Building a large pond

[@geoffgammenthaler242]

That’s awesome! Hope you put some bass in it with tons of other fish..

[@crazybkimber]

I want to go swimming now, this is beautiful well done!

[@7863348]

Now that's a pond. Great job. Thanks for showing us.

[@garciarockandwater]

Paul Short Thanks Paul, glad you liked it.

[@mitchellhenderson1456]

Thanks Bruce, I was trying to ask if you had a connection for the best place to get liners at a good cost

[@garciarockandwater]

Mitchell Henderson Well, over the years I have purchased liner from several manufactures/distributors. I will list some places that I have acquired liners: 1. EPDM Rubber liner from Firestone Specialty Products, Ewing Irrigation or Aqua Flo Irrigation. 2. PVC liner from Colorado Lining International or Melco Linings. I prefer using the rubber liner.

[@surajrajapaksha3512]

is plastic use good for pond? i think about future

[@ahndajong]

Great video and great work. Well done.

[@CUBACHINA1986]

wow best pond construction ive seen!!!! how do you get the water supply??

[@ayranmay7043]

Can you build me a 2 to 3 acre pond? I want to be able fish and ride jetski in it? How much would cost?

[@angelA-vv9tb]

ayran may lol like 160,000 if you want it the way they have it unlease you do it all youreself

[@eledencampechesprderl5553]

Hi, Nice video 👍🏻, i have a cuestión, you hace to put cement after the liner ? Can i do Just the liner and then put the water?

[@vanderley3]

I am very intrigued and interested in being able to create a 1-2 acre "natural appearing" pond or "mini-lake" filled with natural occurring plant life, algea, etc, on my property. I would like to be able to stock it with fish like bass or other sunfish, and have a dock or two for recreational fishing. I believe I have the budget for the project ($100-300k) -- but is this possible to do? How will I be able to fill such a large area with water? This is a serious inquiry, thank you.

[@garciarockandwater]

Dear vanderley3, It sounds like you would be able to create a pond with your allocated budget. As for filling it with water, depending upon where you live, consider investigating the possibility of drilling a well on your property or, as people around here have been doing lately due to the situation caused by drought, buy water from elsewhere and have it trucked in. Those are the only alternatives that I know about aside from using your local municipal water supply source. All the best to you with your endeavors!

[@ghousepasha9409]

are you from india

[@antomano5623]

Too close to that hill, will have mud slides. And all that room on the other side. Do they think before they build stuff? In one of the office building's where I used to work at, they took an Entire Empty Floor, placed cubicles with desks and chairs but forgot to run the phone and cable lines to them all. Over 100 cubicles.

[@stevehorne10000]

How do you keep the animals out, they will tear your liner at the edges trying to get out

[@garciarockandwater]

The sides of the pond are sloped a bit and the concrete has a semi-rough texture for a better grip and to help prevent slipping. there is a "safety shelf" built all the way around the pond interior as well. No liner is exposed to the sunlight.

[@iceman5815]

sweet...what's the cost for something like that. I would love a 3 acre pond on my property.

[@DavidSanchez-uo2cn]

Nice video, want to make a pond half the size, exactly the way you guys did it. Thanks for sharing.

[@garciarockandwater]

Thanks David

[@henklenting2821]

Why put pond liner in if you're going to cover it with concrete?

[@dereklippert5947]

@@garciarockandwater why the concrete?

[@sfbluestar]

1. How long will the liner last? 2. Why is concrete needed? 3. What the hole in the middle for? 4. How to estimate cost for doing this?

[@garciarockandwater]

sfbluestar 1. I believe the liner has a 20 year warranty. 2. I like to cover the liner with concrete to protect it, keep the liner in place and for easier pond cleanings without damage to the liner. 3.The deep spot in the middle is a place for the gravel filter. 4. Estimating can be tricky and time consuming. When estimating, a person needs to consider many, many factors and a professional is someone you would want to have help.

[@sfbluestar]

Bruce Garcia Thank you for the information. I have a 100 acre land and I want to build a small river on it. The river will be about 1000' long and 15' wide, about 3' deep. Actually the river is longer than that but it will be divided into sections due to grade of the land, and the above is the longest section. Is it possible to get one continuous piece of liner specifically for my shape?

