Thread: New Pond Plan

Hello all,

I inherited my late grandfathers pond a couple of years ago (Blagdon Affinity Grand Octagon) with a Koi and numerous goldfish. The koi is far too large for it and I’m thinking of building my own pond with railway sleepers.

My plan so far is 2.4m length x 1.2m width x 1.1m depth (30cm underground). This should give approx 3168 litres

I guess I’ll need a concrete base underneath the sleepers at the edge, and a bed of sand for the bottom of the liner.

As for filtration and keeping it clean, would something like this be suitable:
https://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/pondxpe...0-36w-uvc-set/

I’ve read a lot about the Nexus kits but they are way out of my price range and maybe overkill for what I’m after.

Any advice given would be much appreciated!

Thanks for the reply. I thought as much with a concrete base for the sleepers.

I’m more unsure as to what filter system would be suitable and if the one I linked would be adequate.

Thanks

I’d probably want to add a few more koi if I’m going to build a bigger pond. Not sure how many koi I can expect to get in and what filter system would manage it