Actually, I rather like the longer format. For me, this one of your best educational videos as it had more information.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Good to know 👍
@999waves5 ай бұрын
Facts
@joshvalentiner297 ай бұрын
I honestly like the longer videos especially when they are packed full of information like this especially for when I'm doing a project I can reference 1 video instead of multiple videos! Thanks for the video!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Good to know 👍
@MIKEZGAMER-g8b7 ай бұрын
blame the tik tok generation, they want it fast and snappy, we live in strange online times
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
@@MIKEZGAMER-g8b it’s also interesting when you look at the analytics of a video. While most people commenting say they enjoy long form content the numbers don’t reflect that.
@susanmyer17 ай бұрын
I agree!!
@robertdalga1286 ай бұрын
Same here! Thanks for another great informative video Kev.
@mattr7467 ай бұрын
I’ve made 2 bogs like the ones from your previous videos and both of them have functioned perfectly and greatly improved my ponds water quality….thanks a bunch
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Great to hear 😊👍
@TheDrillMaster0017 ай бұрын
OK. Sold. Your guidance is so good. I've mentioned before that I have a large natural pond on our acre of land that is now going through algae buildup on a large scale. We have leaves constantly decomposing in the water and nitrogen is doing what it does. I'm going to build a bog filter, but it's going to have to be pretty large. A great undertaking for this summer! John in the Other Melbourne (FL, USA)
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project. I’m jealous of the nice weather in your Melbourne.
@delarid7 ай бұрын
Video is not too long. Currently building my own DIY pond with bog filter in my garden all with thanks to you for both the knowledge and inspiration. Even tho I have watched all your videos and already know all this information, each video gets better than the last and its great to have it all reinforced. A valuable watch. Cheers mate, from Ireland.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I do feel like I repeat myself a lot, but it also seems to be the information people need to constantly hear, based on the emails I get. Once it’s like “I’ve heard this a hundred times”- that’s when you’ve got it all sorted 👍
@claireoliphant77757 ай бұрын
I used your videos as a core part of my design process for my backyard pond and they were wonderful! In my design I have a pipe inlet at the bottom of my bog filter, and a cleanout pipe next to it. Both can be closed so I can avoid backflow if needed. My pond overflows into a short creek which serves as a secondary bog filter, and I have a 100 gallon water storage/pump pit at the end of that, so if the pump ever stops unexpectedly the backflow ends up there rather than the pond. In the nearly 3 years I've had the pond I haven't had to do a cleanout of the filter. Oversizing the filter set up and using your methods has given me a pond with very low maintenance, and a wealth of wildlife watching opportunities. Even though my pond is built and established, I still enjoy watching the videos. Thank you so much for sharing all the info!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you were able to use some of the design elements I talk about and you still enjoy listening to me ramble on. Thanks for the support 😊👍
@richardportelli19837 ай бұрын
Love all your videos, your voice is very calming to listen to. Long or short they are all great.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Glad you like them 😊👍
@MandyJane1237007 ай бұрын
When I was gathering the supplies to put together my container pond last year, I watched several different pond channels. I had a collection of them, but none of them really seemed like something I could manage, until I found your channel (and the bog in a barrel video).
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I also felt like that when I started learning. But as we both, now know it’s not that hard and the rewards are tremendous.
@frankcanale34677 ай бұрын
The pump was a little strong so I added a T and valve to adjust the flow thru the bog. I have it running in test mode to make sure there are no leaks. I am happy with the setup and plan to add the rock layers next weekend when I return for my weekly visit to check on my Mom. I will keep you posted on the progress. Thank you for your videos, they have been a great help. Frank
@andrewf96737 ай бұрын
Having had problems with green water in my pond - despite using purchased pond filter with UV - I constructed a bog filter based on one of your designs. After 3 weeks the water is clearing and looking much better. Thank you so much for your advice and help and best wishes from Derbyshire, UK. Andrew
@saralynostwinkle64297 ай бұрын
Thanks for ALL your help on my bog filter. It has been running just this spring and its working!!!!!! All Algea is going away!!!! U r awesome!!!!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Great to hear Sara. It’s simple, but it works 👍
@ADA_BTC6 ай бұрын
Never worry about the length of the video, i think it was very informative and i'm going to try to build a filter like that. Thank you!
