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- In my opinion a bog filter is the best biological filter that the average person can add to their pond to achieve crystal clear water and an easy to maintain pond. This video and the linked resources should help the average person build the right size bog filter for their particular pond.
For helpful products and articles visit ozponds.com
Here's a playlist showing some of the DIY bogs I've made- • Bog filter DIY videos
And here's a link to a video on skimmers, intake bays and negative edges- • Pond skimmer vs intake... . It should give you a basic insight and probably contains links to some of these types of systems that I've built using cheap components. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Actually, I rather like the longer format. For me, this one of your best educational videos as it had more information.
Good to know 👍
I honestly like the longer videos especially when they are packed full of information like this especially for when I'm doing a project I can reference 1 video instead of multiple videos! Thanks for the video!
Good to know 👍
blame the tik tok generation, they want it fast and snappy, we live in strange online times
@@MIKEZG it’s also interesting when you look at the analytics of a video. While most people commenting say they enjoy long form content the numbers don’t reflect that.
I agree!!
Video is not too long. Currently building my own DIY pond with bog filter in my garden all with thanks to you for both the knowledge and inspiration. Even tho I have watched all your videos and already know all this information, each video gets better than the last and its great to have it all reinforced. A valuable watch. Cheers mate, from Ireland.
I do feel like I repeat myself a lot, but it also seems to be the information people need to constantly hear, based on the emails I get. Once it’s like “I’ve heard this a hundred times”- that’s when you’ve got it all sorted 👍
When I was gathering the supplies to put together my container pond last year, I watched several different pond channels. I had a collection of them, but none of them really seemed like something I could manage, until I found your channel (and the bog in a barrel video).
I also felt like that when I started learning. But as we both, now know it’s not that hard and the rewards are tremendous.
Love all your videos, your voice is very calming to listen to. Long or short they are all great.
Glad you like them 😊👍
I’ve made 2 bogs like the ones from your previous videos and both of them have functioned perfectly and greatly improved my ponds water quality….thanks a bunch
Great to hear 😊👍
I used your videos as a core part of my design process for my backyard pond and they were wonderful! In my design I have a pipe inlet at the bottom of my bog filter, and a cleanout pipe next to it. Both can be closed so I can avoid backflow if needed. My pond overflows into a short creek which serves as a secondary bog filter, and I have a 100 gallon water storage/pump pit at the end of that, so if the pump ever stops unexpectedly the backflow ends up there rather than the pond. In the nearly 3 years I've had the pond I haven't had to do a cleanout of the filter. Oversizing the filter set up and using your methods has given me a pond with very low maintenance, and a wealth of wildlife watching opportunities. Even though my pond is built and established, I still enjoy watching the videos. Thank you so much for sharing all the info!
I’m so glad you were able to use some of the design elements I talk about and you still enjoy listening to me ramble on. Thanks for the support 😊👍
Having had problems with green water in my pond - despite using purchased pond filter with UV - I constructed a bog filter based on one of your designs. After 3 weeks the water is clearing and looking much better. Thank you so much for your advice and help and best wishes from Derbyshire, UK. Andrew
Thanks for another informative video Kev. Definitely not too long. As commented by others, the longer videos with so much valuable information are appreciated 👍
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊👍
great video, i also like the longer format because it has all the relevant steps in one go =) really excited, we are building our first pond right now, about 3000litres, and because of your input we decided to go with a bog filter - fingers crossed! ^^ thank you for all the very useful information!
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Another enjoyable and informative clip. Thanks Kev.
I tickled the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.
Legend!😊👍
The pump was a little strong so I added a T and valve to adjust the flow thru the bog. I have it running in test mode to make sure there are no leaks. I am happy with the setup and plan to add the rock layers next weekend when I return for my weekly visit to check on my Mom. I will keep you posted on the progress. Thank you for your videos, they have been a great help. Frank
Thank you for your work. I built the filter recently and after 3 days water in my pond was clean and clear. I’m shocked how quickly the filter cleaned water. Greetings,
Great to hear 👍
Thanks for ALL your help on my bog filter. It has been running just this spring and its working!!!!!! All Algea is going away!!!! U r awesome!!!!
Great to hear Sara. It’s simple, but it works 👍
Excellent video Kev!!! Everything is explained beautifully in this video. You are the master of DIY Bog Filters! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge on this topic. ❤
I’m pretty passionate about the subject matter. Hopefully it helps more and more people create beautiful water gardens in their yards.
