Just saw you over on one of my favorite gardening channels. I'm blown away by everything presented here. I didn't know pond creation was/is a thing. That facility and all the design/engineering topics are deeply fascinating.
Let’s break stuff! In the name of science!!! I thought it was awesome though!! Could you also put more of the center brace panels in for more strength?
Once I get me a new place, I am planning on having another multi fruit orchard. I really want to try the aquablocks in my swales instead of just gravel. The aquablocks will hold more water than just gravel. I believe if I place some permeable landscape fabric not only around the blocks in the ground but on top as well with a gradation of gravel, it would cut down on mosquitoes breeding. God bless Ed and have a very Merry Christmas 🎅
They would do a great job in that application! I would not recommend Landscape Fabric or Geotextiles over the top of the Aquablox when used for infiltration, The fabric becomes clogged over time and inhibits water passage(I’ve had to tear out some of my past projects)
Should try the block covering the entire pellete wood at the bottom. I believe this will able to take more load. This will show that combination multiple block will be stronger
Wow!!! I want to set up a system like that at my place. I’m in Queensland Australia and am on a rainwater system, but as we are developing out 2 acres of land into beautiful gardens the pressure on having enough water is high. This would be a fabulous system and what you’re creating we are doing on a residential level with a remodeled pool over a newly developed garage and because we are on a hill it is often we get flooding of the rain tank and pool which I hate as it’s water just running down the hill. Oh I love this so much. I wish we could do something like this!
That sounds like a bit of a Challenge! We have several Aquascape Representatives in Australia that can assist you if necessary. We actually just sent a Container of Products including the Aquablox to Australia!
Sorry I didn’t see this Ed. I plan on talking to Patrick - the Aquascaper of the year a couple years back. But now I know about this it might be a great plan as we have about an acre of flat free land we haven’t figured a plan for that could be used to harvest, run through a large ecosystem pond I want AND water all the new landscaping I want to put in. It was a great piece of info. Thank you
Are you still working on the Phipps building? I was honored to be the first class of the hands on training at aquascape but was sad I didn’t get to meet you hopefully next time I get the privilege of being at Aqua land
Great Question! No, The reason we don’t have an issue is we have a layer of CA-7 gravel as the paver sub base which doesn’t have any Stone Fines so it allows easy water movement through the base. Under the CA-7 is our Rubber membrane that routes the Stormwater into our Underground Tank System. Paver Heaving is typically a result of saturated subsoils freezing and expanding causing the paver to Heave upward. The Rubber membrane keeps the subsoil dry and the Open Graded gravel has enough void space to counteract this process. I’ve been using this setup since 2009 with Great Results!!!
Do you know of anyone incorporating a geothermal system into a RainXchange installation? I'm thinking mainly for use with a heat pump type HVAC system.
Great! You can use all rocks instead of the Aquablox, I used that method for several years with great success. It’s not as efficient from a functional standpoint but it will work….
Can you clear something up for me? I was skiing with a buddy and he proposed the question where do you think the water coming from the springs are coming from and how does it get there, we're on a mountain. I postulated distillation and subsequently mocked, relentlessly. Now I know the source is an aquifer but I haven't found a term to describe the process for it moving to the spring, whether it be pressure and/or heat. I haven't given up on my answer, that's not to say I won't be happy to be proven wrong. So if you don't mind. What is the process in which water passes from an aquifer to a natural spring at higher elevation?
That’s a great question!!! Aquifers, Springs and other forms of groundwater is very interesting! Water goes into the ground by obvious means(gravity) as precipitation falls on our land it soaks into subsoils and continues to be pushed deeper and deeper due to continuous precipitation patterns. Some soils have high permeability(sand and gravel) which allows for the water to move unimpeded until it hits bedrock which blocks the water movement. Other soils such as clays are very tightly packed together with minimal void spaces between the clay particles. This allows for very slow water migration through these layers. In Florida or other areas with Karst Geography(Limestone) incoming rainwater has a neutral pH to sometimes slightly acidic this will literally eat into the limestone causing tiny fissures allowing for water passage. All of these scenarios will create a large underground reservoir of water stored within the void spaces of the surrounding subsoils. Springs will occur in cracks or fissures found within the bedrock which is basically causing a leak which is visibly seen as a spring. Where it gets difficult to comprehend is the volumes of water we’re talking about. When 1” of rain falls on an Acre of land it’s equivalent to 27,000 gallons of water! So when you start adding up the volume of potential water within a given area or watershed it’s mind boggling!!! The amount of water that bubbles up from springs is less than the incoming/captured volume so even during drought conditions springs continue to flow because there’s a huge “Bank” of water held in the aquifer and only minimal outfall from the springs. I’m trying to simplify the process without getting to deep into it, does this make sense? In mountainous areas with high snowmelt and/or precipitation the water is at a higher elevation which puts pressure on the deep aquifers and this pressure can cause springs to pop up in higher elevations that seem to defy physics but you need to understand the entire cross sectional area of the watershed to fully understand. I hope this helps???
