I’m a 55 year old woman building my 3rd pond. This time I’m doing it on a budget and really enjoyed watching your instructions. You are a great teacher with a fun sense of humor, the humor is very appreciated! Thanks:-)
Awesome video! Take note people, if you're going to upload a video on TH-cam do it like this! No shaky camera, no stupid music, good lighting, etc. This is something I'm trying
I AM AN 88 YEARS YOUNG AND IVE BEEN KEEPING FISH FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR CHEAP WAYS TO FILTER OUT MY PONDS. THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK
I've gotta say...this is the best filter DIY ever!!! My husband and I built one of these large scale. Our pond is like a giant aquarium in our back yard. It's 16'x3'x4'. We've had the filter about a year. I've only had to clean it out twice. With our old setup, I was cleaning twice a week! It's really an amazing setup. We built ours with a 40gal trash can. I highly recommend this for a pond. It was so easy to build. All the directions were understandable. Can't say enough how much we love this filter!!
Yes! I learned so much!!!! Those little ladies at the end are so lucky to have parents who will guide them through life with such hands on get up and go!
Thank you i built this for my duck pond and it worked crystal clear duck pond!!! I have 40 ducks and its filtered on a larger scale but same size pump it worked thank you no more stinky duckies.
for your t-sprayer, if you drill slightly smaller holes on the sides instead of the bottom, you get more spray/aeration. half way through my build i figured that out. keep up the great work
hi SC fish keeping i made this filter and set it all to a solar power system for under $150 I get 24/7 running time for free and love it. thank you for your video was so helpful
I can't even express my gratefulness for this video. I've looked at over 30 videos of DIY pond filters. They are either too complicated, expensive, too large, too small, or just way too confusing for someone as inexperienced and me. I can't wait to set this up. Thank you thank you thank you!! Also, do you have an estimate of how much everything costs, minus the pool that is already set up. Thank you again😂🥰
Just watched the video on TH-cam today and thought you might want to no it was brilliant and enjoyed watching it thank a lot and keep going. I have surcribed john
On the spray bar, offset the holes so they spray in a zigzag pattern. It will help with the straight down pressure and spread the initial contact points from a single line.
I love that you address the pump being off the bottom. I use milk crates, cut sections of the sides out with a sawzall leaving 4 legs, and the fish love to use the space as cover. They work great for plant stands too.
This video was our bible in making our own homemade filter. We have gone even cheaper using a bucket that we already had. Our fish are happier, healthier and better than ever. Thanks for your help 👍🏼🙂
I dont have a pond, and I wasn't looking for a filter but now I'm going to build the best filter for my dog's water bowl. Love your video and your sweet girls 💜
We used this system thanks to this video and it works amazing! We have 2 ducks that love to be in their pond all day long floating, bathing. Eating fish now and then. It has little minnows in it and for 4 days it is still crystal clear! Thank you for this video and I wish I could share mine using your system. I love it!
A few more Tweeks and a water wall into the pond with a couple vines and solar lights and I'm sold on the awesomeness of the project!!!!! Thanks man! 😎
Zac!!! I’ve been Covid quarantined for a week watching gardening videos and just stumbled across your channel. I’m hooked! For years I’ve been trying to get the men in my life (3 Was-bands,son, son-in-law, son-in-law’s dad, current gentleman friend) to build me a bog filter without over “man-splaining” the whole thing, and yet here I sit with no bog filter. This is by far the simplest and most entertaining process I’ve ever seen. THANK YOU…I think I can do this myself!!! And if your cuteness didn’t reel me in to your channel (I’m an old woman so I can get away with saying that), your little girls at the end clinched it for me!! I sincerely hope you are wildly successful beyond all you can hope or think!!
instead of going through the lid, a third uniseal close to the rim of the can would not only eliminate one elbow, but would mean you could preform maintenance without disconnecting anything.
Also, an upgrade to the spray bar... Instead of drilling the holes onlly on the bottom, you could drill them on the sides as well so it sprays outward as well as down. It's still only spraying in a line in the method used in this video.
Been wanting to have a fish pond for years. This looks really cool and easy to modify to the size of the pond you want and your imagination. Its great how you listed the materials and steps. I’m going to give this a go this spring. I will use fish and critters from the creek behind my home. Thanks and God Bless.