Thank you for this detailed video on your unique approach to designing and building bog filters. I'm trying to convert my current down-flow "bio filter" (using plastic parts and foam filters) to an up-flow bog filter with rocks and pebbles. My current so-called bio-filter isn't working very well. Sometimes, the water cleared but most of the year, it is greenish with single-cell algae. Your advice on size, flow and ease of maintenance will help me in designing and implementing this conversion. Kudos. Subscribed. Thanks.
Good luck with your project 👍
I made two for my small pond that looked like pea soup. In two weeks it was crystal clear. Thanks for the videos.
Excellent. Spread the word 👍
Never worry about the length of the video, i think it was very informative and i'm going to try to build a filter like that. Thank you!
Grateful to this video ! Reviewing the basics and more!
As always Kev, another very informative video. Not too long at all. Thanks again.
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Thank you for the information. Your work looks great. The "long" format is needed.
Bog filter here we come!! Thanks Kev. 😊
You answered so many of my questions in this video thank you thank you.
excellent information once again
Great video, not too long at all. Gives me confidence that I can do it! Thanks
You can do it! 👍
Finally got my Uniseals this week! Now it's a matter of building the bog filter (a plastic plant pot that's outdoor-proof) and setting it up. I'm using a solar pump, because it's a little 9 gallon 'pond' hard liner. Sadly, we don't have outdoor electrical outlets, so solar it is. My little non-filtered sink pond is doing great, as I have had the little solar pump up off of the base of the sink (there's pond liner in it). There's the biological matter on the bottom, but the water itself is clear. :) Thank you for your guidance and suggestions in your videos.
Awesome. 😊👍
OK. Sold. Your guidance is so good. I've mentioned before that I have a large natural pond on our acre of land that is now going through algae buildup on a large scale. We have leaves constantly decomposing in the water and nitrogen is doing what it does. I'm going to build a bog filter, but it's going to have to be pretty large. A great undertaking for this summer!
John in the Other Melbourne (FL, USA)
Good luck with your project. I’m jealous of the nice weather in your Melbourne.
Thank you - a big fan. Your ponds are beautiful. It has taken 8 months but I have crystal clear water. I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree when it comes to science and math, so it takes me a little longer to accomplish. I built a bog that may be too small ?? Put plants in it. Not even sure about the water pressure and the outflow gallons per minute but I watched, many times, the flow of your water from the beautiful orange pitcher in the little pond and duplicated that.Added river rock and some other items to help with beneficial bacteria. Finally after about six months or more the water started to clear. Actually did some water change. Added Nualgi . Still not clear. Then pvc pipe with holes drilled for water flow around the inside perimeter of my 4' x 7' x 21" diy pond. Using an extra pump. In no time at all the water quickly became clear.. I am thrilled. After almost three years of trying, you helped me have clear pond water in about 8 months. I couldn't be happier, Now I realize that water movement does make a big difference. THANK YOU
Great to hear you were able to battle through. Well done 👍
nice video keep them coming
I'm so excited to make my first of many. I feel really confident after watching your videos. Thank you 🎉
You got this 👍
Thank you for another great video!!
Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for the information.
Kudos on the good video.
Thank you for your knowledgeable guidance! I have a large size problematic pond that I will try to place the addition of a bog filter onto with your guidance from the videos. 😬🤞
Good luck with your project 👍
Hey, no fair! I didn't get animations in my bog build video! LOL!
Update: My bog is working amazing. I discovered a small leak in my stream just before the water gets back to the pond so having to fix it today. GRRRR!
Bummer. Good luck getting it sorted👍
Great video Kev! Thank you. We are still working on reconstructing filtration for our 6000 gal pond. Previous owner used fish netting in two large tubs. Bog is better.
Of course I agree 😉
@@Ozponds
Thinking about using those tubs for bogs and then reintroducing the water over a waterfall back into pond. Years of neglect will need a major cleanout first mainly due to Lilly pads decay and growth.
Thank you for your videos!! After years of green, I'm going to try this straight away! The pond is 10' x 14', about 3' deep that houses 4 good size turtles. 2/3rds is below ground & 1/3 above. There is an island, so I estimate about 1,400 gallons. I will build a 250 gallon bio-filter off to the side. The top of the bio-pond will be higher than the pond, though the bottom won't be. The pump is 2,800 gph.
