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Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I know that I will be posting with a lot of questions so I thought i would tell you who I am and what I am doing.
This is my second pond. The "pond" is actually a lot of landscapers flags in a 44x22 oval awaiting the man with the backhoe. My liner sits patiently beside it, a lot more patiently than myself!
I am new to Kentucky so I have no clue exactly how deep I can go but am prepared to dream about 5'. My filter is sitting prepared and waiting (also patiently). It is an 8' diameter stock tank with pea gravel in it. After having cleaned a more natural bog when I lived in Washington, the idea of a drainage pipe with hose bib for cleaning makes me happy!
I plan to stock my pond with perhaps 5 koi or less of at least 12" long to fool the kingfishers. I am going to purchase my koi from a breeder whom I trust (no more KHV for me ever again!).
I have my pump, a huge mag drive thingie and am speculating on putting in like a venturi to ensure areation at the bottom of the pond.
I do not intend to put in a bottom drain (yes I know) but my pump will be in a hollow in the deepest area of the pond and I will never overstock. I will keep the bottom clean and will not put rocks below the water surface.
I am not in a mood to haul over 110 feet of rock so am curious if anyone ever considered using sod to cover the edge of the liner. Does anyone have any ideas of lightweight pond edging?
I look forward to any ideas and thoughts you may have.
Karen
I'm new to this forum but I know that I will be posting with a lot of questions so I thought i would tell you who I am and what I am doing.
This is my second pond. The "pond" is actually a lot of landscapers flags in a 44x22 oval awaiting the man with the backhoe. My liner sits patiently beside it, a lot more patiently than myself!
I am new to Kentucky so I have no clue exactly how deep I can go but am prepared to dream about 5'. My filter is sitting prepared and waiting (also patiently). It is an 8' diameter stock tank with pea gravel in it. After having cleaned a more natural bog when I lived in Washington, the idea of a drainage pipe with hose bib for cleaning makes me happy!
I plan to stock my pond with perhaps 5 koi or less of at least 12" long to fool the kingfishers. I am going to purchase my koi from a breeder whom I trust (no more KHV for me ever again!).
I have my pump, a huge mag drive thingie and am speculating on putting in like a venturi to ensure areation at the bottom of the pond.
I do not intend to put in a bottom drain (yes I know) but my pump will be in a hollow in the deepest area of the pond and I will never overstock. I will keep the bottom clean and will not put rocks below the water surface.
I am not in a mood to haul over 110 feet of rock so am curious if anyone ever considered using sod to cover the edge of the liner. Does anyone have any ideas of lightweight pond edging?
I look forward to any ideas and thoughts you may have.
Karen
