Pond Rebuild, Liner vs Concrete Pond, My Favorite Koi - Ask T.P.D. Show 15
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Today we talk about pond rebuilds, liner vs. concrete ponds and my favorite koi from our experiences in the field for the last two decades. Hear or thoughts on how long a pond should last before you rebuild, our point of view on concrete and liner ponds, and find out what my favorite koi fish is. You keep asking Pond Questions, and I'll keep answering them, maybe even on the show.
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I'm new to koi keeping but have always been a fish guy. The gun metal kikokuryu is what made me see how beautiful these fish truly are. Great video
I have a 5,000 gallon waterfall pond that I built in 2002. It's still operating just fine today.
cool!
I don't think I could choose my favourite. Every time you see another great fish that becomes your favourite. I do like the Hariwake, I think they are under appreciated. Also Asagi are pretty special.
I have heard a suggestion to put concrete bags behind the liner, poke holes in the bags and spray them with water before putting down the liner. I was wondering if you have heard of this suggestion before or what you think of it. The liner would still be what you see at the bottom of the pond under the gravel and rocks. The company suggesting it was trying to mitigate pond leaks in the liner.
My first pond costs nothing ! I had in garden some old liner and i put that in pond.Than i find some rocks to cover the liner then fill all with water.But in next day i have to fill little bit water because liner was leakly.I dont have any filters and waterfalls and my pond fast get dirty and grows alage.NOW I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS AND I AM BUILKDING AWESOME POND !!!
BiGMiN1000 Awesome! Send video when you are complete!
ThePondDigger I am building my pond only in Saturdays and Sundays and the water in my garden will be in about april-may so I dont forget to send you video. But you have to wait 1-2 months :D
BiGMiN1000 I'll be patient!
The delicate colours of the Hariwake and then also the contrasting colours of the Hi Utsuri.
JoziGirl Thank you!
My favorite is Chagoi. I have about 25 very nice quality koi and this is my most sought after one. I will find one to complete my pond.
Melissa Reasoner The hunt is always fun!
Tancho Sanke is my current favorite but I also like Yamabuki and Platinum Ogons, beautiful fish!
You have great taste!
Gosanke!
Can't go wrong with the ultimate trinity! Particularly, my favorite is the Snake with a 50/50 Sumi to Red Ratio, but white fins and tail.
Arteolike Can't go wrong with Gosanke! Agreed!
I like shiro itsuri and karasu goi... Somehow black fascinates me.... I also like the fish Shawn was holding on your other video with the black and white that has a very unique patter.. The one he said that many like to buy it but the dealer said its reserved for him... That is one of my favorite videos
James Mangapis BTW was that fish sold? Or did Shawn keep it to breed? just curious?
Not sure gow you get those extreme figues for a concrete pond. Must be fairly karge ones. Most have a small to medium size. They can be done for far less doing your own concrete pond.
I really like the Showa too, i like the big blocks of colour. The Platinum Ogon is also very nice, I'm not normally into solid colours but they are quite flashy.
econerd THanks for watching and participating!
Favorite koi,
1st - Hi Utsuri
2nd - Platinum Ogon
3rd - Gin Rin anything
What about a small pond. Would concrete be easy?
I like the Shusui, and also the orchid is nicer than that cactus.
I'm building a 50 ft x 50 ft x 5ft deep pond. I'm considering putting concrete on the bottom 2 ft and then covering it with about 6 in of dirt. This is to prevent crawfish and whatever else likes to dig from putting enough holes in the bottom to cause a water leak problem and then use the dirt over top the concrete to protect fish protect the fish from rubbing against the concrete. The remainder of the pond would be bentonite. Thoughts?
More about my comment, the sides will have a 1 to 3 slope. The ground is red clay with some loamy spots.
I am a ceramic tile installer and I'm wondering if anyone has used schluter kerdi board to build a simple box shaped pond about 4"wide 4" deep x 8 feet long. If you have how is it holding up?
Mine is the shiro utsuri like the pond digger. I love their amazing patterns like dairy cows. I'm building a new pond at the moment so I want to know how to blend and hide the liner and make my pond look natural. #asktheponddigger
Are concrete ponds really more expensive cause I was doing some rough calculations to build a humongous pond and it'd be tons cheaper to do concrete than EPDM liner
No. Maybe in USA, but in Europe, you can get one much cheaper than the one with EPDM.
hai there. i'm Michiel from Holland. first off all i've to say: i like your stuff u're posting on RUclips. keep on goning.
my favorite koi is Goshiki. i saw ones a tancho goshiki on a koi show that was awesome.
keep up the good work. see u on youtube
Bluma Hazenberg Thanks for watching!
great video Eric. what is your favorite kind of goldfish?? thx
My favorite is Showa and Hi Utsuri
What are your thoughts on the advantage koi filter kits. Sacramento koi are supplying my pond design and kit. (8000 gallon cinder block pond)
I need to understand the layers of concert pond. As I red articles they mention that first block then cement then fiberglass .. Is that sequence correct?! Is there anything between them?! And what's the good way to overcome the new pond syndrome that's mostly high ph comes from blocks. Is there a good way to do so?!
