How to Build a Wetland Filter for an Existing POND

[@jaybird4095]

very nice, One thing I have noticed regarding your wetland filters. There is never any discussion of how the water gets into the wetland filter and how it is distributed.

[@jason.couture7177]

Where can those collapsible tanks be purchased?

[@TheMoonDejesus]

Anyone else feels crazy when they were scrubbing the liner but only on the rim while the front end was all slimy and gross?

[@DP-vd6bl]

Love your content. Got a question regarding building a water feature from an existing man-made “natural” pond. I’ll be taking the family home in 2-years and I’m planning early. I want to pull water from the 1/2+ acre pond my dad built, and pump it about 120 ft away near the back of the home and build a long stream/creek running through the back yard that I’ll make a huge rock garden. Do you have any of your videos relating to such a task?

[@hazelbell5834]

Question about the plumbing on this... does the water flow to the bog come from the pump in the skimmer? If so did you split the line from the skimmer pump between the bog and the waterfall?

[@petersvan7880]

Great video, thank you! A same-level wetland does indeed make the pond look bigger and seems a perfect hang-out for smaller fish.

[@TEAMAquascape]

Definitely

[@mattbrown4895]

Looks nice. I've heard that disguising the wetland filter by placing boulders on top of the gravel (filter media) reduces the effective area of filtration. Do you compensate for this by oversizing the wetland, or is this not a concern? Also, what size pumps are running this feature? Thanks, and keep up the good work!

[@TEAMAquascape]

Not really a concern we want to slow the flow down anyway so the solids settle. The boulders are on top of the gravel so it does really effect anything. I think this one had a 5 to 9 on it.

[@JesseKalapa]

I have a quarter acre mud bottom pond that has been on the land here in new mexico since the 1930’s. It is fed by a well. It has 2 large recirculating pumps that flow into 5’x5’x2’deep basins that have iris and celery and cattails and charcoal in them. I just learned about bog filters from ozponds who recommended your channel. I am working out how to make our pond swimmable and figuring how large of a up-flow wetland bog filter i will need. I want to get something going as soon as possible. There are some areas on the bottom of the pond with up to 2 feed of squishy muck! wondering if we need to dredge the pond. I have a friend that says i can sell that gunk to farmers. here in the southwest some folks pay $10,000 per year to fertilize 2 acres of cash crop organically!! it would be cool to cover the cost of a pond upgrade to make it swimmable with the gunk we pull out. Almost 100 years of tree dibree in this pond, its surrounded by trees:) we have koi that are barely able to be seen at the moment because of the algae. i put 30 baby cat fish in there 5 years ago and have not seen them since so i don’t know if we still have them. there are 1000’s of gamboozia minnow in there and there are 2 domestic ducks and who knows how many turtles. We are building a corral using carpenters fabric or 1/2’x1/2” square wire to keep the turtles and fish from destroying the lilies while we get them established. Any way our pond is 100’ x 110’ and 2 to 3 foot deep on the edges and up to 7 foot deep in the center but 1.5 of the center depth is muck. How big would you recommend our bio filter be? we want to turn the old below grade pump house into a cold plunge but maybe we should just use that as our bio filter! its about 7 feet deep and 12’x10’ and its all-ready next to one of the upper water falls. our goal is to have this area as a private club for folks to have a hot tub and cold plunge and gazebo with kombucha and hibiscus te on tap:) we are situated next to a winery with a private dining club so we think we can be the natural swimming and soaking club. OK last little question here, have you worked with food grade hydrogen peroxide as a cleansing agent? we were thinking our hot tub water would be purified with hydrogen peroxide. I have heard it is an amazing plant food after it is used in a hot tub for a month:)

[@KW_Biotopes]

Love the work you guys are doing! Pity we don't have something like this in the netherlands..

[@KellersGrillzebo]

Do you guys ever have problems with leakage where the seam is? I want to add a second bog to my existing pond, but am worried about leakage.

[@TheBarefootedGardener]

When Brian said the centipede should be slightly pitched to the snorkel, what would that look like on a level? The wetland looks good.

