Digging a 400 Gallon Backyard GoldFish Pond (HOW-TO)

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[@RandomAdventures]

UPDATE: DO NOT CUT THE EXTRA POND LINER!!! Instead, let the extra liner drape over the sides at a slight downward slope to let any rain water run away from the pond. You can then cover the extra liner with rocks or dirt to hid it!

[@karenweiss5145]

Can you let me know what the cloth liner is? Where did you get it?

[@RandomAdventures]

Really any type of cloth to protect the liner from rocks and roots like old towels, bed sheets, etc. My local pond shop gave me some free cloth that they would’ve typically just thrown away.

[@victorfox9623]

​@@RandomAdventures I'd give the pond shop a shout out for the free stuff. That's mice of them.

[@flyingcat3170]

No plants and hiding spots for the fish?

[@0116Lori]

I would have added a little water first to allow the liner to be where it wants to be and straighten out wrinkles before adding rocks to the edge. That would eliminate stretching of the liner. I then would have put the first layers of rocks, rolled the liner up and back towards the pond, and then the second layer of rocks to eliminate runoff water from getting into the pond. A bit of a dirt berm would keep water from getting under the liner. Not trying to be an armchair coach, just how I've seen others do it and it works.

[@zerad3307]

WTFFF i just thought to build a pond in my backyard and suddenly KZbin recommended me this!!!??? Broo i have a goosebump rn!!

[@RandomAdventures]

Be carful what you think about😐

[@MobayQ]

Check your settings i.e KZbin or Google microphone access

[@manlylaudencia5382]

We are living on a matrix

[@astromania5253]

Yeah your phone spy’s on you

[@Pelekito]

It was me your freindly Indian Tech support ! ..... BTW this video is great!

[@jsanta6973]

You built the simplest yet best pond out here!!! Thank you for the video✌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you!!

[@southernladywithmanyhats7428]

I've had a pond for many years now. You did an awesome job with yours. I tilled mine up with the tiller and then just got the soil out with the shovel. The tiller made the digging much easier. lol

[@carlindurfee7566]

It’s exercise for young guys like us

[@nickbottonejr.9447]

Fantastic Presentation!! And terrific work with the Family involved!! Amphibian activist here, with a backyard (rustic) goldfish pond and also, a frog pond in shallow woods. And YES! - with plenty of video action to enjoy! Both are (self built) water features attracting a wealth of nature's magic every season! The frog pond is also an annual haven for the breeding and rearing of both the Wood Frog and Spotted Salamander! Without any reservation, as we know, ponds are a fabulous way to interact with the magic of the great outdoors!!

[@ghettoaquatics5244]

THANK GOD FINALLY ! Someone on youtube who can actually do a decent edge treatment 🤦i see so many videos where peoples top stone is sitting at grade and they wonder why they cant hide the liner at the top edge

[@imag555]

Nice presentation and great family time. I will save this video for my future project. I like the way you enjoy your time and make it fun for everyone .thank you. I watch other youtuber videos before and I was getting frustrated, finally this one makes a lot of sense.

[@lykaojalao2733]

I wanted to build a pond maybe twice of the size of the one in this video and I searched…whatever came out seems to be too sophisticated especially when it comes to the pump and filter. This video is really made for beginners like me. Spring is around the corner in Minnesota…Pond will be on the agenda. Thank you.

[@matthewbyrd8041]

I like his video better than most because he does it the simple way and it works good work thanks dude

[@elizaine729]

Great video!!! I found this months ago then lost it but so glad I found your video again!! 😊 this is the best most straightforward video I love that you don’t talk and talk your a sweet person to do this for your mom ❤🙏💯 thanks again!!

[@RandomAdventures]

Thanks a lot!

[@jerichofischer7685]

I'm commenting on this video now. Because I've been thinking about getting a pond but I just don't have the space yet. I should next year, and out of all the videos I've seen, this has been my favorite by far! So I will definitely be using this as a frame of reference!

[@2002venus]

Awww the little boy was helping ❤❤

[@changingtheworldonelifeatt2949]

Great job!!Thanks for showing how to build a “shelf” for the rocks. ❤️

[@GachaThalochTheGreenWolfArcher]

That Is Wonderful Gold Fish Pond! 🤩👍 🐟🌿🏝️

[@WmJamesWofford]

I see these videos and I just cry praying for dirt like this to dig in....

[@tannerspahn6492]

Move to the Deep South, it’s awesome!

[@dbryant965]

I've got mostly hard clay soil on my property. I feel your pain 😭

[@derekrobinson224]

Yeah, but don't forget all the tree roots.

