speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
You're welcome to come ride whenever you'd like to!
Building my own jetski pond
- Thread starter reidfrombj
- Start date
- Location
- Punta Gorda, Fl
Im finishing up my masters in environmental science.... if you want to keep the algae/weeds down, I would suggest a couple things... if it's going to be spring fed, berm it up so that you eliminate it from the watershed i.e. no drainage in from surrounding area (especially if its near your farming area) the fertilizer and surface runoff will likely turn it into a retention like pond. there are several companies that sell stocking packages, multiple species composition of fish/inverts etc. they will help maintain the natural algal growth. Aeration, the more the better especially in the deeper regions of the pond, that will help keep the water circulating and prevent anoxic water from building up. another thing would be stabilizing the shoreline to prevent it from caving when the wakes hit it, as well as pulling additional nutrients out and providing fish habitat... use plants on the edges, cattails, spikerush, cordgrasses etc (local landscape shop could help with planting scheme)... and a border collie to keep all the Canadian geese away
- Location
- Beausejour, MB
Thanks for all the good info guys. I was thinking of making some sort of wave machine that was hydraulic or pto powered off of a tractor but I was worried that it might erode the banks of the pond. For now I am just going to focus on getting the pond dug out and then figure out some sort of machine. We have about 1 to 3 feet of top soil around here and then about 20 feet of clay so that should help keep the water in. Our water table changes a lot in a short distance around here. I guess the first step is to find the best location for the pond.
- Location
- Beausejour, MB
And I already have two border collies that are quite good at chasing geese lol
mattyboy89
The countdown is on
- Location
- Kamloops BC Canada
That is super cheap. cheapest bare lot up here is 150K. acreage is at least 250K
SJ Thumpa
SJ THUMPA
Good info, thanks. I'm looking at copying plantings that the local Council's use. (same as your advice) What are the best economical ways to aerate the pond?
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
That wave garden video was sweet. I read it is 2-6million USD to have one installed and it doesn't seem like they will let you do any of the digging yourself to cut down on costs. Someone needs to just sell the wave generator and give the digging plans to the customer after they pay.
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
My border collie just watches the birds, but only after she's tired of chasing a ball...
You guys have me researching how to make my pond better though. I always feel like the water is kinda gross, and it's very cloudy...
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- Location
- Virginia Beach, VA
Glad they're on board! There's a huge pond in Greenbriar, maybe 5x the size of yours, but it's maybe 3 feet deep in the middle lol
Philip Clemmons
Owner, P&P Performance
- Location
- Richmond, Va
Three feet is plenty!
Here is some interesting info...
http://blog.stillpondfarm.com/how-do-i-use-barley-straw-to-manage-algae-in-my-pond/
http://ohioline.osu.edu/a-fact/0012.html
http://blog.stillpondfarm.com/how-do-i-use-barley-straw-to-manage-algae-in-my-pond/
http://ohioline.osu.edu/a-fact/0012.html
Wakerider26
Peter Waldron -doing jetski tricks
- Location
- Alabama
When riding with the XS guys in Clearwater, their spot is an alligator filled lake that's only 3 feet deep. It seems shallow, but its perfectly fine.
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
I don't know much about ponds, but there is one on the property where I work. Its stocked with some standard fish for this area, black bass, perch, few catfish.
Anyhow, whenever the alge gets too thick, they use copper sulfate to kill some of it off. It doesn't seem to hurt the fish.
Very cool project, I just moved my family about 5 months ago, and proximity to water is the only thing I didn't get that I wanted. Good luck and definitely keep us updated.
Anyhow, whenever the alge gets too thick, they use copper sulfate to kill some of it off. It doesn't seem to hurt the fish.
Very cool project, I just moved my family about 5 months ago, and proximity to water is the only thing I didn't get that I wanted. Good luck and definitely keep us updated.
227
Its all about the surf!
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
I have a Cousin who lives in Alabama who built a lake on his own property. He is a piling and grading contractor so he has the "know how". Not sure what the natural topography looks like on your property but this is how he built his lake. On his property he had a small creek running down a valley between two hills. He simply built a Dam stretching between the two hills at the lower end of the valley. To control the water level and flow he installed a 24" diameter corrugated pipe that ran through the dam in the original creek bed and then did a 90 angle up to about 24" below the dam crest. When lake water level raises above the height of the drain pipe it empties through the pipe into the original creek bed. In the unlikely chance of a heavy rain that would exceed the drain pipes capacity, he also added a 20' overflow section at the crest of the damn which would allow excess water to pour over the top of the damn in a spillway and continue down the creek in its original path. I thought his design was quite ingenious. My cousin does not ride skis. He said his biggest problem is that occasionally an alligator will move in which he feels will endanger his children at their "swimming hole" I hope this makes sense. Here's a diagram.
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
I have a Cousin who lives in Alabama who built a lake on his own property. He is a piling and grading contractor so he has the "know how". Not sure what the natural topography looks like on your property but this is how he built his lake. On his property he had a small creek running down a valley between two hills. He simply built a Dam stretching between the two hills at the lower end of the valley. To control the water level and flow he installed a 24" diameter corrugated pipe that ran through the dam in the original creek bed and then did a 90 angle up to about 24" below the dam crest. When lake water level raises above the height of the drain pipe it empties through the pipe into the original creek bed. In the unlikely chance of a heavy rain that would exceed the drain pipes capacity, he also added a 20' overflow section at the crest of the damn which would allow excess water to pour over the top of the damn in a spillway and continue down the creek in its original path. I thought his design was quite ingenious. My cousin does not ride skis. He said his biggest problem is that occasionally an alligator will move in which he feels will endanger his children at their "swimming hole" I hope this makes sense. Here's a diagram.
Must live in south Alabama.
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
Those are some dope Canadian features, eh buddy.
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Is my state the only one with crazy water rights restrictions? I can just imagine the bureaucracy and approvals someone would need to go through to collect water on their own property here. I can't even collect rainwater from my gutters to water my garden.
