How to Size and Build a Pondless Reservoir - HOW TO SUNDAY!

[@MFcomm66]

This is one of the best videos Jaak! A great explanation of the basic “math” calculation needed to build the correct reservoir for the size of the water feature! Very well done

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Thanks for the feedback, we appreciate you watching!

[@vikinggardencreations]

This is the best video i have seen explaining the set up of a pondless waterfall fault , and also how you use the laser level and stick. Clear and well explained as always Jak, thank you

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Wow, thanks!

[@vikinggardencreations]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens my pleasure . Your videos are the best out there for amazing builds and Aquascape products. Your production along with your craftsmanship leaves all the others behind . All the best from England guys

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

@@vikinggardencreations Thank you! Your kind words are greatly appreciated 😃

[@rs33489]

Great information ! You make the information simple and clear. Good job Atlantis water gardens !

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Thank you!

[@fwolenski]

Just bought my pondless kit - thanks for putting out this well-times video

[@keithwebb3203]

Fantastic video Jaak! Appreciate all the information!

[@blainecahill3619]

Excited for the new series Jaak!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Yesssss👍👍👍👍

[@ak2671]

Awesome step-by-step Jaak!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Thanks!

[@adiadri6886]

Very good info jaak! Thank you!

[@ellyndriscoll4627]

INFORMATION! Will have to watch again. Great video THANKS

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

💪💪

[@milothechihuahuabrunetandmommy]

Another great video thank you for sharing God bless you always have a beautiful day

[@DanCarlyon1]

this is great content! Very helpful! can't wait for the next one. Thank you.

[@brianparker460]

Jaak, loved the explanation of the transit and the install of the reservoir and pump vault.

[@bobbyknox9258]

Excellent! I wanna see it finished now 😁

[@tazmankb26]

Jaak- bringing the knowledge - excellent tutorial and great tips. There are not any better IMO. I have to come up with a big enough project to get these guys down to Texas!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

💪 we'll be waiting

[@DevotedtoTruth]

Awesome, perfect timing thank you!!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Our pleasure 👍👍

[@Meyerwoodworks]

Love this! After tackling two of the fountain kits, I definitely want to do a pondless waterfall/stream. These videos are going to help tremendously.

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Awesome!

[@goodlifegreenscapesbrecken5928]

I love this channel and this line of work. 🤩

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Us too!!

[@phfen]

Great content ! Thank you !

[@tomvarga4169]

One of the best instructional videos I've seen on the resevoir part. Wish it included overflow and/or how to tie in rainfall from eaves like you mentioned earlier in the video but still so good. Also do you ever have to deal with water pushing up from beneath the resevoir from a high water table?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Thanks! Yes, groundwater can be an issue in some places. I’m working on a video to explain that as well!

[@tomvarga4169]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens I'm working on mine and it came up like a raft before I could get it completed and filled with water. In the process of pulling it all out and trying again lmao. Huge fan love your work. Keep truckin

[@jb-2714]

What a absolutely helpful video, professor Harju! I can't wait for the next video. You guys are TOP NOTCH!!!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

👍👍👍

[@hughmartinmcalary7702]

Hey Jaak, need more how to videos up. Just about to install my reservoir in the next week or two. Weather pending! Had a contractor in but he just made a mess with trying to dig out the reservoir 😢 so back to doing it myself. Dont suppose you want a working vacation in northern ireland 😂 i reckon you could build mine in two days it'll take me two months 😅

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Have you checked out our older How-To videos? Ireland is probably amazing this time of year, a vacation would be nice ;)

[@hughmartinmcalary7702]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens I'll pay for the flights and put you up, no probs. Talk to me 😂

[@martylynchian8628]

What about a Riverless pond?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

We make those as well.