@adrianmuszynski6357 ай бұрын
Thank you for your work. I built the filter recently and after 3 days water in my pond was clean and clear. I’m shocked how quickly the filter cleaned water. Greetings,
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Great to hear 👍
@Liithiumbob7 ай бұрын
Thanks for another informative video Kev. Definitely not too long. As commented by others, the longer videos with so much valuable information are appreciated 👍
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊👍
@francus72277 ай бұрын
Another enjoyable and informative clip. Thanks Kev. I tickled the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Legend!😊👍
@yazidyusoff3545 ай бұрын
Love your longer vids as its packed with more information and love your sketches of the layout as well to give newbies like myself a better understanding of the mechanics of it. A little bit more of the sketches wont hurt tho. Anyways great channel and keep it up. Planning to DIY my own pond soon as well
@saralynostwinkle64293 ай бұрын
U helped me make the most amazing designed pond!!!! This is year one and the pond is crysal clear!!!I so appreciate u! This info is AGAIN amazing. I will switch to these pumps! Again, thank u!
@Ozponds3 ай бұрын
That is great to hear Saralyn. I remember our chats. I hope you and the family enjoy the pond for many years 😊👍
@ttt29696 ай бұрын
Thank you for the information. Your work looks great. The "long" format is needed.
@sweetkoiyo7 ай бұрын
Excellent video Kev!!! Everything is explained beautifully in this video. You are the master of DIY Bog Filters! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge on this topic. ❤
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I’m pretty passionate about the subject matter. Hopefully it helps more and more people create beautiful water gardens in their yards.
@bangaujam7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this detailed video on your unique approach to designing and building bog filters. I'm trying to convert my current down-flow "bio filter" (using plastic parts and foam filters) to an up-flow bog filter with rocks and pebbles. My current so-called bio-filter isn't working very well. Sometimes, the water cleared but most of the year, it is greenish with single-cell algae. Your advice on size, flow and ease of maintenance will help me in designing and implementing this conversion. Kudos. Subscribed. Thanks.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project 👍
@larsstrohmeier23207 ай бұрын
great video, i also like the longer format because it has all the relevant steps in one go =) really excited, we are building our first pond right now, about 3000litres, and because of your input we decided to go with a bog filter - fingers crossed! ^^ thank you for all the very useful information!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
🤞
@colinwaldron73997 ай бұрын
As always Kev, another very informative video. Not too long at all. Thanks again.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
🍻👍
@connieriddle51176 ай бұрын
Thank you - a big fan. Your ponds are beautiful. It has taken 8 months but I have crystal clear water. I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree when it comes to science and math, so it takes me a little longer to accomplish. I built a bog that may be too small ?? Put plants in it. Not even sure about the water pressure and the outflow gallons per minute but I watched, many times, the flow of your water from the beautiful orange pitcher in the little pond and duplicated that.Added river rock and some other items to help with beneficial bacteria. Finally after about six months or more the water started to clear. Actually did some water change. Added Nualgi . Still not clear. Then pvc pipe with holes drilled for water flow around the inside perimeter of my 4' x 7' x 21" diy pond. Using an extra pump. In no time at all the water quickly became clear.. I am thrilled. After almost three years of trying, you helped me have clear pond water in about 8 months. I couldn't be happier, Now I realize that water movement does make a big difference. THANK YOU
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Great to hear you were able to battle through. Well done 👍
@juliewilliams7937 ай бұрын
Great video, not too long at all. Gives me confidence that I can do it! Thanks
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
You can do it! 👍
@wendymontie56607 ай бұрын
Finally got my Uniseals this week! Now it's a matter of building the bog filter (a plastic plant pot that's outdoor-proof) and setting it up. I'm using a solar pump, because it's a little 9 gallon 'pond' hard liner. Sadly, we don't have outdoor electrical outlets, so solar it is. My little non-filtered sink pond is doing great, as I have had the little solar pump up off of the base of the sink (there's pond liner in it). There's the biological matter on the bottom, but the water itself is clear. :) Thank you for your guidance and suggestions in your videos.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Awesome. 😊👍
@robertcowie73934 ай бұрын
I have struggled to maintain a clear pond for several years and have tried several solutions. I finally built a bog pond using two 300-gallon Rubbermaid stock water tanks. Within one day of bringing one of them online, the water was almost perfectly clear. Now, with both of them running, my pond water is as clear as the ones shown in the Ozponds videos. Thank you for your step-by-step instructions.
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
That’s great to hear. Well done 👍
@moomoon14107 ай бұрын
Grateful to this video ! Reviewing the basics and more!
@ilkererden5 ай бұрын
Best channel about diy ponds and their subsystems. Thank you a lot for your valuable experiences and sharing them with us.
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind words and support.
@SteveRenon5 ай бұрын
We made one of these filters on the weekend. Works like magic. Thanks the fish are happy.
