2500G Pond Build

[bergenm]

I've been posting about non-fish related topics recently, so I thought I would post something fish related...

I built a pond back in 2010, it's approx. 2500 gallons, 10' x 20', home to 8 large koi, lots of babies and everything else from snakes to frogs and anything else that can find a way into my backyard...

This was the excavation...

 

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Clearing for the berm and garden...

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Building the support wall (the yard is on a slope) and the plumbing...

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Adding the liner and rocks...

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Building the surrounding garden...

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Adding the bridge and plants...

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Some of the fish and wildlife...

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Some of the plants...

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More of the plants...

[bergenm]

I'll add some more pictures next time I have the camera out - the plants have enjoyed this hot sunny summer...  

[pm]

I have never really wanted a pond... Until now 

You did a great job. It looks very tranquil and calming.

[lucius]

Where's the applause emoticon! Wow. 

[Fishnut]

Fantastic job!!

How deep is it in the middle?

Where did you rent the excavator from and aprox how much did the rental cost?

Did you use that stone adhesive on the barrier wall?

Oh yes...

Is there a bottom drain or are you using an internal pump?

What is your filtration like?

[bergenm]

Thanks for the compliments.

How deep is it in the middle?

30" in the middle... unless you work for the city then it's 24"...  

Where did you rent the excavator from and approx how much did the rental cost?

We rented it from National - with delivery and pick up I think we paid $450 for the day.

Did you use that stone adhesive on the barrier wall?

PCL adhesive, cedar spikes behind the bricks and then the garden soil comes up to the top of the bricks.

Is there a bottom drain or are you using an internal pump?

No bottom drain, just an internal pump (3000 gph) in the skimmer. I am debating putting in a retro-drain in the rare case I do a water change.

What is your filtration like?

Skimmer - pre-filter and a filter mat

Waterfall - two filter mats, ceramic tubes, lava rock, bio-ball and barley straw

The biggest part of the filtration are the plants, lots and lots of plants...

[Stussi613]

Wow, your own private oasis. Great job!

[Fishnut]

30" in the middle... unless you work for the city then it's 24"...  

We rented it from National - with delivery and pick up I think we paid $450 for the day.

Lol...it looks like your fence is high enough to allow for something deeper anyways

Someone's shovel is going in the ground for my pond as soon as the ground is soft in the spring....a contractor's or maybe I'll let my husband rent a big toy for a day!

Again, great job!  In a couple of years when all the plants are even more established, this is going to look even better!!

[daworldisblack]

Wow! Amazing! Nice job !

[Peekay]

Wow! 

[exv152]

At first I wasn't sure how it would work placing the pond in the centre of the yard, but you've made it a very elegant centerpiece and focal point for the yard, awesome job! I especially like the koi and the flower pics. How long did it take for the entire project to be completed, start to finish?

[Peekay]

I was wondering about evaporation... did you have to top up this summer when a month went by with no rain?  do you have to dechlorinate the water you add?