[@Crystalhurb]

Good morning Jaak hope your having an amazing day. This was a fantastic informative video that I haven't seen any other company get so in depth with. This video really will help me figure out my waterfall that I'm going to try to do this year and that was one big thing I didn't know how to figure it out and now I know. How much water does 1 aqua block hold? When you plum everything you do it on the inside of the liner correct to prevent leaking anywhere. Thank you very much for this awsome indepth video on the installation of the Reservoir. Love getting 2 videos a week again always love seeing the notifications that you posted a new video cuz I always know I'm going to love it and get inspired by your work.. Hope you have an amazing week and I'll see you next video like always

[@inthegardenlandscapeandtree]

Great job! I'm actively doing my first large project similar to this. Do you have any additional video roll of the remaining project?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Awesome! Love to hear that others are getting into the lifestyle! Here are the additional videos for this portion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2PZqIlpmbOUebs kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4K5knd5e5Kafac

[@clarkriccobuono3903]

This was the best video ever !! On how to do this. Question about pump. Pump is submersible, how do you plumb to waterfall?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

The pump sits in the pump vault.

[@bradparker649]

Great info. it will help in the future

[@Ryanfordgod]

So much valuable info. Love seeing how you guys do what you do so well. Keep it up 👍 🤙

[@GFYYT11111]

Brilliant content Jak, thank you. Next big pond you do, do a video like this separate please. Thanks for sharing 💚🌍

[@CATANDEYEKOI]

How about doing an occasional shout out to a couple of subscribers on each video? Spread the love guys. Keep up the great work.

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Love all you guys! 👍👍👍

[@TEAMAquascape]

👏🏻

[@kristycannon7923]

Is there a part 2 video for this one??? This was such a great video to explain the process! Love it!❤

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

This should be the one you were looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4K5knd5e5Kafac :)

[@kristycannon7923]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens Thank you!! 😊

[@yourjunkguys5384]

Lol I didn't know Jaak still put the steel toed boots on.....lmao. I'm just joking. Love your educational vids. Y'all are my favorite.

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

😂

[@chrish2685]

I'm Great at waterfalls,but I just don't Know what a 1/4 of 28 is?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Magic phone calculator says 7 :D

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

How do you deal with over excavation at the bottom of the pond or reservoir? Obviously, after doing 1000s of ponds, you have gotten very good at knowing what you're looking at, but for John Smith digging his first one, if he goes 34 1/2 inches instead of 30 1/2, what's the best plan of action to get it back up to where it needs to be? Pour dirt back into the hole and tamp it down? Use sand?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Exactly. Add some good material and compact to the height you need 👍

[@noyezz3690]

"Hej everybody it's Jaak" - pauze video & hit the like button - continue

[@TDREXrx9]

In colder climates would you recommend using a gravel to back fill the reservoir? do you think it would help reduces the stress from the freeze thaw cycles?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

We are in a colder climate. Sand works nicely

[@MrKdog818]

Loving the how to content. When's the next one?

[@bobmariano3731]

Great info & details , can you tell me the size & material of your liners ? All of them ? & where I can purchase them as well ? Thx again 👍⚾️

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Hey bob, we use 45 mil EPDM Aquascape liners. We can ship out any materials you may need. Just give us a call.

[@performancebasedheatingair8006]

Actually just finished mine today. 32' long stream with 10 falls. been a chore digging in petrified dirt. ugh. Now i got to figure out how to move my perfectly placed rocks to put the felt and liner down and somehow get the rocks back in the same location. You guys always make it look easy but now that I'm doing it I'm finding a few things that seem so simple to be rather complicated.

[@bensanderson1564]

That sounds awesome! Do you mind telling me what size of pump you're using and how big your basin is? I'm looking at extending a 26' Aquascape Pondless Waterfall kit out to about 30' and was worried whether it would still work with the supplied pump (4000-8000 GPH) and 5 large aquablox.

