HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

POND EQUIPMENT: http://amzn.to/2qPFpjZ In this video i show you how i turned a water pit into an all natural pond without pond liner. This pond requires very low maintenance but some local conditions have to be met for it to function. Thank you for watching, feel free to subscribe or comment if you have questions. My how-to-videos are free to watch for all viewers. Creating my videos means a high technical, financial and temporal demand for me. If you are sharing, liking or subscribing my videos, i appreciate it! If you want to support my work, helping thousands of people to save time and money, you can make a donation over paypal (CarlTheLandscapeGuy@gmail.com) Many thanks to all supporters. Your Carl the landscape guy.

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POND EQUIPMENT: http://amzn.to/2qPFpjZ In this video i show you how i turned a water pit into an all natural pond without pond liner. This pond requires very low maintenance but some local conditions have to be met for it to function. Thank you for watching, feel free to subscribe or comment if you have questions. My how-to-videos are free to watch for all viewers. Creating my videos means a high technical, financial and temporal demand for me. If you are sharing, liking or subscribing my videos, i appreciate it! If you want to support my work, helping thousands of people to save time and money, you can make a donation over paypal (CarlTheLandscapeGuy@gmail.com) Many thanks to all supporters. Your Carl the landscape guy.

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for HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

Carl Schmiedeke
Carl Schmiedeke - 6 years ago
Really cool video, got ya on a thumbs up,
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 6 years ago
thank you!
CYI3ERPUNK
CYI3ERPUNK - 6 years ago
that house with the green roof looks neat AF =] ; thanks for the nice video
John Palermo
John Palermo - 6 years ago
Very educational. And very resourceful. Great job!
ryoshu tochi
ryoshu tochi - 6 years ago
at last a real natural pond! most of YT vids named natural ponds have used concrete and plastic liners.
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Funny how people accept plastic as natural.
robert james
robert james - 6 years ago
Hi Carl, thank you for the video.
Wilderness Tamed
Wilderness Tamed - 6 years ago
Nice work Carl the landscape guy. Personally I’m not a fan of fish in a natural pond because they immediately begin to predate native amphibians that want to breed there. As landscapers we have to bow to what our customers want.
Nate Morlock
Nate Morlock - 6 years ago
Excellent video. Thank you very much for sharing.
Virginia Lacar
Virginia Lacar - 6 years ago
Thank you very much for sharing your nice video
I like it I hope that I can have also in my backyard!!!
Cameron Scruggs12
Cameron Scruggs12 - 6 years ago
You cannot build a " natural " pond
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
You wrote the rules I see.

10. comment for HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

Beau
Beau - 7 years ago
Subscribed
pimpsicle305
pimpsicle305 - 7 years ago
whyd you have to fence the dog out?...
Mayraekekdks Acevedoskkssksksks
Mayraekekdks Acevedoskkssksksks - 7 years ago
Fake
danthedewman1
danthedewman1 - 7 years ago
And hope an otter doesn't get in like they did mine twice. Ate all the catfish , grass carp and some bass...
SDD525
SDD525 - 6 years ago
The otter was hungry as hell. Put smaller fish in like minnows. Let's see an otter try to catch a minnow. Won't be a good day.
hecke1959
hecke1959 - 7 years ago
My friend went 20 feet and always has water in his,he just went down till he hit the water table.
doctorfeelucky
doctorfeelucky - 7 years ago
What I wish I could do is buy the property next to my parents' house, which has a creek running through it, dig out a deeper valley, and build a levee from one hill to another, and stock the pond with some fish. But, it's a homestead land, so it's not likely to be up for sale. Owner of the land behind it would probably be pissed for backing the creek's water to his land, which is why i would dig a deeper valley. The water might have a higher PH too.
Anton Bouchette
Anton Bouchette - 7 years ago
Beautiful natural looking pond and nicely landscaped. Thumbs up on your efforts!
WEBEATBORDUM
WEBEATBORDUM - 7 years ago
sooooooo cool brother, great work
Trenton Willey
Trenton Willey - 7 years ago
So how do you keep it from freezing with out electricity?
SDD525
SDD525 - 6 years ago
To keep a body of water from freezing, you have to increase the depth. That is how beavers do it. It also makes the body of water less susceptible to drought conditions.
deeny v
deeny v - 7 years ago
i live in Georgia and red clay is what i have here. would this work also or do i have to find some way to find loam??