Nice project and excellent presentation. Quick remark; I've built a similar setup but inverted the filter where the initial intake to the filter's first contact is with the larger media and as the filtration process clears the water, finer media is encountered (long way of saying start with lava rock and ends with fine material.) It improved my water quality by about 20%. (Hard to improve on good quality already achieved with this good system. For final water polishing, I added some plants (Aquaponics!!) in the outlet. Happy fish, happy plans and beautiful amazingly clear water. Well done!!
I keep seeing dyi with what I believe backwards filtration, I'm glad to see some1 else noticed and comment...there's really no point in letting your dirtiest water hit your smallest filtration first!
I actually built my own filter kind of similar I have pots with lava rock and piping along with elephant ears growing in them. Those elephant ears absolutely love it and are thriving all while pulling all the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates along with other stuff in the water. I need to rework it and improve it but I’m glad for you fellow TH-camrs showing me your guys filter setups. I utilize a lot of your guys ideas and I’ve been quite successful. I’m waiting to buy a house then I will start uploading to my channel about pond stuff to hopefully share my experiences and give others like myself multiple ideas to diy their own stuff and have their setup their own ways.
So I don't normally comment on videos but I just had to thank you for this tutorial. I have a fully stocked and planted clawfoot tub pond in my garden that, even with a pump claiming to handle a volume twice its size, has never gotten the water clean without clogging within a matter of 2 days. That's been a ton of cleaning this past year, but this weekend me and my hubby followed your guide and built our own filter system and I can finally see my fish and plants at the bottom! Its amazing and we ended up having everything on hand, so we only had to purchase the pump. Thank you sooo much!
One of the best things you could do to improve on this for easier maintenance is to put a socket Union before the 90degree that heads to the lid of the filter. That way you won’t stress anything opening it up.
I really like the pump being in the box also because I am worried about my fancy fantail goldfish getting their tails injured. This is definitely something that I am going to put on my spring project list! Thank you for adding parts lists and making it look easy to do!
DUDE, YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS ON MY TILAPIA FARM ! THANK YOU A BILLION! WOW, Clean water & New Air at the same time! Now How do you maintain & Clean the Filter, this is so cheap you could actually build 2, switch it out and take your time really cleaning the 1st filter!...VERY EXCITING ! DUDE YOU ARE THE MAN ! So easy that I can even do it!
Used a plastic tote and a similar pump, I did have difficulty when the tote was on the ground, but once I raised it up a little it worked perfect and my water is crystal clear!
Amigo? You nailed it! The information was so clear and understandable that I think even a caveman could build a system like this! Thanks so much for your time and easy to follow instructions
I have made a few trashcan filters over the years. I always used flexible tubes for my pipes and always had the intake at the bottom so the water comes in at the bottom and filters as it slowly rises through media then flows out my two output pipes and usually a third slightly higher overflow emergency pipe at the top. I liked watching your design though gave me a few ideas about raising my pump higher in my pond. great video and very good ideas.
Hey Zac, just wanted to say thanks for posting your videos. I just built the DIY filter system for my goldfish/koi pond. It’s working great. I was pretty stumped and frustrated with the cost of buying a system. You’re the man.
Thank you!! I remember before I built my first one I felt intimidated! It seemed like such a daunting task based on other videos. So I wanted to keep this as easy as possible to show it doesn't have to be difficult!
Thanks for such a great video!!! Wow I’m so excited now. I just came to watch this video for my son, now I’m ready to get out there and build my own pond and filtration system. So exciting!
Thinking 2 upgrades: 1. Water return set higher and a filter drain added to remove settled solids that will collect in the bottom. 2. Direct the spray bar arms in opposite directions to disperse flow over a larger field of the media. This might also add some circular filtration keep solids from reflowing into the tank, and later removed via the drain mentioned in item 1.
Love it, nice and simple plan. I do a very similar design. No need to have the media within a bucket in the bin.. only minimising the available space but it's such a big flow rate it doesn't really matter. Another advantage moving the pump to the other end is you're getting better flow through the pond and not re-filtering the cleaned water.
