If you have a pond with an island and you’re worried about the grass, just have some ducks, they will actually cut the grass for you. a nice feature to have swimming around your pond.
@russellwood8750
7 ай бұрын
@____________________________51 rabbits could produce more nitrogen sure. But is there enough on the island for them to be able to survive without your help it's hardly lightly they'll be putting in a rabbit Warren considering it would flood. Ducks would also take out more pests in the area than rabbits would. PS had another thought ducks will also take care of the overgrowing water vegetation too rabbits aren't going to do that.
@russellwood8750
7 ай бұрын
@____________________________51 I totally misunderstood you thank you for the clarification.
@russellwood8750
7 ай бұрын
@____________________________51 not my style Don't live my life that way. Happy enough to make a mistake Don't need everything in my life to be perfect.
@EasyModeFishing
2 жыл бұрын
You can put rabbits on the island and they’ll eat the grass for you and you can eat them if they start overpopulating. The reason the pond is so clean is that it isn’t creek fed so there’s less sediment in the runoff and it’s full of aquatic vegetation which filters the water.
@twbishop
2 жыл бұрын
ducks also like islands because they are isolated from predators.
@samuelasamoah6906
2 жыл бұрын
Does aquatic vegetation filter ponds, 🤔? Tell me more?
@EasyModeFishing
2 жыл бұрын
@@twbishop but rabbits can’t fly away
@Ulrich111
Жыл бұрын
@@EasyModeFishing The larger domestic duck breeds can't either. And they give you eggs.
@gschaaf713
Жыл бұрын
@@Ulrich111 ducks are dirty and introduce a lot of nitrogen into the water which will cause algae blooms.
@DDL2728
3 жыл бұрын
Doug's brother seems like he's got it all figured out!! Beautiful ponds - so peaceful!! Great information!! Have a blessed day!
@briananderson7497
3 жыл бұрын
I saw a video once of a swimming pond. It had a pump that moved water up hill. There was then a rock "creek" that fed back to the pond. This helped filter the water naturally.
@kennyp507
3 жыл бұрын
Just a couple pennies thrown here, consider incorporating a 6" metal standpipe for fire dept. connection, I'm pretty sure if you build it to spec (nfpa) you will get a reduced rate with property insurance since you'll have an emergency water source for the fire dept, also same pipe can be used for a pump connection to water the field in the future if you decide on growing things. Either way, what ever you going to do, is more then likely going to come out great and become an asset to your property, either for aesthetics, entertainment or practicable use.
@ronaldlee2376
3 жыл бұрын
I checked with our local volunteer fire dept. 20 years ago regarding standpipe for them to pump from & advised it would have to be located within 20' from roadway. My pond is 500' from road. Four years ago rural was piped (4" high pressure line) down the road & I hooked on. I inquired to my fire ins. co. about a hydrant in front of my house & was informed I was 3 miles from town, so NO.
@wingwhacker7500
3 жыл бұрын
There called a dry hydrant. They make dry hydrant parts.
@PatrickPrejusa
2 жыл бұрын
brilliant, thank you.
@gordonwybo898
3 ай бұрын
Many times the local fire department and/or conservation have funding or manpower with equipment available for fire suppression and flood control projects.
@markstisser5499
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your channel. I built a1/2 acre pond. I lined the edge with 12’ of road fabric as a weed barrier. I placed river rock of various sizes around the rim as erosion control and I like the way it looks. My pond is 12’ deep. We removed 400 tandem loads of dirt when digging the pond. I also put a beach at one end. I used very tiny gravel in stead of sand. Easy to walk on with bare feet. I can show pictures if you would like to see.
@MattFoleysGhost
Жыл бұрын
Do a video! 🙏🏼
@Seven_Leaf
2 жыл бұрын
The perfect pond would be constantly aquafer filled with a small creek at the low point to a nearby river. This will allow fish to swim up stream via the creek, but will also keep it crystal clear.