20. comment for HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

Melissa Nolastname
Melissa Nolastname - 7 years ago
Do not dig up natural plants ..
A Clark
A Clark - 7 years ago
If you build it then it's Not a natural pond it's a man made pond ...
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
So a beaver pond is actually a beaver made pond???
Samwel Amos
Samwel Amos - 7 years ago
wooow i like and love this intelligence idea.. real needs this knowledge for my livestock project too
Michael Francis
Michael Francis - 7 years ago
I want him to undress then get wet than take his massive hose down my throat
Keeping Freedom
Keeping Freedom - 7 years ago
Nice vid.
Life Yang
Life Yang - 7 years ago
good job. thx for posting this video. I gave it a thumb up.
vishu singh
vishu singh - 7 years ago
You added goldfish??? Disgusting.......
Henry C
Henry C - 7 years ago
He said it was six feet deep, yet he's standing near the middle and the water was up to his knees?
Atomicwedgie81
Atomicwedgie81 - 6 years ago
He was standing on the back of a koi.
David J
David J - 7 years ago
How are the fish doing?
Jameson Cross
Jameson Cross - 7 years ago
Nice pond. I bet it makes a good skating rink in the winter. What about an aerator in the summer to help the fish and keep the mosquitos down?

30. comment for HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

The Grand Tag
The Grand Tag - 7 years ago
Natural things aren't made by man.
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Humans are not natural then?
Dtt4
Dtt4 - 7 years ago
For a second there @ 3:45 I thought it was a grizzly. Lol.
Adam Rought
Adam Rought - 7 years ago
Why would a customer want a steep drop off? It's ugly and unnatural.
Corbin Johnson
Corbin Johnson - 6 years ago
Adam Rought are retarded
Sandy Peterson
Sandy Peterson - 7 years ago
Has it been a problem with the water in the tube not emptying all the way?
Feldwebel Wolfenstool
Feldwebel Wolfenstool - 7 years ago
...a pond dug down into "mineral soil" is pretty sterile to get new biology to grow in...I was recommended to throw in some fresh mud from another pond, to re-introduce bacteria and microbes into the water, and follow that with some nitrogen fertilizer, to get a temporary bloom...
Peter Laszlo
Peter Laszlo - 7 years ago
If you are building it then it is NOT natural
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
So a beaver is natural , but humans are not?
Drew Martin
Drew Martin - 7 years ago
step 1 dig hole step 2 put clay in hole step 3 smash it down
My Koi
My Koi - 7 years ago
Can you tell me that how to increase plankton content in homescale pond
cam urb
cam urb - 7 years ago
did the EPA give you a fine?
Alan  Call
Alan Call - 7 years ago
There is no way that work on way to steep upgrade you did a 4% grade any steeper the pond will cave in and start to fill after about 5 years you'll have a shallow Muddy Pond
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Thanks! We must have been doing it wrong all these years!
Donna Walsh
Donna Walsh - 7 years ago
Love the dog too!
Donna Walsh
Donna Walsh - 7 years ago
Great video. Just got my first backyard natural pond for ducks. Will put in mosquito pod to keep them at bay.
David Rickards
David Rickards - 7 years ago
I have a natural pond 25x30' and had a heron come by 3x last week in one day. Since then had a lot of rain and the pond is about to top off. Haven't seen my fish in days.They don't even come up to eat. If the heron didn't get them all what could be going on?
NegongoJ Mwatukange
NegongoJ Mwatukange - 7 years ago
Good works
Extreme Monster Fish
Extreme Monster Fish - 7 years ago
Awesome Video...I just subscribed to your channel Keep up the good work...Get a chance check out my channel
5winder
5winder - 7 years ago
Well done. God bless you, Carl.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
Thank you, may god bless you
Dave F
Dave F - 7 years ago
how does it hold water without a liner? Bentonite?
karen strumos
karen strumos - 7 years ago
we have natural stream about 2-3 ft wide running the length of our property, how can i divert the flow into a pond?
Tina Clark
Tina Clark - 7 years ago
Beautiful, and I love that Newfie!
Village TV
Village TV - 7 years ago
nice pond