That's so badass. Years ago, I used to make my own filters for turtle tanks, water snake cages, etc. by using a power head, 3 liter soda bottle and media. Just cut the top of the bottle off to the desired height, then drill a hole in the bottom on the side. Using the rubber aquarium tubing, run the tubing into the hole on the side of the bottle and up to the power head suction cupped to the side of the aquarium. Then, stack media in the bottle, plug in and bam, we have a biological filter. That trash can pond filter is genius. I love it. I live in western Washington, just outside of Seattle, and i want a small pond with a couple of koi, as the weather is always cloudy, sometimes rainy, cool and winters are moderate. the winter varies from the high teens with snow to mild, 30's with no snow. the cold lingers for months which is why fish selections are very limited. So, I'm planning on using your brilliant trashcan idea. Although, I will probably be using a 50 gal Brute trashcan, as my pond will be around 9' L x 4' W x 3' D. as the fish will need the depth to survive the winters.
Thanks for sharing! One of the best ways to keep your pond crystal clear is with a drum filter. It works automatically, so you won’t need to spend much time on upkeep. Plus, it’s affordable to run - just around half a dollar a month in electricity. If you want clean water without the hassle, it’s worth considering.
Hi Zac, WOW, this is my first time watching your show, Kudos, will definitely use your methods building one filter pump for my fish tank. Thanks so much for the tutorial. Simple to follow as well.
Safety wise, you can just get a drill that has an auxiliary handle and it will be fine most likely. Maybe running it in reverse will keep the plastic from cracking as the bit grabs? I've never heard that before, but I've wondered if it was a thing, so I'll try it next build!
Thanks for posting this - I'd be interested in seeing a follow-up to this once it's actually filtering something and what sorts of steps you take with one of these filter setups. Do you have to switch out that batting? What about those other materials? Thanks much!
In the past, that quilt batting has been pretty cheap but, if you want to rinse it out (use a backwards flow) do that with Non-Tap Water; highly filtered to get the chemicals out. The rinsed out batting will look stained but it will also keep whatever good bacteria that eats nitrates and nitrites alive and in place. Another thing is to have 2 layers: rinse both out the first time it gets full and gross looking. Replace the BOTTOM layer with a fresh, unused layer and put one of the rinsed layers back on top. The NEXT time you clean out the batting, put the rinsed out bottom layer (from the last cleaning) on top and put a fresh layer on the bottom of your 2 layers. Again, this will keep the good bacteria going.
Great job, I myself have stopped using the polyfill for the fact of the replacement, if u have some heavy bio load fish. Now I will say something u can do is remove the lid on that filtration system and add some bog plants. They will help filter as well and can dress up the filtration system.
You can prolong the poly filla by placing decreasingly coarse ac filter material above it coarse, medium, finer, then the candy floss, so not as much of the big stuff get through to clog. Grsnted its good for 3 or 4 cleanings at best tho.
You just helped me so much with this video thank goodness. You are saving people a lot of money and headaches with this sort of knowledge. Thank you for this
My Dear Friend ... in life you always fine 2 type of people Easy person and complicated person. easy one 1+1 = 2 Complicated person 1+1-2+4+10-12 = 2. My friend you are the super easy Person. I went through hundreds of videos and they were so complicated in every single point on how making a filter. you made it SUPER easy. Thank you so much. My greetings all the way from Dubai United Arab Emirates.
This is genius! I spend 200 on different filters for my turtles and they were completely useless. I'm going to mimic your steps here to create my own filter. Thanks!!!
Thank you, sir. I've watched many videos over the past few days. Trying to figure out how to make a duck. Pond filter and this is the method I will use 😊
Hey I just wanted to say how happy n grateful I am to have come across your video. SO THANKFUL YOU HAVE NO IDEA. I've had this pond for almost 6 and it has never been clear, sad and bad all at the same time. I got rid of all but 9 of my koi and fancy goldfish so it was hard and it still did NOT work. Is was right back to green. Then I found you and you're how to do and I did it!!!! First time in 6 years. I habe the clearest
I am so glad that my video helped you out so much!! It's such an easy build if you get all the parts and it's a workhorse of a filter! You should definitely show me the setup I'd love to see it! Send me a message on Instagram? Otherwise you can email me SCFishKeeping@gmail.com
Just getting ready to build a filter for my pond and this is the best filter build I have seen. Going to get to work on it. It might be 3 yearts since you posted this, but it is still relevant.