Good luck with your project 👍
Hi Kev. Thanks for keeping the content and inspiration, flowing. And making the info crystal clear. ❤
I have a 500 gal pond with 3 koi and a few mosquito fish. I made a bog filter from a whiskey barrel. I've had it running for about a year. I cleaned it out a few weeks ago and was amazed at how much muck it trapped.
But I still have green water. I bought two more 55 gal drums. Would you set them up to flow consecutivey (filter A drains into filter B) or have separate pumps for each filter?
I put lava rock in laundry bags (in my filters) sitting on top of a milk crate. When i tried to clean it i washed it out for a considerable time, but i still had lots of muck in the barrel. So now I've changed it.
Sending you love and gratitude!
I feel like you could do it both ways. Basically as long as we have enough surface area for the bacteria, easy clean-out and the flow rate in the right ball park, you should get your water clear 👍
Good video
Thanks mate 🍻
Been watching - and rewatching your vids....thankyou for sharing your aquired expertese....just starting my own project and I am grateful for what I have learned...I wonder if the same techniques can be used to clean up politics
🤣 don’t get me started!
I pump half of my pond water into 4 separate bins made from IBC containers that I have cut in half, those are filled with lava rocks and each bin has a siphon. When the water in each bin reaches a certain level the siphon drains the entire bin and the water goes back into the pond via a sump tank. The other half of the pond water goes through a vortex filter and a regular pond filter that is also filled with lava rocks directly back to the pond. I do not use UV lights.
In each bin, called a growbed, I grow a variety of plants such as strawberries, chive, monk's cress, some flowers, reddish, and even a laurel tree. This system is called aquaponics. My system is a figure 8 setup, which means that one loop goes to the growbeds with the rocks, and one loop goes to the pond via a regular filter, but both loops share a single sump tank that is made of a single IBC tank that is buried into the ground. That is where the pump is situated.
I keep it running all year long, even during the winter. I keep making improvements and recently I uploaded a video with an update from the system. It basically is a bog filter, the only difference is that the flood and drain system, that is how a system with a siphon like I have is called, helps to provide oxygen to the micro organisms and the roots from the plants, and therefore you can plant a wider variety of plants. It is a bit more complicated to set it up, but once the hard work is done it is easy to maintain, and to grow vegetables and fruits which you can eat.
Exactly right a bog filter is basically the same as a aquaponic grow bed. Your setup sounds great 👍
@@Ozponds I think that you are doing a great job with your videos. So once in a while I go to this fish pond supplies store, and then I see these highly sophisticated mechanical filtration systems with rotating self cleaning drums and all sort of mechanical filters and energy wasting and microbial killing UV lights that costs thousands of Euro's, and I never get it why people even buy those things. My entire system is driven by a single variable pump, and at the pumping rate that I have set it the energy consumption is 55 watt maximum. And that is all the energy that my system is using. And like you said, crystal clear water. Sometimes I have some algae during the transition of seasons, but I am working on some modifications in order to keep temperature fluctuations within limits.
@@insAneTunA sounds like a great system you’ve got. I think people just don’t realise how easy it is. Thanks for your support, it means a lot 😊👍
Your vids are so clear and well made. Would tadpoles or newts get sucked into the pump that pumps water to the bog (and die)?
Not if you use an intake bay.
Yeah I'm on eBay now getting my water plants for my filter bog 👍
Nice 👍
Excellent video, definitely not too long. Building a bog filter for a 250 gallon pond with 5 gold fish for my 81 year old mom. She has had the pond for a long time but the small commercial filter is not and really never has worked very well. Doing a 20 gallon bog with a 200 GPH existing pump. Is this pump more flow than necessary? I plan to have the pump across from the bog filter return waterfall. Would you recommend a skimmer with this size pond. Thank you in advance, Frank
It’s a bit strong. I like to 6x the bog volume. But my gut tells me it’ll be fine.
Hey Kev. Love the video. You have inspired me to redo my pond. It was initially a great idea but! The sides go straight down. Big no no. From experience the mini cog’s you’ve planted are beautiful but they drop dead foliage underneath and it falls into the pond. I’ve noticed there is only one close to the edge of one of your ponds mine lined the whole pond Such a mess. Ill print out your pdf when im ready for working that out. ❤
Yeah the mini cogs drop a lot of leaf material. Good luck with your project 👍
I just finished building my bog filter after watching your videos. Thanks for the info. Do you have any feedback on how to keep the pond oxygenated adequately? Do I have to have the big outflow fall into the pond or can I pipe it down with no waterfall?