[@nickbottonejr.9447]

With you on that one!! My first shovel contact below the turf is usually a rock!! 🙄

[@WmJamesWofford]

@@nickbottonejr.9447 I think they pre dig the hole with a backhoe and a jack hammer. Then fill it back in with regular dirt lol all for the tubes…. Xoxoxo

[@Brodythegreat]

Oh my goodness this popped up on my fyp. But this is hella funny cause I just said I’m gonna start digging my pond tomorrow 🤣

[@Iamglamorousgrandma]

Great job and inexpensive I am going to try and make one this summer I really want a fish pond Thanks for sharing

[@scottjohnson5307]

Well done,the gratitude appreciation your son has was really rewarding good vibes enjoy the pond I'm sure things are different now within pond good job

[@carlindurfee7566]

That wasn’t his son that’s his little brother the guy must be 21 years old and you can tell that that’s his sister and mom and little brother I could be wrong but doubt it

[@boostjunkieMike]

Well done. Great job, looks good. Thanks for sharing

[@OldPecanHomestead]

Great video! I had a small pond I dug out at my old house, but I used a plastic pre-molded liner. Planning to do another one this Summer here, but I am gonna use a liner like you have here to customize it.

[@Kerry7402]

I am considering putting a pond in the backyard. I like how you sue yours. Yours is the first video I have seen in this subject. Your build has given me some ideas. I didn’t know you could just put down that liner. I thought you had to place a molded plastic shaped pond in. Your pond I like because it is deep for the fish

[@hiddedijkstra5916]

Be aware of birds eating your fosh

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

Don't just put the liner straight down on the dirt. Put an underlayment so any potential rocks/roots etc. don't suddenly come up from the dirt and poke a hole in your liner. That's what happened to a neighbor of mine and his huge 5,000 gallon + pond drained away. On the pond I'm building, I'm putting down black plastic, then old carpet, black plastic again and then the liner. I'm really paranoid about the *very expensive* liner (17 feet by 40 feet) being ripped by rocks/roots, etc.

[@iiFreeman]

You can use cinder blocks or black pvc stacked together to provide cover for them. A net would also be good to keep larger debri from falling into the pond. Good old rocks inside the pond and more plants may also help. Water lettuce is great

[@RandomAdventures]

Love the advice!

[@ramanidpr40]

very nice small pond , looks great with the rocks

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you!

[@TopCardHits2]

Hey amazing video by the way but I was wondering if we can get an update on the pond to see how it is now

[@RandomAdventures]

Pond update is now up on our Channel!!

[@ghomerhust]

love the build, but i dont recommend "pouring" the fish next time you get some. lower the open bag into the water in the same way as when you were acclimating them, let the opening go under the water and gently urge the fish to swim out on their own. it greatly lowers the stress level of going into different water in a new enclosure. also adding a couple handfuls of aquarium salt to the pond will help with stress, since it helps the fish work on their natural slime coating. (yes, salt in a fresh-water is a healthy thing)

[@rockkinroll1]

Looks great!!! Keep us updated please and great rock work

[@RandomAdventures]

Really appreciate that!!

[@harryfigueroa2648]

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[@RandomAdventures]

Pond Update video is now up on our channel!!

[@Jesussaves2665]

Awesome thanks so very much for sharing 🙏

[@msmeganmole]

Awesome job. Such a hard worker. Instead of carting the dirt away I would have used it around pond. Thank u

[@calvfamily9378]

You did a great job! Love it. You've inspired me to build a pond☺

[@RandomAdventures]

Thanks glad to here that!

[@cavarmi72]

Thanks for your share, that was excellent... Keep doing this kind of projects,

[@RandomAdventures]

Thanks for the support!

[@Becks-fi6xl]

I’m so impressed you did a brilliant job, looks really great 👍 very lucky fish having all that space.

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you so much! The fish are loving it!

[@aerinsaleh]

Gosh i LOVE this fish pond video, and specially u put the cam down to the fishes ♥♥♥ wow so cute.♥

[@annliang887]

Gorgeous! Great job!👍👍👍

[@Bodezefah]

great job! can't wait to put one in my backyard!

[@justamanfromutah]

Nice little build! 👍 We are in the process of building a Koi pond in our back yard hopefully we will be done in the next week or so!

[@harryfigueroa2648]

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[@owenrobert1333]

I'm about to build a pond this weekend in the UK. If it stops raining. Yours looks great 👍

[@cynthiamolenaar770]

Awsome!!! I have a little preformed pond with five goldfish in it. But the goldfish grew a lot, so I need to build a bigger pond. Yours is grow proof I guess😉

[@RandomAdventures]

Sure is! That’s a good thing your fish are outgrowing it!