I need to make my pond and I'm going to do this filter, love it, thanks!!! 2 mos later from seeing this & i just got a 150 gallon tub & will be building my filter today! This is the easiest build I’ve watched, ty ty !!
It works amazing. Send me a link where I can show you the system from here with ducks. I have 2 ducks and a tub just like his and it works amazing! You won't be disappointed
I'm glad to find your Chanel!!! This video made my life easier!!!! I already have 2 weeks trying to find the correct video for Build My Pond!!!! Thanks for your knowledge and your time to explain this amazing process 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Thanks for posting. I am making mine for my small pond with a 5 gallon bucket and some flex tubing instead and some pvc pipe. I'm going to feed the pond water into the bottom of the bucket and feed it back out into the pond from the top as it fills up. that way the sediment can fall with gravity to the bottom lessening the debris that goes into the filter material. This requires a drain added to the bucket for routine cleaning.
I’m a 55 year old woman building my 3rd pond. This time I’m doing it on a budget and really enjoyed watching your instructions. You are a great teacher with a fun sense of humor, the humor is very appreciated! Thanks:-)
Look at Greg Woodstock the pond guy from Aquascape.
@@ericprobinson Why?
Same but 51. You go girl!
I bet you are american..........
@@CarlosAlberto-ii1li I bet you are in your moms basement.
Awesome video! Take note people, if you're going to upload a video on TH-cam do it like this! No shaky camera, no stupid music, good lighting, etc. This is something I'm trying
I AM AN 88 YEARS YOUNG AND IVE BEEN KEEPING FISH FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR CHEAP WAYS TO FILTER OUT MY PONDS. THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK
I've gotta say...this is the best filter DIY ever!!! My husband and I built one of these large scale. Our pond is like a giant aquarium in our back yard. It's 16'x3'x4'. We've had the filter about a year. I've only had to clean it out twice. With our old setup, I was cleaning twice a week! It's really an amazing setup. We built ours with a 40gal trash can. I highly recommend this for a pond. It was so easy to build. All the directions were understandable. Can't say enough how much we love this filter!!
Where did you get the trash can from?
@L. Moore Home Depot. Regular sized trash can. Not too large scale I suppose.
Yes! I learned so much!!!! Those little ladies at the end are so lucky to have parents who will guide them through life with such hands on get up and go!
Thank you i built this for my duck pond and it worked crystal clear duck pond!!! I have 40 ducks and its filtered on a larger scale but same size pump it worked thank you no more stinky duckies.
for your t-sprayer, if you drill slightly smaller holes on the sides instead of the bottom, you get more spray/aeration. half way through my build i figured that out. keep up the great work
Babies stole my heart. Thanks for very clear instructions too.
hi SC fish keeping i made this filter and set it all to a solar power system for under $150 I get 24/7 running time for free and love it. thank you for your video was so helpful
Best bait tank filter set up I've seen yet, used the video and so far a week later no issues. Great information and cheap
I can't even express my gratefulness for this video. I've looked at over 30 videos of DIY pond filters. They are either too complicated, expensive, too large, too small, or just way too confusing for someone as inexperienced and me. I can't wait to set this up. Thank you thank you thank you!! Also, do you have an estimate of how much everything costs, minus the pool that is already set up. Thank you again😂🥰
This was 100% filters for dummies. I APPRECIATE THIS.
LOL by a dummy... So many problems he doesn't know about or share, check back in 6 months.
Thank you! Of all the diy videos I watched this is the only one with a SIPLE AND CLEAR explanation, with a little bit of humor 😎. Great job!
Just watched the video on TH-cam today and thought you might want to no it was brilliant and enjoyed watching it thank a lot and keep going. I have surcribed john
On the spray bar, offset the holes so they spray in a zigzag pattern. It will help with the straight down pressure and spread the initial contact points from a single line.
Good video up top
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I love that you address the pump being off the bottom. I use milk crates, cut sections of the sides out with a sawzall leaving 4 legs, and the fish love to use the space as cover. They work great for plant stands too.
@lastditch727 That's a great idea! I plan on doing that or using theb5 gallon bucket. Both great idea.
This video was our bible in making our own homemade filter. We have gone even cheaper using a bucket that we already had. Our fish are happier, healthier and better than ever. Thanks for your help 👍🏼🙂
My husband and I just built this... different trash can. And the next day my pond was clear. I CAN SEE MY FISH!! thank you!