Just bought a house that had a 15x10 koi pond. The liner is trashed and I will need to be rebuild. Currently there is 20 koi of various size that we can see (the water is murky). The owner said he put 60 in years ago but we can see about 20.
To rebuild I will need to relocate them. What do you suggest as a good holding tank.
I am building a cinderblock above ground pond. Do I need to use rebar and/or steel sheets or just the standard mortar and cinderblock? approximately 4 x 16 pond.
A Concrete pond is cost prohibitive, but you probably triple the price of what your cost is, right? Of course it's too expensive if someone is having you build the pond.
My top two favorite koi are Kohaku or Asagi. Who am I kidding? I love them all! But I have a Kohaku tosai which I am hoping develops into an awesome four step. Fingers crossed.
D S Koi 4 steps are fantastic!
Eric, I would really like to see your own pond. I heard about it in the previous video. If possible, you should show us a pic
wow my favorite Koi? I seem to have a new favorite every time you and Shaun do a new show. I only have 5 Koi right now, a Ki Utsuri, Kin Matsuba, Chagoi and a Ki Kokuru. Two of these I bought from Breeders and two are imported but my favorite in my pond is an "Assorted Koi" i got at pet smart. I didn't buy him because of his beautiful coloring but because he seemed to have an attitude. He was grey with a single translucent yellow spot on his head. However he has grown into the most beautiful silver metallic and his yellow spot has grown to almost cover his entire head, his name is Jumper and he loves to be petted and hand fed. He is not my biggest Koi but he seems to be the Boss man in the pond. If I send a picture of him could you tell me what kind of Koi he is?
Jeff Franz Why do you call him Jumper? Bahahaha... Just kidding. Send the pic! Thanks for watching!
Is 1mm hdpe good for a 8 foot by 1.2m by 0.9m
Hello from the U.K.
I am digging a pond I will be concreting it but I'm not sure how to go about concreting the 'walls' can you advice please?
I assume for the 'floor' I will need to place rubble on the earth then cement, where does the chicken wire come into it, as the cement is drying or place it on top of the cement then another layer of cement?
Thanks
And what's the good way to overcome cement high ph in new pond?! Is applying fiberglass do the trick or should you give your respected advice please.
How big or how many gallons (roughly) do you think a 20k pond would be with all your normal waterfall and skimmer? I know it's a very ballpark question im just interested to know. Thanks
+Nick Bohner 15' x 60' x 5' could be one version.
hi eric I'm going to make a pond with both concrete and liner for extra protection which way would be best liner then concrete or concrete then liner
it's because I've heard both work really good
+Roberto Carrillo Go for rubber liner, then concrete and then water proofing on the concrete.
+Roberto Carrillo Let me know how your pond turns out.
+ThePondDigger OK I will tell you when it's done so like a month or so
I love the black shirt i would wear it out also .10 years my lasted until moles chewed through the liner ,not the fault of the pond builder :-).Liner's are easier and faster and cheaper .What do you think of these big prefab swimming pools that people put in and turn into ponds .My favorite any fish ,I think they are all pretty .
sissy murphy Thanks for always being there Sissy! Except I missed you on The Pond Hunter Pod Cast. :(
Thanks for watching!!
ThePondDigger I really wish I knew it was but by the time the e-mail came through it was the next day .So I got the leftover show .I did enjoy the story about Billie Jean in the front seat of your wife's car .And people must really enjoy visiting your business with the family friendly atmosphere .You really need to show a video on here of your place of business and your pond .I looked at your sight
ghost koi is one of my favorite
william weaver Thanks for watching and participating!
My ph is high @9.0 and I installed diy concrete pavers 4 weeks ago around the ledge. Do you think this could have caused the ph rise in my new pond?
a checkerboard showa with alot of black on it
I don't have any favorites I look at personality of my fishes, people might think it's stupid but they all have very different personalities.
TORE ANDERSSON I agree on the different personalities!
Hi dear. Can you give me the correct sequence for concrete pond layers like first block then applying cement then coating I guess
Here I'm confusing after cement what layers to apply on it?! Fiberglass or there's something before fiberglass?! And what after fiberglass?! I need the correct sequence please.
I have alot of favorite but can't afford them my favorite are the ones I got now lol to me just how u get attached to them is what matters
Pedro Marquez Good way to look at things! Thanks for watching!