@alexross26
6 ай бұрын
I feel like these are just aesthetic ponds. They serve some but minimal purpose for a healthy ecosystem. Leave some weeds around the sides. Fell some logs into it. Get some algae growing for fry to hide in. Lmk your thoughts but I think natural ponds look way better and serve more purpose than a plain pond. If the pond is solely for swimming then sure. But you look at a pond more times than you swim in it so you might as well make it look serene
@rickvaughan8993
3 жыл бұрын
I recommend Peak O2 pond aeration kit #2. It is $499 . Much cheaper than a windmill I believe. I have that system in a 1/2 acre 14 foot deep pond. Installed last August. The pond is 29 years old and vegetation was getting out of hand. At this time there is a very small amount of vegetation. Works great and the pump does not use much electric. Haven`t even noticed a difference on electric bill. The pump runs 24/7. Has only been shut off 4 or 5 times in the year to clean the filter for the pump. Basically the same type pump as used in septic systems. And I have and still you use Aquashade pond die. It helps but only in water I think 4 foot deep or deeper. So vegetation will still grow in the shallower water. And then spread.
@mukbangreversed
Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful and worth the investment put in there. Once such a pond is created, the ecosystem with work on its on, giving you a peace of mind. I feel so refreshed just watching this video!
@michaelsnell4034
3 жыл бұрын
I watch a lot of the Letsdig18 channel. When he does a pond, he uses a pipe to maintain level, but also has a spillway for torrential rain so that the pond dam can release extra water without failing.
@MacWalther
3 жыл бұрын
I live on a small lake but this video makes me want to buy some acreage and build a pond!
@foreverbrownsfan
3 жыл бұрын
The third (swimming) pond looks like it could be a variation of what you will have. Good to gather others experience. Enjoying the channel!
@TheFabled1
3 жыл бұрын
my goodness, how amazingly beautiful.
@dirtroadsandwoodstoves
2 жыл бұрын
So great. I'm building 5 small ponds on my land, this definitely helped me clarify some design ideas. 👍 🇺🇸
@tomfillmore9710
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam that was great to see how they did the ponds beautiful places take care
@danbarnard5083
3 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful property. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Good luck and keep up the good work!
@averyclickman9078
3 жыл бұрын
The fire pit by the pond with the patio looks awesome.
@HillsideAcres
3 жыл бұрын
Good morning Adam, What hurts our pond the most is getting the run off from the horse pastures, Dougs idea of tiling around the pond to catch the runoff is a good idea that we may consider. Seeing these ponds makes me want to get some work done on ours, We've only owned the property for 2.5 years now. Some beautiful properties. We were down in Lancaster county and over to Loganton Pa doing some business with Amish and Mennonites .
@thealternative9580
2 жыл бұрын
You could created a wetland barrier with plants that filter the water.
@JK-sr3zm
Жыл бұрын
This is a great video! Very informative with excellent visual support and great descriptions. Thank you for posting!
@kenhart6330
3 жыл бұрын
The walkway to the island is called a Causeway, two famous ones over here in the UK 🇬🇧 are the one to Holy Island ( Lindesfarne) in Northumberland and the one to St Michaels Mount in Cornwall, both are tidal one in the North Sea the other near the widest part of the English Channel. The USA probably have more than we do but these have a lot of history to them.
@nicholascooper1193
3 жыл бұрын
all our ponds had stand pipes with a 180 degree fitting on top, acts like a P trap, water enters from below the surface, and it never clogs up.
@6bigyak987
2 жыл бұрын
Never seen that before that's smart
@clydedenby1436
Ай бұрын
The fish at the end just struck me as hilarious.
@Gonaives1804
5 ай бұрын
This is just awesome. Planning on getting 60 Acres in Florida, that seems like a great idea.
@Willthethrill478
Жыл бұрын
Wow, great ponds. Nice to have the resources to do this, I can only wish. Enjoy, looks great
@darryyllklarkey3964
3 жыл бұрын
I've definitely stored some info in my brain after this video. Not that I plan on doing a pond any time soon. Thanks Adam. We'll done 👍
@edwardsullivan5481
Жыл бұрын
The lawn is soothing too.
@bobbieburton6174
Ай бұрын
I be so glad when we get our land Restored Back To Us Ogrinal Owners land, We Have Birthright... You Will Get Notice From Our Chiefs,And TMHG..🤔
@RawRawly
3 жыл бұрын
What do these people do for a living? The amount of money put into these ponds are mind blowing 🤯
@RawRawly
3 жыл бұрын
Also how do keep the annoying geese away??
@jackmorganfiftyfive
Ай бұрын
The property tax bill for all this land must be gigantic...