[@garciarockandwater]

sfbluestar Sounds Awesome! My suggestion for you to consider is to think about having a reservoir at the end of the river with the capacity to contain the surplus water if the power ever shuts off or you will lose a lot of it. Have fun!

[@garciarockandwater]

sfbluestar It may be possible to get one continuous piece but I think it would be too large and difficult to handle. I think it is manufactured in panels that are 100' long by 5', 10', 15' etc. wide up to 50' wide.

[@garciarockandwater]

Cheaper, probably, yet this pond was designed specifically as an Ag-pond/Irrigation reservoir. Water is drawn out of the pond through a bed of gravel which acts as a sort of filter and is gravity fed to the pump station which has additional micron filters to help prevent the drip system from clogging. Clay would produce silt and harbor algae. Concrete floor and walls are easier to maintain. I was a subcontractor/consultant working with the General and Property Manager. I wasn't privy to the $

[@ddbears3686]

I don’t know how they and the whole pond in Lake scenario? Lakes are known for their body of water in the dumps this looks more like a lake to me than a pond due to its size and how deep it is

[@Seattlekoi]

how much does it cost to built this? and what pond used for?

[@geerishkhedoo5088]

heyy Bruce garcia,nice video..bzw, how much does it cost to build such pond??

[@mikelavallee7582]

Hi, is that straight concrete? Is there any water proofing sealer or anything to prevent water seepage applied after concrete cured.

[@mreliteliving]

Looking at building. Something this size but little deeper. What's something like this cost? Thank you.

[@user-vq8ry3vz1u]

+Wakeupeople bla To be perfectly honest... I am going to estimate about $150,000.00. Plus or minus another 50K.

[@alexander0194]

So, the pond is periodically drained and the concrete is cleaned of algae, etc. Is that what you mean when you state that concrete floor and walls are easier to maintain?

[@garciarockandwater]

Yes, that is it precisely. Because this is used as an agriculture irrigation reservoir, a lot of water is used for the avocado orchard and it takes a while for the wells to fill the pond back up. I am not sure how often is it is drained completely - if at all.

[@FarmerBenny]

Would love to skateboard in that before it's filled!

[@soomaalsoomaal8958]

Please i want to know the siz of pond and how many tons of concrete that you used to ?. Thanks

[@fullclip15227]

Where did the water source for this pond come from? Also was it built for fishing or swimming?

[@garciarockandwater]

James, The property where this pond was built has three wells on it and storage tanks. The water is used for irrigating the avocado orchards. The pond was built as an additional water storage reservoir. The final landscaping was done with pathways, patios etc., and done in such a way so the owners could enjoy the pond while having BBQ's and whatever.

[@ccccccccchhhhhh]

How much was this job? I would love to install a 5 acre lake on my farm but it would need to be fully fishable

[@hedunlap]

First you have to find the right person at the EPA to suck off.

[@josephbalozi3045]

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[@PoolBoysTX1]

Nice job, but I think I would have used 40 grade rebar and tied it 9 inches on center instead of that "net". Your located on a mountain ridge and the ground shifts quite a bit. You did good by shooting in the shotcrete to increase it's industrial strength but it is still only 4500 psi. By the looks of the concrete I can tell you didn't allow it to dry for 30 days, so I know it's strength is only at 80%. I have a mixture of concrete that I have tested with a specific ratio mix of different materials that has tested at 9800 psi...

[@mzwakhemntambo9338]

It looks great, where does the water come from?

[@garciarockandwater]

The water comes from three wells that are on site.

[@gee8648]

For that size and for the kind of money, wouldn't it be cheaper to use clay rather than liner? Also what is the most expensive part of a project like this? The excavation? Labor? Thanks!

[@Country_Gentleman]

A pond like this is financially out of reach fo 99% of land owners..This is a glorified swimming pool , not a typical pond. Just the labor cost would exceed the budget of most landowners, not even including the equipment rental or concrete...just sayin.

[@joegarcia1674]

Beautiful work BTW

[@antoniodavila7458]

How much did that cost??? I'm planning on building one!!! Can you give me some information!!! Cuanto costo todo el trabajo estoy planeando hacer uno igual??

