FOAK:Building a garden pond

Ok, someone here must know or have done this?

Yes i could ask on uk.diy but that means subscribing etc etc.

So, now that the sprogs are a bit more sensible and having been round at a
mates at the weekend for a barby, the kids were fascinated by their pond,
well the fish in it anyway.

So, ive got a bit in the garden thats good for **** all really but could be
useful for an above ground koi pond.

My thoughts were of building a 3 foot high wall and line it etc. Its a good
area in that its beside the green house, beside the outside tap and even
adjacent to an outside electric point.

So, anyone?
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Donegal Paul
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Donegal Paul wrote

An excellent idea. Although, ordinary goldfish are an equally
nutritious and much less costly Heron food.

 

"steve auvache" said to Donegal Paul wrote

LOL, youve not seen the herons round our way have ya? :-0
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Donegal Paul
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Donegal Paul wrote

Your way is Leigh if I remember right. So probably yes. And I have
built feeding stations for them.

 

I bought a pre-formed pool and dug a big hole, lined it with sand and
plopped the pool in. Lovely it is.

http://www.molly.org.uk/pics/eye2.jpg
http://www.molly.org.uk/pics/eye10.jpg

 

It is, but im definite on the above ground scenario if i definitiely go
ahead, the place in the garden cant be dug any deeper due to cabling, drains
etc anyway
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Donegal Paul
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - Wifey's (technically)
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I built one some years ago on a slope. At the top end, it was at ground
level, but was about 3 feet above ground level at the other end. Being above
ground, the wall is going to be under a lot of pressure, so it's important
that it's well constructed. Build the wall from concrete blocks with steel
reinforcing rods and fill the holes in the blocks with concrete as you go.
An outer skin of brick will smarten it up and add further strength if you
fill the gap between inner and outer.

Just a general point to make, here; one of the reasons for a Koi pond being
deep is because it will still be relatively warm at the bottom in winter.
Building above ground negates that benefit to a significant extent. You
might find you need to do something more elaborate if the weather's bad.

Fit at least one bottom drain, preferably in a concrete base. Ideally, you'd
have this discharge into a drain, but I used to use it as the main feed into
my filter.

You also want a filter that has a surface area at least 1/3 that of the
pond.

Erm, what else do you want to know?

Koi ponds are quite a challenge to build well, relatively expensive to equip
and not that cheap to run. Koi are a much more interesting addition to a
garden pond than goldfish, though.