building a pond 2007

[BETTWSBOY1]

awsome pond ,i hooooooooooooooo lol

[richandshirl]

@KoiFan100 never lost a fish yet after 4 yrs ...... so that about says it all

[KoiFan100]

@richandshirl I just thought... if you never lost a fish its good! Then you had luck! Althought i had dug more deep I find it is a very nice pond! with very nice fish in it!

[1234fishlover]

@carmindystevens  fish are way cooler

[GossyNke]

thumbs up if u turn the volume of straight away

[MrBorderghost]

My grandad built one like this years ago but never used a liner the concrete was waterproof enough and he kept his golfish and koi very well in there for years never tested the water for lime/amonia etc but all i know is the fish and plants thrived in there a few years later he made me a smaller version about 7 feet long 2 feet deep again just bricks and cement no liner....

[pimpjuice739]

very nice, but was the wife ok with the pond taking like 70% of the garden XD

[fishbreeder09]

Wow thats nice!

[Rboybot]

Brilliant pond, how much did all that cost?

[soulessdelu]

i hope!nice song

[whiskypaul316]

Nice job well done , like it mate.

[Krewcible]

hi ho

[AvReyes87]

how much you spent ??

[Goonmachine1]

Very cool project, awesome music choice as well haha



[boatmaster10o]

Cute dog, and amazing pond, but you should have put some kind of water fall or something, but the pond is still great

[THE9LOL7ABLE]

awhhh cute dawgy =[]

[THE9LOL7ABLE]

lool get some nice koi?

[jtbackwoods]

good effort and well done digging and mixing concrete is not easy

[HuskerSeaofRed]

why the candy cane border? yikes!

[yvonneost12]

Very nice , and yes you could'nt have done it without the wife's food....well done.

[laminae]

I think you did great. That was my plan, although on a smaller scale, but it proved to be to expensive for all the blocks, etc. I'm just going to dig a hole but have the a foot or two above ground using the blocks. Someone mentioned 4feet being shallow for Koi? I thought that was a great depth. Way better than 2 feet right? Mine's going to be 4 feet.

[FUNisUnderRated]

you have a cute

dog

[samuelwaynefoleyjr]

is this a 9x16 foot pond?

[pescalocura]

waaaaw best!

[eredy]

the music from snow white i bought the movie for my little girl funny thing in it they say and you can hear it of to Mexico wonder why the change

[Duhitpt]

when u get tired of ur fish u can turn it to a pool :D

[stantonporsche]

how did you get the corners cut so that the liner does not bunch up at the corners?

[richandshirl]

@stantonporsche fold at an angle ,just keep folding till you get it right ,and cut once

[gbzhemn1]

@stantonporsche It's a bit hard to explain but it's just like wrapping a gift in paper, except it's inside out. As already mentioned, fold it up against the wall.

[cwaj]

Nice, but would like to more about filter and pump (How to)

[jogamoso]

nice easy!!

[lynda46]

Nice pond, bit too shallow for koi, looks about 4 feet? and carpet is a bad thing as it rots.

But apart from that well done.

[richandshirl]

@lynda46 well its been there 3yrs ,all levels perfect i.e ammonia ,nitrite etc never lost a fish ,and alls awsome,as for the carpet ,if you watch i also used the proper underlay that came with liner.

[Scruffoid]

there some really good info on the net saying that you don tneed lots of depth in a pond to grow large fish. Go do some more reading instead of posting silly things like that.

Great pond build!! how many litres all up is that ?

[troops1980]

@lynda46 Depends on the ground! I had carpeted underlay for ten years on sandy ground and was still perfect when I took apart to enlarge! Nice pond mate

[richandshirl]

@troops1980 thanks mate cheers

[ssmoura]

Fucking song, great pond!

[pathman2]

From the music, I'm expecting the seven dwarfs to build the pond

[callteg4]

Brilliant well done you did a great job and the pond looks great

[IntegraGSR5]

1 question. why didnt u just go with all concrete instead of using liner ? btw your pond is so nice, i really like it . just wondering thats all.

[antonioal68]

where did you get all that fish

[AaK1309]

does any one know if you need planning permission off your local council ?