[@antoniodavila7458]

Bruce Garcia 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@GuilhermeFernandes-qv7dm]

The lake was incredibly beautiful., Congratulations to him who he devised. And it is, of course, kkkk .. for those who built it! ...

[@ramithjayasuriya]

how is it being cleaned?

[@joebobjenkins7837]

What is the purpose of the dip in the middle of the pond? I see it in all rigid pondliners. What up with that? Why do ponds have that shape?

[@joebobjenkins7837]

Bruce Garcia how iften would such a thing need to be cleaned? I want to make a large swimming pool that's like a lake so I can swim and also raise fish. Would such a thing as this work?

[@joebobjenkins7837]

Bruce Garcia thanks. I imagine cleaning this one would be a bear.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

JoeBob Jenkins Start searching "natural pools" on here.

[@LESPAUL44mag]

How deep is this pond?

[@jenson1569]

Any updates on the pond?

[@TruthSlayer11]

How big and deep? How much was it to build?

[@Ali-uz8qg]

I would like to know the reason(s) why this pond was built. Is it for drinking water up in those mountains? Perhaps you intend to do commercial fish farming? Very good video.

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

I dont understand...why concrete floor? Shouldn't there be at least a section where plants grow to help filter.

[@rajeshjerseyno.188]

Can you say how much is the land size and what was the total cost of it

[@Millionaireusd]

ok

[@soomaalsoomaal8958]

And how much liters of water can you have there?.

[@mitchellhenderson1456]

Bruce Where did you get the liner and sub liner along with netting from?

[@garciarockandwater]

Mitchell Henderson Hi Mitchell, just go online and look up pond liner, most landscape irrigation stores can get it for you. Same thing for the netting, Good luck on your project!

[@j.delacruzbravo]

this massive job was done by three guys? that's amazing!

[@j.delacruzbravo]

never mind. 😁

[@Krunchy71]

What would something like this cost?

[@trulyfreebirdflyer6156]

Nice video, thanks for the footage and presentation. I'd change the name of the video to "building a small lake" lol

[@mujahidaliharda2511]

Kya hum pura RCC ka tank bana sakte h

[@robinmark2143]

What kind of fish are you cultivating?

[@AROUNDMYCAMERA]

Rain water used for fish farming and for agriculture. Complete project explanation see @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmiVnmWnjc1qgZo

[@daviderenda9211]

Great job! Is it just filled with rainwater or does it have any input and output?

[@Exobrain1989]

You're amazing guys ! good job good vid !

[@LilDoggy]

Beautiful setting!

[@garciarockandwaterdesign8858]

+Lil Doggy Thanks Bro! You have some cool vids posted! Entertaining stuff...

[@thumpingstuff1031]

+Garcia Rock & Water Design thank you sir!

[@LilDoggy]

Garcia Rock & Water Design Thanks so much!

[@filibertobarrera3839]

What's the purpose of smoothing concrete out.If its a pond just wondering

[@filibertobarrera3839]

Bruce Garcia ah okay the maintenance clean up makes sense.

[@lanu1381]

How does something like that get filtered?

[@lanu1381]

Bruce Garcia thank you for your reply

[@zozoromeognoka9550]

How much gallons for this one ?

[@stevegarcia9098]

Where's this at and what was the total cost to date? Thanks!

[@averagejoe1475]

How much did this all costs?

[@motlatsijoellekomola9510]

Lol i love the SUPERVISOR on the black quard bike at 0:59. otherwise great video guys

[@drakeastro8131]

pls tell me u put fish in there?

[@jjaquariums]

how much would this cost

[@MethodFeeder]

Nice video my friend!Flysofishing

[@rcp1892]

I would have make it deeper. Nice job.

[@garciarockandwater]

Thanks for the "nice job" There was some constraints by the county as to the depth. I agree though, sometimes deeper is nicer.

[@leestill202]

pool?

[@xX_Ftz_Xx]

Lake???

[@kingfiusher58]

Nice job.

[@kravis_6131]

who makes a pond out of concrete?

[@Ali-uz8qg]

*Kravis* - I think without shotcrete, the water will be sucked down below in the mud bed (slowly of course). But this is just my guess, I am only an accountant.

[@visualkeirockstar]

what kind of fish are stocked?