[@performancebasedheatingair8006]

@@bensanderson1564 I'm using 10 large aquablocks and a 4000-7000gph. But I have it set up to add a second pump if the amount of water is not enough. I know my water storage is good but the pump I don't. Currently I'm moving rocks and putting down felt/liner. Hopefully I'll be able to run water in a few days and start edging and building where I need too. It's kinda hard since I got no clue how much water 7000gph is....And how much I'll lose with height. Plus I have 10 waterfalls and I don't know if that will effect it.

[@performancebasedheatingair8006]

@@bensanderson1564 got pump up and running today. Plenty of flow. But I did use 3" pipe.

[@bensanderson1564]

@@performancebasedheatingair8006 Thanks for the info! I've been talking to Aquascape and they say the 4000-8000 GPH pump should still be able to pump enough water for a 40' stream, provided I don't make the stream too wide. Based on their formula, a 40' stream at 2' wide and 1" deep should have a basin that will hold roughly 375 gallons, so I'll have to buy a few more Aquablox to expand it out to the new dimensions. Good luck with the rest of your build!

[@performancebasedheatingair8006]

@@bensanderson1564 I would agree with that since I just hooked up the full 50" piece of 3" flexible PVC. I have it just hooked up for testing sections, filling my edges, etc. While the pump takes several minutes to fill that pipe up before it comes out of the very beginning of my stream, it comes out in good volume, actually filling the 3" entirely. My stream is only about 10" wide were the water is actually flowing, but at the bottom I split the stream into two and ran one side over a fall and into basin, while the other side goes over a fall and into a pool of water on top of the basin I made with a few boulders and some extra liner on the bottom. That pool of water then builds up about 6" deep and spills over another fall. The volume of water is plenty to do this. But if you can build it, hook up it up, and test it. Its much easier to lift the edges of the liner and remove/add dirt as needed. Just remember that when you add rock/foam sections, the sides will need attention again as it adds volume. I just started foaming yesterday. Ton of work but so worth it. Good luck buddy, I hope it comes out stellar....

[@pemccollum]

Just curious why you don't use an autofill valve to top off vault reservoir - this would allow you to use a smaller vault size and have no concern about running low due to evaporation. This would save a lot of time/cost/worry.

[@chumager1382]

Great job it seemed to me that you used different kind of fabrics? Can you elaborate on those, are all of them woven or non woven? What weight? 4 , 6 , 8 oz? Thank you

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

We use geotextile underlayment, then 45 mil EPDM pond liner on top of that.

[@antomano5623]

I see that you left behind some of the little roots? Won't they cause the puncture of the liner by eventually continuing to grow?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

The underlayment is a "root deterrent", so roots shouldn't work their way through to puncture the liner.

[@philcasablanca6869]

Can you run this in winter, or just drain pump?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Depends on what part of the country, if it gets too cold you'd want to winterize it.

[@briankulig-statepolice-6367]

how do you determine water level in your reservoir? is there a point on the vault that you use?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Yes. Fill it up when turned off. Turn on pump and let it completely cycle, then record the level inside the vault. That is optimal running level

[@catherineengle4196]

Jaak how much bigger would you make the reservoir if you also wanted to use the water storage for watering plants? When I first started out in construction the transit was a pain for me because its ass backwards...lol. God bless

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

You would need to calculate water use and average rainfall in your area to determine the size of the reservoir being used

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

Can you do a how to video for hooking up the plumbing and pump and doing the rest for he pondless waterfall from the video??

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Yes 100%

[@Daihatsu_Hijet]

Water in motion is exactly why air coolers overflow when you turn them off. Sizing this right will be the first key to a successful build.

