Koi Pond
My husband, sad over the recent passing of his beloved 13 year old Basset Hound, Molly, decided to build a koi pond in her memory. He'd never built a pond before. We did some research and decided to use landscape timbers. We bought a pond liner first and then built the outer dimensions to coincide with the liner dimensions. He used carpet reminents to line the bottom of the pond and then bought an in-expensive roll of attic insulation and lined the inner edges. Then he added the liner. He used an extra row of landscape timbers on top to help anchor down the stapled liner on top. We added water, a fountain bubbler and a "spitter." Here is the end result. I think he did a great job! We still plan to add pond plants, koi, stain the wood and add plantings around it.
Great idea putting the fountain in the middle...it will keep the water aerated. You do need to put some vegetation in there soon to give the fish the beneficial bacteria they will need to keep the water clean and free of algae.
great job!
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Place some pond netting over your pond year round. It's nearly invisible unless you are close to the pond. Weight down the edges every foot or two and be sure the net does not lie on top of the water. We placed netting over our pond the day we received fish; never had a problem. The netting also helps keep out the larger leaves.