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
Nice one 👍
@Lwimmermastermetalart5 ай бұрын
Your videos are great. Things are actually so simple and not expensive at all. So many places want to sell you expensive filters . Loads of chemicals and so on. When all you really need is to imitate Mother Nature. Quite simple actually. I wish I’d have had all your information before I built my pond. I went through months and months of frustration until I got my eco system working correctly. I now have crystal clear water. Only small amounts of algae ( which the Koi nibble on ) and plants that grow fantastic. Inpatients in a bog grow beautifully! I have Lilly’s and cannas which are beautiful . Only maintenance is cleaning the muck out of the Jap mat on by bio fall waterfall. I have good sized Koi so there is a load of waste. I don’t use any chemicals, just add more bacteria time to time. You’re spot on and I love your channel 👍🏼👍🏼
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
Thanks Lee. I’m really happy you are enjoying your pond again 😊👍
@daddymac28452 ай бұрын
Best info I found for a filter on the internet and reasons why . Thank you
@Ozponds2 ай бұрын
That’s very kind.
@kathrinepet76236 ай бұрын
You answered so many of my questions in this video thank you thank you.
@jodyk49494 ай бұрын
As others have stated, not too long at all. Being my first DIY pond I want to have a good first attempt at the build. It could possibly save me from too big of a project to correct if needed. Thanks for an excellent video instruction.
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful 😊👍
@evolveausevolveaus4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the longer format Kev, invaluable info 👍
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement 👍
@jordierising49236 ай бұрын
I'm so excited to make my first of many. I feel really confident after watching your videos. Thank you 🎉
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
You got this 👍
@paulhoward9793 ай бұрын
Brilliant advice Kev & personally the longer your videos the better for me! I really want to try a big filter and need to build one for my 1500 gallon pond, it’s just plucking up the courage! lol 😂 Thanks Kev 👍
@Ozponds3 ай бұрын
You can do it 👍
@erichenpets6767 ай бұрын
Great video Kev! Thank you. We are still working on reconstructing filtration for our 6000 gal pond. Previous owner used fish netting in two large tubs. Bog is better.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Of course I agree 😉
@erichenpets6767 ай бұрын
@@Ozponds Thinking about using those tubs for bogs and then reintroducing the water over a waterfall back into pond. Years of neglect will need a major cleanout first mainly due to Lilly pads decay and growth.
@terrarosa81814 ай бұрын
This video is PERFECT! Lol. My mom has an above ground pool she's going to install. She's allergic to chlorine and hates maintenance. So I'm trying to get her to do a bog filter. She could also do a sort of aquaponics on it. I'm breaking down the prices rn and this definitely helps!
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project 😊👍
@basilkey29493 ай бұрын
I want to thank you for your videos. I also went by your bog filter design. 946.353-liter tank. to a 3028.33-liter pond with a 15141.65-an hour liter pump. Nice 40.64 cm water wide waterfalls. It cleaned it from muddy water to seeing the bottom almost clear water in 24 hr.'s. I have the bog filter full of rocks and pee gravel. Then the 3 tubs for the waterfalls full of pee gravel for filtering. I did liters and cm so you head would not be in pain this time. A BIG THANKS.
@Ozponds3 ай бұрын
Great to hear. And thank you so much for the metric conversion 😂. My puny brain thanks you 😊👍
@rickryb45876 ай бұрын
Thank you for your videos!! After years of green, I'm going to try this straight away! The pond is 10' x 14', about 3' deep that houses 4 good size turtles. 2/3rds is below ground & 1/3 above. There is an island, so I estimate about 1,400 gallons. I will build a 250 gallon bio-filter off to the side. The top of the bio-pond will be higher than the pond, though the bottom won't be. The pump is 2,800 gph.
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project 👍
@karlyoung97916 ай бұрын
Thank you for the informative video. I have been interested in building a small pond or water feature with a bog, and the information provided has given me the confidence to start this project. Additionally, I would appreciate a video on cleaning and maintaining the filter.
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Already done it. Just scroll through previous uploads. Good luck with your project 👍
@Furley2937 ай бұрын
Hi Kev. Thanks for keeping the content and inspiration, flowing. And making the info crystal clear. ❤ I have a 500 gal pond with 3 koi and a few mosquito fish. I made a bog filter from a whiskey barrel. I've had it running for about a year. I cleaned it out a few weeks ago and was amazed at how much muck it trapped. But I still have green water. I bought two more 55 gal drums. Would you set them up to flow consecutivey (filter A drains into filter B) or have separate pumps for each filter? I put lava rock in laundry bags (in my filters) sitting on top of a milk crate. When i tried to clean it i washed it out for a considerable time, but i still had lots of muck in the barrel. So now I've changed it. Sending you love and gratitude!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I feel like you could do it both ways. Basically as long as we have enough surface area for the bacteria, easy clean-out and the flow rate in the right ball park, you should get your water clear 👍
@metamorphosis15414 ай бұрын
I think the flow through the blog may not have been slow enough.