50. comment for HOW TO BUILD ALL NATURAL POND WITHOUT LINER |LOW COST+MAINTENANCE |BIG BACK YARD WATER LAKE HABITAT

Mazxlol
Mazxlol - 7 years ago
very cool. this is my dream ;)
1SILVAK
1SILVAK - 7 years ago
Thats a beautiful mosquito factory you have there.
boomshine7
boomshine7 - 6 years ago
i eat mosquitos all day
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Why do you need fish? You don't think other things eat mosquitoes?
Iris Rosensweig
Iris Rosensweig - 6 years ago
ROFL!! I love it. xD Yeah... you need to have fish in there which feed off of the mosquitoes (to keep them in check). A complete ecosystem, is a happy one. :) :P Plus, installing a fountain in the center helps deter the female mosquitoes from successfully creating the next generation plume(s) on your property.
Big Sun
Big Sun - 7 years ago
1SILVAK Suck my Dick!!
iveco555
iveco555 - 7 years ago
How is there no skipper or slow water pump to turn that water, you ask? It's because fresh flow of rain water is keeping balance.
Arthur Bradley
Arthur Bradley - 7 years ago
Really nice, Carl. Real eye pleasure.
The Fakey Cake Maker
The Fakey Cake Maker - 7 years ago
nice vid!!
iamscottchaney
iamscottchaney - 7 years ago
Step 1 already have pond
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
;)
Kube Dog
Kube Dog - 7 years ago
Exactly. The video should be called "How to Fuck Around with a Pond and Make it a Little Better but Still not Right."
Joshua Burkard
Joshua Burkard - 7 years ago
HAHAHAHHAHAHHA
Chris Mata
Chris Mata - 7 years ago
iamscottchaney ikr
Maneesh Deshpande
Maneesh Deshpande - 7 years ago
thanks for sharing
Maria Ace
Maria Ace - 7 years ago
nice thanks to teach I will try to do it in my yard
ArkPulseblade
ArkPulseblade - 7 years ago
What if clay or loam isn't avaliable in my region? There is a small creek I live by but the clay there is kind of muddy.
Laurie M
Laurie M - 7 years ago
Thanks Carl, interesting video.
Lucas Cardoso
Lucas Cardoso - 7 years ago
Geez, really nice work. Loved it!!
irishbreakfast
irishbreakfast - 8 years ago
a nice pond should always have food fish in it for your family consumption.   bluegills bass, crappie. white perch. crawfish. bullfrogs. all those resources for you to consume.    but stocking your pond should be done slowly over 3 seasons. after you have planted your water plants and lily pads, you should begin stocking life by collecting the thick green summer algae ya know the stringy stuff and some of the fluffy green too. take a gallon of water from there as well. this will contain zoo and photoplankton which is the very basis of a self sustaining ecosystem as its the start of your natural food chain. the photo and zoo planktons reproduce daily and will set up a food source for the next things to be stocked that same year which is pond and Ramshorn snails. lots of them.  collect just a cupful of those where you got your plants.  they will immediately feed on the algae and maintain your water as well as eat any decaying vegetation or anything that dies later on.  snails are your sanitation crew as well as the base of the food chain of your pond.  also collect several small buckets of  mosquito fish or guppies or whatever little tiny fish you catch where you got your plants locally. they will consume mosquito larvae and other insects that end up in the water.  mosquito fish and other tiny fish tend to breed monthly. so for every mating pair you put in youll have15 more in a month or so.  each pair producing around 50 offspring per warm season.   stocking 100-150 of them in a size like this would be perfect. the next year there will be enough to sustain next years stocking which would be your bullfrog tadpoles and crawfish.   both will scour the bottom and edges clean and consume extra algae. by now your water is well oxygenated by the algae and plants and the snails and guppies got established. I suggest you get 300 bullfrog tadpoles(they will not all survive) and in this size pond 50 berried female crayfish from a hatchery like zetts in penn.  then leave it alone another season.    in season 3 is when you stock your fingerling sized bluegills perch crappie catfish and bass. a balance of predator to prey must be maintained.   always have 4 times more feed fish than aggressive predators.  your crays will be breeding and your tadpoles will have legs by then and begin to sit on the shore in wait of insects and rodents.  now you have a self sustaining eco system you never have to touch. nature will balance itself out in another year to give you the permanent levels of stock whatever that may be. youll always have an average population of everything depending on what you harvest.   a pond to me should be ones own personal fish market. and why not since you have lots of land and space to grow crops and raise animal, why not have a productive lake or pond as well??   it could generate revenue on a larger scale as well.  and be a great resource for your family. for generations to come.   so I think this is a great project to undertake. especially if its a productive endeavor to create a natural resource.
Abel Cuevas
Abel Cuevas - 6 years ago
hahaha!!! this dude wrote the Bible in the "Comment" section.!!!! hahahaaa
Anthony GHB
Anthony GHB - 7 years ago
Thanks for that!
Linda Houston
Linda Houston - 8 years ago
Wow, what a transformation !
jammer151 starwars heros
jammer151 starwars heros - 8 years ago
PLZ ANWSER THIS ILL SUBSCRIBE IF YOU DO. do you need any permits for a pond this size in California and do you need aproval for it
jammer151 starwars heros
jammer151 starwars heros - 7 years ago
Ok thx I'll subscribe now
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
im sorry i dont know about california, it is different everywhere, you should go ask at your town hall, thanks
Douglas Lewis
Douglas Lewis - 8 years ago
Zika.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
good thing we dont have that over here
Robert Paul Guidry
Robert Paul Guidry - 8 years ago
Looks great, Clay or Loam, I was just wondering what it would take to build this without a liner.. Thanks for the info..

