Hi John, I admire how you explain things very well. Now that I understand water in motion I will never cheat myself while designing my water feature just to save labor time and material cost. 😂
Thanks. I'll give this a thumbs up because I finally understood. What you are doing is simply calculating the volume from all features above the pond's overflow point that would dump into the the lowest pond when all pumping ceases (eg power failure, am/pm cycling). Hence, the lower pond will designed to absorb all of that flow without dumping on the lawn. Is that where this is going?
This is a great video on the explanation on top heavy waterfalls. Hey John if you ever have a projet in so cal i would like to be part of the helper crew!
Great points. I built mine last week. Couldn't wait for the video. My planning was close but when i unplug it I do have some over flow. I could have used one more block. Great information
@@KoiAddiction We love it. 24ft stream flow through a 2 ft high berm. 3,100 gal pump is moving the water well. My stream averages 1 ft wide. Your videos have help big time
Great video. Looking at doing a wetland filter for a 6000ish gal pond. I with have the water reservoir under the stream so water will percolate up. Looking at your videos you often have around 2ft of layered gravel on the blocks. so question is when calculating water in motion where does the reservoir end and stream start? is the 2ft of gravel on the blocks making the filter considered the stream for the calculation? thanks
You have to figure out where the water in the stream is going to drop two when the pump is off. Once you know that then you can figure out how much the water level dropped and that will give you your calculation for water and motion. Typically we just use a berm beneath the liner to create a bathtub affect holding the water back so that way only lose the water off the surface and not a very deep amount. Does that answer your question?
Absolutely! The wrap was about $2500.00 and it gets sooo much attention. We always hear people saying “we see that truck all the time”, and it says something about who we are! Plus we have gotten calls from people who saw the truck. It is an actual source of leads for us!
John - this is off topic but we are getting prepared to build a pond in the spring (20,000 gal ish.) I just got a deal with on 85 tons of nice boulders. Would you consider doing a video on how to safely strap and install boulders?
So, per my calculations, a 300 gallon reservoir would require 30 blocks once filled with gravel? My current feature will have 120 gallons in motion. I need at least 240 gallons of reservoir. That works out to eight blocks. Half-full the reservoir would contain 42 gallons. I would still have 120 gallons up stream with only 42 gallons of capacity left. I'm confused by your calculations. I've seen people recommend filling these blocks with gravel and I've seen specifications touting the economy of using these compared to a gravel filled reservoir. Which method is correct? Thank you for the informative videos.
There is no reason to fill the blocks with gravel, ever👍🏻 The whole point of the aqua blocks is to hold water without the displacement that occurs from filling the reservoir with gravel. If you consider the holding capacity of each large block at 30 some gallons and the fact that you cover the blocks with 6 inches of stone which holds 30% water per cubic foot, I would expect a 300 gallon reservoir to be about eight large aqua-blocks and the stone above👍🏻 The 6 inches of stone on top serves two purposes want us to catch the debris that falls and the second is to protect the blocks from the ultraviolet rays of the sun :-) did I answer your question?
@@KoiAddiction I edited my question but I believe you've answered my question. I have seen people fill them with gravel and have questions as to why? I had a 1200 gallon reservoir push out of the ground because a nearby sprinkler leak filled up below the liner. This made me question my methods after I saw people fill their blocks with gravel. Thank you for responding so quickly! You've gained a new subscriber!
Sorry about your “ misfortune” the reservoir is a boat in the ground if it’s empty😕 I try to keep them 50% full and covered in stone BUT it sounds like you were just unlucky…Thanks for tuning in to our channel!
Ive been in a dugout canoe in South America, it’s almost full of water-2 grown men inside-barely 2” above water-still floats😕Sometimes physics sucks🙄You could put a drain under it to keep the situation from reoccurring….
Great videos I enjoy watching and learning I have a question I have a 1 acre pond that I want to put a wetland filter in how big of wetland filter do I Need thank you
Lol that is a big pond. You can contact Aquascape tech department for assistance with a large scale design, they have people who do just that. I typically go for 10% on a pond that large, that would be 4300 s.f. They will give you an exact layout for that and spec. Flow rates for filter etc. sounds like a great project! Let me know as it goes, love to hear anout it👍
Do you think I could combine a negative edge system with liners for the stream, reservoir, and negative edge with a liner-less clay-soil (compacted) pond?
Absolutely. The important thing is that you make sure to get your liner out past where the water movement has velocity. The last thing you want is to be stirring up the clay silt with your water movement. In that instance the water would never get clear and you would have erosion issues.
You're the best teacher out there! "You get what I am saying? It doesn't work!"
The visuals help so much!
Hope it helps keep you on track!
Thanks for sharing. On my way to building one thanks to
You
Have fun! And send me pics ;)
Hi John, I admire how you explain things very well. Now that I understand water in motion I will never cheat myself while designing my water feature just to save labor time and material cost. 😂
Glad to hear it’s helpful, I literally just used my own philosophy today designing a large pondless Waterfall. Stick to the basics😎
I enjoy your watching you and your boy working on these things. Your a great teacher.
Thanks for the kind words!
best yet john
Thanks for watching😎
Great example with the buckets padre! Great video!
You guys rock😎🤙
Thanks. I'll give this a thumbs up because I finally understood. What you are doing is simply calculating the volume from all features above the pond's overflow point that would dump into the the lowest pond when all pumping ceases (eg power failure, am/pm cycling). Hence, the lower pond will designed to absorb all of that flow without dumping on the lawn. Is that where this is going?