@whiteboyphilly40167 ай бұрын
I made two for my small pond that looked like pea soup. In two weeks it was crystal clear. Thanks for the videos.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Excellent. Spread the word 👍
@brendanukveteran23607 ай бұрын
Been watching - and rewatching your vids....thankyou for sharing your aquired expertese....just starting my own project and I am grateful for what I have learned...I wonder if the same techniques can be used to clean up politics
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
🤣 don’t get me started!
@deansiddall37297 ай бұрын
excellent information once again
@chausonharmon6937 ай бұрын
I have a 5 acre pond with an average depth of 7 feet. Do I need multiple 750 gallon open tanks? I think estimate is 6.5 million gallons of water.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I just wouldn’t be looking to filter a pond like that. Here we call that a farm dam. Look into something like floating wetlands if you have water quality issues.
@ishficici9996 ай бұрын
Thank you for your knowledgeable guidance! I have a large size problematic pond that I will try to place the addition of a bog filter onto with your guidance from the videos. 😬🤞
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project 👍
@lindarackstraw77117 ай бұрын
Hey Kev. Love the video. You have inspired me to redo my pond. It was initially a great idea but! The sides go straight down. Big no no. From experience the mini cog’s you’ve planted are beautiful but they drop dead foliage underneath and it falls into the pond. I’ve noticed there is only one close to the edge of one of your ponds mine lined the whole pond Such a mess. Ill print out your pdf when im ready for working that out. ❤
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Yeah the mini cogs drop a lot of leaf material. Good luck with your project 👍
@bobginocchio13345 ай бұрын
Great overall summary -- you've gotten me excited to try one! Thanks.
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
You should 👍
@999waves5 ай бұрын
Best diy pond filter video ever
@Techknowdude6 ай бұрын
Awesome content. I'm working on an aquaponics system and lots of the same ideas relate. This almost makes me think converting my pool into a large aquaponics pond might work without having a green pool :)
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Aquaponic grow beds are the same as a bog filter, pretty much 👍
@sandyl18996 ай бұрын
Bog filter here we come!! Thanks Kev. 😊
@insAneTunA7 ай бұрын
I pump half of my pond water into 4 separate bins made from IBC containers that I have cut in half, those are filled with lava rocks and each bin has a siphon. When the water in each bin reaches a certain level the siphon drains the entire bin and the water goes back into the pond via a sump tank. The other half of the pond water goes through a vortex filter and a regular pond filter that is also filled with lava rocks directly back to the pond. I do not use UV lights. In each bin, called a growbed, I grow a variety of plants such as strawberries, chive, monk's cress, some flowers, reddish, and even a laurel tree. This system is called aquaponics. My system is a figure 8 setup, which means that one loop goes to the growbeds with the rocks, and one loop goes to the pond via a regular filter, but both loops share a single sump tank that is made of a single IBC tank that is buried into the ground. That is where the pump is situated. I keep it running all year long, even during the winter. I keep making improvements and recently I uploaded a video with an update from the system. It basically is a bog filter, the only difference is that the flood and drain system, that is how a system with a siphon like I have is called, helps to provide oxygen to the micro organisms and the roots from the plants, and therefore you can plant a wider variety of plants. It is a bit more complicated to set it up, but once the hard work is done it is easy to maintain, and to grow vegetables and fruits which you can eat.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Exactly right a bog filter is basically the same as a aquaponic grow bed. Your setup sounds great 👍
@insAneTunA7 ай бұрын
@@Ozponds I think that you are doing a great job with your videos. So once in a while I go to this fish pond supplies store, and then I see these highly sophisticated mechanical filtration systems with rotating self cleaning drums and all sort of mechanical filters and energy wasting and microbial killing UV lights that costs thousands of Euro's, and I never get it why people even buy those things. My entire system is driven by a single variable pump, and at the pumping rate that I have set it the energy consumption is 55 watt maximum. And that is all the energy that my system is using. And like you said, crystal clear water. Sometimes I have some algae during the transition of seasons, but I am working on some modifications in order to keep temperature fluctuations within limits.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
@@insAneTunA sounds like a great system you’ve got. I think people just don’t realise how easy it is. Thanks for your support, it means a lot 😊👍
@knotknots66014 ай бұрын
Thx - you gave me a great idea for an aquaponics update to one of my bogfilters 👍
@insAneTunA4 ай бұрын
@@knotknots6601 Aquaponics is not the holy grail, and it has its own issues depending on the local conditions. But if done right it can be a nice addition to any pond system. 👍
@StraightOtohGunga7 ай бұрын
Thank you for another great video!!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@frankcanale34677 ай бұрын
Excellent video, definitely not too long. Building a bog filter for a 250 gallon pond with 5 gold fish for my 81 year old mom. She has had the pond for a long time but the small commercial filter is not and really never has worked very well. Doing a 20 gallon bog with a 200 GPH existing pump. Is this pump more flow than necessary? I plan to have the pump across from the bog filter return waterfall. Would you recommend a skimmer with this size pond. Thank you in advance, Frank
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
It’s a bit strong. I like to 6x the bog volume. But my gut tells me it’ll be fine.