At 3:44, it looks like you put up some fishing line as a fence? What was that for?
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
thank you, i was trying to keep the heron away with the fence
TheEmeraldfox777
TheEmeraldfox777 - 8 years ago
It's called spreading bentonite around the pond to seal it..this method you showed only helps when it rains!
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
yes you can do that too but here it rains alot
DreadEmperor630
DreadEmperor630 - 8 years ago
Where do you do landscaping?
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 7 years ago
germany
apozki FIN
apozki FIN - 8 years ago
can you use liner?
Roots of The Land
Roots of The Land - 8 years ago
I'm interested in learning how to direct a spring into a homemade stream that leads to a made pond?
irishbreakfast
irishbreakfast - 8 years ago
grab a spade shovel, put some pipes together and bury them to divert your flow.
Justin Clark
Justin Clark - 8 years ago
use an excavator.
Quirin Schaedle
Quirin Schaedle - 8 years ago
Thanks Carl, I live in the Caribbean and would like to do something similar with a hole in the ground at my property. The problem is that there is no clay. I can use liner if necessary, however its the topics and everything grows like crazy. What would you recommend to help preserve the water, and if I use liner should I put a concrete base below or is sand adequate? Thanks!
David Rickards
David Rickards - 8 years ago
Just watched two of your videos of this pond design.I have a 30' pond that I had dug out to 6' depth. My 10 koi are doing fine after 1 year. I have a waterfall feature that I plan to run fresh pump water thru to help filter the pond and add new water to the pond when it is low during certain months of the year. Does it sound like to you that I am on a good track?
Ralph Marshall
Ralph Marshall - 8 years ago
If you don't have the clay nature of your soil, can you import... How deep a clay bottom would you suggest after compression...
TIMUR KIRILENKO
TIMUR KIRILENKO - 8 years ago
I understand that shallow slopes are very important. Difference in depth creates difference in temperature which creates more water mowement\more oxigen. Monk can be used to maintain water level. Tell me where I'm wrong please
id77
id77 - 8 years ago
GORGEOUS!
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 8 years ago
For those who wonder, ponds and lakes sealed with clay can have crystal clear water. Photos are on google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109081559165699794062/albums/6008931634009499185 . Cheers!
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 7 years ago
Our channel has a video. Our website has knowledge. Any problems?
ugh ***WHAT'S YOUR NAME
ugh ***WHAT'S YOUR NAME - 8 years ago
no videos on your channel why comment
was91355
was91355 - 8 years ago
This was a nice and informative natural pond video. I'd like to build one myself that requires as little maintenance as possible, but one that serves as a nice clean swimming pool too!

