Koi Pond Build Photo Video

[@grahamparker5129]

Very good and top job and well done for the hard work and in joy for with the fish and chill out now and very nice to see Japanese themed garden as well and well done.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 👍 the chilling out moments with koi ponds always seem to be few and far between these days... Always something to sort or fix lol...

[@johnkolstad3424]

Exelent job!!!👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 😃

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

Brilliant video mate that's awesome very oriental looking you must be very proud of that build I would be thanks for sharing all the best Martyn 👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, i've liked japanese style gardens since i had a pond back in the 90's. just not had the budget for expensive cloud pruned trees, so have grown most of them from normal garden centre plants.😃

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

@@DavesKoiPond you've done brilliant mate all the best Martyn 👍

[@kevinallison2856]

Great set up mate love it. Lovely garden.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 It's finally getting back to normal now after the mayhem of the build.

[@steveo2053]

Brilliant……..great build pal, looked as stressful as mine lol 💪😎

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, Yeah, I nearly bit off more than I could chew lol 😃

[@steveo2053]

@@DavesKoiPond haha yeah that was my thoughts half way through mine too!! I’ve got a video up of my build, have a watch and you’ll see what I mean!! Well worth it now though 💪

[@craigroughley8615]

Top job Dave 👍 Love the planed & chamfered sleepers

[@DavesKoiPond]

Cheers 😃 It was quite a bit of extra work, but i'm really happy with the result.

[@selaluasri79]

Great garden with koi👍😍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃

[@hcaquaticsreefing]

Amazing to watch. Very interesting 👌

[@DavesKoiPond]

I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@Lee1982i]

Thanks for the Video!

[@DavesKoiPond]

My Pleasure 😃

[@Will_Grow_Plants]

What a great project! Thank you for sharing this.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, Very much 😃

[@lukel3438]

Looks absolutely stunning.Blinding job you’ve done there. Thanks for sharing.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 I tried to make a reasonable job of it. so I wouldn't sit there after I had finished it, wishing i had put more effort in lol...

[@davidbogard4826]

Really beautiful pond! Well done!

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, It was a lot of work but worth it in the end 😀

[@theanglingbear5336]

That is a stunning job…👌👌👌

[@DavesKoiPond]

Cheers, 👍

[@pklow7796]

This is insanely professional job! Salute!

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thnaks, 🙂 It was worth all the hard work. 👍

[@wiltshirekoipond9049]

Wow, what an absolutely stunning pond , awesome, what more is there to say.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks very much, 😃

[@somersetkoi8309]

Great job mate 👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Cheers, i'm just glad to have got it done before the weather turns...

[@davecooke914]

Truly stunning many thanks for sharing with us 👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Wow absolutely stunning well done mate 💪💪

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, it was hard work but worth it in the end. 😃

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@@DavesKoiPond yeah mate I bet it's so rewarding especially considering it looks absolutely gorgeous 👌👍

[@Kugadream55]

stunning pond just subscribed

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 😃

[@mikeeljahosafats3231]

Excellent!!

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 🙂

[@tonybeards2978]

Absolute pleasure to watch, just subscribed and planning on watching your orther past uploads. I've got to say that i loved the pond and garden before you started and can't wait to see more..⛩👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 I liked the pond garden before myself, but needed a bigger pond as the fish grew.

[@ACKoi]

Really nice 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DavesKoiPond]

Cheers, it was a lot of plain hard work lol.😀

[@ACKoi]

@@DavesKoiPond well worth it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CoopersKoi]

What an absolute triumph of a pond rebuild, huge congratulations on all the hardwork that you have done. Stunning! Just hope my revamp goes as good as yours ;-)

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 Best of luck with your revamp!

[@CoopersKoi]

@@DavesKoiPond Thank you very much ;-)

[@BranonMats-it9er]

Amazing work. How many gallons was your old set up compared to your new pond? Again amazing work.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 🙂 The old pond was a little less than 1000 gallons. So when the fish grew, I had to build a bigger pond. 😄

[@stevesowerby522]

Stunning.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, seems so long ago now 🙂

[@stevesowerby522]

@ I’m going to study more of your videos. Is your heater on 24hrs and just your r.o. running at night? I have economy 7 and a 12kw heater but it runs constantly. I have struggled with ro 40 filters but not pumped it. They only last possibly a week.

[@DavesKoiPond]

@@stevesowerby522 The thermotec ASHP only runs for a few hours each day, I think this months cost is about £ 7.20 averages about 60 kWh per month at £0.12p per kWh on my economy tariff. The recycle R.O. runs 3 x per day for 1 hr, 7 hours between each run. at 2.8litres back to the pond and 0.7 litres to waste.

