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How To Build a Natural Pond Step By Step

Video Transcript:

Hi I’m Chris from Aqua Gardening. In this video, I’m going to describe the proven 20 step process to build an Aquascapes pond kit, making building a pond fun and easy

Once a location for the new pond has been determined use a can of marking paint to draw the shape of the pond on the ground, making sure to keep the dimensions true to the size of the kit being used.

Place the skimmer box and bio falls filter along the perimeter of the pond taking into consideration the main viewing areas from inside the home, as well as outside.

The bio falls will be the source of the main waterfall so position the unit facing those areas. Flexible PVC pipe is used to connect the filters and transfer the water from the pump to the waterfall. Laying the pipe now and burying it in the berm during excavation will save digging it in later. Prepare to set the bio falls by installing the bulkhead fittings provided. Use a pair of channel locks to tighten down the fittings and create a watertight seal.

Multiple inlets offer an option for multiple pump applications or for easily connecting the plumbing, no matter which direction the pipe is coming from. Using silicone around the threads of the fittings cap of the unused side with a plug and install an NPT fitting to connect the flex pipe.

Remove the bio falls and prepare a flat and stable base for it to be set. the bio falls filter can be raised up or dug down depending upon the application, just make sure it's set to scale with the landscape.

Compact the soil with a tamper to avoid future settling and reposition the filter so that it sets level side to side and leaning slightly forward. Once set, stand inside of the unit and backfill around the front and sides leaving the back exposed to hook up the plumbing.

Use the PVC glue included in the installation kit to connect the pipe.

Apply the glue liberally to both clean components and then insert the pipe into the NPT fitting holding it firmly in place for about 20 seconds to allow for curing. proceed to backfill the area with loose soil and compact the dirt around the plumbing components to protect the connection.

Begin excavating the first shelf of the pond approximately 20 to 25 centimetres on your way to the 60 centimetre maximum depth specified by your pond kit.

Start in the middle and use the soil to build up a berm around the bio falls. Dig a small trench around the perimeter of the pond for the exposed pipe outside the berm, lay the pipe in the trench and backfill around it with the loose soil.

Before completely burying the pipe, now would be a great time to add an optional Ion Gen water clarification system. simply measure and cut out a section of ,pipe to accommodate the device, preferably in a low traffic area around the pond. use the PVC glue to attach the pipe to the Ion Gen fittings then hold firmly for 20 seconds before backfilling the area with loose soil.

Prepare to set the skimmer by marking around the filter and digging down approximately 50cm. Continue excavation of the first shelf and skimmer hole while building up and levelling the berm around the bio falls.

Once the first shelf is dug mark out and dig the second shelf another 20 to 24cm. Use a laser level or transit to set the water level with the skimmer and be sure to check the shelves inside the pond for depth consistency.

In preparation for setting the skimmer use a pair of channel locks to install the bulkhead fittings in the discharge ports. use silicon to create a watertight seal as you thread the NPT fittings into the bulkheads and tighten them down with channel locks.

To avoid settling use a hand tamper to create a solid flat base for the skimmer to be set. in order to function properly the filter should sit level side to side as well as front to back proceed to backfill around the filter with loose soil while standing inside the unit to prevent shifting.

Re-check the level after backfilling and be sure that the depth of the first shelf in front of the skimmer is 7 to 10cm lower than the bottom of the faceplate opening. prepare to connect the plumbing by measuring and cutting the pipe to the proper length once again use PVC glue to attach the pipe to the NPT fitting and hold for 20 seconds to allow for curing. Continue to backfill and compact loose soil around the pipe and skimmer. An optional overflow pipe can be installed out the other side of the skimmer or simply plugged if not required.

Mark out the third and final shelf of the pond and dig down until you've reached the specified kit depth of 60 cm using a flat shovel to cut 90 degree shelves will make stacking boulders much easier and more stable than sloped walls.

Once the basin is fully excavated and clear of any loose rock or debris it's time to install the protective pond underlay, lay it in the basin and conform it to the shelves starting at the bottom. next bring in the fish-safe EPDM rubber pond liner. Much like the underlayment, start at the bottom and pull down the liner to conform it to the pond shelves, doing your best to remove any large folds in the liner along the way.

Prepare to hook up the skimmer by pulling back the liner and cutting the underlay to expose the face. Fold the liner back over the skimmer face leaving slack at the bottom, and use your finger to trace out the opening.