Any suggestions as to reference sources for a do-it your selfer like myself?
TheIndianAnalyst
TheIndianAnalyst - 8 years ago
Great Carl! Thanks
Bret
Bret - 8 years ago
Did you waterproof the bottom of the pond? cause im confused at how the water just doesnt seem into the earth.
Gonçalo Coelho
Gonçalo Coelho - 8 years ago
+Dani F np :)
Bret
Bret - 8 years ago
+Gonçalo Coelho ahhh ok . Thank uu
Gonçalo Coelho
Gonçalo Coelho - 8 years ago
he said the ground is clay rich clay serves as liner
Matthew Kriek
Matthew Kriek - 8 years ago
The ground dirt/soil composition is non permeable in his location, but there are a lot of factors that affect this by locality, hit google and look up soil permeability for more information.
agung purnomo
agung purnomo - 8 years ago
doggie can't swim in the pond anymore can he?
shim
shim - 8 years ago
thanks for nice video
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 8 years ago
+rooftop weasel , you are welcome, thank you!
T mo
T mo - 8 years ago
nice pond worth spending time on it.
Ryan Kudasik
Ryan Kudasik - 8 years ago
Excellent video. A great motivation to put in ponds. Now to get an excavator. :P
Dileep Khanwalkar
Dileep Khanwalkar - 8 years ago
most imformative--specially far having small ponds for small house garden---
Anthony Nizzi
Anthony Nizzi - 8 years ago
you should check out my pond carl!!!
Maria Ace
Maria Ace - 7 years ago
how nice you do it and teach to others thanks
Jonali Das
Jonali Das - 8 years ago
Ok ok
Haitian Refugee
Haitian Refugee - 8 years ago
I thought you were crazy until you talked about the clay because our ponds turned over:(
Gary Simmons
Gary Simmons - 8 years ago
Very practical video. I thumbed you up and you have a new subscriber.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 8 years ago
+Gary Simmons, thank you, there will be more videos comming soon
SaltLakeCityUCE
SaltLakeCityUCE - 8 years ago
Very cool! Thanks.
Reub3
Reub3 - 8 years ago
Would it be a bad thing to swim in a pond like this?
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Darwin chuckles when people ask for health advice on youtube.
Tommy Hammernots
Tommy Hammernots - 7 years ago
Reub3 - not if you enjoy filth and brain eating parasites.
Ash T
Ash T - 7 years ago
Reub3 if its a pond that doesnt have any flow, it can have a disease that can go into your nose & into your brain & can kill you. learned it in biology
Lynne R
Lynne R - 7 years ago
Have you seen the show Monsters Inside Me? I won't swim in any fresh water unless it's a chlorinated pool.
Da Savage
Da Savage - 7 years ago
you must be fun at parties....
Robert Paul Guidry
Robert Paul Guidry - 8 years ago
Sorry about than man.. Nature... Naegleria fowleri yow...
RandomSnot
RandomSnot - 8 years ago
+Paul Gdry "Every year or so, we hear about some teenage kid getting an Ameba in their brain and killing them"

Yea that's Naegleria fowleri
Robert Paul Guidry
Robert Paul Guidry - 8 years ago
Consider that there may be organisms in that water that can harm you. Every year or so, we hear about some teenage kid getting an Ameba in their brain and killing them. Where did that Ameba come from? They come from stagnant fresh water.. Stagnant only in that it might not have a source of fresh water flowing in or that the fresh water flowing in is not enough to replace the volume of water very quickly (time?) Usually, when they question the sick person, it turns out they were swimming in a pond or larger body of water, got some water in their nose and that's it.

Why is water in the nose bad?? There is a little bit of tissue hanging from under our brains and into our nose passageways... that it the organelle we use to smell things with.. Well, for the ameba, that in a big happy meal that it will eat its way up into your brain. I haven't heard of a cure, so you pretty much will just die when this happens.

So, is the water safe to swim in... IDK... I do know that if it isn't you will have no way to know unless someone test the water (hit/miss) or you find a history of sickness from that body of water (unlikely)

and just for good info, the water that flows past Washington DC, the Potomac, has an organism in it that has many different body shapes it changes into over its lifelite. One is an amoeba like shape. If you swim in water with that organism around, they will secrete a neurotoxin and if you swim through that cloud of neurotoxins, you will exit the water with more than a few IQ points down, for life...

