The Ultimate $200,000 Swimming Pond (80 TONS of Boulders!)

Would you buy a brand new Ferrari, or would you build a $200,000 backyard paradise? Today, we are out on Long Island visiting Matt and Jen’s incredible 1-acre property to tour an absolute masterpiece. Matt is a late-night shift worker at a national science lab who found himself deep down the "Pond Guy" YouTube rabbit hole one night. He got completely hooked on the Aquascape lifestyle, bypassed the standard "good, better, best" progression, and went straight for the biggest, baddest feature possible! To bring his dream to life, he hired the 2024 Aquascape Artists of the Year—Rob and Kevin from Tranquility Scapes—teamed up with Tim DL from Garden State Koi. Together, they rolled heavy machinery through the yard, dropped over 80 TONS of boulders and gravel, and built a massive 18x26-foot recreational swim pond with a staggering 50-foot-long cascading waterfall! In this episode: Total Swim Pond Tour: Swimming with the fish in gin-clear water. The 50-Foot Waterfall: 8 feet of elevation change covered in lush creeping Jenny. The Secret Hike: How a hidden bridge over the wetland filter leads to a public nature preserve. Sourdough vs. Treehouses: The incredible custom tree fort built during lockdown. Pure Biological Filtration: How a 10x5 wetland filter cleans thousands of gallons naturally without harsh pool chemicals. The Ultimate Verdict: Why a recreation pond is the ultimate decompression therapy for hard-working families. Watch the kids jump in with surfboards, see the family dog catch a serious case of the rock-climbing zoomies, and find out what happens when you decide to fully live the Aquascape lifestyle! #SwimPond #RecreationPond #ThePondGuy #TranquilityScapes #BackyardTransformation #LuxuryLandscaping #NaturalPool #EcosystemPond #LongIslandLandscaping #Waterfalls GRAB YOUR POND GUY MERCH: https://store.aquascapeinc.com/ #SwimPond #RecreationPond #ThePondGuy #TranquilityScapes #BackyardTransformation #LuxuryLandscaping #NaturalPool #EcosystemPond #LongIslandLandscaping #Waterfalls Pond Guy MERCH: https://gregwittstockthepondguy.myspr... OUR PRODUCTS HERE: https://www.aquascapeinc.com/youtube-... REGISTER for the Aquascape Academy: https://www.aquascapeinc.com/professi... HANDS OF THE ARTIST book: https://www.aquascapeinc.com/hands-of... VISIT THE AQUASCAPE WEBSITE: https://www.aquascapeinc.com/ FIND A CERTIFIED AQUASCAPE CONTRACTOR: https://www.aquascapeinc.com/find-aqu... 0:00 The Ferrari of Backyard Ponds! 1:20 Meet Matt: The Late-Night YouTube Fan 2:00 Transforming a 1-Acre Long Island Lot 2:30 The Lockdown Treehouse Project 3:15 Shift-Work Therapy: Escaping into Nature 4:15 Diving In! Greg Swims with the Koi 5:05 Behind the Build: 80 Tons of Boulders & 21 Days of Digging 6:06 The Showstopping 50-Foot Cascading Waterfall 6:28 The Secret Bridge to a Hiking Preserve 6:43 Deep Dive: How the 10x5 Wetland Filter Keeps it Gin-Clear 7:05 The Wife’s Verdict: Supporting the Vision 8:00 Kids & Dogs Take Over the Pond! 9:10 The Final Math: Is a $200k Recreation Pond Worth It? AQUALAND - Aquascape Inc. corporate headquarters 901 Aqualand Way St. Charles, IL 60174