@stephenc9173
3 жыл бұрын
If you use a diverted type setup like the first 2 ponds you showed ,a spillway going into the pond would help with erosion on the intake of the pond sort of like having your own boat ramp. If you use a spillway on the out side of the pond you would have to lay it o few feet past level ground on the back side of the dam to help with erosion control. The bigger ponds and lake spillways that I have been around are beautiful after a heavy rain but they were made of asphalt or concrete and that would definitely make the cost go up and become extremely slippery after moss and algae starts to grow on them. Both ponds on the property here have out pipes. The bigger pond has a 30” plus out pipe that drains into it’s own man made gulley for erosion control. The other has several smaller out pipes that clear the dam but it tends to wash more on the flat ground behind the dam. It’s only a year old and we haven’t finished setting it it up because we have been building it up a little at a time with 3 tractors and have had and extremely wet year this year. Sorry for the long post but I hope this helps you with some ideas.
@jacklamkang
2 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful pond I've ever seen🤩
@RockhillfarmYT
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video I’m getting ready to expand our pond and plan to build a second one in the future
@TobiasHolenstein
2 жыл бұрын
Wow these ponds are awesome. Really nice property
@larrypadilla2809
3 ай бұрын
Love this place. Look at all the grass.. lawn for miles 😊😊😊. I would keep Newts though lots of them 😊
@jackmorganfiftyfive
Ай бұрын
He must have some great lawn mowing equipment otherwise you'd be at it forever...
@watkinstreefarm6880
3 жыл бұрын
Those are all very nice ponds with high budgets. Don’t see many of those around here in KS. I do like the pavilion next to the pond. Here in KS if you don’t take the run off you don’t have a pond. Good luck man. 👍
@centersofinfluence3108
Жыл бұрын
I have 37 acres and really want to build a small pond these set ups are amazing.
@RokuAccnt
Ай бұрын
the perfect pond i saw was on the other side of a very nice waterfront area on a peninsula surrounded by endless stretches of water. lots of swans came by. lots of weeping willows lining it and other trees.
@andrewsamanthamadison3320
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Love these! This will be fun to watch your pond. Def on my dream list.
@blackmamba3427
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video and pond. Loved it.
@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777
2 жыл бұрын
I loved those first two ponds. Just wow👍
@ilovelucy6060
Жыл бұрын
Wow!! Absolutely gorgeous!!😍
@FTAafricatv
8 ай бұрын
Very helpful information and straight to the point
@Raums
3 жыл бұрын
Love this channel, couldn’t be more remote from my own life in Scotland but really enjoy the videos. Keep it up buddy!
@jeremyanimatespoorly9573
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think I could resist adding an island. If you could figure out a way to discreetly store a manual push mower on the island that would help the maintenance issue. Or replace grass with lower-maintenance plants, stones, etc. Keep it looking nice without all the mowing.
@MattFoleysGhost
Жыл бұрын
Or just get ducks.
@jasonwhittemore3083
3 жыл бұрын
The beach aspect was super cool.
@corydriver7634
3 жыл бұрын
You really need both an overflow pipe and a spillway. The spillway is usually at one end of the dam and is meant to handle excessive amounts of runoff that the standpipe can’t handle (it’s an emergency relief valve if you will).
@jamesmcdougall7748
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a lot of rain as the pond is on a high point.
@MagicMillwright
3 жыл бұрын
Those are some beautiful ponds!
@CaptainKleeman
3 жыл бұрын
The main reason our first pond build failed was too small of a key way and not enough compaction on the dam. We had seepage and the back slope slid. We are adding an overflow pipe next time around as well, but a small one to handle normal rain and then an Emergancy spill way for our heavy rain events. Excited to see what you come up with!
@sed6
2 жыл бұрын
And that is the exact same mistake he made on his pond.
@TallTaleGael
2 жыл бұрын
the first one is by far the nicesest and most natural looking.
@johncollins500
3 жыл бұрын
That first one was pretty awesome!!!
@DirtRoadLife1
3 жыл бұрын
Make sure you go as deep as possible. The dye isn’t bad but any fish you stock will do better with some vegetation to lay eggs and hide from predators. You may want to consider putting in piers before it fills up so you can build a nice permanent dock. Mine is a roll in with a 10’x10’ floating section moored to the end and it makes it nice.