is the water safe to swim in....
Justin Clark
Justin Clark - 8 years ago
You can contact an environmental engineering company to test the water to see if it is safe to swim. it will cost$25-300 depending on tests, methods, and area you live in.
RandomSnot
RandomSnot - 8 years ago
+Reub3 I guess it depends on where the pond is plus some other factors, be careful though there can be some nasty stuff in pond water Naegleria fowleri for example is quite nightmarish.
Caleb Spain
Caleb Spain - 8 years ago
+Haitian Refugee that would be my favorite part lol
Li mumuzi
Li mumuzi - 8 years ago
+Haitian Refugee LOL
Reub3
Reub3 - 8 years ago
lol eeeeek!!!
Haitian Refugee
Haitian Refugee - 8 years ago
+Reub3 Just watch out for the snapping turtles!
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 8 years ago
+Reub3 not at all as long as its warm enough outside ;-)
Tecolote Alcón
Tecolote Alcón - 8 years ago
damn sure got a thumbs up from me!
Kube Dog
Kube Dog - 7 years ago
Fuck you, Carl, you sack of shit.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 8 years ago
+Tecolote Alcón thanks
mano a mano
mano a mano - 8 years ago
Very nice job, but the title is a little misleading. A more accurate description might be "How to convert a water hole into a natural pond". I don't think this can be created in a space where you don't already have a water hole.
David Preis
David Preis - 8 years ago
I'm building a pond with no liner. I'm actually draining a 30,000 gallon pool to help get it going. There was a giant stump that I build a fire pit around and after it got big enough I drain the pool water into the hole. All the ash helps hold the water in, so far. If it all drains through I'll just get a liner. The pool draining into the hole really helped expand it fast. as it filled the walls caved in and it keeps getting bigger, I just dig out the mud and fill pot holes in the yard.
Benny Hill
Benny Hill - 9 years ago
Sheez, I wish I could have such a beautiful pond in a huge backyard like your's. Amazing job!
wyattoneable
wyattoneable - 9 years ago
This helps a lot, thanks.
pondmegastore
pondmegastore - 9 years ago
Very good
sfbluestar
sfbluestar - 9 years ago
Hi, at what permeability level does it become necessary to use pond liner?
77GSlinger
77GSlinger - 9 years ago
Very very nice. Any suggestions for a pond in decomposed Granite soil?
jensaint123
jensaint123 - 9 years ago
tnx for the idea.
Mike William
Mike William - 9 years ago
The fish will keep the mosquitos down and so will the birds that the water and flowers attract to the pond

