How to Build a Garden Pond yourself

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• published: 17 May 2016
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How to Build a Garden Pond yourself #garden #pond #how #to #build #building #yourself #a #GardenPond #HowTo #Build #Building #Yourself #HowTo #HowToBuild #Build #BuildAGardenPond Water is the Fountain of Life its soothing and conjures up a feeling of 0:08freshness and vitality 0:17people like to create their environment with water for example with their own 0:22garden pond here you can allow your imagination complete freedom 1:50in the next few minutes see how to build a pond step-by-step 2:06a garden pond is abusive nature shaped by human hand to make sure it always 2:14remains attractive full of life therefore calls for good planning and 2:19the right technology 2:29the right location is the first key factor to ensure a healthy bond the 2:35ideal position is a semi shaded location with Sun for four to six hours and 2:40exposed to the south and west a spot under deciduous trees is less suitable 2:45leaves in particular will make your pond look unattractive 2:55a fish pond should be at least one metre deep and at least one metre 50 metres 3:00foregoing car this ensures their habitat will remain frost free even in winter 3:06preformed ponds made of plastic are very simple and fast to install and they're 3:12available in a range of sizes and shapes hardliners offer real scope when 3:19designing a pond with liners everyone can put his or her own ideas for a pond 3:24into practice 3:39we are opting for aligned on 10 square meters in size 3:45we've done our planning and off we go first of all we mark out the basic shape 4:03to even out any differences in height in the ground we now work out the imaginary 4:09water level in our case the ground is ideal if there are differences in height 4:16in the ground lower levels have to be built up we did it in words from the 4:22outside 4:23down to a level slightly deeper than we actually want the pond to be 4:35when doing so we remove any protruding stones and roots 4:43we now marked the other zones the bugs 4:51the shallow-water zone and the Deepwater zone 5:04we use some of the earth dugout to create the slope for our stream 5:24the size of the liner required is calculated using late some strength 5:32we ladies out along the length and width and after adding on an extra 50 5:37centimeters on each side we work out the exact measurements for the liner the 5:46edges of the pond can be created in a number of different ways the simplest 5:50method is to make a trench around police and liner a laid over the mound so 5:56created and then tucked in the gap produced is filled up with gravel 6:02however edged fixing systems with a stable some structure are more likely to 6:09ensure that the edges of the pond do not sync even under load 6:35plastic tubing there is a whole range of options open to you we've opted for a 6:44design with plastic choose if there are too many stones in the earth the bottom 6:50of the pond can be covered with a layer of sand to protect the liner however 6:56normally a fleece is sufficient for lining the pond press the fleece firmly 7:03into place and cut off any surplus material 7:12the next step is the pond liner here the decisive factor is its texture in 7:18addition to a high resistance to tearing the rough texture of the other liner 7:24makes it easier for microorganisms to attach themselves this soon gives the 7:29liner and natural appearance 7:42for the ages we're using liner with a decorative stone patent 7:57hoses and cables are tucked away out of sight in a folder in the liner otherwise 8:03there should not be any folds or creases in the liner if possible the lineup for 8:09the stream is bond into the pond liner with glue we lastly form the protruding 8:16liner into a phone 10 centimetres deep this so-called capillary barrier 8:22prevents the surrounding earth becoming saturated with pond water 8:34the plants are placed in planting baskets which we fill with substrate 8:43first of all we plant the Deepwater zone where the pump is also located this 8:49entire area is decorated with stones however the stones should not be within 8:56the suction zone as the band's performance will be reduced by a smaller 9:00suction area 9:08high-quality bombs are available whatever the application requirements 9:13for example the atlantis range from is designed for use with streams and 9:19waterfalls this range guarantees years of pleasure from running water thanks to 9:25its long service life and simple handling if the pump becomes blocked up 9:29with leaves or grass instance self-cleaning is insured by the special 9:34Jet Clean System there is a wide selection of special plans for water 9:40features of all kinds for example the Nautilus range the filter wings after a 9:48particularly large filter area also detach from the body of the pump 9:55this also from its convenient operation and maintenance from the edge of the pond