Koi pond! Really confused.

[JesseMoreira06]

i do have shelves just not in one section. below this post is two links one to a blog of the pond . and a showcase that's more the nuts and bolts to pond building

Yoour pond is wonderful, gorgeous! I wish I had that kind of skill. I am not the most handy, but love fish. Im also imagining the amount of rock and $$ it will take to cover my whole pond.

 

[GBBUDD]

Thank you
it can certainly add up quickly but its all in what you want. while i spent a good chunk of change in building it we have not had the urge to spend time and money on a vacation. average vacation 10k no vaca for five years now and im not into the build for over 50 k. but the rocks were cheap i just had to load haul and dump.

 

[combatwombat]

I'd say rocks only around the top, shallow shelf if the pond is only for viewing from a distance. Otherwise rock and gravel all the way. However, I do sometimes think it's a bit insane to put multiple tons of material that will last millions of years (rock) over top of a material that will only last decades (liner).

 

[JesseMoreira06]

Decisions, decisions!!

 

[TimsPond]

My pond with a flagstone surround and gravel bottom.

 

[GBBUDD]

Uv is the devil to any liner even concrete. that is the number one reason to cover your liner. Even under water the uv though greatly reduced can still

 

[Abby]

Abog filter best looking best functioning best no maintenance filter

Absolutely Agreed and Amen! GETCHYA bog on!

 

[Jimmy Gibson]

If I could talk my better half into giving up her Crepe Myrtles I would have a bog…… but I have 4000 gallon pond with a 6000 gallon pressurized filter, skimmer, and waterfall, all have bio media in each. My skimmer and bottom drain are tied together feeding the suction side of my pump which sends the water thru my pressure filter back to the waterfall. As you can see I also have a overload of plants in the pond itself, so I have no problem with 8 large koi and a 10” goldfish. Someday I am going to wear her down and put a 40 ft long bog down the side of my pool……. LoL

 

[SarahT]

If I could talk my better half into giving up her Crepe Myrtles I would have a bog…… but I have 4000 gallon pond with a 6000 gallon pressurized filter, skimmer, and waterfall, all have bio media in each. My skimmer and bottom drain are tied together feeding the suction side of my pump which sends the water thru my pressure filter back to the waterfall. As you can see I also have a overload of plants in the pond itself, so I have no problem with 8 large koi and a 10” goldfish. Someday I am going to wear her down and put a 40 ft long bog down the side of my pool……. LoL

The swimming pool becomes the bog, keep the Myrtles (and the better half) and swim in the pond. What could be simpler?

 

[Jimmy Gibson]

The swimming pool becomes the bog, keep the Myrtles (and the better half) and swim in the pond. What could be simpler?

Believe me I would get rid of the pool in a heartbeat……. But the Grandkid’s would not be very happy with me…. LoL

 

[GBBUDD]

When they can chase frogs and turtles and the occasional garder snakes they forget all about the pool . I had a swimming pool and a natural pond behind my house growing up I was by FAR at the pond over the pool

 

[JesseMoreira06]

So bad news, the guy in charge of excavating did not listen or did not understand to what I wanted. Instead of creating a shelve at 12" bellow top, he just dug the whole thing, so the pond is now a giant whole. Now what?

 

[combatwombat]

So bad news, the guy in charge of excavating did not listen or did not understand to what I wanted. Instead of creating a shelve at 12" bellow top, he just dug the whole thing, so the pond is now a giant whole. Now what?

Ask him to fill it in and try again? How deep is the hole?

 

[JesseMoreira06]

Ask him to fill it in and try again? How deep is the hole?

12 feet long by 7 feet wide by 5 feet deep

 

[JesseMoreira06]

What If I dont do a shelve? Will this be a bad thing for the actual pond? like structure wise ect..? or is it really just for flower pots ?