@janeencalaway18627 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@oots47907 ай бұрын
Good day Kev! Ive watched a lot of your videos on bog filters and literally began building one that is about 4 and a half feet deep, when I came across your video talking about how deep it should be at max. Do you recommend I try and make it shorter? (Bog itself is being made in an above ground 7 foot x 12 foot container. About 2500 gallon bog for my 6000 gallon pond) My only other question : when it comes to making a void / false bottom is something like corrugated drainage pipe snaked on the bottom sufficent (or even necessary? haha) Thank you so much for all your knowledge and expertise! I appreciate you so very very much.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
That depth seems fine to me. I’d prefer the void be something a bit more substantial if you expect a lot of waste to accumulate in the filter (large fish, turtles or ducks, ect).
@oots47907 ай бұрын
@Ozponds Thank you for the reply! I appreciate the suggestion for something more substantial. To aquablock my large bog it'd be quite expensive but that is what I started off thinking about. While I don't expect an enormous amount of waste, (mostly fish and frogs in my pond) I would love to future proof it for something like turtles and ducks. You've answered and helped enough, if you're willing to reply once more what's a good aquablock substitute (if there even is one) I was thinking reinforced milk crates of some sort potentially. Unfortunately those aquablocks just can't feasibly be in the budget for me at this time. Genuinely wish you all the best!
@oots47907 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6Waaad9gq1_bKc Think I found my answer lol. I thought you might appreciate such a random video too. Who knows. Thanks for all you do Kev! Truly wouldn't know what to do about this koi pond without your knowledge and help.
@lucasmeridius15257 ай бұрын
Love your very informative videos. I have learnt allot. One question, I am currently building an above ground pond and looking at building some filtration. So can you just have a bog filter and not have to have mechanical filter along side. It won’t have KOI but just gold fish etc…
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
That’s pretty much what I do. I just use a homemade skimmer or intake bay to provide a pre filter to the pump. If the pond is under 1000L I’ll just plop the pump in a plant pot and use a course sponge to protect it from getting clogged.
@lucasmeridius15257 ай бұрын
@@Ozponds thanks Kev. Ok will have work that out as I am building a raised sleeper pond so not sure I would do either one of them. My pond will be about 2300L
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
@@lucasmeridius1525 maybe plonk the pump in something like a milkcrate with sponges all around.
@inganeerable7 ай бұрын
I just finished building my bog filter after watching your videos. Thanks for the info. Do you have any feedback on how to keep the pond oxygenated adequately? Do I have to have the big outflow fall into the pond or can I pipe it down with no waterfall?
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Every ponds oxygen requirements are different. I know I’ve made a few on aeration/ oxygen. The general rule with the water leaving the bog is to have it cascade or splash back into the pond, the reason being that as the water moves through the bog, the oxygen content is being consumed by bacteria. Therefore we want to reintroduce oxygen. Hope that helps.
@julian.morgan4 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video -please could you comment on the plausibility of solar powered pumps or even make a video about them? I'm talking about pumps that would really only run effectively in direct sunshine and so not run most of the night. They may have a small storage battery that would run the pump for a short period after dark, but are unlikely to keep water flowing through the whole night. Traditional theory is that these won't work because nitrifying bacteria are oxygen dependent. Stop the water flow, you stop the oxygen, the bacteria die and your filter crashes. However, I have also read fish-keeping forum threads where people are asking what to do in the event of a power outage stopping their aquarium pumps/filters from running? It would seem that more recent research suggests that while bacteria/archaea can obviously only oxygenate ammonia and nitrites in the presence of oxygen, the absence of oxygen doesn't mean that they die - at least not quickly - but instead enter a non-active or dormant state, at least with regards to nitrification. They die quite quickly if allowed to dry out, but their die off rate is actually quite slow merely from lack of oxygen. Some suggest that only after 24 hours of lack of oxygen do you begin to get serious rates of die off. This of course is really intriguing for solar powered pond pumps for our filters, given that most of us don't have more than 16 hours of lack of light even in the depths of winter. Wondered if you have any real life experiences to share?
