EP45: D.I.Y. Disaster with Special Guest Ron Yelenich

Feb 16, 2020

Plenty of people want a pond on their property, but those special few have an innate desire to learn how to do it themselves. Part of being a member of the DIY community is going through the growing pains of learning a new trade. It’s not your expertise, so failure is unavoidable. Eric’s special guest today, Ron Yelenich, knows all about DIY disasters when it comes to building ponds, being a member of the DIY community himself, and he started before YouTube! Don’t let disaster and failure deter you from building your own pond. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day!

 

Eric shares his insight on:

• Ron’s inspiration for getting into the pond world
• Discovering the pond building DIYers on YouTube
• Setting the stage for what DIY really means
• Digging the pond to the correct depth for Koi
• How Ron and Eric came to meet each other
• Not knowing where to put the UV lamp in the pond
• Making a disastrous homemade sieve filter
• Running two bottom drains with a stiff pipe
• Using a large Rubbermaid trash can as a settlement tank
• The tricky thing about leaking
• Deciding to start over and build a pond the right way
• How Ron’s family has coped during the long building process
• What has changed as life has continued moving forward
• Things that originally came from that DIY mentality
• Advice from Ron about doing too much DIY

 

Links to resources:

Rubbermaid

Home Depot

YouTube

Find Ron on Instagram!

The Pond Digger

 

If you’re looking for inspiration and tips for your pond, be sure to follow The Pond Digger’s Instagram!

 

You can also check out The Pond Digger’s products at:

http://helixpondfiltration.com/

 

And follow his adventures in the pond world at:

Instagram @theponddigger

Facebook @theponddigger

 

If you have any questions, feel free to email Eric with the subject line “Persuasive Pond Design” at:

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