Chris,

The real estate value is dictated by the demand for particular features. A
swimming pool is valuable in certain areas of the country, and therefore
adds value. A koi pond could add the same value, or even more, but the
number of people looking for a koi pond, is probably less than the number
looking for a swimming pool, therefore, it might take longer to find the
right buyer.

A swimming pool filter system is designed for chlorinated water and minimum
debris, so it is greatly undersized for a koi pond. Look at the
modifications to the filter system. Most of the plumbing will work as
currently installed, but the bottom drain would need to be modified to
handle the leaves and other debris that will get there. The skimmer baskets
are small, but they will tend to draw the leaves by surface currents to
them, and with a large skimmer net, they can be netted from the surface
fairly easily.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Chris Herring" wrote in message
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Happy Friday

I have a 20,000 gallon in-ground concrete pool. I am considering
converting
it
into a koi pond. If I decide to do it, it will probably be next spring (if
I
can wait that long..), so I have plenty of time to plan. Today, these are
the issues that concern me:

(1) The pool is situated under a number of deciduous trees. As a swimming
pool, it gets covered in the fall, so keeping leaves out of the pool is
not
an issue. How serious of a problem will the leaves cause, if they are
allowed to fall into the pond? I assume that I can't simply let them
decompose in the pond, as this would upset the ecosystem. So I would need
to
remove them.. how hard will it be to remove (seems like about a million)
leaves a day for a couple months? Anyone else have a large pond under oak
trees? How do you deal with it?

(2) The pool is surrounded by a concrete patio, which I am not fond of.
Can I break up the patio and toss the rubble into the pond, or will this
make things unhealthy for the fish? The concrete is over 10 years old.

(3) Does anyone have a sense of how a pond (especially one that takes up a
significant portion of the sqaure footage of the lot) impacts resale
value?
When we bought the house, the appraiser figured the value of the pool at
$7500. So if I removed the pool and let weeds grow there instead, I might
lose that much when I go to sell the house. What will a large koi pond do
to
my resale value?

Regards,

Chris Herring
20,000 gallon frog killer