[@ourkoilife]

Fabulous looking pond mate. Filter house looks so neat and professional too. A lot of work gone in to that, a real credit to you. Cheers 👍

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, It took a fair bit longer than i had originally planned lol. 😁

[@mykoiobsession]

Very impressive. You must be very proud. Pond is awesome, the fish superb and I love the Japanese themed landscaping.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, I'm just getting to the point i can enjoy it now, still a few odd jobs to do... I would have gone a lot more traditional japanese in the colour scheme, dark browns and off whites. but the missus wanted contemporary so the compromise was anthracite grey.

[@mykoiobsession]

@@DavesKoiPond Certainly don't want to upset the missus so you can tell her someone else likes the grey too.

[@DavesKoiPond]

@@mykoiobsession will do, that will make her day lol.😃

[@sandypollard562]

Beautiful ❤️

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 😃

[@KoiRun50]

Masterfully done, the build and video

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, I've not edited any videos since I had windows movie maker. The windows 10 video editor is a bit basic...

[@user-nn4wj8gk9s]

Great stuff..get a camera above them so you can watch them swimming round at work or in bed !!

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 🙂 I have an NVR CCTV so I can watch from the monitor, TV, or my phone 👍

[@kimuseni]

Very nice

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thankyou 😀

[@coop3014]

Looks awesome 👏🏼. Does the expansion and contraction of the wood affect any of the water proofing or create any or issues?

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 👍 I've not really noticed any expansion and contraction of the wood. But it's well waterproofed with the sadolin superdec, and internally it was sealed with an acrylic primer, also it's not inground contact and has a damp-proof course so stays pretty dry. Plus the 50mm celotex insulation inside also forms an effective moisture barrier to the EPDM pond liner.😀

[@thepeoplespond]

Wow 🤩 What a top job you done 👏🏼 Literally transformed the garden Everything done yourself?

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 Yes mate, every brick and stick... And I have the osteoarthritis in my back and fingers to prove it lol! 🤣 The patio, cabin and garden I built and made 5 years ago, the japanese bridge I made 2 years ago, and the Pergola I made just last year. Then the new pond this year.

[@russellbastiani857]

Very nice ,similar to my own build , how did you stick the coping stones to the top of the sleepers.

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, the coping stones are stuck to the sleepers with idealseal automarine sealant. www.idealsealants.com/idealseal-auto-marine-polyurethane-sealant-adhesive-c24/idealseal-auto-marine-polyurethane-sealant-adhesive-300ml-p141 And where the liner sits on the sleepers, I screwed rows of 36mm stainless steel insualtion washers through the liner into the sleepers, then put the sealant on the washers to fix the stones down. www.amazon.co.uk/Stainless-Washer-Backer-Boards-Thermopanel/dp/B00PRYN9M0 i.postimg.cc/k560bCGT/20210906-121640.jpg

[@russellbastiani857]

Thanks Dave, I'll try that. 👍

[@999waves]

Badass fr

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 👍

[@kevinellis4755]

what a great pond can i just ask did you just lay your liner on the compacted bottom of the pond or did you use some sort of underlay thanks

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 the pond has 50mm thick celotex on the walls, and a 50mm layer of compacted sharp sand on the bottom as the ground is quite stoney. then multiple overlapping layers of hdpe proplex protection boards. that were also scored and bent up the walls 150mm. www.wickes.co.uk/Proplex-Black-Surface-Protection-Sheet-2400-x-1200-x-2mm/p/118670 then two layers of 500 gsm underlay. unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures as I was rushing to get the liner in before some bad weather arrived.

[@kevinellis4755]

@@DavesKoiPond thanks for that hoping to build a new pond next year and will be using your pond as a guide

[@DavesKoiPond]

@@kevinellis4755 No problem mate. 😃

[@bananna7465]

Hi great vid, I see the pump had 80db on it that is very loud. How do u limit noise from annoying neighbours?

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 🙂 The pump with 80db label on it, is the pressure cleaning pump for the drum, so yes it is fairly noisey. But only runs for about 10 seconds every hour or so, and it is inside the closed filter room so the noise isn't audible from the house.

[@foxesXXL]

👌👌👌👍👍👍💪💪💪💪

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃

[@simongill8344]

👏👏👏👏

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks 👍

[@PictureLikeLarry]

beautiful ! just subcribed, whats de total cost of this rebuild ?

[@DavesKoiPond]

Thanks, 😃 I'm not 100% sure really, I haven't counted every screw and nail. I started buying parts and equipment I would need last year to put up ready. And i'm sure my wife would like to know the answer to that question too lol! 🤣 But for the sake of marital bliss lets just say a few thousand 😁