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
Have you seen the videos on my solar pond and stream?
@julian.morgan4 ай бұрын
@@Ozponds Sorry no - I'll go find it!
@sarahtuffery36977 ай бұрын
Hi, Well I have done it!! I have used a water butt - it has not been easy (a bit dim!) but it is up and working......just got to put in the plants. I love your videos and the length does not both me. How long do you think it will take to help the water? It is a large butt (2000 lt) but the pond is 18000 lt......Just fingers crossed this helps my kio and pond.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
It will just be patient. I bet you see results in 2 weeks. Let us know 👍
@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee6 ай бұрын
I made a bio filter with a 55 gallon plastic drum, basically like your diagram. I had it running yesterday and went out to let the ducks out and disaster had struck overnight. Apparently my first mistake was bullying it on the hardened clay I dug from the pond, but gave it about 3 feet high above the pond. Some time during the night it must have plugged the outlet and flowed over the top. This in turn eroded the clay underneath the drum and the weight toppled it over. The pump continued to drain the entire pond at that point. While the bio filter is a great idea, attention to details like a firm foundation and perhaps a secondary overflow hole would have saved it.
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I can’t foresee every possible scenario. But this is why I always stress the overflow needs to be oversized. Hope you get it all fixed up.
@StaceyRoberts-s3b6 ай бұрын
I’m a newbie, I ran across your videos and I absolutely love them. I had a professional install my small fish pond with concrete around it. The pond is only 125 to 150 gallons. I am not able to keep the frogs and crayfish out I guess because we have a natural pond about 50 yards away. The small pond gets full sun until 3 PM. The water gets so green after 4 to 6 weeks I have to completely drain it and start all over. I went to my local “pet store” and that’s what they suggested at first. Then they said that I would never be able to have clear water because of the factors against it. Would you agree them? Or do you think it would be worth my time to do one of your homemade bogs?
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
I’m biased. The bog will work!
@geschichtentraeume7 ай бұрын
Hi Kev, is it possible to operate multiple bog filters in a row? Say one barrel is 50 gallons, the second barrel is 30 gallons. The water runs through both barrels before flowing into the pond again.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I haven’t personally tried it but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work.
@DecoFlora-n3c4 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm building a fish pond and right now I'm dealing with a problem with the wetland filter. I want to DIY it and I need some advice. Can I use fresh quarry stone for the bottom two layers of stones or is it better to just use river gravel?
@dedomv1129 күн бұрын
Excellent information! Thank you.
@Ozponds28 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!😊👍
@smittykoi7 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm on eBay now getting my water plants for my filter bog 👍
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Nice 👍
@steveedwards37196 ай бұрын
Kudos on the good video.
@Paul1510WB6 ай бұрын
Hi Kev..I've made an upflow bog filter for my 175 gallon pond with a black plastic box....it's working beautifully thankyou. My only confusion is that by draining the muck from the bottom by turning the water butt type tap I've fitted at the base, will there a risk of washing out all the buildup of good bacteria as well ?
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
No the majority are attached to the rock and pebble as long as it stays wet you won’t lose them.
@gwynnwhite45007 ай бұрын
I have converted my 50,000 l swimming pool into a pond with some fish and plants. I’ve created two small bog filters because space doesn’t allow the size you suggest. Will adding something like diatomix help with algae?
@ChrisShortyAllen7 ай бұрын
Those additives are not a solution to low filtration. Take care.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
It can, but is the bog filters new? If it’s all new you’re just going to need to live with algae for a while.
@bekc1626Ай бұрын
Thank you for this info! Do you ever boost bacteria by adding it in at the beginning to get it going right away?
@OzpondsАй бұрын
Sometimes. Depends on the pond.
@nswart20937 ай бұрын
I’m making my bogfilter. But a thing that anoys me is that the breatherpipe makes a loud slurp sound. Whats the best way to to get rid of that? Put the breatherpipe just under the waterlevel? Or should i add a nonreturnvalve?
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Under water would work, but first just try sticking a sponge in there.
@MooseCannon9 күн бұрын
Can you have the pump only run during the day if the filter is large enough? E.g. solar only powered pump?
@Ozponds9 күн бұрын
I have a solar only setup. You can check it out if you like. It was about a year ago.