I dont have a pond, and I wasn't looking for a filter but now I'm going to build the best filter for my dog's water bowl. Love your video and your sweet girls 💜
Thank you for explaining so well. As a total novice you have demystified how to create an effective, cheap filer. Blessings.
SC should easily be as big as King of diy
You my friend are too kind!!
Completely agree!
So far , its the best video we've seen ..
Cheap , efficient & easy to understand .
Thanks for sharing !
Appreciate you watching!
We used this system thanks to this video and it works amazing! We have 2 ducks that love to be in their pond all day long floating, bathing. Eating fish now and then. It has little minnows in it and for 4 days it is still crystal clear! Thank you for this video and I wish I could share mine using your system. I love it!
Hi! Is this still working well with your ducks? I'm thinking of attempting this but want to be sure it can handle their waste :)
Seconded, how's it going witht he ducks ?
Did either of you try this on your duck pond’s? I’m thing about trying it for my ducks😊
A few more Tweeks and a water wall into the pond with a couple vines and solar lights and I'm sold on the awesomeness of the project!!!!! Thanks man! 😎
Made this filter last weekend and my pond is much clearer! Thank you so much for posting this
Been looking for a simple to follow filter guide for the last few days. Thanks for making something that’s easy to follow and actually diy
Zac!!! I’ve been Covid quarantined for a week watching gardening videos and just stumbled across your channel. I’m hooked! For years I’ve been trying to get the men in my life (3 Was-bands,son, son-in-law, son-in-law’s dad, current gentleman friend) to build me a bog filter without over “man-splaining” the whole thing, and yet here I sit with no bog filter. This is by far the simplest and most entertaining process I’ve ever seen. THANK YOU…I think I can do this myself!!! And if your cuteness didn’t reel me in to your channel (I’m an old woman so I can get away with saying that), your little girls at the end clinched it for me!! I sincerely hope you are wildly successful beyond all you can hope or think!!
instead of going through the lid, a third uniseal close to the rim of the can would not only eliminate one elbow, but would mean you could preform maintenance without disconnecting anything.
that's a AWESOME Idea I would do that myself.
Great upgrade to the pond filter. Definitely gonna add this method to the filter I'm about to build.
Also, an upgrade to the spray bar... Instead of drilling the holes onlly on the bottom, you could drill them on the sides as well so it sprays outward as well as down. It's still only spraying in a line in the method used in this video.
Add one more uniseal near the rim for over flow
@@dc12o3 I agree. I'd try out 4-way PVC coupling instead of the 2-way and more holes along the sides.
Wow the best video I found on diy. I was scared and discourage on making my own pond until I found this video. Thank you
Been wanting to have a fish pond for years. This looks really cool and easy to modify to the size of the pond you want and your imagination. Its great how you listed the materials and steps. I’m going to give this a go this spring. I will use fish and critters from the creek behind my home. Thanks and God Bless.
I love this video and the way you do it. Clear, funny, informative and to the point!
Nice project and excellent presentation. Quick remark; I've built a similar setup but inverted the filter where the initial intake to the filter's first contact is with the larger media and as the filtration process clears the water, finer media is encountered (long way of saying start with lava rock and ends with fine material.) It improved my water quality by about 20%. (Hard to improve on good quality already achieved with this good system. For final water polishing, I added some plants (Aquaponics!!) in the outlet. Happy fish, happy plans and beautiful amazingly clear water. Well done!!
I keep seeing dyi with what I believe backwards filtration, I'm glad to see some1 else noticed and comment...there's really no point in letting your dirtiest water hit your smallest filtration first!
I actually built my own filter kind of similar I have pots with lava rock and piping along with elephant ears growing in them. Those elephant ears absolutely love it and are thriving all while pulling all the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates along with other stuff in the water. I need to rework it and improve it but I’m glad for you fellow TH-camrs showing me your guys filter setups. I utilize a lot of your guys ideas and I’ve been quite successful. I’m waiting to buy a house then I will start uploading to my channel about pond stuff to hopefully share my experiences and give others like myself multiple ideas to diy their own stuff and have their setup their own ways.
Also I didn’t use white pvc but I used black abs instead.