Every ponds oxygen requirements are different. I know I’ve made a few on aeration/ oxygen. The general rule with the water leaving the bog is to have it cascade or splash back into the pond, the reason being that as the water moves through the bog, the oxygen content is being consumed by bacteria. Therefore we want to reintroduce oxygen. Hope that helps.
Hi, Well I have done it!! I have used a water butt - it has not been easy (a bit dim!) but it is up and working......just got to put in the plants. I love your videos and the length does not both me. How long do you think it will take to help the water? It is a large butt (2000 lt) but the pond is 18000 lt......Just fingers crossed this helps my kio and pond.
It will just be patient. I bet you see results in 2 weeks. Let us know 👍
Love your very informative videos. I have learnt allot. One question, I am currently building an above ground pond and looking at building some filtration. So can you just have a bog filter and not have to have mechanical filter along side. It won’t have KOI but just gold fish etc…
That’s pretty much what I do. I just use a homemade skimmer or intake bay to provide a pre filter to the pump. If the pond is under 1000L I’ll just plop the pump in a plant pot and use a course sponge to protect it from getting clogged.
@@Ozponds thanks Kev. Ok will have work that out as I am building a raised sleeper pond so not sure I would do either one of them. My pond will be about 2300L
@@lucasmeridius1525 maybe plonk the pump in something like a milkcrate with sponges all around.
Good day Kev!
Ive watched a lot of your videos on bog filters and literally began building one that is about 4 and a half feet deep, when I came across your video talking about how deep it should be at max. Do you recommend I try and make it shorter?
(Bog itself is being made in an above ground 7 foot x 12 foot container. About 2500 gallon bog for my 6000 gallon pond)
My only other question : when it comes to making a void / false bottom is something like corrugated drainage pipe snaked on the bottom sufficent (or even necessary? haha)
Thank you so much for all your knowledge and expertise! I appreciate you so very very much.
That depth seems fine to me. I’d prefer the void be something a bit more substantial if you expect a lot of waste to accumulate in the filter (large fish, turtles or ducks, ect).
@Ozponds Thank you for the reply! I appreciate the suggestion for something more substantial. To aquablock my large bog it'd be quite expensive but that is what I started off thinking about.
While I don't expect an enormous amount of waste, (mostly fish and frogs in my pond) I would love to future proof it for something like turtles and ducks.
You've answered and helped enough, if you're willing to reply once more what's a good aquablock substitute (if there even is one) I was thinking reinforced milk crates of some sort potentially. Unfortunately those aquablocks just can't feasibly be in the budget for me at this time.
Genuinely wish you all the best!
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Think I found my answer lol. I thought you might appreciate such a random video too. Who knows.
Thanks for all you do Kev! Truly wouldn't know what to do about this koi pond without your knowledge and help.
Can you use 2 bog filters one flow in the other before going to the pond ?
Thanks for all the information you provide us in the videos.
It’s something I get asked a bit, however it’s not something I’ve personally tried. I think it would work just fine.
I have a 5 acre pond with an average depth of 7 feet. Do I need multiple 750 gallon open tanks? I think estimate is 6.5 million gallons of water.
I just wouldn’t be looking to filter a pond like that. Here we call that a farm dam. Look into something like floating wetlands if you have water quality issues.
Hi Kev, is it possible to operate multiple bog filters in a row? Say one barrel is 50 gallons, the second barrel is 30 gallons. The water runs through both barrels before flowing into the pond again.
I haven’t personally tried it but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work.
Hi there @Ozponds, what are your views on Bakki shower filters? I’ve been trying to get an opinion on wether bog filters or bakki showers are the best, I assume they both do the same thing or are they both different? I’ve seen lot’s videos of koi keepers building their own showers and I’m now unsure wether to go with a bog or Bakki filter. My pond is approximately 6500 litres and has a mechanical filter, it’s got lots of plants and wildlife as well as fish but my water is dark, (I believe I have to much organic matter in it), so its not really a proper koi pond. My plan is to fit a skimmer with the water feeding the bog or bakki. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated thanks.