@ronaldlee2376
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, also the dock gives fish shade & hiding spot. If there is a minute chance of silt entering, consider some 12" to 18" length of PCV pipe in 4" 6" diameter pipe laid on bottom of deepest part of pond for fish to escape predators. We used 4 & 6" Clay drain tile back in the day for this...difficult to find today. I have large mouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish & white Amur to eat grass. algae, lawn grass at edge of pond & their all time favorite meal of cattails. I installed 7 Amur in 1989, all died in late winter of 2016, replaced with 5 for $65.00 thru Soil & Water Conservation District. p.s. I have not used copper sulphate to manage veg since 1988. BTW pond dye inhibits sunshine from warming the water in summer, so fish will be closer to surface and not cramped for space.
@DirtRoadLife1
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldlee2376 I have two grass carp in my pond it’s .8 acre and they’ve always kept up pretty good with pond weeds but the last year or two it seems like they’ve been slowing down. They’ve been in there 10 years or more I think. I’ll have to look into the Amur. Right now I have just bass and the two carp. Will be adding bluegills and channel cats soon!
@ronaldlee2376
3 жыл бұрын
@@DirtRoadLife1 My pond is surrounded by lawn, twice per week i discharge fresh lawn clippings onto pond surface. I only spray clippings in 3---20' strips on east, west & north sides to make them active. They become quite active, then i use sharp knife, cut a handful of catttails & toss into pond. Then i just sit back watching them devour their desert. Hope this helps you. btw use an air compressor once in awhile. Drop hose into water, after 20 minutes or so the fish become (all fish) quite noticeable.
@craigwilson9560
3 жыл бұрын
Adam, it is great tonget out there and visit other ponds and find out what works and what doesn't. Those are 3 wonderful ponds. Ours is built with runoff going in and a stand pipe leading to a ditch and down seep tile to the big ditch. We are able to mow just like this. We pit in rip-rap to around it to keep it from eroding away. Looking forward to watching the next video of ponds! Are you having it professionally built or are you going to be doing it yourself? Either way best of luck designing your pond!,
@sydneymcconnaughhay5947
3 жыл бұрын
I'm confused with all the info., but what amazing ponds,take notes and references them. Great viedo, from Fl ,😁
@larrypadilla2809
3 ай бұрын
The ravine fill it with tree 🐸 frogs yes😊😊😊
@BrianPhillipsRC
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@portnuefflyer
Жыл бұрын
I have 70 acres on a mountain side, my proposed pond area is on a 10-12% grade! A pond not very wide, but long is what I have in mind. The stand pipe concept solves the main question I had so far.
@davidwooden4175
3 жыл бұрын
Why ohh why is your video showing up n my feed a day after you posted it? Have to love the KZitem algorithm, even when someone is subscribed and has the notification bell on.
@markknister6272
3 жыл бұрын
Like most things: bigger is better. But bigger is more expensive and more maintenance. I’m not sold on the beach sand - messy. Love the windmill aerator and the s’mores deck.
@wingwhacker7500
3 жыл бұрын
I recommend anti-seep collars for the primary spillway or pipe through the dam.
@EasyModeFishing
2 жыл бұрын
Spillways always work better but pipe drains usually create a second pond behind the dam that can be very good fishing.
@DocRaunchy
3 жыл бұрын
I can see the beauty of such ponds and the chill factor of these, but how many days of the year you will really have the time to benefits of its existence? Count swimming, fishing, relaxing, BBQ, ice hockey. How many days will you spend in maintenance to make it look pretty ( water, beach, grass, plants, cleaning )? I am a lazy f..k, so don´t listen to me. lol Live your dreams, Adam. You are doing great.
@HometownAcres
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, the biggest thing I’m looking forward to is skating in the winter. Not much else to do outdoors that time of year so skating will be a reason to get outside
@benitosalazar3749
2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous pond.
@jayesh5131
4 ай бұрын
Great informative video bruh 👍❤️🔥
@rogerhuber3133
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. I have a farm pond that needs help and I got some good ideas from this video. These were all beautiful ponds.
@mrgamer3941
Жыл бұрын
Can we get his farm tour it is very tastefully made i want to get some ideas for mine.
@niltomega2978
Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine put white sand in the swim area and beach. It was Amazing. Like a real beach
@S_igorem
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic job, I am so building Pound ! But my is small 😕
@MariaGarcia-mi1xs
11 ай бұрын
the tiny island and cabin and little pine tree is super cute. they should add a small pine forest for deer
@calebparker8236
2 жыл бұрын
Man these are gorgeous
@andy6043
3 жыл бұрын
I caught a bunch of Bluegill from a pond with that blue crap in it. All of them had deformed tails, some so bad they had no tail fin at all. Don't be fooled by what the manufacturer wants you to believe.
