My raised sleeper koi pond build

[@dkoi-tv]

Fantastic job mate really impressive work. Well done bud........

[@barrykoikeepercooper8052]

Great mate you did a good job and you come a long way since April keep up the good work pal

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers mate. Been a steep learning curve. Alot of thing I would do differently if I could start again. I've subbed you channel aswell 👍

[@boxtriker]

Had to have a look as well saw your post on James video the pod with the moving bed after it is the way I went and I'm well happy like the pond and you are off to a good start hears a 2nd sub and like from down hear in Devon

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers for the comments. Been following you channel for a while, your pond looks great. I'm already thinking about extending mine. Its quite addictive this koi keeping :)

[@boxtriker]

Nice to know you are looking in Dan stay tuned James is only just up the road from me and we are hear to help and entertain

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Nice one Dan if that your first pond mate all I can say is well done mate top job and deffo do a few more videos mate well done mate 👍👌I subscribed as well mate

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers for the comments I'll try and do some updates. Gone really cold now where I am. Watched loads of videos on people setups before I built it, spent way too much money on it. But still wish I went bigger. Love how your pond looks, I want to make mine look more like that eventually

[@graphic8111]

Nice that mate 👍🏻

[@BigGrownChildThings]

what a nice pond broo,.. i wont to build one like that 3m x 2m but somebody say i cant but the beams on the ground they will putrid when is a rainy season?

[@dannycurrie1]

The wood needs to be pressure treated to ensure it lasts. It will eventually rot if layed strait on the ground but should last a good 10 years or so

[@BigGrownChildThings]

@@dannycurrie1 allright thankyou im gonna watch youre other videos from youre new pond building and updates to learn more from you

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Love the set up , going to be really good to watch it progress 👌👌👌👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks. I'll keep doing some updates. Spent way more money on it that I intended and I already want to go bigger

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@@dannycurrie1 😂 always the way.tbh thought i think your filter system would easy do a bigger pond so would only need sleepers and liner 👌👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Just need a bigger garden aswell xD only mentioned the idea of extending it and the Mrs hit the roof. I'll work on it. Maby in a year or 2...

[@Arks123]

Nice pond mate

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers :)

[@lloydhinchliffe5221]

Hi Dan, we are in the process of building a pond almost identical to you sleeper set up, so I was wondering if you used rebars or anything else aside from the brackets and timber lock coach screws?

[@dannycurrie1]

I didn't bother using rebar. Don't think it's really needed unless you using more than 1 sleeper on each side or planning to add a window. If your still building go bigger or atleast depper than I did. I suffer badly with temperature swings and I think that's why I've have paracite issues this year.

[@danisfishing9013]

@@dannycurrie1 if you were to have two on each side would you need rebars?

[@dannycurrie1]

@@danisfishing9013 yes. Use rebar. I've re built my pond since to make it bigger and I used re bar this time. If you check out my other videos I've done a few videos on the build

[@richd-koi]

To make ur polish pad at the top of ur shower filter last longer buy a sheet stainless steel 120 micron it works a treat catchin crap reducing the need to replace the polish pad as much. It acts as a sieve filter old school style. Just take out rub n hose pipe down every week or so when u replace ur polish pad (no finer than 120 micron as they clog up too easily) 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

May give that a try in the summer, have been thinking about it. Quite happy with the floss through, it's dirt cheap and seems to catch everything

[@richd-koi]

@@dannycurrie1 The 120 micron sheets r about £5 on ebay (not specifically for fish) i just needed to trim it a tad to fit into the bakki. Will make ur filter wool last much longer. Yeah giv it a go defo worth it. Dkoi n pnk international were doing it so i copied this old skool idea

[@Cruxity_YT]

Any updates on the yellow fish?

[@dannycurrie1]

She's still going strong, if you watch my recent videos she still in there. That cut has almost fully healed up, still got a scar both sides but dosnt affect her

[@JohnAltenburg]

I looked for an update link and none found. How's it going a year later?

[@dannycurrie1]

Got a few other videos on my channel. Ponds going well. All fish have grown well this year. Planning to extend in the spring though. My fish are rapidly outgrowing it

[@richardfrost1026]

Can u tell me how many gallons your pond is please

[@dannycurrie1]

It's about 1200 mate. Not massive

[@richardfrost1026]

Thanks I'm building them same kind of pond I'm a bit nervous about it how many koi do you have in your pond

[@dannycurrie1]

@@richardfrost1026 it will be all worth it when it's done. It's a good size to start. But you may want to go bigger. I have 15 koi in there but to be honest it's too many. I'm planning on extending next year

[@richardfrost1026]

Are you useing a bottom drain if so what size pipe are you using

[@dannycurrie1]

@@richardfrost1026 yeah got a bottom drain. It's 4 inch waste pipe up to the eazy pod. All solvent welded

[@alwayshustling8854]

How much was the liner??

[@dannycurrie1]

It's a 0.75mm edpm liner. Can't remember exactly, around £150 with the underlay

[@alwayshustling8854]

Dan C were did you get it at. Do you have a link cause I am looking for a pond liner now

[@dannycurrie1]

@@alwayshustling8854 was from hear mate www.flexiblelining.co.uk/ Was a bit more than I thought was £161 + the underlay. Might have changed now. Was the best price I found at the time. Its nice and thick, feels like it will last well

[@richardfrost1026]

Can you tell me the size of your liner please mate

[@dannycurrie1]

@@richardfrost1026 was 6mx6m could have gone a little smaller but wanted to make sure I have enough overhang

[@charles29cc]

Nice pond dan bud think Iv commented on your vids before. Did you not use a concrete collar on yours? If you haven’t have you noticed any movement?

[@dannycurrie1]

I didn't put a concrete collar in. My ground is rock hard, whole dig was done with a pickaxe. Even still it is settled a little bit. There's maby 1cm difference front to back now and it was dead level to start with. Not caused any problems though

[@yosash9092]

Any fish still need a home?

[@dannycurrie1]

Got loads of small fry that need a home. Keeping all my big koi though

[@mattsonhobbies6966]

Nice pond I'm kinda doing the same thing. Check mine out if you like 👍