[@bigdubt2003]

What a waste, no fish

[@shawnp8429]

Yeah so how much did it costs

[@shawnp8429]

I bet

[@MamiSunKissed]

Bruce Garcia if it costs over 14K for that size with no dynamiting, then it probably was a ripoff.

[@shawnp8429]

That's a lot of concrete,+ labor wonder how many yards of concrete was used

[@ZikriSaysHello]

Is this built for fish keeping, Bruce?

[@Joetribuzzoavonohio]

wow!! its beautiful

[@BlackRainTSS]

The minute you put shot create into this it became a pool not a pond.

[@Shawn-rq4py]

Chad O'Neill I guess this is the Beverly hillbillies "cement pond" they always talked about...LOL

[@BlackRainTSS]

ROFLMAO... I remember that episode... showing our age now....lol.

[@alexstellini6034]

Not really.

[@EpicTrickShotBoys]

Rip head phone users 4:02

[@thegoalieexperiencethegoal3298]

lmao

[@giovannisanseviero5726]

Note to self: Get new speakers, then continue with pond dream ...

[@garciarockandwater]

+Giovanni Sanseviero So sorry about that Giovanni! I made a note that hopefully future viewers will see.

[@giovannisanseviero5726]

No harm done :) Excellent work, by the way. Great website, too.

[@garciarockandwater]

Thank you!

[@kavindudilshan9347]

What is Country?????

[@vanhalenman60]

is this in california?

[@garciarockandwater]

Yes it is in California

[@garciarockandwater]

***** You got it. Santa Barbara, California

[@vanhalenman60]

Bruce Garcia i was going to say it looks like the san bernardino mountains going up highway 18

[@garciarockandwater]

BigNastyreborn Yes it does a bit. Good eye. You can see the Pacific in the horizon at :19 and at 7:59.

[@GamingChente]

Isn't California in a bit of drought

[@mkhan8660]

یہ پتہر کیوں رکھا اس میں

[@mkhan8660]

Bruce Garcia جی یہ پانی کے اندر جو پتر رکھا ہے اس کا کیا فایدہ ہے

[@angelA-vv9tb]

worst ear rape ever starting at 4:00 rip headphone users

[@Yasin_2312]

angel 0 I know what you mean

[@oopfish]

Now to maintain that pond at least 50,000 a year. If you can afford

[@jasonharper2601]

NEED A BIGGER DUMP TRUCK. REAL NICE JOB

[@Bernie5172]

IT LOOKS LIKE A SEEMENT POND

[@tyclairep3744]

That's not a pond that is a giant pool lol... either way it is pretty cool

[@Shawn-rq4py]

Ty Pierce its the Beverly hillbillies "cement pond" LOL

[@poulton8367]

Ty Pierce

[@wompstopm123]

4:01 MOTHER OF ALL EAR RAPES

[@garciarockandwater]

Yes, so sorry about that one.

[@micky9229]

Sounds like the signals received from Saturn - not the rock band - the radio waves

[@BarthelemyLesaint]

LARGE... indeed !

[@Mantasl]

Perfect 👌

[@forcesightknight]

Omg, finally something I can love.

[@garciarockandwater]

Thanks.

[@carlosoquendo9127]

Wow that's a monster pond check out building a backyard fish pond in less than 3 minutes

[@s.a.morris8625]

...walls too tall for small animals to climb out ....no foot holds.....

[@TORAH-613]

This is just someone with more money than they can handle. Thats not a pond. Thats a big ass swimming pool.

[@garciarockandwater]

You're right. I think the owner went scubba diving in there when it was all done.

[@stedmans4christ]

This is just a biggo swimming pool...I don't see how a pond could be all concrete

[@garciarockandwater]

$$$ for sure

[@eknathlokhande5147]

Nice dam small

[@monsieursem4353]

People work hard to build this large pond.

[@godhamalleshgoud]

nice

[@claychester3228]

location?

[@gentlemood]

I wish it was for Koi

[@thomasanthony9028]

waoh.thats gud

[@aidannwasup]

this is a pool, it's needs maintenance. it's not permeable, organic matter will settle. not a pond..

[@jantristanhernandez9074]

Thats not a pond it's a lake LOL

[@minifighter3432]

Theyre gonna put Megalondon because of richness

[@huffmichael3227]

you should so put fish in there