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Shahin Ruyani
Shahin Ruyani - 9 years ago
Cool.
Samual Iam
Samual Iam - 9 years ago
3:45 I thought that was a bear at first.
deputy RYAN M 1L18
deputy RYAN M 1L18 - 7 years ago
Samual Iam same
Brandon Christopher
Brandon Christopher - 7 years ago
same here
Lobby Manneshevitz
Lobby Manneshevitz - 9 years ago
amazing transformation!
Bev Hennager
Bev Hennager - 9 years ago
Your pond is beautiful. I have a seasonal pond. Any ideas about how I can keep the soil from making the water muddy? I thought about covering it with coarse sand or pea gravel. Do you think either of those would work?
Andrew Garon
Andrew Garon - 9 years ago
Gravel would be fine. +Bev Hennager
visualkeirockstar
visualkeirockstar - 9 years ago
it would be nice to have a property that big.
El Smerks
El Smerks - 9 years ago
this is very cool man I wanna build a homestead. for my gardening and growing food I wanna make a natural pond so I can build a floating garden
Aloan Moreira
Aloan Moreira - 9 years ago
frogs, toads, dragonflies and fireflies at night would be awesome additions! :)
Toriless
Toriless - 8 years ago
+mano a mano ...and not even that for frogs, dragonflies (plant their eggs in the water) and turtles, they populate retention pond around here. The frogs can get pretty loud in the summer. We do not get toads around here much.
mano a mano
mano a mano - 8 years ago
+Aloan Moreira
When you've created the habitat, all of those will come. No need to add.
PlaceboTree
PlaceboTree - 9 years ago
Beautiful, I think I'm gonna make the commitment and put a pond in my back yard. I hope it won't clash with my neighbors pond.
Jeff Grey
Jeff Grey - 9 years ago
That is awesome
Bg Labelle
Bg Labelle - 9 years ago
This is great.  We had a O shaped pond dug up in our front lawn.. the ground is all clay.  I have ducks and geese.  They ate all the plants we put in twice.  Now I have a big algae problem.  I want a natural pond but finding it impossible to have clear and clean water since the clay gives it that grayish beige look to the water and the algae forms on top quickly.  Now I have to get some filters and put them in which I did not want to have to do.  Do you have any ideas what I could do instead of using pumps and filters?
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 6 years ago
Were you disappointed when that did not work?
Bg Labelle
Bg Labelle - 8 years ago
+andrew boddy cool.. the gravel I can do but keeping the poultry away will be tough. it is a duck pond after all. LOL but will put gravel in there and a barley bale as soon as the 2 feet of snow on it melts. ;) THANKS SOOOOO MUCH! I did not even think of gravel. |We did plant lots of cattails last year but the ducks really took a liking to the roots so none of the cattails survived long. also have a small fountain but keeps blocking up each day with the silt from the clay so that did not help much. Then I just put the hose in there and kept it on a few hours each day to get circulation going. I will definitely put that gravel in.. Thanks for answering! :) have a nice easter weekend.
andrew boddy
andrew boddy - 8 years ago
+Bg Labelle 1. To suppress the clay dissolving in the water try lining the pond with gravel. 2. A natural remedy for algae is barley straw, tie in a bundle and float on the surface . 3. more plants (again) and keep the poultry away ( or off the plants at lease), I have similar problems. I hope you find a solution without all the technology, pumps and filters.
Bg Labelle
Bg Labelle - 9 years ago
+J DeWitt DIY I took out the vacuum and we sucked up all that top layer of green gonk into it and it has been weeks now and the green gonk has not come back... but now we are seeing a rust coloring to the water.  We have aeration in the form of a fountain that throws the water upwards but it clogs up really fast even with the filters.   Now we decided to get 2 sump pumps and put one on each side.  That should help quite a bit.  Also looking at trash pumps since it is clay bedding and the water is beige because of it.  Which would you suggest?  Sump or Trash pump?
J DeWitt
J DeWitt - 9 years ago
+Bg Labelle Aeration should help with the algae problem.
Spring Creek
Spring Creek - 9 years ago
Carl, nice intro to the topic, thanks! 
Lots more can be learned in this forum....  Join for ongoing new tips like clearing algae without trying   https://plus.google.com/communities/106122096790923657121
Michael Pettit
Michael Pettit - 9 years ago
Outstanding! Excellent video!
Kube Dog
Kube Dog - 7 years ago
Hmm, looks like a certain cunt only responds to glowing comments.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 9 years ago
+Michael Pettit thanks i am glad you like it
GW Gardenwife
GW Gardenwife - 9 years ago
Thanks for the information. I clicked your ad to help you out a little!
Haydn Persaud
Haydn Persaud - 9 years ago
Gorgeous pond! Beautiful and natural looking.
Azri'el Collier
Azri'el Collier - 9 years ago
I would build a small water fall that is powered by a small solar powered pump. At the base of the fall would be gravel so there is little erosion. and onto that bed of gravel, fresh water clams. They eat whatever is not eaten by the fish and eat the algae that would cloud the water. Also too, the waterfall aerates the pond and make for healthier ecosystem and fish. Water would stay clear and plants and fish would flourish. Oh yes, a cool water guppy called the "mosquito fish" is a must to control mosquitoes.
SusquehannaOutdoorsman
SusquehannaOutdoorsman - 7 years ago
Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts Mosquito fish are relatively harmless, they have a native range in the United States, we have them here in Pennsylvania in the Susquehanna River
Cmoney Dom
Cmoney Dom - 7 years ago
fuck u
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 7 years ago
A few more "minor" points:
Adult aquatic insects can actually fly from pond to pond
Waterfalls are by far the least efficient ( most expensive) way to maintain oxygen in water
Common carp will reproduce in ponds and ruin 99 percent of all earthen or farm pond habitats
In any aerobic pond predatory insects that arrive on their own will control mosquitoes
http://www.aquahabitat.com/myths.html for more reading.
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 7 years ago
You are going to get yourself and anyone who hires you in major trouble for stocking grass carp in the following states:
A permit and inspection are required and only sexually sterile triploid grass carp are allowed in the following states... Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, western Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, South Dakota and Wyoming. Tennessee and South Carolina
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Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts - 7 years ago
This is what happens to irresponsible people who attempt to sell illegal grass carp in most states.
David Shane Costner, 42, of Harrisburg, Arkansas, possessed 110 grass carp fish, a type of invasive Asian carp. The fish were allegedly transported and sold from tanks housed in a semi-truck furnished by parent company Farley's Arkansas Pondstockers. Costner allegedly travelled around the state, conducting sales of the illegal carp from store parking lots. The trucks also contained live fish species permitted under state law, including channel catfish, largemouth bass and fathead minnows. On May 16, 2012, Costner allegedly sold two of the live grass carp to undercover DNR investigators in Midland, Michigan. Costner pleaded guilty to 12 felonies: ten counts of possession of an illegal species, a felony punishable by two years in prison and a fine of $2,000-$20,000 for each violation and two counts of selling an illegal species, a felony punishable by two years in prison and a fine of $2,000-$20,000 for each violation.