Using the trace line as a guide cut out the rectangular shape 4cm inside the mark position the skimmer faceplate through the cut-out and expose the backside. To stretch the liner firmly around the component use a thick bead of silicone over the screw inserts before lining up the faceplate and attaching it to the skimmer.

Install the four corner screws first and then the rest in any order you choose.

Begin to rock in the pond by placing boulders along the vertical walls of the pond floor. Use a variety of sizes as you stack rocks in the pond much like building a stone retaining wall. If a boulder doesn't fit right flip it turn it and twist it, and if it still doesn't work set it aside and try a different one that will lock in place.

Be sure the tops of the stacked boulders sit 5cm higher than the liner in order to retain the gravel on the shelves.

Continue to work your way up from the bottom making sure the stone walls are stable as you go. Consider the waterfall while rocking in the pond and be sure to use large stones to frame out an entry point into the pond position. A few underwater lights between the boulders and lock them in place with small boulders. Run the light cables behind the rocks and wrap excess wire around the fixture. For ease of bulb replacement when the pond is full use a mixture of gravel to bury the light cables and any exposed liner along the shelves and pond floor the gravel can also be used to fill any voids between the rocks and provide extra stability to the pond walls.

Prepare to install the pump by assembling the check valve and threading it onto the pump discharge. Place the media rack first and then lower the pump down into the skimmer.

Connect the pump to the plumbing by hand threading the collar piece on to the check valve. An adjustable overflow fitting is provided and should be threaded into the opposite discharge outlet. position the filter pad around the check valve and lock the skimmer basket into place using the front tabs.

Set the skimmer lid on top and prepare to wash down the stones. use a garden hose to rinse the stones from top to bottom and a clean-out pump to remove the dirty water once the pond has been rinsed down a few times. Once the dirty water is pumped out pull the clean-out pump and begin to fill the pond.

Begin waterfall construction by setting a spillway stone between the large framing rocks at the ponds edge, fold the liner back and prepare the waterfall area by excavating the soil just below the top of the waterfall spillway stone. This will prohibit the gravel from washing down from the flow of the waterfall. Prepare to attach the Bio falls snout by lining up the filter opening and cutting the liner accordingly.

Once again use a thick bead of silicone over the screw inserts and install the snout by lining it back up and tightening down the screws the top.

Two screws should be lined up and installed first and then the rest in any order you choose. Set the media rack at the bottom of the bio Falls and follow it with the filter pads. Install the rock tray last and continue building the main waterfall. black waterfall foam is used to fill the gaps and voids between the rocks and keep the water flowing visibly over the rocks. Allow the foam time to cure before moulding it in place and disguising it with gravel. Continue to add rock and gravel throughout the waterfall area and use black waterfall foam wherever necessary. Use small cobbles to fill the rock tray and cap it off with gravel to help blend it into the berm.

Additional topsoil isn't always necessary but it proves to be useful for dressing up your berm plus the nutrient-rich soil provides a nice base for the perennials planted around the pond. Finish off the berm where you created the waterfall by building a small retaining wall behind it.

Cut the berm back to expose a dirt wall and set some larger boulders in place. Once set backfill the boulders and tamp the berm as soon as the pond is filled to its proper level and all the foam is dry you may test the pump and waterfall. if you aren't happy with the aesthetics of the waterfall you can play smaller stones on the waterfall spill weight to alter the flow with everything running.

In the pond at the correct water level go around the perimeter of the pond with a pair of cutters and leave yourself roughly 15cm of excess liner for edging.Trimming the liner after the waterfall is running will alleviate the possibility of cutting your line or too short and forming a low edge once the liner is trimmed.

Come in with rock and gravel for edging to break up the monotony of all the gravel edging. We also do some dirt edging dig a trench and fold down the liner against the rocks.

Back fill the trench with dirt and compact the area.To avoid settling this type of edging is used to bring landscaping right to the ponds edge.

Finish off the berm by landscaping around the water feature and bringing in mulch to prevent soil erosion. It's time to clean up make sure the entire site is cleaned of debris and extra materials. Review the pond owners manual with the home owner for general maintenance practices and add the recommended dosage of beneficial bacteria to jump start the ponds ecosystem.

With a professional Aquascapes pond kit and a proven step by step process you can transform any landscape into an aquatic paradise.

I’m Chris from Aqua Gardening, for safe healthy environments that benefit you and your family.

