this is called aqualand. it got its start 25 years ago. it is the kick off to a new season of water gardening and pond building. it is built and popularized why whitstock itself. a few years ago the business suffered a body blow that could have easily been the end. >> it could pull a team together or a team apart. it pulled our team together. i never looked at anybody back then. without them i wouldn't have done it. >> it started at just 12 years old when he built his first pond in the backyard with his dad. >> even my prize turtles my glatgla grated away. i would getting my own water systems. >> innovating along the way and figuring out how to make the maintenance of a pond relatively simple. >> i thought there has to be a business here. i came up with the idea of bidding people's pond. i remember telling people all i needed was a strong back, wheel barrel and a shovel and i could be in business. >> he went into business that summer. >> as a 21-year-old kid i built 5 ponds and $11,000 in profit. the second season i had done five my first