Great video. Thanks for the info. I am about to add a negative edge to an existing pond in my yard. This series has helped. Thanks!
That’s fantastic, let me know how it all turns out :-)
This is a great video on the explanation on top heavy waterfalls. Hey John if you ever have a projet in so cal i would like to be part of the helper crew!
OK, if you reach out to Nina in our office, we will put you on our list. We have done a few projects out there ;)
nice work
Thanks dog, how you been doing?
@@KoiAddiction Hey bud, just keeping my head down and cracking on atm, about all i can do
Great points. I built mine last week. Couldn't wait for the video. My planning was close but when i unplug it I do have some over flow. I could have used one more block. Great information
Sounds like youre in good shape. How did it turn out?
@@KoiAddiction We love it. 24ft stream flow through a 2 ft high berm. 3,100 gal pump is moving the water well. My stream averages 1 ft wide. Your videos have help big time
Loving this tech series! 👍
Is it helping anyone out there?
@@KoiAddiction absolutely! You are touching on things I haven't heard others talk about on the other channels, even team aquascape! Great job!
This is exactly where i went wrong on my pondless waterfall build last year. I have a roughly 160 gallon reservoir on a large stream with high flow
Bummer-my mom always says “It’s cheaper than college”...
Great video. Looking at doing a wetland filter for a 6000ish gal pond. I with have the water reservoir under the stream so water will percolate up. Looking at your videos you often have around 2ft of layered gravel on the blocks. so question is when calculating water in motion where does the reservoir end and stream start? is the 2ft of gravel on the blocks making the filter considered the stream for the calculation? thanks
You have to figure out where the water in the stream is going to drop two when the pump is off. Once you know that then you can figure out how much the water level dropped and that will give you your calculation for water and motion. Typically we just use a berm beneath the liner to create a bathtub affect holding the water back so that way only lose the water off the surface and not a very deep amount. Does that answer your question?
Great video series. Was the truck wrap worth the investment? It sure does look Amazing.
Absolutely! The wrap was about $2500.00 and it gets sooo much attention. We always hear people saying “we see that truck all the time”, and it says something about who we are! Plus we have gotten calls from people who saw the truck. It is an actual source of leads for us!
Top marco top 👍👍👍 very usefull
Thanks, who is Marco?
Great video! Thank you sir!
Keep on keepin on!
John - this is off topic but we are getting prepared to build a pond in the spring (20,000 gal ish.) I just got a deal with on 85 tons of nice boulders. Would you consider doing a video on how to safely strap and install boulders?
I will put it on my list👍
Legend.
Thanks Maggots 😂
class bud
Thanks-hope it’s helping some folks out there!
So, per my calculations, a 300 gallon reservoir would require 30 blocks once filled with gravel? My current feature will have 120 gallons in motion. I need at least 240 gallons of reservoir. That works out to eight blocks. Half-full the reservoir would contain 42 gallons. I would still have 120 gallons up stream with only 42 gallons of capacity left. I'm confused by your calculations. I've seen people recommend filling these blocks with gravel and I've seen specifications touting the economy of using these compared to a gravel filled reservoir. Which method is correct? Thank you for the informative videos.
There is no reason to fill the blocks with gravel, ever👍🏻 The whole point of the aqua blocks is to hold water without the displacement that occurs from filling the reservoir with gravel. If you consider the holding capacity of each large block at 30 some gallons and the fact that you cover the blocks with 6 inches of stone which holds 30% water per cubic foot, I would expect a 300 gallon reservoir to be about eight large aqua-blocks and the stone above👍🏻 The 6 inches of stone on top serves two purposes want us to catch the debris that falls and the second is to protect the blocks from the ultraviolet rays of the sun :-) did I answer your question?
@@KoiAddiction
I edited my question but I believe you've answered my question. I have seen people fill them with gravel and have questions as to why? I had a 1200 gallon reservoir push out of the ground because a nearby sprinkler leak filled up below the liner. This made me question my methods after I saw people fill their blocks with gravel. Thank you for responding so quickly! You've gained a new subscriber!
Sorry about your “ misfortune” the reservoir is a boat in the ground if it’s empty😕 I try to keep them 50% full and covered in stone BUT it sounds like you were just unlucky…Thanks for tuning in to our channel!
@@KoiAddiction
Totally, it had 4800 lbs of water in it and 4000 lbs of stone on top.
Ive been in a dugout canoe in South America, it’s almost full of water-2 grown men inside-barely 2” above water-still floats😕Sometimes physics sucks🙄You could put a drain under it to keep the situation from reoccurring….
Great videos I enjoy watching and learning I have a question I have a 1 acre pond that I want to put a wetland filter in how big of wetland filter do I Need thank you
Lol that is a big pond. You can contact Aquascape tech department for assistance with a large scale design, they have people who do just that. I typically go for 10% on a pond that large, that would be 4300 s.f. They will give you an exact layout for that and spec. Flow rates for filter etc. sounds like a great project! Let me know as it goes, love to hear anout it👍
Modern Design Aquascaping Inc. thank you
smart! :)
Hey John👍🏻🤠
Do you think I could combine a negative edge system with liners for the stream, reservoir, and negative edge with a liner-less clay-soil (compacted) pond?
Absolutely. The important thing is that you make sure to get your liner out past where the water movement has velocity. The last thing you want is to be stirring up the clay silt with your water movement. In that instance the water would never get clear and you would have erosion issues.
Wow, thats how crow calculate the water in a jar 🤣🤣🤣
Who would have guessed?