DIY Duck pond with bog filter

[@MsCheesemonster13]

All your ponds look so natural. Lovely to see the ducks and the dog enjoying their new pool.

[@darrengeorge9965]

Thankyou, looks great! A bog filter managing a duck pond is exactly what I've been following you for

[@Ozponds]

Hope it helps.

[@binomis3468]

This exactly ever since I discovered him back 2 years ago. This is the content I was waiting for

[@maco1713]

Three weeks ago I've made a new 200l pond with water lillies in my balcony.Season has started.It's a second season I have balcony pond.I've always had a aquarium and last year I got idea to have patio pond with fish and water lilies.And it happened so.But no filtration first year.I had some problems with algea. This year,three weeks ago I've made a bog filter from flower pot.Just one pump,nothing else!(600litres per hour) and I'm growing some water plants in that bog filter. The water is crystal clear!!! The bog filter is simply a perfect priceless thing! Thank you for your good advices!🙂👍

[@Ozponds]

They just work. That’s why I blab on about them all the time 👍

[@maco1713]

Upgrade - after two months water is clear,platy fish are happy,and all water plants are growing perfectly...I'm really satisfied and enjoy it!!!😉

[@alexline4131]

I've just bought a property with a horrible 'koi pond'. It's small and dirty and I feel awful for the poor fish. No idea how they've survived. Your channel makes building a proper pond look almost easy- wish me luck.

[@silicondave2797]

Good luck have fun !

[@Ozponds]

Good luck 👍

[@ionutpeicea2845]

Good luck,you need

[@MarvinBowen]

My gut reaction to seeing ducks on your channel was panic. Your ponds are so beautiful and I can only imagine what kind of nastiness ducks would cause. But now that I've watched the whole video, I understand what was going on and it's pretty cool that you were able to help out the guy.

[@Ozponds]

It was fun helping him. He’s a really cool guy.

[@MandyJane123700]

The ducks and the dog are so adorable! I bet your friend loves that pond, it is beautiful.

[@Ozponds]

They are so entertaining. I spent about 1/2 hour in his instagram, giggling at the animals having fun.

[@modify1ful]

So happy to have found you and your vids! I'm going through them all and starting to feel like I can really do this. That is such a hopeful feeling. Thank you!

[@Ozponds]

Wonderful 👍

[@francus7227]

Tickled the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters..... Thanks, Kev.

[@Ozponds]

Legend!👍

[@LL-fb8wz]

I built an Oz ponds inspired bog filter. Not going to lie it was a lot of work. Used a high quality 45mm liner even used the olive barrel.. I used a cheap 15 mm liner for the earlier build of the pond before I found this channel. I think it is leaking a bit since it goes down about 4 inches every few days. Need to upgrade it and build shelve for stacking of rocks. So, thanks for the information here!

[@Ozponds]

Good luck 👍

[@suzannemoran7281]

Great video Kev. I do love a video with your clear drawings and designs. It really helps me to visualise the process of the bog filter.😊

[@Ozponds]

I like how you keep watching. I’m the same. First time I see or read something I’m like “that’s too hard”. Then I keep learning, watching, reading and it all clicks, and I’m like “ok I’ve got this”. When you build your new one it’s going to be awesome. You’ve put the work in learning 👍.

[@suzannemoran7281]

Thanks Kev. I do hope so. Not long to go now I'm moving house next week. 😊😊 🏠 🛖 🏚 🏡 🏘

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Been waiting for this one lol. One thing I did with my design when adding a second bog was to separate it some from the main pond, and make extra large shelves in the pond--this is to help female ducks get away from male ducks and still enjoy the water.

[@Ozponds]

This is a good idea. Christopher’s space was quite small and he wanted it quite deep, so the shelves are narrow.

[@jthuntp1]

Cool! Why does the extra large shelf help the females get away from the males?

[@silicondave2797]

Thanks Kev. Make a great weekend !

[@Ozponds]

Thanks, you too! 🍻

[@dudusiagata3117]

Witam serdecznie dziękuję za pokazanie super ciekawy film pozdrawiam z dalekiej Polski miłego wieczoru życzę

[@Ozponds]

Have a great night 🍻

[@Chilled_Mackers]

Superb stuff Kev! Like button tickled.

[@Ozponds]

Legend 😊👍

[@shirleymcewan242]

Hey another great video, thank you. I've finally finished my pond and started looking at plants, marginal, oxygenated ones and floaters, I've been following you since day 1, don't suppose you could do a segment on plants please? What soil, if any.. when, where, etc etc.. especially as its start of summer here in uk? Great time to source plants. Keep up the great work you do Kev.. and thank you from sunny England lol.

