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[QUOTE="Rhoadsclan, post: 107419, member: 3843"]
I had two major lesson learned form my pond....

Talavera Tile is not water proof...  Skim coat with a water proof coating before setting tile,  I highly recommend Epoxy grout  easy to work with and easy to clean.    Thin set directly to cinder block did not create a water proof  barrier.  
My leaks are very minimal (but there is no such thing as mostly water proof)

You can run pipes inside the pond without it being a maintenance hassle. 
I used 12" x 1/2" rebar set 3" in to my concrete walls.  Rebar was epoxied in and allowed to set.  I plugged one end of 1/2" PVC tube and put T fitting on that end.  I used marine adhesive and glued  an  11" long  1/2 PVC on to the rebar.   I painted everything with pond armor to seal where they connected to wall.  I used HVAC 4' long Zip ties thru the PVC "t" fitting to attach my 3" intake and return pipes.  My return pipes are  6-7 inches off of the wall and allow pool brush easy access.   It is very easy to  brush the entire floor.
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