@@EdThePondProfessor It does, thank you. I didn't really think about snow melt on a mountain with an average of 12" snow base but between grooming(breaking up ice buildup) and artificial snow it is safe to assume there is some level of melting going on. I really appreciate you getting back to me so quickly, thanks again.
Ed where do I sign up for the drawing for pond supplies ive spent 35yrs trying to build ponds before ponds were cool to everyone else the last one I built was 20yrs ago and I didnt know what I was doing I never had excess to internet till about 8yrs ago lol now I been buying 1 item a month out of my disability check trying to collect everything I need to do it right more important I dont know if my rotator cuff and tennis elbows will let me dig like I did 20yrs ago but I am determined to build that pool pond I want my grandkids to be able to swim in it kinda cool off they play in the water on the trampoline all the time I want a natural pool pond because later I want my African cichlids in the pond and I want to make it winter safe so I need the pond to have heat in winter I rescued some African cichlids and they had thousands of babies I just finished my chemo pills I go tomorrow for bloodwork to see if I'm cured so excited I have always been fond of fish my adopted dad died when I was 9 and he always took me fishing when I was 11 I ran away cause I was being harmed I got a job baby sitting and picking up cans and mowed lawns and cleaned flowerbeds ended up staying in lawn care till date I also work floors on a rig I'm a 5ft 110lb gmaw and I have a dream of my pond build I can see it I just dont know how
Just saw you over on one of my favorite gardening channels. I'm blown away by everything presented here. I didn't know pond creation was/is a thing. That facility and all the design/engineering topics are deeply fascinating.
The engineering of those AquaBlox are incredible!
Amazingly strong for their size and weight
Love the science behind the builds.
Thank you!!!
🙏🙏🙏
Sounds like an awesome project Ed. I'm sure you'll have this all figured out by the time the build gets up and going!
Thanks Robert!
Love a good challenge……
Hope you’re having time off for Christmas, make sure to enjoy yourself awesome guy 🎄👍
Thanks John!
Yes,
I took some time off which was very nice…..
Great demonstration!
Thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas Ed 🐸🐢🐠🐟
Merry Christmas!!!
Let’s break stuff! In the name of science!!! I thought it was awesome though!! Could you also put more of the center brace panels in for more strength?
Love breaking stuff!!!
Yes,
You can add more internal panels to increase the load bearing capacity
Once I get me a new place, I am planning on having another multi fruit orchard. I really want to try the aquablocks in my swales instead of just gravel. The aquablocks will hold more water than just gravel. I believe if I place some permeable landscape fabric not only around the blocks in the ground but on top as well with a gradation of gravel, it would cut down on mosquitoes breeding. God bless Ed and have a very Merry Christmas 🎅
They would do a great job in that application!
I would not recommend Landscape Fabric or Geotextiles over the top of the Aquablox when used for infiltration,
The fabric becomes clogged over time and inhibits water passage(I’ve had to tear out some of my past projects)
@@EdThePondProfessor thanks for the info
Great tutorial!
Thanks for watching!!!
ive been looking forward to seeing the final result of this build! SOOOOO COOL!!!
Thanks Matt!!!
Should try the block covering the entire pellete wood at the bottom. I believe this will able to take more load. This will show that combination multiple block will be stronger
Yes!!!
Fun video!
Thanks!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS ED!!!!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Merry Christmas
Thanks!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Wow!!! I want to set up a system like that at my place. I’m in Queensland Australia and am on a rainwater system, but as we are developing out 2 acres of land into beautiful gardens the pressure on having enough water is high. This would be a fabulous system and what you’re creating we are doing on a residential level with a remodeled pool over a newly developed garage and because we are on a hill it is often we get flooding of the rain tank and pool which I hate as it’s water just running down the hill.
Oh I love this so much. I wish we could do something like this!
That sounds like a bit of a Challenge!
We have several Aquascape Representatives in Australia that can assist you if necessary.
We actually just sent a Container of Products including the Aquablox to Australia!
Sorry I didn’t see this Ed. I plan on talking to Patrick - the Aquascaper of the year a couple years back. But now I know about this it might be a great plan as we have about an acre of flat free land we haven’t figured a plan for that could be used to harvest, run through a large ecosystem pond I want AND water all the new landscaping I want to put in. It was a great piece of info. Thank you
love your videos, hate the long aquascape interuption parts
Thanks!!!
🙏🙏🙏
Are you still working on the Phipps building? I was honored to be the first class of the hands on training at aquascape but was sad I didn’t get to meet you hopefully next time I get the privilege of being at Aqua land
No,
Everything is complete at Phipps,
I hope to see you at one of our other events
Is there a winterizing plan to prevent ice heaving pavers?
Great Question!
No,
The reason we don’t have an issue is we have a layer of CA-7 gravel as the paver sub base which doesn’t have any Stone Fines so it allows easy water movement through the base.