In the end, the Arkansas man was sentenced to jail and fined for selling live Asian carp in Michigan. David Shane Costner pleaded guilty to a dozen felony charges and was sentenced to spend five months in jail and to pay about $3,700 in fines and court costs. From https://www.watershedcouncil.org/court-cases-and-legal-action.html
John Benjamin Taylor
John Benjamin Taylor - 7 years ago
Azri'el, would you email me sir? I am interested in information on creating a man-made lake. I see that you are very knowledgeable about the process and the types of aquatic life that could be best for the ecosystem.
Spring Creek
Spring Creek - 9 years ago
This is the problem here.   People make mistakes and allowed viable grass carp to escape captivity.  The only reason your area may not restrict them is because the damage has already been done by non-sterile grass carp escaping captivity.  Suggesting their use over a wide area is very irresponsible.  
* You still do not understand the ecology of aquatic insects.  They do travel.  That is a basic premise that even a fledgling biologist should understand.  
Perhaps you should research my profile a bit more, I am an aquatic habitat biologist who is known across North America and Europe for my habitat designs.
Azri'el Collier
Azri'el Collier - 9 years ago
+Spring Creek Actually it might be you who needs to brush up a bit. Here in MO, grass carp are sold for ponds in local hardware stores along with other fish to stock ponds with. And since we would not be connected to any other water way, there are very few aquatic insects that will migrate over dry land to get into a pond. While you speak of what is dangerous, you might want to study each states laws first before writing stuff online as if you are some sort of expert. I have built ponds in CA, WA, OR and now in MO. All of them are not in anyway connected to each of those states water ways and thus were legal to have most any kind of fish we could get to live there. And in each of those states, there is no laws on grass carp if it is a private pond not connected to those state's water way or near them. Now, if I was close to a major river, creek, or any lake, especially the great lakes, then I would not use grass carp. I would instead use common koi carp as they also eat most water weeds and grasses, especially milfoil.
Spring Creek
Spring Creek - 9 years ago
You might want to brush up on your aquatic insect ecology.  Releasing anything other than sterile grass carp should also be a felony.  I am not aware of the habitats you have designed or managed, but your suggestions here are very dangerous!
Azri'el Collier
Azri'el Collier - 9 years ago
+Spring Creek The only predator but that migrates to ponds that are not connected via creeks or underground water source, would be the oarsman. And they not only eat mosquitos, but also bite young fry and cause infections that eventually kill the fry off. Having a shallow area for dragonfly to hunt and lay their eggs will help control the oarsman. As for water weed control, grass carp work very well at this and can be harvested and eaten as a food fish. And to control the grass carp population would be the crappie. In TN it has become a commercial food fish and is quickly replacing the talapia in stores and restaurants. The crappie is an indiscriminate predatory fish that I prefer over bass for flavor and texture. So, plenty of rocks for hiding places and plenty of plants with the right eco system to keep it all under control and thriving. BTW, I've been working with aquaculture since I was a kid, that is over 50 years at it now. Just might know a thing or two that work best outside secular box type concepts.
Spring Creek
Spring Creek - 9 years ago
+D Taylor +Azri'el Collier In any pond that is aerobic enough for fish, the mosquitoes pose no real threat since the predatory insects eat them faster than mosquito fish ever will. Ponds that fluctuate in the summer can support mosquitoes , but that is more for much larger ponds than in this video. Let the native bugs take care of the situation and keep the pond full. Clearing water in this type of pond will also lead to a pond choked out with plants growing from the bottom after a few years. Lots more can be learned in this forum.... Join for ongoing new tips like clearing algae without trying https://plus.google.com/communities/106122096790923657121
D Taylor
D Taylor - 9 years ago
+Azri'el Collier Now your talking! Nice thank you.
rocker85675
rocker85675 - 9 years ago
Very nice!
Kube Dog
Kube Dog - 7 years ago
Yes, there seems to be a pattern.
CarlTheLandscapeGuy
CarlTheLandscapeGuy - 9 years ago
+rocker85675 thanks!
san379
san379 - 10 years ago
a friends farm has a great hand made pond to hold water to water the feilds when its dry.. he pumps it into the field.. the pond is clay on the bottom and holds water great.. when its full its great to play with the kids in it.. he built a mudslide for them too.. 

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