of the barrel and saving filter and 5 cm from the top of this one, you make 4 holes with the drill so that the water falls back into the basin, the first advantage is filtering at low cost better than with filters to buy, because the advantage of pozzolana is that it does not get dirty and it does not have to be changed on the contrary and the other is the slight noise of a waterfall as the water falls into the barrel.
You don't need a filter with oxygenator plants
Stodoys plans is full of amazing tips. It helped me a lot.
You should’ve cut off the Lilly label completely out .. as fish or frogs might get the sharp edge of it scraping their bodies
Oh give over ffs
@@Mr-Mr66 pack it in being nasty as ff.k “ Terry “ for ffs