I love all varieties of Koi and place special admiration on body shape with *Gin Rin scales; I also like the *Metallic look versions (I like bling, flash and sparkle). Because the thing I like most has to do with the scales... I'm not a big fan of of the scaleless (doitsu) Koi ;)
Barbara Sinclair I love me some gin rin! BUT I love me some doitsu too! Thanks for watching!
rubber liner is fast to build . durable and flexible. if you have experience earthquake on your area. its not good to build a concrete pond.
What kain of concrete use for koi pond
#asktheponddigger how does one line an L shaped pond in a single piece without wasting too much liner (eg pond is 12 long 11 wide with an 8 by 7 island in the corner.
Ki Kokuryu Koi i have a 2 year old one i got him when he was a little under a inch hes now almost 4 inches completely silver well besides a few strong black spots . But i have a question i started new to koi and have only fed him bread now that im more into koi i wanted to get him eating other stuff like fruit and worms but he wont eat anything but bread he wont even eat koi fish food i mean hes doing great growing great not a fat fish at all hes strong but i wanted to start feeding him more healthy foods why cant i get him to eat anything other than bread ?
Phiobi sammons Stop offering him the bread and only offer him the quality koi food for now. He might not eat for a week but he won't starve himself if you offer him food daily. Do not bend to his will. He will eat. Good luck and keep me posted.
i have a question sir, iwant to build concret pond, and how to
neutralize chemist on a cement pond, it can kill my koi fish?
Is there any product to really turn concrete impermeable? I have a liner. It's leaking and I'm thinking i could use a better solution. I thought about a rubber layer painted over the cement.
ruclips.net/video/0rTp7E9yflU/видео.html
Hi, I am from Mauritius, for the time being my favorite is the butterfly koi and it is due to them that I got my first pond.
Ya in concern of the concrete vs Liner pond; is it true that the liner is more prone to be damage by rodent like rats, as someone here told me to avoid using liner here. Also can a concrete pond be place near a tree or not?
Anyway thanks for all those awesome videos and tips
sarir bolah Great question!
i am from india i think this product is not avilable in india
My favorite koi is a platinum koi. Not to sure what the *scientific. Or proper name is. I'd love to own one some day. By the way. Im glad you're doin videos like this. Thanks a mill Eric
Rolo Ojeda Thanks for watching!
what sand should i use for render?
i ask you only beacuse in india not all products are avilable which you use in your videos
+deep malik I understand. I wish I had better solutions for you.
is it some kind of liquid rubber paint
+deep malik I have never used a rubber liquid paint that I was happy with.
hi, i want to ask you please, i saw many liner pond that contain filter and in the same time contain gravel and rock so how i can clean the fish west under the gravel.
second, one person told me that i have to move the fish every three month and make the pond empty from water to clean the pond, is that wright?.
if i do the liner pond , what type of maintenance that i have to do and expected ine liner pond. please note that may be weekly i will use 20% from pond water for my garden.
+MARWAN A the pond needs to be drained annually for a good rinsing if you want to clean the gravel but unless you take the time to properly install an under gravel suction grid.
+MARWAN A Not true.
+MARWAN A The 20% water change for the garden is fantastic and will keep the pond quite nice. Your maintenance requirements will vary greatly depending on the life support system you install for the pond. Servicing your skimmer and or other pre-fitelrs weekly will be necessary.
I'll buy a yellow one
can you tell me what kind of pond liner is good for my concrete pond
+deep malik Many people use 45 mil epdm liner under the concrete as water proofing.
@@ThePondDigger
This is the thing I needed most. 45 mm liner..... concrete floor and ledge with concrete block walls..... MADE MY DAY !
If a pond can maintain an ecological balance it should never have to be rebuilt. How about putting tropical fish in your pond if you live in a very warm area? After all they all were wild at some time.
#asktheponddigger Hi Eric, what are your thoughts on pre-formed ponds? What do you think are the smallest possible size of a garden to use a liner for a pond? I am asking because I have a really small garden, but I would still love to have a pond on my backyard. Greetings from sweden :)
Gabriel Wannes Great question! Thanks for watching!
Is there a good site to get the liner from if u can share please
Pedro Marquez I recommend you buy the liner at your local pond shop to save money on shipping and help support your local pond expert that you will turn to if you get into trouble.
Yea I don't have one close by is the problem I will keep looking tho
It says u guys 21 miles I'm in Riverside
Showa
Mate Just get to the fucken point, I wanna know how to attach liner to concrete, which is what I researched
Asagi Koi !!
love them
Chagoi
CHAGOI always steel the show for me.
Snail Trail They are show stoppers!
This guy says a small "$25,000-$30,000 koi pond" like it's nothing. Fuck that. I'm gonna build it on my own and no thanks to you.