[@Antknee01]

Once you have established the calculations and amount of water in motion and how many gallons your reservior needs to be how do you go about figuring out the dimensions of the reservior? (I.e. LXWXH)

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

To figure out the dimensions of your reservoir, you should start by deciding on the shape of the reservoir-whether it's going to be rectangular, circular, or another shape. Here's how you can proceed with a rectangular reservoir as an example: Choose the shape and decide on the depth: For instance, if you opt for a rectangular shape, you also need to decide how deep you want your reservoir to be. A common depth might be around 3 feet, but this can vary based on your specific requirements and the total volume of water you need to store. Calculate the area needed at the chosen depth: You can use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism: Volume = Length × Width × Depth. Rearrange this formula to find the length and width based on the desired volume and your chosen depth. For example, if you know the volume of water your reservoir needs to hold and you have decided on a depth, you can calculate the required area (Length × Width) by dividing the volume by the depth. Adjust for practical considerations: Once you have an initial calculation, consider adjusting the dimensions for practical building considerations, such as the availability of materials, the nature of the land, and ease of construction. Also, consider the need for additional space for lining materials, pumps, and maintenance access. Many pond and reservoir calculators available online can provide estimates of the necessary dimensions based on inputting the volume and depth, adjusting for factors like the underlay and overlap of liners which is crucial for ensuring the integrity and longevity of the reservoir. I hope this answers your question.

[@Antknee01]

Perfect! That's basically how I was configuring the size but I wasn't sure if that was the "correct way". Big thanks for the quick response and information!

[@mykidsaresupercute]

Very helpful, thank you. The math caused my brain to shut down though.

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Glad it helped! Numbers can cause trauma hahah

[@christineshotton824]

If you take out a notepad and rewrite what they said and take it step by step it will finally click for you. You're smart, it's just rethinking what you already know. I used to be afraid and confused. I now look at how much water I need to pump and how high. Some pond pumps come with low water shut off and adjustable rates of water. Try looking up Lowe's or Home Depot water pumps they have charts that may help get you over some hurdles. Good Luck. Oh, pool and patio stores are where I started.

[@shanehopper100]

Hi I want to build a water fall with a swimming pond , but am worried ill not have enough funds to complete all at once because I have a hotel with guests. Can I do this in 2 parts, build a pondless waterfall then on down the line add my swimming pond in, our will this cosy to much money and time. And general tips thanks

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

You can. It will require removing the reservoir when you build the pond

[@ryanweinstein2063]

So when you multiply the sq ft should it be by .25 or .5

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

X .25 to give you total cubic feet in motion. Multiply that by 7.48 to convert to gallons

[@georgevallejo8820]

It took 1.5 years before someone noticed the error in the video.....good job!!👍👍

[@isaabdulla2194]

Very rich video, is at necessary to use water pump box,

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Yes

[@gendenjigjid3103]

16000L/h eater pump can i use like this pond

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Yup.

[@ericprobinson]

What about if the water turns rancid? I put in a flowerpot that was overflowing in my front yard and after a week the smell was unbearable. Is that from anaerobic bacteria and is there another type of bacteria we can use to combat that?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

If it’s just a feature you can use hydrogen peroxide

[@ericprobinson]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens thank you. I love your videos and your style of waterfalls.

[@el_covfefe]

How about winterizing?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Remove the check valve from the pump, you’re finished 👍

[@michaelashworth2774]

I heard you say .25 several times but the caption says x .5 ...did I miss something? Or was that a typo?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Typo. Yes, it’s .25 👍

[@michaelashworth2774]

Great thanks!! I used what you "Said" for my calculations so I feel pretty good about getting everything ordered now . Thanks for the valuable info !!

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

@@michaelashworth2774 🙌

[@richyjames1378]

I like the pond digger guy, he shows plumbing the pumps in and everything

[@joeybeans774]

Where is part 2?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4K5knd5e5Kafac

[@Frive612]

Pricing please

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

This whole project was $29K

[@chiccenhawkc]

💯🔥💙👍

[@Mangold2865]

Where is the next part ?

[@AtlantisWaterGardens]

Here are the additional videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2PZqIlpmbOUebs kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4K5knd5e5Kafac

[@Mangold2865]

@@AtlantisWaterGardens thank you