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    Hi. Had a small raised pond with 7 Goldfish for a few years which was looking tired. I decided to replace and upgrade. Along the way I became very interested in Koi. Too interested considering I only have 600 gallons and 2.5 feet. The Goldfish are loving it. I’m designing ‘pond 2’ in another part of the garden having got my wife past the shock.



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    Hello and welcome.
    Build your pond bigger than you want as you'll only want to build it bigger later anyway.
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    For pond enthusiasts size matters

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    the bigger the better, as the bug will get you down the line. so get it right first time. costs less in the long run

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    Double the size, triple the worry and quadruple the budget but worth it in the end

    Look forward to the pond build updates
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    When I’m dead I hope my Mrs doesn’t sell my fishing gear for what I told her they cost!

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    Quote Originally Posted by f15hie View Post
    Double the size, triple the worry and quadruple the budget but worth it in the end

    Look forward to the pond build updates
    Haha yes mate definitely

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    look forward to seeing your new plans and build, we like lots of photo's very friendly site with lots of advice available, have a good read through the construction section as plenty of us have been through the pain and shared our build as it progressed, as said above need to be 2000 gallons plus really for koi with some decent filtration via a bottom drain...cheers Steve.

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    Hi thanks for the reply’s. I’m reading through the construction part of the site. I realise now even my plans for pond 2 aren’t ambitious enough. I’ll be expanding my mind over the coming weeks. And pond 2 size. It’s a more technical hobby than I expected so I’ll spend enough time absorbing information before I start pond 2.

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    Plan draw ask plan draw ask . I didn't I would be more than happy to rip it apart and start again if money and the boss would allow

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    I’m pretty lucky that I was always in 2 minds as to which one of two locations to choose. The area I didn’t go for will open itself up to about 2000 gallons which means I can keep my goldfish pond as it is. I have considered putting 3 or 4 Ghost Koi in whilst I’m working on pond 2 project? That would put me at 10 fish. The Goldfish are all less than 7 inches. I’ve got what I would think is an informed amateur setup in terms of filtration and air. Not what I would plan now but I didn’t know bottom drains or gravity fed systems until a couple of months ago so I’m getting there for planning. Yesterday I learnt about Microscopes on this site. 2 days ago I didn’t know about scraping etc....all very interesting

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony-2 View Post
    I’m pretty lucky that I was always in 2 minds as to which one of two locations to choose. The area I didn’t go for will open itself up to about 2000 gallons which means I can keep my goldfish pond as it is. I have considered putting 3 or 4 Ghost Koi in whilst I’m working on pond 2 project? That would put me at 10 fish. The Goldfish are all less than 7 inches. I’ve got what I would think is an informed amateur setup in terms of filtration and air. Not what I would plan now but I didn’t know bottom drains or gravity fed systems until a couple of months ago so I’m getting there for planning. Yesterday I learnt about Microscopes on this site. 2 days ago I didn’t know about scraping etc....all very interesting
    The pond build is the easy bit mate.
    Keeping the koi fish and water chemistry
    Is the hard bit. Especially at the start with new pond syndrome.
    Read a lot on manky sanke site. For all the water chemistry side of things.
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    Thanks Fred. I’m looking at manky sanke

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    After reading for the last 2 days I have consoled myself that I have built a quarantine pond. I hope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy1671 View Post
    Hello and welcome.
    Build your pond bigger than you want as you'll only want to build it bigger later anyway.
    thats very true!! I’m on version 3
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by f15hie View Post
    Double the size, triple the worry and quadruple the budget but worth it in the end

    Look forward to the pond build updates
    very true - love your signature too
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

    Always happy to help!!

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