[@bigbama34]

You did a very good job. I really enjoyed the video.

[@mads4568]

Just a warning those are fancy goldfish which aren’t as durable as regular goldfish. If they survive then awesome but if not I recommend getting shubunkin or comet. They look about the same but are much better swimmers and can survive poor conditions/temp changes better

[@flyeaglesflyyy]

Not as "durable" 😂

[@elijahschuller1605]

I have a fancy goldfish in a pond. He’s been in the pond for about a year and is loving it.

[@ZaMuMx]

“Poor conditions “ 😂😂😂

[@fookorf]

@@ZaMuMx he's talking about cold weather, ice, frost. Fancy goldfish tend to do better in an aquarium inside.

[@fookorf]

@@flyeaglesflyyy he means 'hardy' as in able to stand cold weather etc.

[@thefishylife6823]

The trick to natural pond is over digging and stacking rocks and driftwood from bottom up and out to the sides, in order to do this the pond liner has to be much bigger than your ponds hole, it's deceiving! Always remember to go as big as possible like literally the biggest liner you are capable of carrying or transporting in the end you end up with such a more natural looking pond

[@RandomAdventures]

That a good tip! Thanks

[@jmo2104]

Thank you that's a great tip!

[@sdqsdq6274]

hmm i prefer this , with rocks stack inside , there will be many dead spots when fish waste will get stuck in it

[@mslaxme]

I love your since of humor.

[@kalanaabewardana2835]

What kind of polythene that useed to make this pond??

[@qwillis331]

This is one of the best pond videos on KZbin. How you hid the liner around the edge is amazing. How did you get it so level!?

[@patrickmcevoy2324]

I agree and it looks like he just used shovels and has a good eye I guess? But you're right, great job.

[@curse6of6me6]

Lol it's by far one of the best videos. Not meaning it's the best meaning it's honestly not at all the best. Your a half wit. Anyone with eyes could of done that. But we arnt here to build perfection.

[@fishlacroscopy]

could we get a update on the pond?

[@RandomAdventures]

Pond Update video is now up on our channel!!

[@dudeeronomy7979]

Great job bro!

[@MBsagangXplorer]

Wow amazing pond i loved it.❤❤❤

[@Gk22632]

Wow was not expecting the pond to look THAT good, I may or may not copy this method

[@christophercrosby5704]

You need to add some things like a plastic ship for them to play in and some plants for them to eat on cause they dont always feed on fish food that you buy in the store and plus it makes for a better environment for the fish. You could always install a water proof camera so you can watch them in their new environment after you put that stuff in you know and then post it on KZbin for everyone to see and to some people watching fish is very relaxing thats why people pay so much for huge tanks in there homes. I just wish I would've got a chance to finish the one i started to work on. It was going to be 7ft., across by 3ft., deep at the deepest end up to 6in., and about 12 to 15ft., long with a bridge going across the middle but i never got a chance to cause i got sick and everything happened from there and one of these days i will build another one bigger and better God willing. I like how you used the bigger rocks to make it look really good.

[@oldprofessor8930]

ping pong ball

[@RandomAdventures]

Ping pong ball

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

good little pond build that buddy cheers martyn 👍👍

[@dasonheath5652]

well presented simple and only necessary info now i will do one thank you

[@jimmycburfield5997]

What a good job. Nice watch!

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you!!

[@kellymariealaska8584]

This is really nice ! I want to try this

[@sjohno5268]

I love how you guys can just dig a hole with a shovel. Here in Australia the country is so old that we don’t have any topsoil left, it’s all hard clays

[@RandomAdventures]

Wow love the support all the way from Australia! Yeah Luckily here we have a pretty nice layer of soil

[@davisj3920]

Well here is SW Florida, if I dig more than a feet deep, I am hitting the water table and will just have a hole full of groundwater.

[@cassielarrieu9439]

Here in Northern California I’m on a rock quarry. You guys are digging AND hitting water?! 😍😍🥵

[@fan1.028]

A lot of areas in the US have the same problem

[@atashalynn]

Nice job. Think I'm gonna build one now

[@williamsherry5009]

Awesome pond build

[@KumeuZealand808z]

Your pond is a spitting image of my pond iv just installed

[@tiffanymilton-mack8210]

I'm in the process, can't wait to see the outcome

[@cliffandrews]

Nice job 👍

[@MTTMAC01]

Great job! What filter and pump did you use? I am currently digging my pond now. Thanks.