@DirtRoadLife1
3 жыл бұрын
That’s why I never added any to mine. You’re essentially swimming in chemicals if you add it and then swim in it.
@bagermaster-club
2 жыл бұрын
To keep the lake clean, it must be regularly cleaned of silt and algae. This can be done with a dirty water motor pump and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.
@OneEyeCustoms
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice and well done! Loved the pond tours oh and Doug’s wife is a very lucky lady, he is a handsome dude.😜
@HometownAcres
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@monmixer
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful property, some one is lucky and worked hard. It's east just keeping that mowed. Let alone the rest.
@Lmaxk007
7 ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@PatrickPrejusa
2 жыл бұрын
thank you for this video. i really needed this input
@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239
Жыл бұрын
Cements , sands, gravels and pebbles; they sure pretty, and they’re good for the fish.
@rabidhellhound9714
2 жыл бұрын
Where is this? It looks beautiful and green. And hilly. Really ideal place to live.
@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849
Жыл бұрын
Nice ponds ! Where is this?
@barbaradee5191
Жыл бұрын
IMO one of the very best things to do it you have the land for it is to build a pond/lake. Humans have always liked to live next bodies of water as it is somehow relaxing just to view it
@rickschaaf2786
3 жыл бұрын
I want to see the mower someone uses to mow all that grass. Good lord
@mikeadams2339
3 жыл бұрын
That may be a video by itself?
@paulajimenez6625
5 ай бұрын
COOL. FROM LONDON. GRACIAS
@dimaur3697
Жыл бұрын
great ponds
@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists
Жыл бұрын
The ponds and lakes we design look quite a bit different from these "perfect" ponds. There is a reason why.
@RemiAdam
Жыл бұрын
Nice ground!
@PolPot-ef1qq
5 ай бұрын
13:27 nice color.
@Kara-rf4yp
6 ай бұрын
My dad put in a 3acre pond in the early 90’s he stocked it and it’s been doing well up until he passed away 2 years ago. 😔 I’m catching hell trying to keep it nice. The muskrats are present and they’re driving me nuts! My son was a big help but he’s in college now. The flood gate is covered and I have to pump it today because the water is way to high. .
@FredericEffe
2 жыл бұрын
nice learning process
@jeffduncan2942
Жыл бұрын
Those small ponds would be great to store minnows and shad
@charlesmach7511
3 жыл бұрын
My idea of the perfect pond would have an island green with a flag stick. About a 100 yd shot to the green.
@dch923ster
3 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on this , I'm thinking TPC Sawgrass #17
@tb91506
3 жыл бұрын
You will need some sort of stand pipe for depth control and and emergency spillway, i suggest you talk to the engineer (who did your erosion control plan) and the people/person doing the grading work for you and use their experience and advice.
@rickvaughan8993
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with the emergency spillway. Had a place with a 2 acre pond. It had a stand pipe and a spillway. Had a probably once in a lifetime torrential rain fall. The spillway was a white water rafting area for a short time. Most likely without the spillway that dam would have been washed out and the pond drained.
@mrgoogan
Жыл бұрын
Heaven on earth
@gregkahle9046
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent info!
@damantrip2874
9 ай бұрын
I think to have clear water ponds you have to dig deeper. The silt eventually would settled down not easily disturbed.
@djs1244
2 жыл бұрын
that 1st pond was incredible
@NeilBiswasT90
3 ай бұрын
Too much perfection fills my body with toxicity. It is one of those
@bnb3394
2 жыл бұрын
How much did it cost to build
@leolldankology
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the dam information and dam pictures.
@twbishop
2 жыл бұрын
@8:50 of course, there is a lot of effort to keep the grounds around the pond manicured and planted with shrubs + small trees. "natural" ponds are more unkempt, both around the water and in the water. @11:16 but the rich silt should be a valuable resource for planting and gardening. shale rock could be used to fill ditches downstream. the erosion will occur regardless of the dam.
@Aiken47
Жыл бұрын
You could keep geese, raise them from goslings, they’ll guard the pond and keep the grass trimmed.
@victorxavier9977
2 жыл бұрын
His brother owns a beautiful piece of property, wishing it was mine LOL!
@wdwdHenry9022
2 жыл бұрын
In sweden we build a Sauna if there is water for bathing all year around. Prerebably with a good wood heater.
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