Under the CA-7 is our Rubber membrane that routes the Stormwater into our Underground Tank System.
Paver Heaving is typically a result of saturated subsoils freezing and expanding causing the paver to Heave upward.
The Rubber membrane keeps the subsoil dry and the Open Graded gravel has enough void space to counteract this process.
I’ve been using this setup since 2009 with Great Results!!!
I need to come chreck these places out
Absolutely!!!
Do you know of anyone incorporating a geothermal system into a RainXchange installation? I'm thinking mainly for use with a heat pump type HVAC system.
Ed, for a wetland filter do I have to use a aquabox or can I use rocks only?
I’m building a wetland filter for my koi pond. Do I have to use aquablox or can I just use rocks only with the snorkel and centipede?
Great!
You can use all rocks instead of the Aquablox, I used that method for several years with great success.
It’s not as efficient from a functional standpoint but it will work….
Can you clear something up for me? I was skiing with a buddy and he proposed the question where do you think the water coming from the springs are coming from and how does it get there, we're on a mountain. I postulated distillation and subsequently mocked, relentlessly. Now I know the source is an aquifer but I haven't found a term to describe the process for it moving to the spring, whether it be pressure and/or heat. I haven't given up on my answer, that's not to say I won't be happy to be proven wrong. So if you don't mind. What is the process in which water passes from an aquifer to a natural spring at higher elevation?
That’s a great question!!!
Aquifers, Springs and other forms of groundwater is very interesting!
Water goes into the ground by obvious means(gravity) as precipitation falls on our land it soaks into subsoils and continues to be pushed deeper and deeper due to continuous precipitation patterns.
Some soils have high permeability(sand and gravel) which allows for the water to move unimpeded until it hits bedrock which blocks the water movement.
Other soils such as clays are very tightly packed together with minimal void spaces between the clay particles. This allows for very slow water migration through these layers.
In Florida or other areas with Karst Geography(Limestone) incoming rainwater has a neutral pH to sometimes slightly acidic this will literally eat into the limestone causing tiny fissures allowing for water passage.
All of these scenarios will create a large underground reservoir of water stored within the void spaces of the surrounding subsoils.
Springs will occur in cracks or fissures found within the bedrock which is basically causing a leak which is visibly seen as a spring.
Where it gets difficult to comprehend is the volumes of water we’re talking about.
When 1” of rain falls on an Acre of land it’s equivalent to 27,000 gallons of water!
So when you start adding up the volume of potential water within a given area or watershed it’s mind boggling!!!
The amount of water that bubbles up from springs is less than the incoming/captured volume so even during drought conditions springs continue to flow because there’s a huge “Bank” of water held in the aquifer and only minimal outfall from the springs.
I’m trying to simplify the process without getting to deep into it, does this make sense?
In mountainous areas with high snowmelt and/or precipitation the water is at a higher elevation which puts pressure on the deep aquifers and this pressure can cause springs to pop up in higher elevations that seem to defy physics but you need to understand the entire cross sectional area of the watershed to fully understand.
I hope this helps???
@@EdThePondProfessor It does, thank you. I didn't really think about snow melt on a mountain with an average of 12" snow base but between grooming(breaking up ice buildup) and artificial snow it is safe to assume there is some level of melting going on. I really appreciate you getting back to me so quickly, thanks again.
I am here cause of OFR
Awesome!!!
Thanks for your support!
@@EdThePondProfessor love how you guys helped them out! I watch every video you make and always click the like button hope that helps a little
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🙏🙏🙏
Which Illinois Brick location was this?
I wanna check out the Aqua Gardens
This was at our office in St. Charles, Illinois
@@EdThePondProfessor
Ok. I need to swing by, I'm local and wanted to see what can be done for my backyard.
thx
💯🔥💙👍
👍
Decentralization is superior.
Agreed!
Ed where do I sign up for the drawing for pond supplies ive spent 35yrs trying to build ponds before ponds were cool to everyone else the last one I built was 20yrs ago and I didnt know what I was doing I never had excess to internet till about 8yrs ago lol now I been buying 1 item a month out of my disability check trying to collect everything I need to do it right more important I dont know if my rotator cuff and tennis elbows will let me dig like I did 20yrs ago but I am determined to build that pool pond I want my grandkids to be able to swim in it kinda cool off they play in the water on the trampoline all the time I want a natural pool pond because later I want my African cichlids in the pond and I want to make it winter safe so I need the pond to have heat in winter I rescued some African cichlids and they had thousands of babies I just finished my chemo pills I go tomorrow for bloodwork to see if I'm cured so excited I have always been fond of fish my adopted dad died when I was 9 and he always took me fishing when I was 11 I ran away cause I was being harmed I got a job baby sitting and picking up cans and mowed lawns and cleaned flowerbeds ended up staying in lawn care till date I also work floors on a rig I'm a 5ft 110lb gmaw and I have a dream of my pond build I can see it I just dont know how