[Nasser90santour]

you should put like a mountain of rocks or something in middle .. it looks empty .. or a wattttfall

[salistorymaker]

wheres the pergola ?? and well done bro xxxx

[richandshirl]

@salistorymaker look at my other video mate

[sktitanlady]

@richandshirl nice pond you have talent

[richandshirl]

@sktitanlady thank you,if you look at mt other video its all done with a pergola now

[salistorymaker]

@richandshirl its me! sis xx

[salistorymaker]

hey where's the pergola? thats the bit i love :O) well done bro xxx

[ThreeCousinsAndaNoob]

Thats awesome! Have you ever gone swimming with the fishies? haha

[kcpoynter]

Very good

[agro2much4me]

nice work!

[kartikca]

I like how the Dog is supervising the Job!!

[eliminateuk]

great work.very inspiring

[meezerlover]

Wow, I got tired just watching the video. My pond isn't anywhere that large and I didn't even build it...lol Great job!

[chuzziii]

I love it! What lucky fish you have.

[TheDrix12]

very nice pond.. want to have like that. soon.

[MrZunigaluis]

What your length, width, and height?

[deano91209]

nice on just like a swimming pool how many fish can u fit in there

[richandshirl]

30 large koi

[deano91209]

wicked but hey must be haed to keep

[furuseter]

OMG, that was awesome :D

[smallanimallover97]

great job

im moving house so when i move

im goin to build a pond for my 2 turtles and i wanna make one rs buh smaller :)

thankx really helped 5*

[esamza]

wow you are the best :-)

[richandshirl]

@kusayshey  pondliner uk there on ebay

[cchanderson]

Wow great job...and you did it yourself!!! I like a natural looking pond but looks like you have space issues. You get the size and depth in a controlled space...great job!

[gangman110]

great pond i want 1 exactly the same, what did the costs add up to in the end?

[richandshirl]

pond 1500 approx have a look at updated vid

[djmorgan27]

hey thats not a pond! thats a swimming pool for posh fish lol its hudge good job

[richandshirl]

thanks the fish love it

[TheMasterShake100]

dose antone know what the standard water temp is for an out door pond?

[richandshirl]

depends on time of year

[samridawaser]

that was so nice, thanks rich & shirl :)

[hawaiidoves]

great job!!! How many gallons?

Where's your next video of the completed pond?

[richandshirl]

1500 and go to my page

[mark871162]

So Shirl didnt mind you tearing up the lawn to build that ?

[richandshirl]

it was her idea to have it that big

[multihjalle]

Hold on to that lady becuase they dont grow on all trees . beutiful pond btw

[upellflr]

Hi i'm making a concrete pond and i wanted to know what do you use to stick the liner to the concrete and why your corners are so perfect without wrinkles?

[richandshirl]

you dont stick the liner the water holds it in place and just play around with the corners there easy b4 you fill a right git after.

rich

[solarpondsupplycom]

You should put a spitting statue or a fountain in there

[richandshirl]

ive just in stalled a large air statue fo airation

[granddadyclone]

sweet pond!

[breezebro]

How much you want for that dog?

[richandshirl]

thas my baby

[Beardyz]

sweet pond, you could turn it into a giant hot tub lol.

[razorskyline350z]

Nice job.

[DeidaraR0X]

hey nice vid!

did you filter the water or just fill it in w/out putting in pipes or anything??

5/5

[richandshirl]

just dechlorinated tap water and its all filtered

[mistyjo7968]

Awesome job you guys!

[redogman67]

Nice pond, but hope you put some plants in it like lilies because it provides the koi with a spot to get out of the sun and in my opinion looks more like a pond as opposed to a swimming pool

[plantcell2]

wat type of koi do u have, i have 12 koi at the moment, hoping to get a kohaku.

[richandshirl]

ive got one of them

[plantcell2]

Nice pond, how many liters does it hold and how many fish u got, are they all koi.

[richandshirl]

2000 gallons and yes

[goldfishpondmaster]

nice pond, can u tell me what the inside dimension is?

[richandshirl]

approx 20x16ft3ft deep.....

