In ground and above ground on my patio?

[rrasco]

Gotcha thanks. Yep, that's why I'm here!

 

[DrCase]

You need to sit in a chair on the patio and decide how high the pond can be without losing the view of the water.
Then think about where you could put your filters

 

[rrasco]

I may build a small platform next to the pond depending on the design, which would raise up the viewing height. I'd like to go 30", don't want it too shallow.

 

[DrCase]

I think I decided to build this completely on the patio on the sunnier side. That way I have room to work, less debris from trees overhead, more central to entertaining area and more sun for plants and I should be able to build it with access from all sides.

I modeled out my yard last night so I can play with some design ideas to see how they fit/look.

I have a few questions though.

I am planning on using a liner with either a stone/wood frame. I'd like to have a bog as well as shelves inside for more vegetation. How do you build shelves in a raised pond? Any recommendations for stone or wood? I like the look of stone but wood seems like I'd have a little more freedom in the shape.

No deeper than you are going to be I would just use something like a bucket to set plants on just we're you want to grow them
You could cut a tunnel in them for the fish

 

[rrasco]

Thanks.

I'd like to build something like this. This model is 10x8 with a 5x2 bog. The box on the right would be where I hide a skimmer. The 5' side of the bog would have a spillway back into the main pond.

I think I've decided to go with a wood frame but am struggling with the correct method to build it. I really don't want to use sleepers or timbers. I also don't know what heights I can manage with a frame. My preference is 30" but I could live with 24" if I can't figure it out structurally. 30" would make the pond roughly 1100 gallons and 24" would be about 875 gallons; without accounting for the area the frame takes away. Do you have any advice on how to build a wooden frame?