There’s lots of different ways you can filter water. I like bogs they work, easy to DIY and blend into the landscape.
sorry to trouble you with this i do wonder if this bog /pond filter could be adapted for aquariums i only ask as been looking at your results for a while now and i have aquariums that use deep substrates and plants so wondered if this system could be modified to add more or a better filter to my tanks ,,,and advice would be appreciated and welcomed keep up the good work
I believe it would be perfect. When I retire and I set up lots of tanks it’s going to be my method of filtering.
@@Ozponds Thank you i may try myself your vids are inspiring
I’m making my bogfilter.
But a thing that anoys me is that the breatherpipe makes a loud slurp sound.
Whats the best way to to get rid of that?
Put the breatherpipe just under the waterlevel?
Or should i add a nonreturnvalve?
Under water would work, but first just try sticking a sponge in there.
I have a very high maintenance 5000 gal pond with two aquascape waterfalls connected to one skimner pump and a moving bed waterfall connected to a bottom drain. While the water is clear I still have a tremendous amount of muck on the rocks along the side and bottom. Every two or three days i have to hose down the filter mats positioned along the waterfalls. Its dirty, time consuming work. Is there any way I can add a bog without lisng my waterfalls? Thx!
The simple answer is yes. Just run a separate, dedicated pump to the bog filter. It won’t clean your rocks though.
Do you need bio balls or a filter screen in barrel with rocks for bog filter?
Also in ponds I see bubbles coming up usually in middle of pond...what is that?...I thought that was pump, but in video you showed that the pump was in a different spot.
You don’t need bio balls or filter screen in a bog filter. Bubbles are created by an air pump (outside the pond), there’s an airstone or diffuser on the end of a hose/tubing that creates the smaller bubbles.
. thank you for your response. what kind of air pump would you use for about 1000 gallon pond? Where do you get them?
@@davidschaffrick3961 I don’t but them based on the volume of the pond, I buy them based in depth. The deeper the pond the more powerful they need to be. I get mine on eBay.
I have converted my 50,000 l swimming pool into a pond with some fish and plants. I’ve created two small bog filters because space doesn’t allow the size you suggest. Will adding something like diatomix help with algae?
Those additives are not a solution to low filtration. Take care.
It can, but is the bog filters new? If it’s all new you’re just going to need to live with algae for a while.
I am having a new issue with my bog filter I can’t figure out: the pump drains my water feature, but fills up the bog filter with that water despite the overflow pipe draining water. It ran fine for a couple days, after restarting the filter for spring, but today it's started this pattern.
I’m stumped.🤔
I hope you get it figured out 🤞
Fix the typo in the title please. "crystal". Make a great weekend !
Thanks Dave 👍
Will a bog filter work if I don't have fish?
Yes
What plant is that in the filter?
I’m not sure I think I showed a few different filters in the vid. My go to plants are bacopa, impatiens, milfoil, tassel cord rush and sweet flag. Depends on the size of the filter, I won’t use tall plants in the small filters.
Can you recommend some pond pump brands that are safe? I am afraid of electric shock on my turtle from random brands I find online😂
Anything being sold should be safe. That’s why we have safety regulations.
@@Ozponds i've read online reviews and though most are happy some are scary
@@Loremips9966 are you in Australia?
@@Ozponds europe
@@Loremips9966 oase is very reputable.
blows my mind why so many people use cheap toxic chemicals that do more harm than beneficial
It’s crazy
I work professionaly on ponds and the local norms say a bog filter is not a real filter so you get fkd by the law if it doesnt function and you get sued.
Sad reality
You mean if there is negligence the professional might be liable for the costs of rectification.
Interesting , to work against Mother Nature , you could get sued if it doesn't function , ha ! I think God has done a pretty good job, and just one question, what is a local norm ?
Can you do both?
@@ChrisShortyAllen this isn't engineering, negligence isnt the only factor.
@@briansweeney7166 Sorry i am not a native speaker. I mean the Norm that categorizes what you are building.
If you go outside the norm, you can be held liable even if you make it clear in the contract somehow.
No one believes me that my bog filter (thanks to your channel) has cleared up my green pond water. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕
Their loss. Your gain 👍
Having had problems with green water in my pond - despite using purchased pond filter with UV - I constructed a bog filter based on one of your designs. After 3 weeks the water is clearing and looking much better. Thank you so much for your advice and help and best wishes from Derbyshire, UK. Andrew
Great to hear 👍