[@olgaflores8979]

So pretty!

[@PiyuPaswan]

wowwww...... Very nice😍😍😍😍😘👌

[@carlindurfee7566]

Came out really nice, exactly what I’m going to do

[@moonbot1683]

Sometimes I wish I never existed. But then... I realize that I DO exist. 😞

[@christys.5024]

I hope this year has been better for you. ❤

[@MaeDot-tn6eb]

❤️❤️❤️

[@andyjohnson9402]

Love it! Add a bogg filter.

[@kedarjoshi1589]

It looks really good. Nice work!

[@RandomAdventures]

Really appreciate that!

[@ILoveDannyO]

Love the pond your an inspiration on ideas on how it can be done. Oh btw what is the song that was playing?

[@syarifulalam]

Wau keren kontennya kawan. Kreatif seni

[@arthurshat7793]

Bro, this looks mint👌🏻

[@JUSTinTx254]

Beautiful home y’all have.

[@RandomAdventures]

Thanks!

[@AClarky]

Great little pond. How is it now

[@RandomAdventures]

Pond Update video is now up on our channel!!

[@northerntranquility1614]

That looks ausome really nice

[@jeffdoherty5350]

How big of a pump did you use ?does it use much electic please let me know i like your pond and would like to build one thankyou

[@AlexLomaev]

Bravo for your will!

[@R1981L]

Talented young man!

[@ZachYazzy]

Great job good video

[@Riley095]

love the pond build

[@iowamagicman]

Did you eventually put gravel in the bottom of the pond to cover and prolong the life of the liner? I would think this would also help regulate the temp

[@tharindutharindu1410]

Very nice....I really like....

[@tinygiant9514]

I see some root when u dig, how could you work to prevent they still growing up and pierce the plastic?

[@joylewis9593]

i want to build a pond in my back yard and was watching you to get an idea .

[@RandomAdventures]

Good luck!

[@leechris6975]

Nice pond, hope I can make it.

[@ScottParisi]

Absolutely awesome pond. Care to share the pump and filter model numbers? What's your winter like? I'm in the northeast.

[@steeltoeboots9591]

That looks really good bout the size of my first one. I need a swim in size one now I have a huge yard .. great work

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you!

[@DustinReee]

Nicely done!! What pump and filter system did you use? Keep up the cool content!!

[@EcoNeighbor]

Great job 👏

[@12vLife]

Nice work! What mil is that liner? How has it held up these 2 years? Did the liner settle in and stretch further? I'm in sandy, sunny Florida and have 500 gallon hole in the ground. Wondering if possible to achieve filtration and clarity with only a solar panel and no batteries or other power source.

[@Vevashie]

Awesome job!! Thanks for sharing.

[@RandomAdventures]

Thank you!!

[@choiceblade]

Cool project! Great job.

[@RandomAdventures]

Thanks!

[@pirocoroosterfly]

Good job! You could add some gravel or stones in the bottom.

[@BobGymlan]

I’m curious to know what kind of camera you used.

[@RandomAdventures]

I used a G7X mark 1

[@BobGymlan]

@@RandomAdventures hey, thanks!

[@xXxcastenada]

Good digging technique & pace. BTW 400 gallons is the volume of 8 x 50 gallon drums. That looks more like 200 gallons.

[@Dr.JulieJames]

What is the medium in the waterfall filter and do you like it still?

[@marcopardo453]

Pretty Cool Video. Personally, I would have gone much wider. I suggest to add gravel (if not added already) and some hiding caves for night time or if and when rodents end up finding out of the pond.

[@harryfigueroa2648]

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[@mikeymikeFType]

Nice touch with the underwater shot. Just missing the sonar ping

[@g7003041]

Nice little pond, people usually don't know that won't keep your fishes long but shot period of time due to expose to all kinds of predators, weather depends on where you lives and also among of maintenance you need due to your surroundings with trees and open area. All leaves will falls into it and your filter will never be able to keep up with that. Minimum you need a cover to prevents leaves and other predators.

[@nonyabusiness2510]

if you have a cover why bother with the pond. You won't enjoy it with a cover over it,.

[@dan32one44]

Awesome job young fella…

[@mikeeljahosafats3231]

Excellent!!

[@BobGymlan]

Dawww, little man is helping.

[@josepolanco7070]

Great job , did anyone know what type of liner should I use a 45 mils or a 20 mils ?

[@nickwambolt8323]

Update!!!! Please best pond video I’ve found

[@RandomAdventures]

Pond Update video is now up on our channel!!