I made one of these after getting quoted more than 0 at a local pond store. You can easily build one of these yourself in about 30 minutes for less than . Note: I’ve used a spillway exactly like this 24/7 for well over 2 years now. No leaks. No problems whatsoever. Have fun! Pond Details: 0 Beckett (Model W1150) 1100 gph pump for waterfall Beckett (Model G535AG20) 535 gph pump for fountain. 0 Home Depot 12′x12′PVC Pond liner Waterfall spill tank (made from office storage box) Free Rocks and Wood (courtesy of Nevada Desert) Perinnials from Home Depot Water plants from Oasis Water Gardens 0 for extra Parts/Hosing/Extras
Video Rating: 4 / 5
TimyBoy1990
/ September 7, 2010nice
halisan1
/ September 7, 2010Hey, um how well does this filter work? I have a turtle and he needs really good filter.
rednyr2003
/ September 7, 2010great video…appreciate your ingenuity! There was no way I was spending the crazy bucks on a weir and now I don’t have to! nice job….
jmoney775
/ September 7, 2010@My1968Impala Yeah, I got rid of the shopping cart recently. Now I simply have the pump laying on the bottom of the pond. I have a piece of swamp cooler pad sitting on the bottom of the weir with a bag of lava rock on top. Filters just fine and looks MUCH better.
jmoney775
/ September 7, 2010@MrGraylynn I’m glad it helped!!
jmoney775
/ September 7, 2010@stormpoet76 I got rid of the crate recently. Now I simply have the pump laying on the bottom of the pond. I have a piece of swamp cooler pad sitting on the bottom of the weir with a bag of lava rock on top. Filters just fine and looks MUCH better.
jmoney775
/ September 7, 2010@almieda321 Weir on one end, submersible pump on the other.
jmoney775
/ September 7, 2010@bubber25 Your fish will survive the winter months if your pond is 36″ deep or more. I’ve had it completely frozen over with 10″ slab of ice for a couple months and they did just fine. Thanks for watching!
paulasmits
/ September 7, 2010Wow nice job ! I made a weir from duct taping a dust pan to a upside down whiskey 1/2 barrel that is my little pond. haaaaaaaaaaaa Of course I am going to create faux rock to cover everything. Makes a real nice sheet of “rain” droplets. I hear ya about the prices on weirs. geeez
bubber25
/ September 7, 2010cool video im thinking about starting an outdoor pond in my backyard. so what do you do in the cold cold winter months? does it kill all your fish? what do you do?
almieda321
/ September 7, 2010this sounds stupid but where do u connect the hose to?
djvdwolf
/ September 7, 2010@djvdwolf my pond cost just about with pumps foil and stones included 20 euro.
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because i also got the foil to make 2 pond and a stream the foil it self was 3×3 and my pond would have been bigger but i had to share the foil with a family member
eventually i needed a 1m2 extra for a entry way with i can finish now so thanks u again
(now i am answering a post of my own but forgot to add this
djvdwolf
/ September 7, 2010i am trying to make a low cost garden for 3000 euro’s and i am on 2500 now with planting i got a big lucky and i found 3 water pumps that can support a waterfall of a meter hight (googled the number on the pump) but this is a really good idea
i will try it and post a vid if it works (already got one but that is the old version)
stormpoet76
/ September 7, 2010seems you have the mechanical portion worked out but aesthetically speaking its not very pleasing. I would put the pump to the right of the waterfall in its own little area hiding it with some sort of water plant. then after the pump house is in place and screened for debris with an easily removed filter trap fish guard you could do whatever you liked to the pond itself, sand and rocks like the one you used on your spillway. Overall I like your idea just need to follow through with aesthetics
MrGraylynn
/ September 8, 2010hell yeah man thank you for this video i have been trying to figure this out for months
My1968Impala
/ September 8, 2010Nice pond set-up, but the filter in it looks like a shopping cart that fell inside.
Msfunkyonions
/ September 8, 2010This is AMAZING!!! How ingenious. Thank you for showing the rest of us how to do this, especially when you are on a budget. Looking forward to trying this and adding to my soon to be bachyard water feature! Thanks again.
babydee007
/ September 8, 2010Thank you knew someone out there other than me was thinking they could buid a waterfall. The prices they charge are crazy. Thanks again.
CoorsFreak
/ September 8, 2010Nice!!! An easy do it yourself project. I think I’ll make mine multiple tiers by adding a few more of the storage bins. Thanks for the good info!!
MsMommaRose
/ September 8, 2010Just a point the red washer material is also called “plumber’s leather”.
dkj1835
/ September 8, 2010when you bury your hose in the ground, does it freeze or crack the pumps hose?
Arteolike
/ September 8, 2010@leshka6
jmoney775
/ September 8, 2010@tikiroy Very nice!
tikiroy
/ September 8, 2010You solved all my pond problems…we have enjoyed our fountain and pond for 2 seasons now…thanks a million!!! See my pond on my page…
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/ September 8, 2010what type of pump is that and where can i get one………..
nice work on your pond man…