9 years later and your video is still giving inspiration to us all. You have just solved the puzzle for my new project of building a raised pond out of sleepers, though only 2000 litres (440 gallons) I want a simple but effective skimmer to remove leaves and this is it, the perfect solution, everything else I've seen has always been based around Koi ponds, no use to me. Thank you mate for taking the time and effort to make this video and sharing it with us all, very much appreciated.

People looking to do this have to come to their REALIZATION that No matter how you decide to do this, whether you buy off-the-shelf skimmer or make your own watching DIY videos like these, YOU NEED STRONG SUCTION at the bottom of your skimmer. That's how any skimmers work; enough SUCTION to pull water away from your pool. If you don't have enough suction, then you need to either UPGRADE your main pool pump that can provide strong suction or buy a new and separate pump just for the SKIMMER. So, the skimmer will have strong suction to pull water all on its own. This is usually the issue people have with their skimmers. It's not that your skimmer is designed badly or broken. This is what people putting out videos like these fail to mention.

Thanks mate.  This is about as clear and helpful as a mud bath to a drowning man.

Thanks for your quick reply! Much appreciated; I poured the concrete last night!

Wow!!! From Moscow 👍🏻

Молодец! Очень грамотно все сделано ! Легко чистить и очень дёшево с экономии денег можно потратить на пруд на что-то другое , на пример курить установку туман возле водопада! Класс 👍 спасибо за видио обзор !

Awesome💪🏻💪🏻

прикольный ход и очень не дорогой, можно насос поставить ещё и в дно тогда вообще будет автономный плавающий скиммер. Молодец автор.

not only is that the best home made skimmer on you tube .. you have great taste in music . good job .

What a great video ! I have watched this so many times ! Best one ever seen . I will make it someday , LoL 👍

Good job! It gives me some ideas....

Great video! Need to attempt to make one for our pond which we had to site under Maple trees.

Thank you for sharing! I may try to build something like this!

Awesome video! More work than I want to do but it looked very professional in the end. :)

Good pickin' if nothing else

Clever 😀

I need one for my 1/3 acre pond. Was thinking of a roving robot skimmer.

Danke für das Vidio, ich gehe jetzt in meine Werkstadt es nach

gud one,

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