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2. Collection of personal information

2.1. We will, from time to time, receive and store the personal information you enter onto our website, provided to us directly or given to us in other forms.
2.2. You may provide basic information such as your name, phone number, address and email address to enable us to send information, provide updates and process your product or service order. We may collect additional information at other times, including but not limited to, when you provide feedback, provide information about your personal or business affairs, change your content or email preference, respond to surveys and/or promotions, provide financial or credit card information, or communicate with our customer support.
2.3. Additionally, we may also collect any other information you provide while interacting with us.

3. How we collect your personal information

3.1. We collect personal information from you in a variety of ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you access our website and when we provide our services to you. We may receive personal information from third parties. If we do, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy.

4. Use of your personal information

4.1. We may use personal information collected from you to provide you with information, updates and our services. We may also make you aware of new and additional products, services and opportunities available to you. We may use your personal information to improve our products and services and better understand your needs.
4.2. We may contact you by a variety of measures including, but not limited to telephone, email, SMS or mail.

5. Disclosure of your personal information

5.1. We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy. Personal information is only supplied to a third party when it is required for the delivery of our services.
5.2. We may from time to time need to disclose personal information to comply with a legal requirement, such as a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, in the course of a legal proceeding or response to a law enforcement agency request.
5.3. We may also use your personal information to protect the copyright, trademarks, legal rights, property or safety of Aqua Evolutions Pty Ltd, www.aquagardening.com.au, its customers or third parties.
5.4. Information that we collect may from time to time be stored, processed in or transferred between parties located in countries outside of Australia.
5.5. If there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer to the extent permissible at law our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances.
5.6. By providing us with personal information, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the types of disclosure covered by this Policy. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that the third party follow this Policy regarding handling your personal information

6. Security of your personal information

6.1. We are committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.
6.2. The transmission and exchange of information are carried out at your own risk. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to us or receive from us. Although we take measures to safeguard against unauthorised disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that the personal information that we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

7. Access to your personal information

7.1. You may request details of personal information that we hold about you in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). A small administrative fee may be payable for the provision of information. If you would like a copy of the information, which we hold about you or believe that any information we hold on you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us at https://www.aquagardening.com.au/form/contact-support/
7.2. We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you, in certain circumstances set out in the Privacy Act.

8. Complaints about privacy

8.1. If you have any complaints about our privacy practices, please feel free to send in details of your complaint to either info@aquagardening.com.au or in writing to 4 Billabong Street, Stafford, Queensland, 4053. We take complaints very seriously and will respond promptly after receiving written notice of your complaint.

9. Changes to Privacy Policy

9.1. Please be aware that we may change this Privacy Policy in the future. We may modify this Policy at any time, at our sole discretion and all modifications will be effective immediately upon our posting of the modifications on our website or notice board. Please check back from time to time to review our Privacy Policy.

10. Website

10.1 When you visit our website.
10.2. When you come to our website (www.aquagardening.com.au) we may collect certain information such as browser type, operating system, website visited immediately before coming to our site, etc. This information is used in an aggregated manner to analyse how people use our site, such that we can improve our service.

11. Cookies

11.1. We may from time to time use cookies on our website. Cookies are very small files which a website uses to identify you when you come back to the site and to store details about your use of the site. Cookies are not malicious programs that access or damage your computer. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website. Our website may from time to time use cookies to analyse website traffic and help us provide a better website visitor experience. In addition, cookies may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google Adwords. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.
11.2. We can also log the internet protocol address (IP address) of visitors to our Website so that we can work out the countries in which the computers are located.
11.3. We collect information using “cookies” and other tracking technologies for the following reasons:
to help us monitor the performance of our Website so that we can improve the operation of the Website and the services we offer;
to provide personalised services to each user of our Website to make their navigation through our Website easier and more rewarding to the user;
to sell advertising on the Website to meet some of the costs of operating the Website and improve the content on the Website; and
when we have permission from the user, to market the services we provide by sending emails that are personalised to what we understand are the interests of the user.
11.4. Even if you have permitted us to send you emails, you can, at any time, decide not to receive further emails and will be able to “unsubscribe” from that service.
11.5. In addition to our cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Website, deliver advertisements on and through the Website, and so on.
11.6. What are your choices regarding cookies? If you are unhappy about having a cookie sent to you, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent. However, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.

12. Third-party sites

12.1. Our site may from time to time have links to other websites not owned or controlled by us. These links are meant for your convenience only. Links to third party websites do not constitute sponsorship or endorsement or approval of these websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practises of other such websites. We encourage our users to be aware, when they leave our website, to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information.