@Jesusisnumberone57406 ай бұрын
Look into using charcoal as part of the filter. Has tons of surface area
@kathrinepet76236 ай бұрын
Can you use 2 bog filters one flow in the other before going to the pond ? Thanks for all the information you provide us in the videos.
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
It’s something I get asked a bit, however it’s not something I’ve personally tried. I think it would work just fine.
@knotknots66014 ай бұрын
@Ozponds @geschichtentraeume I have a std. pond filter with UV followed by 4 small slightly varying design bogfilters(?) at different levels on one side of a mound with small waterfalls in between all filters (downflow where water falls into the filter, goes under a barrier and flows up to next waterfall through varying material and vegetation on top). 1 pump, the rest is gravity. I would think it actually could be beneficiary, as you get multiple aerobic - anaerobic cycles?🤷♂ Actually, I always thought the first step of treatment should be aerobic (like at a waste water treatment plant), to start nitrification NH4+ → NO2- → NO3- . So, I have a question regarding choice of pumping water from the bottom of the pond directly to the same conditions at the bottom of the bogfilter without aerating it first. Is the waterflow creating negative presure and actually sucking in air via the breather pipe or is there an advantage to keeping a more anaerobic condition, but with vast increase in surface area?
@sanfordlopez6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your videos. I made a bog filter. The bog is a 70 gallon tub and my pond is about 1700 gallons. When I first set up the bog, the water went crystal clear after about 4 days and it stayed really clear for about 2 months. Then it gradually went back to allowing the fine particles to pass through, making the water very murky as it was before I installed the bog. No matter how much I clean the bog, it will not clear the water as it did when I first installed it. Is this because the bog is too small?
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Maybe, the bog is small. It also depends on what’s creating the fine particles.
@sanfordlopez6 ай бұрын
@Ozponds the fines are from not having gravity fed bottom drain. I have a retro bottom, pump fed and the pump grinds up everything to tiny fines.
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
@@sanfordlopez sounds like you need some kind of mechanical filter.
@kevinwhite10777 ай бұрын
nice video keep them coming
@elizabethdg6 ай бұрын
I have a very high maintenance 5000 gal pond with two aquascape waterfalls connected to one skimner pump and a moving bed waterfall connected to a bottom drain. While the water is clear I still have a tremendous amount of muck on the rocks along the side and bottom. Every two or three days i have to hose down the filter mats positioned along the waterfalls. Its dirty, time consuming work. Is there any way I can add a bog without lisng my waterfalls? Thx!
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
The simple answer is yes. Just run a separate, dedicated pump to the bog filter. It won’t clean your rocks though.
@danielbello89476 ай бұрын
Do the type of rocks matter? I purchased a house with a pond and it’s had red lava rocks in the big filter. Water is looking green I’m wondering if changing these or adding more rocks will help
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Shouldn’t make much difference. Just sounds like there’s not enough.
@leohorishny95616 ай бұрын
I am having a new issue with my bog filter I can’t figure out: the pump drains my water feature, but fills up the bog filter with that water despite the overflow pipe draining water. It ran fine for a couple days, after restarting the filter for spring, but today it's started this pattern. I’m stumped.🤔
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
I hope you get it figured out 🤞
@davidcox52503 ай бұрын
Should I add pebble to the bottom of my metal stock tank pond?
@Ozponds2 ай бұрын
It can provide more surface area for bacteria. But if you have plenty of filtration (like a bog filter) it’s not necessary. Depends on the look you are going for.
@3_36455 ай бұрын
Do you have a video of how you filter water for an aquarium? I tried so hard to have a Japanese fighter fish i gave him or her a large tank yet i could never balance the water i really enjoyed watching it. A flaminco dance costume
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
Same principles as a pond apply. Good biological filtration, if you want super low maintenance, establish a complete ecosystem
@davidschaffrick39617 ай бұрын
Do you need bio balls or a filter screen in barrel with rocks for bog filter? Also in ponds I see bubbles coming up usually in middle of pond...what is that?...I thought that was pump, but in video you showed that the pump was in a different spot.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
You don’t need bio balls or filter screen in a bog filter. Bubbles are created by an air pump (outside the pond), there’s an airstone or diffuser on the end of a hose/tubing that creates the smaller bubbles.
@davidschaffrick39617 ай бұрын
. thank you for your response. what kind of air pump would you use for about 1000 gallon pond? Where do you get them?
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
@@davidschaffrick3961 I don’t but them based on the volume of the pond, I buy them based in depth. The deeper the pond the more powerful they need to be. I get mine on eBay.