[12addictedfish]

wow that is such a nice pond so worth it

[richandshirl]

thanks

[arelithe1]

oh crood i actually thought u werent gonna comment back..thnx..well im barely 15 and so i got long ways to plan..i have already done my house plan and now working on outside.

thnx. ur video inspires me..;)

[osborneproductions]

how much did this cost you and please convert to american dollars because maybe i want to do this

[richandshirl]

about 2000dollars give or take

[moedem]

sorry just read comments and got answer cheers

[moedem]

its excellant and i love it,the hole in the middle is that the filter hole yeah?

[intoxicatedpirate]

on 1:40 whats that you put on :S ? thnks

[richandshirl]

that my friend is good old fashioned wilton as a double to my proper underlay

rich

[xbeckyxbooxx]

Im sorry for asking a dumb question,but what was the whole in floor for?

[richandshirl]

its a bottom drain for the filter

rich

[arelithe1]

nice video...can u tell me who u called for pluming? im the doing the same but have not got any pluming to come..thnx.

[manxink]

Looks great and a well put together video, will be starting my pool this winter so was happy to see this.

Cheers

[attela666]

The dog helped in the process? :)

[DryWhiskey]

very nice but wouldn't it be better if it was at the level of the ground? It seems like pool now...

[richandshirl]

raised because of children

[mrcool411]

thats a good idea about raising it for the kids. and ever thought about putting aquatic flowers in there so it doesnt look so "poolish"?

[richandshirl]

it now has lillies and oxygenators what you see was just the finished pond in so to speak raw form.

rich

[pixie110267]

Great job man you are an inspiration to all of us who planning to do something like that !!! I can do everything you did but for me is really hard to do the plumbing who teach you that part ? what the water pump do ?

[bunkersa1]

nice pond.how big is it?and how deep?is the filter you are using doing a good job. i am hopeing to start mine in 3 weeks time,and seeing your's have given me some ideas.have you any building experience?once again well done.

[richandshirl]

20ft/12ft and the filter is great nexus eazypod

rich

[kiashamed]

HOw much would a project like this cost today if you build it yourself?? ANd how long did it take you?

[richandshirl]

it took 12 wks and about £1500/2000

rich

[stanbrit]

cracking pond! very grand, shows a lot of dedication and hard work, but i reckon it would look even more spectacular with plenty more pond plants!

[mister2driver]

Great work, an inspiration.

[richandshirl]

thank you

[707jortiz]

very nice job... makes me want to build one in my back yard. did you need a city permit for this pond?

[richandshirl]

no not here in uk ,,rich

[wp90NL]

Thanks dude, this really helps to see the steps of making a pond...

[richandshirl]

no problem

[hawaiidoves]

Very nice! How many gals.?

[richandshirl]

2000 approx

[useful2009]

yeah thnx to shirl .:) i cant do somthing like this .

[KuricX]

WOW!!! How long did it take you to build it? and what was the total cost for eveything?

[richandshirl]

12 wks approx and about 1200 pounds

[HighpointLanky]

great stuff i love it

[majesticmember]

Very nice man :) I like that you made it very simple and with clean work. 10p.

[Shaunprojectmg]

Good job, hope to start mine next weekend

it was nice to see the steps and the beutiful reults.

Cheers From  Miami Florida

[richandshirl]

thanks let me know how you get on

rich

[jairus1230]

wow! that really beautiful pond u have.

[richandshirl]

thank you

[berkatronic]

dig dig dig your pond.what bicks are they and how much do they cost

[richandshirl]

dense concrete blocks £1 each and well heavy

rich

[richandshirl]

20ft long 19ft wide 3ft 4 deep

[richandshirl]

20ft long and 3ft 2 deep

[Bretty135]

nexus

[richandshirl]

??????????????

[Bretty135]

EA Nexus filter either eazy pod/200/300

Evolutionaqua dot com

[richandshirl]

spot on !

[PR0CRASTINAT0R]

Right on, right on...

[plowy]

wow, amazing pond..

if you dont mind me asking, what fish do you have in the pond? you did all the labour yourself? and im guessing this cost a sizable chunk of money eh?

[richandshirl]

koi orf and goldfish and i did all myself

[shyne187]

Nice job, well planned and executed for a superb final result....

Good one.

[richandshirl]

cool