This was exactly what I’ve been looking for forever
So I don't normally comment on videos but I just had to thank you for this tutorial. I have a fully stocked and planted clawfoot tub pond in my garden that, even with a pump claiming to handle a volume twice its size, has never gotten the water clean without clogging within a matter of 2 days. That's been a ton of cleaning this past year, but this weekend me and my hubby followed your guide and built our own filter system and I can finally see my fish and plants at the bottom! Its amazing and we ended up having everything on hand, so we only had to purchase the pump. Thank you sooo much!
Yes this is perfect! I’m building a modern pond for my new house and I can totally do this! Thanks for sharing🙌🏽
One of the best things you could do to improve on this for easier maintenance is to put a socket Union before the 90degree that heads to the lid of the filter. That way you won’t stress anything opening it up.
Great value for Small scale interested fish farming DIY projects thankyou God bless.
I really like the pump being in the box also because I am worried about my fancy fantail goldfish getting their tails injured. This is definitely something that I am going to put on my spring project list! Thank you for adding parts lists and making it look easy to do!
DUDE, YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS ON MY TILAPIA FARM ! THANK YOU A BILLION! WOW, Clean water & New Air at the same time! Now How do you maintain & Clean the Filter, this is so cheap you could actually build 2, switch it out and take your time really cleaning the 1st filter!...VERY EXCITING ! DUDE YOU ARE THE MAN ! So easy that I can even do it!
I’m going to save this video. This is exactly what I need in a future project
I love this! I so badly want a water feature! I'm a 72yo woman and this totally looks like something I could do!
Used a plastic tote and a similar pump, I did have difficulty when the tote was on the ground, but once I raised it up a little it worked perfect and my water is crystal clear!
Amigo? You nailed it! The information was so clear and understandable that I think even a caveman could build a system like this! Thanks so much for your time and easy to follow instructions
Definitely going to build one like this, thanks, I'm currently breeding tilapia so something like this is exactly what I need
I have made a few trashcan filters over the years. I always used flexible tubes for my pipes and always had the intake at the bottom so the water comes in at the bottom and filters as it slowly rises through media then flows out my two output pipes and usually a third slightly higher overflow emergency pipe at the top. I liked watching your design though gave me a few ideas about raising my pump higher in my pond. great video and very good ideas.
Hey Zac, just wanted to say thanks for posting your videos. I just built the DIY filter system for my goldfish/koi pond. It’s working great. I was pretty stumped and frustrated with the cost of buying a system. You’re the man.
absolutely the cutest girls. Thanks for the great video Zak
This is awesome! You made this look super simple. Saving this video for when I finally do a pond of my own.
Thank you!! I remember before I built my first one I felt intimidated! It seemed like such a daunting task based on other videos. So I wanted to keep this as easy as possible to show it doesn't have to be difficult!
67 year old female thanks you so very much for your easy instructions. I will be following your instructions this spring.
Thanks for such a great video!!! Wow I’m so excited now. I just came to watch this video for my son, now I’m ready to get out there and build my own pond and filtration system. So exciting!
Uni seals are the game changer, I made my own filter with similar techniques and my water clarity is amazing! Thanks for posting.
What size Uniseal did you use? I would like to make a pond filter.
This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for to pair with a 275 gal IBC, simple and elegant! TY!
Thinking 2 upgrades:
1. Water return set higher and a filter drain added to remove settled solids that will collect in the bottom.
2. Direct the spray bar arms in opposite directions to disperse flow over a larger field of the media. This might also add some circular filtration keep solids from reflowing into the tank, and later removed via the drain mentioned in item 1.
so another capped cut at the bottom maybe?
What's the point of the kitchen scrubbers?
I was thinking that the sprayers should spray out the sides to, so that it would cover a larger area of the filter media.
@06ironmike bacteria love to grow on the mesh scrubbers, similar to using bioballs, or the sponges.
Thanks, finally a concise, simple, well explained method to filter, I was ready to give up. gonna do this in a few days
Love it, nice and simple plan. I do a very similar design. No need to have the media within a bucket in the bin.. only minimising the available space but it's such a big flow rate it doesn't really matter. Another advantage moving the pump to the other end is you're getting better flow through the pond and not re-filtering the cleaned water.
This is honestly the best cheap filter video I've seen. Thank you so much!
Also thank you showing what you use as media and where you got them.