@AQUAGUYUK7 ай бұрын
sorry to trouble you with this i do wonder if this bog /pond filter could be adapted for aquariums i only ask as been looking at your results for a while now and i have aquariums that use deep substrates and plants so wondered if this system could be modified to add more or a better filter to my tanks ,,,and advice would be appreciated and welcomed keep up the good work
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
I believe it would be perfect. When I retire and I set up lots of tanks it’s going to be my method of filtering.
@AQUAGUYUK7 ай бұрын
@@Ozponds Thank you i may try myself your vids are inspiring
@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi2 ай бұрын
You can buy bacteria from shops to get a filter working. Is this necessary or does bacteria naturally grow in a suitably designed filter?
@Ozponds2 ай бұрын
It grows naturally. It’s a funny thing I sometimes think there’s a benefit to adding bacteria or at least some filter media from an existing healthy pond or aquarium.
@wethepheonix43295 ай бұрын
recommend using footage of what you are talking about rather than recycling footage. great information thank you
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
Can you do my editing for me? It’s really time consuming.
@MrJmhess777 ай бұрын
Hey, no fair! I didn't get animations in my bog build video! LOL! Update: My bog is working amazing. I discovered a small leak in my stream just before the water gets back to the pond so having to fix it today. GRRRR!
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
Bummer. Good luck getting it sorted👍
@vvoss28055 ай бұрын
I have used papyrus in a bog filter with rocks only. The plant doesn't look as good as its potted version, it needs soil. Thanks for the info
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
I’d remove it anyway, if it gets going….those roots are full on.
@JakeHe-c3k4 ай бұрын
Hi, is it possible to build submersible bogs filter? I have a water fountain. There is no external pumping. What kind of filter do you recommend?
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
You can, but it still would want to be sized correctly.
@НиколайБондарук-й2и4 ай бұрын
TY for your job❤
@SherrickDuncanАй бұрын
Will this work with a muddy looking pond lined with sodium bentonite clay rather than with plastic or rubber liner?
@OzpondsАй бұрын
I depends on how much sediment is floating around, clay can be notorious for refusing to settle.
@SherrickDuncanАй бұрын
@Ozponds what if I put sand down before adding water like the Fayher Fish tanks but in a pond?
@OzpondsАй бұрын
@@SherrickDuncan nothing will stop sediment accumulating. It will get stirred up if there’s movement in the pond.
@d.w.evans11827 ай бұрын
Hi there @Ozponds, what are your views on Bakki shower filters? I’ve been trying to get an opinion on wether bog filters or bakki showers are the best, I assume they both do the same thing or are they both different? I’ve seen lot’s videos of koi keepers building their own showers and I’m now unsure wether to go with a bog or Bakki filter. My pond is approximately 6500 litres and has a mechanical filter, it’s got lots of plants and wildlife as well as fish but my water is dark, (I believe I have to much organic matter in it), so its not really a proper koi pond. My plan is to fit a skimmer with the water feeding the bog or bakki. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated thanks.
@Ozponds7 ай бұрын
There’s lots of different ways you can filter water. I like bogs they work, easy to DIY and blend into the landscape.
@bingowashisnameo805 ай бұрын
Hey, I have watched a few of your videos on bog filters and was just wondering where you buy your pond pumps from? I am trying to find some that are decent quality that are 6000ltr a hour (I am in Australia also, Queensland to be specific). I am new to bog filters and ponds I am just trying to not buy a bunch of crap pumps to find a good one.
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
I’ve been happy with the pond max evo range. If you buy them from rock around the block. ozponds.com/pond-equipment-australia/(here’s a link). Use code: OZPONDS and get 5% off. Hope that helps 👍
@dcpathberiya3 ай бұрын
Can we use a big filter for a swimming pool
@Ozponds3 ай бұрын
Many people do.
@dez39405 ай бұрын
nice vid. could i sed you some pics and get your opinoin on a layout ?
@Ozponds5 ай бұрын
I don’t really have time to help people one on one. Therefore I try and focus on videos and articles that can help lots of people at once. I have vids on layout, hopefully they can help you.
@ErossaanBooming3 ай бұрын
What type of rocks to put in the rog filter ?
@Ozponds3 ай бұрын
Anything that’s cheap or I can get for free.
@ryantait1775 ай бұрын
thank you
@skiphardin72596 ай бұрын
Will a bog filter work if I don't have fish?
@Ozponds6 ай бұрын
Yes
@Allthingsni4 ай бұрын
I have a large natural pond in my house that my Hubby & I purchased….. I know nothing about building this do they sell these 😮😮😮😮
@Ozponds4 ай бұрын
There’s lots of pond filters for sale, natural ponds are different to fish ponds. What’s required depends on what the issues are. You’ll either educate yourself or hire an expert.