[@TEAMAquascape]

Quarter bubble. Just enough so the solids settle closer to the snorkel for cleanouts.

[@mrdan1868]

Always enjoy these videos. Informative and beautifully done job.

[@plamentv]

Looks nice, but didnt get it, where is the wetland filter sucking water from? The Skimmer box? That will make sense to me, and also if thats right, doesnt have the Skimmer box to be at the opposite side of the pond, or it doesnt actually matter?

[@larrywilliams4583]

Hey Brian... can you guys mark the top and/or the liners.. it's hard to tell which side to face up

[@cathleenbaldwinmaggi2252]

Where do you get the water from to go to the Wetland filter? Did it come from the skimmer or somewhere else in the pond? Then did it go into the snorkel?

[@fcasillas3963]

Use 3m scrubbers the dark red ones. They are same as green but dark red those work way better and last longer more like a very fine sanding almost

[@dantreend3444]

Would have been nice to see it in the day light and in full running condition 😉

[@DrawnbyNatureLandscaping]

You guys did a great job working with what they already had. Thanks for the explanations of everything!

[@michaelhammer3863]

So many people can benefit from this one. Great video!

[@TEAMAquascape]

Definitely

[@catherineengle4196]

My next pond will for sure have one. After watching y'all for awhile now I realize it is the way to go for sure. God bless y'all and Merry Christmas

[@TEAMAquascape]

Merry Christmas!

[@marcuscooper9544]

I've been watching all these videos for ages and I've only just realised that Aquascape do wetland/organic filters in the opposite direction to everyone else... Aquascape - the water goes in at the bottom and filters as it rises up through the wetland; Everyone else - water goes in at the top and filters as it goes down through the wetland. My initial thoughts are that filtering upwards needs more water pressure, and results in having to clean out sediment, but you get a more even movement of water through the whole wetland, whereas filtering downward would lead to the water finding paths of least resistance. You can run a whole downward system with a low power bubble pump, but that would rule out any sort of significant waterfall - the pool and filter would have to be pretty much at the same level.

[@KoifishIndiaNishikigoi]

Can you show me how you place filter pump and how pipeline did for the pump please?

[@jeromeclatot1769]

I see in this scenario that the wetland is below water level meaning that there is no waterfall to add oxygen after nitrate cycle,. In what case are you going to choe to have a little water fall or not? so having the wetland above the water level to go back down toward the pond? Thank you

[@lasercooper]

Great video.

[@Topijs]

What would you estimate for for adding the wetland filter?

[@stevecox8066]

This is the video I've been waiting to see. I kind of understood the wetland filter concept, but this puts it all on display and explains it perfectly. THANKS!!!

[@brianparker460]

Chris if you're going to film at night you need some light video hard to see

[@robertdalga128]

Next time try to hold the camera still (this was hard to watch).

[@jerrychetty2524]

That is just very nice and well done, thank you for your post sir

[@dazellis8057]

What are those foldable fishtanks called

[@hbell150]

Thank you for the follow up visit. Looks great!

[@chriswilson5571]

I love watching videos that show enhancements/add on's.

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

🐸

[@philbarrett3739]

Why is the skimmer not at the other end?

[@shawn_baker]

I need to install one into my pond!

[@gerryschalkwijk5609]

Great how to video especially the time lapse sequence. Loved the editing stopping at key points then fast forward to next how to section.

[@TEAMAquascape]

Thank You!

[@treysmith4067]

Great video, I love the follow up!

[@amydunn4404]

We would love to add this to our pond!!

[@mdshore348]

Need more of these detailed videos

[@danawinstead4018]

Great job!!

[@chiccenhawkc]

💯🔥💙👍

[@colleenheitzler8670]

Great video!

[@TEAMAquascape]

Brians the man!

[@labrat9296]

Hey. "Ding-Dong" where is the ROPS for your vehicle. Gosh your so smart to share unsafe acts with the public. Go ahead find an excuse which allows you to put the crew in harms way