[@Ozponds]

I’ll do an updated plant video 👍

[@binomis3468]

Love you kev

[@lindseyloo6619]

Thank you!!❤

[@Ozponds]

Hope it helps 👍

[@jamestetreault7675]

Hi Chris, I am making a upflow bog filter going into either a stream or waterfalls back into my pond. I have a 15 x 15 foot liner, I also have a type of aquablock that are 9 x 15.5 x 23.5 and a 12 inch culvert, along with a barrel. Would I be better to go deep like 3' plus depth and double high blocks, or go wide like 2.5' deep, single layer of blocks over culvert, coved by a layer of various of rock sizes? It is based on your design, just not sure if I should go more surface area and volume or less surface and deeper. It will be fed by a 5,000 gph pump.

[@Ozponds]

Wider. Both will work but if you have space, wider. Should make cleaning easier as the gravel bed is shallower.

[@jamestetreault7675]

@@Ozponds Thanks for ALL your info, really expanded my thinking on my pond designs.

[@SherrickDuncan]

Can I use bentonite clay to seal My pond with your method?

[@Ozponds]

I’ve never done a natural pond with bog filter. I’ve seen it done. I wouldn’t expect the same level of clarity.

[@vigilantezack]

My brain can't wrap around how the water is pumped in to the filter at the bottom. Assuming the bog filter is full of water, that's a lot of downward pressure, so the pump has to have enough power to push water into the bog barrel I would think. Is that how it works? If so, is there some calculation regarding the volumne in the barrel and how much power the pump needs to work this way? If the pump is underpowered, would this just push the water backward and overpower the pump or ruin it? I've always thought you need to pump the dirty water into the top and gravity flows down through the barrel and out the bottom once it passes through filtering material. Then you don't need as powerful a pump to just get the water in there. It also seems more complicated to pump into the bottom, with the piping and elbows and air ports and 'T's and all that. If you just pump right from a tube into the top, isn't that much easier? I must be missing something. I ain't no rocket surgeon!

[@Ozponds]

Sounds like you just need to do more research. It’s impossible to cover everything an individual needs in one video. That’s why I’ve published over 200 vids. Good luck with your journey 👍

[@vigilantezack]

@@Ozponds Thanks, yes I've been searching all over for the science behind how this works but I can't find anything that explains it or even what the name of this concept is.

[@Ozponds]

@@vigilantezack it’s the nitrogen cycle.

[@vigilantezack]

@@Ozponds oh, no I'm only talking about water pressure of adding water at the bottom. I've seen many videos and some pump into the bottom, some have an open pipe down the middle that the water just flows down into, and some pump to the top and gravity filters it downward to the outlet at the bottom. I'm trying trying to get a picture of how water pressure is working in these cases and which might be better. I feel like pumping dirty water to the top is simpler. And because all the worst water is now at the top, it's easier to replace some of the top media and clean it out. But if the dirty water is pumped to the bottom, there is no way to easily clean out the worst gunk without a big cleanout valve or access at the bottom, or just emptying the entire thing to get to the bottom.

[@areaA687]

Can this be done somehow with prefab ponds?

[@Ozponds]

Of course. You could even drill a drainage hole in the base of the pond if you need to completely drain it.

[@YoungMerle-f6v]

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[@BillRupp-h4x]

Awesome and something we may take on next spring. Question tho.... How do ya address the colder winter months (heaters??) or are you fortunate enough to live in a year round wamer climate??

[@Ozponds]

This pond is in Washington state, I think. You can follow on instagram, I believe I put a link in the description.

[@Fellowtellurian]

I have a 5000 gallon pond with four ducks and use two 275 gal IBC totes as a filter. I filled the top tote with 1000 scrubbers because they have a huge surface area. The pond has a bottom drain and skimmer. If you have ducks, you need a bottom drain and flat surface at the base of the pond to help move the waste into the filter, otherwise, the waste will get stuff in the bottom gravel and decompose there, leading to nutrients in the wrong place. You want the nutrients IN the filter and staying in the filter. I also have an air bubbler in the middle of the pond to ensure the water is circulating and moving the duck waste into the water column and to the filter. You are also going to need to add activated carbon after the filter to remove any tannins from the return water. Bacteria is good at neutralizing the waste ammonia but it is not good at removing the coloration. This isn't a green algae color, it is a yellow/brown staining color. Activated carbon is the only thing I have found to remove that. As for plants, ducks love plants and love eating them. So you have to plant things they do not like, like cattails and thicker grasses around the edges. Also, anything lemon or onion related they don't like. It is possible to have ducks in a pond but it takes planning. One benefit is that you will never have duckweed to deal with, they eat that up as quickly as possible. Unfortunately they also eat Lilly pads. If you have an upper and lower pond and want to keep lilies in on and let the ducks use the other, a large plastic beach ball keeps them away from one of the ponds.

[@Ozponds]

Sounds like you believe there’s only one way. Will be interesting to see how this pond ages, using a different method.