Welcome to Koi Forum. Is this your first visit? Register
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Pond-ering...

  1. #1
    Senior Member Rank = Supreme Champion davethefish1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Bedworth
    Posts
    5,959
    Thanks / Likes
    11916

    Pond-ering...

    Hi everyone,
    I'm still in the planning phase, as my current garden is quite small.
    I had a koi pond for around 9 years at my last house, but that was 19 years ago...
    I've been looking at a lot of pond building threads on here that are a fantastic help.

    My missus was pretty adamant that i couldn't have a pond at this house, due to garden size... and the fact that at the time i had a 1000 litre reef tank/room
    But i've been out of the reef keeping game for a while now, but want a pond to dabble with again.

    I'd like a 12' x 8' x 4' pond but that is not going to be possible due the log cabin my missus wanted building a few years ago. (the leverage i'm using to have my pond again)
    but i'm trying to shoehorn a 10' x 6' x 4' into the space i have.



  2. Thanks Ajm Thanked / Liked this Post
  3. #2
    Senior Member Rank = Rokusai Simon Fish's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2018
    Location
    Nottingham
    Posts
    357
    Thanks / Likes
    485
    An extra foot or 2 added to the depth would make a big difference to the volume, might mean you can be tighter on the other dimentions.

  4. #3
    Senior Member Rank = Supreme Champion davethefish1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2019
    Location
    Bedworth
    Posts
    5,959
    Thanks / Likes
    11916
    Thanks Simon,
    i get where your coming from, as my last pond (a long time ago) was 6' deep.
    But filling it in before moving was a nightmare, so the missus is going to be very resistant to me digging anywhere near that depth again.
    the reason i managed to talk her into a pond this time, was digging only 1-2ft down over the slope of the lawn and building the rest up in blocks.

    i've been dragging a hosepipe around looking at maybe having an ovalish shaped pond instead of a formal rectangle.
    that way i can stretch the outer dimensions to 11' x 8'
    it would probably be pretty similar gallonage but the swimming space looks a whole lot better.

 

 

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:56 AM. Online Koi Mag Forum
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.3
Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

vBulletin Improved By vBFoster® (Lite Version), © UltimateScheme, Ltd.