That's so badass. Years ago, I used to make my own filters for turtle tanks, water snake cages, etc. by using a power head, 3 liter soda bottle and media. Just cut the top of the bottle off to the desired height, then drill a hole in the bottom on the side. Using the rubber aquarium tubing, run the tubing into the hole on the side of the bottle and up to the power head suction cupped to the side of the aquarium. Then, stack media in the bottle, plug in and bam, we have a biological filter.
That trash can pond filter is genius. I love it. I live in western Washington, just outside of Seattle, and i want a small pond with a couple of koi, as the weather is always cloudy, sometimes rainy, cool and winters are moderate. the winter varies from the high teens with snow to mild, 30's with no snow. the cold lingers for months which is why fish selections are very limited.
So, I'm planning on using your brilliant trashcan idea. Although, I will probably be using a 50 gal Brute trashcan, as my pond will be around 9' L x 4' W x 3' D. as the fish will need the depth to survive the winters.
Thanks for sharing! One of the best ways to keep your pond crystal clear is with a drum filter. It works automatically, so you won’t need to spend much time on upkeep. Plus, it’s affordable to run - just around half a dollar a month in electricity. If you want clean water without the hassle, it’s worth considering.
It is currently 0330 I have been watching video after video of filter videos and yours has been by far the best! Thank you so so much.
Drill the in hole just below the lid so it can open with no disassembly,and easier to clean the spray bar which will clog up.
With my plumbing knowledge this looks easy to start my fish tank, I even have most of the materials and tools. Thanks much
Hi Zac, WOW, this is my first time watching your show, Kudos, will definitely use your methods building one filter pump for my fish tank. Thanks so much for the tutorial. Simple to follow as well.
I am planning on building a koi pond for my wife and this filter guide was awsome
You forgot one of the supplies you need... A broom to clean up all the plastic bits from drilling in the kitchen! 😂
You don't know I haven't done it yet!! 😂
Hahaha
Maybe his next video will be a DIY broom edition.
LOL!!!! Busted!!!!
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Love your humour. That's amazing that that pump can push the water through all those angled pipes! Would you still recommend it or something else?
Thx for telling me one how to make this filter because I have been wanting to do pond diy from last video
Do it!! And let me know how it goes! I'd love to hear someone else's experience setting this all up!
Excellent video, I'm using this idea for my rainwater catchment tanks, to keep the water in the tanks nice and clean.
Great video Zac! I really like these DIY videos! I just learned how to do a filter build because of you!
Thanks buddy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!! I feel out of my element making these instructional how to type videos! Haha
You shouldn't, you're an excellent instructor to me. Thank you so very much!
Wow, this video is extremely detailed. Thanks again sir 👍
Helpful hint: when using a hole saw through plastic, run it in reverse.
That's what someone else said too! Never heard of that before but I'll definitely be using both of your suggestions on the next build!
@@SCFishKeeping uh dont run it backwards ,slow pressure & cool
Safety wise, you can just get a drill that has an auxiliary handle and it will be fine most likely.
Maybe running it in reverse will keep the plastic from cracking as the bit grabs? I've never heard that before, but I've wondered if it was a thing, so I'll try it next build!
@@christined3953 you can do it either way. I find in reverse it takes longer but reduces the plastic burrs.
I think if you get your pilot through and then fast speed and slow pressure
I'm so happy I watched to the very end and got to see those adorable smooches! ❤️❤️
Thanks for posting this - I'd be interested in seeing a follow-up to this once it's actually filtering something and what sorts of steps you take with one of these filter setups. Do you have to switch out that batting? What about those other materials? Thanks much!
In the past, that quilt batting has been pretty cheap but, if you want to rinse it out (use a backwards flow) do that with Non-Tap Water; highly filtered to get the chemicals out. The rinsed out batting will look stained but it will also keep whatever good bacteria that eats nitrates and nitrites alive and in place.
Another thing is to have 2 layers: rinse both out the first time it gets full and gross looking. Replace the BOTTOM layer with a fresh, unused layer and put one of the rinsed layers back on top. The NEXT time you clean out the batting, put the rinsed out bottom layer (from the last cleaning) on top and put a fresh layer on the bottom of your 2 layers. Again, this will keep the good bacteria going.
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My first DIY filtration system I actually understand and could follow Thank You.
