How to build a koi pond with railway sleepers!

[@thomasassim-ita1787]

I love and prefer this wooden pond in a small place than concrete block. Your work is so simple and nice to look at. Keep doing more of this

[@riddlerreptiles]

Thank you so much, yeah for sure the wooden look is a lot more pleasing to the eye than concrete block work (in my opinion)

[@amysreptileadventures6664]

Awesome pond build ! & yes we need to see/hear more of dad ! Can’t wait to see when the fish get added !

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@amysreptileadventures6664 haha I’ll forward that on to him! 😂 thanks Amy, shouldn’t be too long now!

[@alexcummings1225]

Would love an update video.

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@alexcummings1225 I’ll see what I can do bud! 😁

[@jamespalmer3716]

what a project to do with the old man you guys done a superb job 👍

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@jamespalmer3716 not bad right! Thanks mate, appreciate it

[@carolinecostas4611]

Looks wicked guys!! Well done both 👏

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@carolinecostas4611 thank you 💜

[@timkeeble7697]

Absolute stunner ! 🎉

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@timkeeble7697 thank you my friend 💜

[@chrissyosborne3879]

I can't wait to see more!

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@chrissyosborne3879 thank you! Another nature pond hopefully coming soon, and then an update on all 4 ponds!

[@oliverskinner8962]

I hope the second filter is going to be a DIY bakki shower also hope you install one of those telescopic pond skimmers that sit in the bottom of your pond weighed down with rocks with a round floating skimmer basket 🧺 just type DIY bakki shower into the KZbin serch bar and youll see what i mean ! Nice pond build and lovely garden 👍

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@oliverskinner8962 I know he’s got plans for a skimmer to go in soon, so that’s good! That sounds cool, I’ll check it out, thank you!

[@DannySmith-ez2yb]

Looks amazing fellas ! Good work. a just don’t think them sleepers will last with all they weight behind them but time will tell well done chaps 💪🏼

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@DannySmith-ez2yb thanks mate, appreciate that! 🙏 haha let’s hope they do, because like you say, that’s a lot of water! 😂 thank you again for the kind words!

[@caironhorn2656]

Great video .. pond looks wicked look forward to more pond videos 🙂👌🏼

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@caironhorn2656 thanks mate, appreciate the kind words!

[@ReptiChat]

Looks fantastic! Great job Riddler and Riddler!

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@ReptiChat thank you my friend!

[@chrisperry1059]

Brilliant video and the ponds Are both stunning your more than welcome to come to sunny wet North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and help me build mine 👍🏻

[@riddlerreptiles]

Thanks mate, appreciate that! Haha what have you got planned?

[@chrisperry1059]

@@riddlerreptiles about 4ft wide and 8ft long and looking at 5ft deep 2ft under ground with a window on the front 🤷🏻 I’ve never built a pond before so taking my time

[@The_Koi_Pit]

I like the solid foundation you poured on this. I love seeing when people build things right and don’t cut any corners. Is that wood preservative or stain that you are painting onto the beams?

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@The_Koi_Pit yeah there’s no point in cutting corners when messing with this amount of water.. one mistake and it could be an expensive one 😂 I believe it was a wood preserver on the inside, and then my dad has since stained the outside!

[@The_Koi_Pit]

@@riddlerreptiles nice! I’m right there with you man. It’s a cool build, thank you for sharing it

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@The_Koi_Pit my pleasure, and thank you for watching 😁

[@alexmorrison4294]

Nice

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@alexmorrison4294 thank you 😁

[@alexcummings1225]

Awesome video. But where's the update video?????

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@alexcummings1225 thank you 🙏 haha I’ve not managed to film an update so far, and it’s potentially getting too cold to do so now 😂 if I don’t do an update in the next couple of weeks I’ll probably do a nice one early spring!

[@Grant-chance9]

Love it mate

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@Grant-chance9 thanks bud, appreciate it!

