5000 Gallon Koi Pond build part 1! Also bit of a build talk.

[@ianpugh7393]

this guy is my Koi Hero ;) shall be in touch mid 2021. can't wait

[@darrenatkinson-hopkinson3554]

Great looking pond can't wait for part two, fab advice at the end 👍

[@markbrady7462]

Great pond and even greater advice Tim. I waited to do mine right and am really pleased I did. Love my pond

[@Zombie-fb5zf]

Genuinely look forward to your videos the most on KZbin!! And I watch a lot of KZbin definitely share the koi or fish obsession 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@κΩβλα]

So it's a brick pond. Usually, lightweight blocks are used. Your pond is an unusual type. It is wonderful.

[@AMGINE1000]

Evening Tim, going be a nice Pond that those Koi will be blessed, would give my right arm for that heater just quality, your advice is gold too loads of public digging ponds through lockdown it helps to share the knowledge:) cant wait see it finished thanks for sharing

[@TimWaddington]

The filter install is on my KZbin story

[@AMGINE1000]

@@TimWaddington Super will check it out thanks

[@neilfinch1330]

Thanks Tim, at last someone has explained the gravity fed system in layman's terms. Your videos are spot on and I always look forward to the next one. Trying to build up the courage to build my own pond and your videos are great inspiration.

[@matthewhumphries2141]

Thanks Tim good advice about waiting and not rushing, wait until you can get what you want cheers Matt

[@stevenlane2641]

Great video Tim, stay safe and well

[@michaelharland5571]

Thanks for the advice I just started to dig out pond and I’m going to take my time.

[@colinyoung4971]

Great video Tim. 👍

[@garrywilson662]

Very good set up. Thanks for sharing.

[@ultimatefishkeeping]

Hi Tim. The build is coming on well. I agree, it is easy setting up a Pump and Filtration. I did a Pond Restoration for a Gentleman who was not prepared to go down the financial rout of Concrete and Nexus so I built a DIY Filter and a DIY Skimmer for him. Best result of it is he likes the Tap that I installed for Draining the Pond for Water changes. His Pump is a 30,500LPH. So I am sure that with your professional Skills your Client will be pleased with the final result. 👍😊 Stay safe and take care.

[@anthonystevens9344]

informative as ever love watching these 👏👏 always pick something new up thanks

[@malcolmhamilton709]

Hey Tim What thickness was the base slab and did you re-enforce it with re-bar, also did you put the 4 inch bottom drain pipe down in a channel below the concrete base to make sure consistent thickness of the slab?

[@TimWaddington]

This will be in a future video

[@garyneo2259]

superb video and very informative

[@carollycett1329]

Thanks Tim another amazing pond that will be. 🐟 carol 🐟

[@ZPO_Staking]

I'm taking on the challenge of building a pond (I'm down in Essex) I'm doing it all myself and I'm going. The bottom drain and nexus route after watching your videos. I haven't a clue before watching your videos and have noticed every pond is different so far no one way seems to be right or wrong. One thing I was planning was just one return via a waterfall. I notice a lot of the pond have 2,3 or even 4 returns. I hadn't really thought about this until just now. But I assume the more returns the more the water moves and the more crud we suck suck out the bottom drain???.

[@TimWaddington]

Exactly, you need returns. When you are closer let me know and we will run through it

[@chrisviner5927]

Looking good Tim - what’s the dimensions of the pond?

[@garyhale6348]

Great video well explained on bottom drain etc. Where can you purchase the angled returns ?

[@TimWaddington]

From us!

[@mpacomasango4981]

just incredible pond. just unbelievable ideas. only trouble is you do not give the dimensions

[@user-nw6wl7py8k]

Wow. How original. I have never seen a design like that. Where do you get your creativity and inspiration from?

[@TimWaddington]

It’s just comes to me!!!

[@user-nw6wl7py8k]

@@TimWaddington And to pretty much every other koi keeper in the UK it seems. Seriously, you should promote more variety. Cuboids with windows dominate. I know people like to copy each other, especially in urban areas, but you should surely be suggesting more creative approaches and a return to more natural designs in keeping with the hobby's roots. Koi are frequently associated with art after all...

[@TimWaddington]

H 8 the pond is nothing to do with me, most are fully down to what the owner wants. We just make sure it is correctly filtered and works. We have just started an in ground pond which is underway, which was our design

[@deejaysmi1469]

It's not lack of imagination, as you say most koi keepers in the UK live in urban areas and so will have very small rectangular gardens. The best fit and bang for your buck is the cuboid. Windows are fashionable and easier to fit in a rectangular pond. Of course there are lots of exceptions and my pond is one of them - in plan a tear drop shape. Personally I find it very interesting to see how the hobby has developed differently in different countries.

[@user-nw6wl7py8k]

@@deejaysmi1469 Seems to me there is a lot more imagination abroad. The UK seems fixated on the cuboid with window no matter how much available space there is. In fact some of the nicest ponds on youtube tend to be older ones before the obsession kicked in.

[@toonvangampelaere1409]

Hi Tim, i'm going to build a 9200 gallon koi pond in my backyard and i don't really know what filter to use.

[@neillewis82]

What mortar mix ratio do you use for blocks?

[@martydennis8623]

How do those flat bottom ponds work.? Any problems with muck in the bottom.? I understand there are bottom drains but seems that could cause flow problems .?

[@TimWaddington]

Flow problems?

[@PaulsKoipond]

nice chat at end tim

[@wills1206]

Great vid 👍

[@MikeZak101]

any updates on the 10000 gallon pond down in kent

[@TimWaddington]

I’m in Kent as we speak!!

[@yanbbrox]

Why are you not using sweep bends in the pipework?

[@TimWaddington]

Because there is absolutely no need.

[@yanbbrox]

@@TimWaddington Interesting reply, I find it difficult to understand your reasoning for that, but you have a pond business and I don't so we will leave it at that, thanks for the reply.

[@TimWaddington]

Yanbbrox a filter system can only take so much water. Varipumps can be adjusted. There’s no way we would ever restrict that much water by using 90’s instead of swept bends.

[@blondie853]

wise advice Tim.

[@andygaskell4824]

Tim what density block do they use for koi pond structure

[@TimWaddington]

9” solid blocks on the sides on this pond

[@ukanglingltd]

With the 1 inch air on the bottom drain, how do you connect that up then?

[@TimWaddington]

A straight with an adapter mate

[@darrenktaylor7739]

Hi , the pond looks likes its going to be amazing . How would something like this cost please

[@TimWaddington]

Darren K Taylor I don’t know Darren, the owner has done his own build

[@darrenktaylor7739]

@@TimWaddington ahhhhh I'm with you , ive been following your videos and there are some amazing ponds and the Koi are something else .

[@sharky09000]

Gravity fed filtration is the way to go, if you've installed a bottom drain, you'll be glad you did & if you haven't, you'll wish you had.😉

[@TimWaddington]

Spot on

[@CATANDEYEKOI]

Another spot on pond Tim

[@richardbrunton2068]

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