Great job, I myself have stopped using the polyfill for the fact of the replacement, if u have some heavy bio load fish. Now I will say something u can do is remove the lid on that filtration system and add some bog plants. They will help filter as well and can dress up the filtration system.
You can prolong the poly filla by placing decreasingly coarse ac filter material above it coarse, medium, finer, then the candy floss, so not as much of the big stuff get through to clog. Grsnted its good for 3 or 4 cleanings at best tho.
You just helped me so much with this video thank goodness. You are saving people a lot of money and headaches with this sort of knowledge. Thank you for this
Great DIY !! Quick question, would you use a 1” hole saw for the uniseal/ 1” pvc or go a little bigger ? 1 1/8”
I’m building this filter! Thanks so much for being so thorough in your demo and explanations.
"Retrieve your pvc" I cracked up
My Dear Friend ... in life you always fine 2 type of people Easy person and complicated person. easy one 1+1 = 2 Complicated person 1+1-2+4+10-12 = 2. My friend you are the super easy Person. I went through hundreds of videos and they were so complicated in every single point on how making a filter. you made it SUPER easy. Thank you so much. My greetings all the way from Dubai United Arab Emirates.
Put some perch in the pond they would look perfect
Perch would definitely be cool!!
Watched 5 videos. This one was simple, fun to watch. Thanks for the info.
As he's drilling through the lid of the can over his hardwood floor I'm wondering ,where is this guy's wife? She'd be pissed!
The kids are the cutest. Thanks for the info. Great video.
This is genius! I spend 200 on different filters for my turtles and they were completely useless. I'm going to mimic your steps here to create my own filter. Thanks!!!
Thank you, sir. I've watched many videos over the past few days. Trying to figure out how to make a duck. Pond filter and this is the method I will use 😊
Hey I just wanted to say how happy n grateful I am to have come across your video. SO THANKFUL YOU HAVE NO IDEA. I've had this pond for almost 6 and it has never been clear, sad and bad all at the same time. I got rid of all but 9 of my koi and fancy goldfish so it was hard and it still did NOT work. Is was right back to green. Then I found you and you're how to do and I did it!!!! First time in 6 years. I habe the clearest
I wish I could show you, what you did!...
I am so glad that my video helped you out so much!! It's such an easy build if you get all the parts and it's a workhorse of a filter! You should definitely show me the setup I'd love to see it! Send me a message on Instagram? Otherwise you can email me SCFishKeeping@gmail.com
Legit the best filter I've seen, thanks for the video
Just getting ready to build a filter for my pond and this is the best filter build I have seen. Going to get to work on it. It might be 3 yearts since you posted this, but it is still relevant.
I need to make my pond and I'm going to do this filter, love it, thanks!!! 2 mos later from seeing this & i just got a 150 gallon tub & will be building my filter today! This is the easiest build I’ve watched, ty ty !!
I am using this system for a duck pond. I have the same black tub you have. O was looking for the uniseal link.
It works amazing. Send me a link where I can show you the system from here with ducks. I have 2 ducks and a tub just like his and it works amazing! You won't be disappointed
thanks for taking the time to explain the Uniseals. I've used bulkhead fittings before and couldn't figure out how these could possibly be water tight
THATS WHY I AM HERE TO BUILD MY OWN FILTTER !!!YOU DID A GREAT JOB
I'm glad to find your Chanel!!! This video made my life easier!!!! I already have 2 weeks trying to find the correct video for Build My Pond!!!! Thanks for your knowledge and your time to explain this amazing process 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Yea excellent Build. Great way to filter a pond. I would use this filter. Thank you!
Simple to the point video instructions, compared to the dozen others I just watched. Great Job!
Thanks for posting. I am making mine for my small pond with a 5 gallon bucket and some flex tubing instead and some pvc pipe. I'm going to feed the pond water into the bottom of the bucket and feed it back out into the pond from the top as it fills up. that way the sediment can fall with gravity to the bottom lessening the debris that goes into the filter material. This requires a drain added to the bucket for routine cleaning.
thank you so much man, im 15 starting into this hobby and this helps allot thanks
Building a pond filter today. Thank you
Perfect! We want to put in a koa pond in the spring and the equipment is ridiculously expensive at the store. This is a great DIY solution.
Thank you that was the easiest understanding of how to build. Cheers mate