DIY Garden Pond Update | Auto Top-Off System - Plants/Livestock | Part 5

Published: 03 September 2023
on channel: Growing Answers

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I dug a well by hand that taps into a sand/gravel aquifer between 21-23ft underground. The videos related to the well dig are only on my FB page. I used a clam-shell style manual post hole digger and made quick connect extension rod set along with an electric auger motor to dig the well. It took 10 hours straight to dig to 24ft. It is cased and capped. It refills itself from the bottom up in a few hours and levels out at around 16 gallons at the ready. This is what adds water to my pond daily to replaced evaporated water which is highly needed during summer.

I also added a few native plants, nutes and tadpoles. None of the tadpoles survived. The nutes and fish ate them and the rest likely died off. The birds ate the nutes too. That's nature....no sense in fighting it.

The cost of this was around $3k because I did all the work alone. This would cost between $15-$25k to be done by pros. That's not including the well dig either. Well digs are also very costly. It only cost me the tools.

Playlist for this series - • My DIY Pond

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Liners/Underlayments - https://justpondliners.com/
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Electric Auger (to dig the well) - https://amzn.to/44VmCGZ
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Post Hole Digger (A regular spiral auger won't work) - https://a.co/d/h39Arxu
Pump (not the same brand but same thing) - https://amzn.to/3K3VBsG
-You can get the Drummond brand pump from Harbor Freight

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