[@alexcummings1225]

Need an update video of it

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@alexcummings1225 I’m half tempted to wait until the spring but I’ve had a few people say the same thing.. maybe I should do an update video soon 😅😂

[@chrisdriver7028]

Nice work mate

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@chrisdriver7028 thank you bro! Surely this one isn’t budging 😂

[@Alexwjonesphotos]

Your dad is a legend x

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@Alexwjonesphotos looks as though I might have to hand the channel over to him 😅😂

[@BenshobbyStuff]

cracking pond mate

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@BenshobbyStuff thanks bud!

[@BenshobbyStuff]

@@riddlerreptiles youre welcome mate... you still struggling with plants . let me know if you need a hand. only just got out of hospital so been buying a few plants to keep me occupied.... nice feeling having healthy plants about..

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@BenshobbyStuff all good at the minute thanks mate, but I appreciate it! Hope you’re ok

[@BenshobbyStuff]

@@riddlerreptiles yeah im fine mate being in a mental hospital not that fun tbh lol

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@BenshobbyStuff I can imagine mate!

[@ClotEastwood]

Did you fill it up from next doors outside tap while they were at work . . . . . ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Nice vid. Thanks for the upload.

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@ClotEastwood hahaha I wish we’d thought of that! 😂 although unfortunately I think they’re retired so we may have been waiting a while haha! Thanks mate, appreciate you watching!

[@westcliffkoipond6786]

Hi riddler I've just subscribed to your channel 👍👍👍👍

[@riddlerreptiles]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

[@charlietilbury9451]

Hey there man how thick where the sleeper that you used looking at building my own one but don’t want the sleepers to be to thin

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@charlietilbury9451 hello mate, they were 8x4” sleepers!

[@ReptiChat]

11/10 for dad cutting sleepers with a chainsaw 🤣

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@ReptiChat certainly one way to do it 😂

[@MrUptown420]

Late gang 🎉

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@MrUptown420 😂 better late than never my friend, hope you enjoyed it

[@yorkshirekoi2246]

not bad its like my pond check out my pond build video. The only thing I would say you should have installed a epdm liner its more expensive but in the long run its worth it. As the liner you have used if it tears you wont be able to repair it.

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@yorkshirekoi2246 thank you, and will do! Yeah that was one of our concerns to be fair, but the price difference is pretty vast unfortunately

[@yorkshirekoi2246]

@@riddlerreptiles yes the price is vast my new liner was £340 and thats a smaller pond than yours. not cheap

[@kenankarapinar359]

How much to build this pond I need one done pls help me

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@kenankarapinar359 hey bud, unfortunately I can’t build these for other people as there would need to be public liability insurance and things like that in place in case anything went wrong! I’m sure there’s loads of pond companies that will help you though!

[@fiona2210]

commenting to get more dad narration

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@fiona2210 😂 when we do his nature pond I’ll get him to explain it all

[@willexotic]

🐟🐟🐟

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@willexotic I’m surprised you didn’t say “first” again

[@ReptiChat]

Sniggered at "5 inches in the bottom"

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@ReptiChat 😂😂 grow up, Benn!

[@ReptiChat]

@@riddlerreptiles never grow up!

[@ravishingreptiles]

Oops, missed the premiere :/

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@ravishingreptiles *pretends to be shocked*

[@alexcummings1225]

How is your dad's pond holding up?

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@alexcummings1225 really good mate, the fish are loving it to be fair! Much bigger than the pond at mine 😂 but then that one was always just a temporary holding pond until this one was built

[@Phoen1xRblx]

how much did this cost?

[@riddlerreptiles]

I’m not 100% sure to be honest with you my friend! This was my dad’s build so I was less involved with the ordering of materials. I think he managed to get the sleepers for £19 each which would’ve been the most expensive part

[@teddylam2007]

Very informative. But don't like the jumping subtitles . Very distracting.

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@teddylam2007 thank you! And yes I know what you mean, I’ve been tempted to try a different subtitle style recently so may do so in my next video!

[@terencegander8342]

That’s wisteria and it’s toxic to koi though you like to know

[@riddlerreptiles]

@@terencegander8342 we did not know it’s toxic to the koi to be fair, so thank you for that, appreciate it! There will be a cover going over the pond to stop anything from falling in 🙂