DIY Backyard Water Feature/Bird Bath with Solar Powered Pump

[@nikkistringer5799]

Great

[@lauracrepeau8720]

Very nice

[@spit53]

Nice tutorial, but I thought through this whole thing that how is the water going to get down past the inner, overturned pot to refill the reservoir? He didn’t put any drainage holes! I then noticed in a fleeting shot that you did indeed make a series of holes all around the perimeter of the lip of the inner pot but neglected to include that in your tutorial. You really need to add that into your audio because it is a very important step in the success of the functionality of the fountain. Most people don’t know how things are supposed to work unless you give them every step. Good luck!

[@sikosis999]

that was painful to watch >< when that one breaks down take a minute and rethink your build. . .use hot glue gun to "set" plastics then silicon to seal. . .use fish tank supplies (cheap and abundant) to sure up your water lines and wire your electrical up high on the container i can't understand how you derived drilling a hole in the bottom of that made any sense with a water chamber above it >< . . .put bio mass in the lower chamber unless you want nasty putrid water along with a slimey clogged pump and let the water drain through it before it hits the pump to recirculate >< also take the silicone and build 'rails' around edges and rocks for birds to grasp that increases their activity and makes the feature more enjoyable . . .clear around it and get under brush near by removed so they feel safer using it keeping vision up to avoid predators. . . .look for recycled materials to build out of versus spending cashy cash on 'new' trash . . .get a mic with a wind sock, if you're going to 'wing it' then articulate and enunciate no one wants to listen to mumble mouth hem and haw. don't take it down, don't throw a fit. . . in fact there is content here. . .re-work the project with a lil more thought, re-shoot the correction and make the adjustments to said production the fact that you made something is cool but be wikkid and do it right.

[@johnnysmakerspace]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. It's held up well so far but I definitely will put some biomass at the bottom. I have some expanded clay balls - in fact I was debating whether or not to put them in originally but figured the rocks would have enough surface area.

[@LamarsLawnCare]

​@@johnnysmakerspaceawesome criticism acceptance, you've taught me well.